The Rutan class was a United Earth trading vessel starship class in service in the 22nd century. The last Rutans were built in the 2130s. The ship was designed to support a maximum of six people and carry several metric tons of cargo. The top range for a Rutan-class trading vessel was 15 light-years. Ships of the class were known to be notoriously slow. (ENT novel: The Good That Men Do)