Privateer

The privateer (PVT) makes a very useful freighter in the early stages of the game, for two reasons:-

1. It can take 3 fuel-pods, giving it extended range.
2. It requires very little germanium, meaning there is more available to build factories.

It does, however, require a lot of ironium.

Many players also use the PVT hull as a coloniser, with to fuel pods and one colony module.