Star Citizen ship: Anvil Carrack w/C8X, expedition

Anvil Carrack w/C8X, official image — Official image © Cloud Imperium Games

The Carrack is Anvil’s great exploration ship: reinforced fuel tanks for long flights, an advanced jump drive and a dedicated computer core for jump charting. Once military-only, it is now open to civilians, with a medical bay, repair facilities and a mapping sensor suite. This version comes with a C8X Pisces in its hangar.

📜 Its history

In 2815, the UEEN cruiser Carraway vanished with all hands while investigating strange transmissions in Tohil’s asteroid field. To stop risking warships on exploration, the Admiralty secretly awarded Anvil a no-bid contract. In 2822, the Carrack appeared unannounced at MacArthur Naval Base in Kilian: the Navy’s first corvette-sized dedicated explorer, it seemed to have emerged fully formed and ready for service. It is now available to civilians.

📐 Specifications

Manufacturer	Anvil Aerospace
Role	expedition (exploration)
Size	large
Crew	4 to 6
Dimensions (L × W × H)	126.5 × 76.5 × 30 m
Mass	4,397,858 kg
Cargo	456 SCU
Combat speed (SCM)	140 m/s
Maximum speed	— m/s
Status	flight ready

🔫 Stock armament and equipment

Type	Size	Count	Equipment
turret	S4	0211	S4 Weapon

Components:

Shield: 2 × Shield Generator (SL)
Power plant: 2 × Power Plant (SL)
Cooler: 2 × Cooler (SL)
Quantum drive: Quantum Drive (SL)
Jump module: Jump Module (SL)
Radar: Radar (SM)
Computer: 3 × Computer (SM)
Hydrogen tank: 2 × Fuel Tank (SL)
Quantum fuel tank: 2 × Quantum Fuel Tank (SL)
Fuel intake: 2 × Fuel Intake (SL)
Main thrusters: 4 × Main Thruster (S-)
Manoeuvring thrusters: 4 × VTOL Thruster (S-)
Manoeuvring thrusters: 2 × Retro Thruster (S-)
Manoeuvring thrusters: 12 × Maneuvering Thruster (S-)

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Sources: the official Roberts Space Industries Ship Matrix (specs, stock loadout and description, checked 19 October 2026), the Star Citizen Wiki for the ship’s history. Text rewritten by Beacon Mag. Official values may differ slightly from the current game, which is rebalanced every patch. Official images © Cloud Imperium Games. Star Citizen® is a registered trademark of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC.