The Hirogen Transport Freighter is a Survey-class hostile in Star Trek Fleet Command, tied to Hirogen space in the Delta Quadrant. It spawns from level 35 to 60 and only ever appears as a Survey hull, so it barely fights back. You will find it spread across a wide warp band, and it drops Hirogen Relics. To beat it, bring any armed ship: a Survey target puts up almost no resistance for its level.
How to beat the Hirogen Transport Freighter
Combat in Star Trek Fleet Command runs on a rock-paper-scissors triangle. Interceptors beat Battleships, Battleships beat Explorers, and Explorers beat Interceptors. Survey ships sit outside that triangle and barely fight, so a Survey hostile like this one is among the safest targets in the game.
The Hirogen Transport Freighter only spawns as a Survey hull. That means you do not need to match a specific counter class. Any armed Interceptor, Explorer, or Battleship at the right tier will clear it, because a Survey target has weak attack and defense for its level. It will not out-damage you and it will not turn the combat triangle against you, so pick a ship whose warp range reaches the system you want and whose hull can shrug off the freighter’s light return fire.
The real challenge is not survival, it is damage output. Look at the stats table below: a level 60 Freighter carries more than 2.4 billion hull HP even though its attack stays low. On a Survey target you almost never lose the fight, but if your ship is under-geared you will sit in a long, slow grind chipping down that hull pool. Bring enough firepower to break it in a reasonable number of rounds, and match your ship level to the spawn level so each kill is quick.
For crew, the principle is the usual hostile setup: a captain that boosts weapon damage against hostiles, plus officers that add damage or mitigation. Because this target barely hits back, crew survivability matters less here than on a real combat hostile, so lean your bridge toward raw damage to shorten those long hull fights. For the current best officers at your level, check the Officer Tier List. Crews shift with the meta, so treat any named crew as a starting point, not a fixed answer.
One quirk to note: the freighter carries an always-on ability, Shield Disruptors, that shaves 10% off your shield mitigation each time it lands a hit for that round. On a Survey target that barely fights back the effect is minor, but during a long grind against its huge hull pool it can chip in, so favor hull tanking or a quick kill over relying on shield mitigation.
Where to find the Hirogen Transport Freighter
Hirogen Transport Freighters cluster in Delta Quadrant systems, and the warp cost climbs steeply with level. The level 35 spawns sit at warp 28, while the level 60 versions push all the way out to warp 900, so check your fuel and warp range before you travel. The spawn spread also narrows as the level rises: the lower bands appear across many systems, but the level 60 version shows up in only two. Use the table below to find a level you can reach.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 28 | Attana, Derevio, Diabolai, Ini’tarash Rest, Satar, Velixys, Wridian |
| 40 | 200 | Asil-A, Crypsotys, Ebriosys, Hyrolaw, Xi’taiq, Zevritus |
| 50 | 405 | Bartu’shakai, K’tje, Kunnan, Liasoures, Oitalka, Perryk, Rearys, Tauriels, Vadeli |
| 60 | 900 | Illusys, Sirpa |
Rewards and what it drops
This freighter has one job for you: Hirogen Relics. It is a single-resource farm, and the drop amount scales with the level you clear, from a few hundred at the low end up to several thousand per kill at level 60. That makes it a steady way to stockpile relics if you are chasing a Hirogen-related goal. Ship XP also climbs sharply with level, so the higher spawns double as good XP when you are leveling a ship at the same time.
| Drop | What it is |
|---|---|
| Hirogen Relics | A Delta Quadrant resource used for Hirogen-related research, ship building, and faction stores. |
Hirogen Transport Freighter stats
Stats vary by hull variant and climb steeply with level. This hostile only appears as a Survey hull, so its attack and defense stay low for its level even as hull HP and total strength balloon. Note how the total strength jumps from roughly 29 million at level 35 to nearly 1.4 billion at level 60, while attack rises far more slowly, which is why the fight stays safe but can run long.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 29,201,826 | 50,512,577 | 5,612,509 | 622,808 | 516,475 | 703 |
| 50 | 277,398,161 | 483,177,198 | 53,686,355 | 4,302,094 | 4,664,290 | 2,501 |
| 60 | 1,398,021,361 | 2,446,114,422 | 271,790,491 | 18,375,129 | 20,693,775 | 11,904 |
The Hirogen in Star Trek
The Hirogen are a nomadic species from the Delta Quadrant, introduced in Star Trek: Voyager. They are hunters above all else. Their entire culture is built around the hunt, and they prize the relics and remains of their prey as trophies displayed aboard their ships. Rather than holding settled territory, they range far across the quadrant in scattered hunting parties, following the chase wherever it leads. Voyager crossed them several times, including a tense arc in which the Hirogen used stolen holographic technology to manufacture endless artificial prey so the hunt would never end. A transport freighter fits that nomadic pattern well, since even a hunting culture needs haulers to move equipment and trophies between one hunt and the next.
Is the Hirogen Transport Freighter worth grinding?
It is worth your time if you need Hirogen Relics or easy ship XP. Because it only spawns as a Survey hull, it is one of the lower-risk grinds in its level band, and you can farm it with almost any upgraded ship without worrying about the combat triangle. Two practical tips: match your warp range and ship level to the spawn you want, so you can actually reach it and break its hull quickly, and since every version is a Survey target, bring whatever damage-focused ship you already have rather than chasing a counter class.