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{{Equipment Infobox|name=Vessel Hangar|image=FighterHangar.png|caption-image=|slot=Optional Internals|classes=5, 6, 7|ratings=D|refills=Yes|refills_cost=15,270|engineering=No}}{{For|details about Ship-Launched Fighter models|Ship-Launched Fighters}}
{{Quote|A module designed to house ship-launched vehicles.|In-Game Description}}
The '''Vessel Hangar''' (previously called '''Fighter Hangar''' or Fighter Bay) is an internal module that can accommodate [[Ship-Launched Fighters]] and [[Ship-Launched Vessels|Vessels]]. It is only compatible with a subset of [[ships]] that have been specifically designed to hold it. Vessel Hangars allow a ship to deploy [[Ship-Launched Fighters|SLFs]], and also automatically manufacture replacements for destroyed craft in the thick of combat.

The higher-capacity Mk II Vessel Hangar is available for some newer ships.

== Usage ==
{{Main|Ship-Launched Fighters|Ship-Launched Vessels}}
[[File:SLF-Fighter-Hangar-Inside.png|250px|thumb|Inside a Vessel Hangar]]
[[File:Ship-Launched-Fighter-Docking-Anaconda.png|thumb|250px|Imperial Fighter docks with an Anaconda]]
Each Vessel Hangar module has one or more fighter bays, and each bay can carry a different [[Ship-Launched Fighters|SLF]] and [[Ship-Launched Vessels|Vessel]] model, including variants with different loadouts. In other words, the more fighter bays that a Vessel Hangar has, the greater the variety of SLFs it can carry. Each bay of a Vessel Hangar also has a maximum SLF capacity that determines how many replacement SLFs that bay can produce; once all replacements are exhausted, the module must be restocked at a port. Vessel Hangar modules do not include any SLFs at the time of purchase, and all SLFs must be purchased separately, just as [[vehicles]] must be purchased separately from [[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]s.

The [[HUD/Down|Role Panel]] is used to launch SLFs, determine whether the player or a NPC [[pilot]] is controlling the SLF, and to issue orders between the two. Deploying multiple SLFs simultaneously requires a Class 6 or 7 Vessel Hangar and coordination with other players via [[Multicrew]].

The Vessel Hangar module only needs power to launch the SLFs, but not to dock them. If a ship's power output is maxed out while hardpoints are deployed, SLFs will need to be launched before deploying hardpoints, and hardpoints will also need to be retracted in order to deploy any subsequent replacement SLFs.

When a SLF is destroyed there is an 80-second delay while the fighter bay it was deployed from builds a replacement unit. If the Vessel Hangar has two bays and both are stocked with SLFs, however, then the unused SLF in the second bay can be launched immediately since it is already built.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters] - Reddit - 22 October 2026</ref>

== Compatible ships ==
Ships that can equip a Vessel Hangar include:
{| class="sortable fandom-table"
|+'''Compatible ships'''<ref name=":1" />
!Ship
!Class
!Hangar type
!Landing pad size
|-
|[[Alliance Crusader]]
|Class 5-6
|Mk I
|Medium
|-
|[[Anaconda]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I
|Large
|-
|[[Beluga Liner]]
|Class 5-6
|Mk I
|Large
|-
|[[Caspian Explorer]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I, Mk II
|Large
|-
|[[Federal Corvette]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I
|Large
|-
|[[Federal Gunship]]
|Class 5-6
|Mk I
|Medium
|-
|[[Imperial Cutter]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I
|Large
|-
|[[Keelback]]
|Class 5
|Mk I
|Medium
|-
|[[Krait Mk II]]
|Class 5-6
|Mk I
|Medium
|-
|[[Panther Clipper Mk II]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I, Mk II
|Large
|-
|[[Type-9 Heavy]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I
|Large
|-
|[[Type-10 Defender]]
|Class 5-7
|Mk I
|Large
|-
|[[Type-11 Prospector]]
|Class 5-6
|Mk I, Mk II
|Medium
|}

== Hangar types ==
This is an internal bay designed to house ship-launched vessels.

=== Vessel Hangar ===
The vehicle slots can hold any mix of combat and non-combat vessels.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.88em;" border="1"
! colspan="9" |'''Mk I Vessel Hangar Specs'''<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVgHdB7CEgU Why Everyone's Talking About the Nomad in Elite Dangerous] - Ricardos Gaming - 29 Jun 2026 - YouTube</ref>
|-
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Class
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Rating
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Mass (T)
!Integrity
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Power Draw (MW)
!Boot Time
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Vehicle Slots
!Reproduce Vessels
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Cost (CR)
|-
|5
|D
|20.00
|60
|0.25
|5S
|1
|?
|505,128
|-
|6
|D
|40.00
|80
|0.35
|5S
|2
|?
|1,822,607
|-
|7
|D
|60.00
|120
|0.35
|5S
|2
|30
|?
|}

=== Mk II Vessel Hangar ===
The Mk II Vessel Hangars were introduced with the [[Nomad]] on 30th June 2026. They can hold and deploy the same vessels as the original model, but weigh half as much as the original Vessel Hangars. They are exclusive to certain ships: [[Caspian Explorer]], [[Panther Clipper Mk II]] and [[Type-11 Prospector]].<ref name=":1">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-4-0-0 Operations Update Notes - 4.4.0.0] - 30 June 2026 - Elite Dangerous</ref>
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.88em;" border="1"
! colspan="9" |'''Mk II Vessel Hangar Specs'''<ref name=":0" />
|-
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Class
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Rating
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Mass (T)
!Integrity
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Power Draw (MW)
!Boot Time
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Vehicle Slots
!Reproduce Vessels
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Cost (CR)
|-
|5
|D
|10.00
|60
|0.25
|5S
|1
|6
|697,076
|-
|6
|D
|20.00
|80
|0.35
|5S
|2
|?
|2,263,678
|-
|7
|D
|30.00
|120
|0.35
|5S
|2
|30
|?
|}

== Purchase Locations ==
{| class="article-table" border="1"
!Class
!Rating
!System
!Station
|-
|All
|D
|Shinrarta Dezhra
|Jameson Memorial
|-
|All
|D
|Brestla
|i Sola Prospect
|-
|All
|D
|Duamta
|Hurston Arsenal
|-
|All
|D
|Kokary
|Faraday Enterprise
|-
|All
|D
|EQ Pegasi
|Merbold Ring
|-
|All
|D
|Chi Orionis
|Carey Terminal
|-
|All
|D
|Agartha
|The Lucent Embrace
|-
|All
|D
|Eotienses
|Parkinson Dock
|-
|All
|D
|Cernobog
|Kirkwood Vision
|-
|All
|D
|Mizar
|Judson Station
|-
|All
|D
|Holiacan
|Hopi
|-
|All
|D
|37 Ursae Majoris
|Oppenheimer Dock
|-
|All
|D
|LHS 2522
|Enterprise Market
|-
|All
|D
|Edin
|Viehbock Dock
|}

== Notes ==
*The Fighter Hangar was introduced in ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' 2.2, "The Guardians". Purchasing the module requires owning ''Horizons''.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300177-Elite-Dangerous-The-Guardians-2-2-update Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous - The Guardians 2.2 update]</ref>
*It's called the Fighter Bay in the [[shipyard]] and on the starships page of the official [https://www.elitedangerous.com Elite Dangerous] website.
*The Fighter Hangar was renamed to Vessel Hangar with the [[Operations]] update in June 2026.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Ship-Launched-Fighter-Docking-Anaconda.png|Imperial Fighter docks with an Anaconda
File:SLF-Fighter-Hangar-Inside.png|Inside a Vessel Hangar
File:Fighter-Hangar-SLF.png|Vessel Hangar and SLF
File:Imperial-Fighter-Docking.png|Imperial Fighter Docking
File:Docking Vessel Hangar Krait Mk II.png|Docking at Vessel Hangar of Krait Mk II
</gallery>

== References ==
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