List of vehicles

Mixed Canonicity

This article or section refers to elements from both Original Dune and Expanded Dune.

Troop-carrier walker- Dune RPG illustration

The following are fictional vehicles used throughout the Dune universe. Many of the vehicles were outlined by Frank Herbert in his original Dune novels. Several, however, were created by David Lynch for the 1984 Dune movie.

See:

• Aircraft
• Groundcars
• Spacecraft
• Walker
• Watercraft

Canon vessels from the original novels

Carryall

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Carryall illustration from the Dune Encyclopedia

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A flying wing (commonly "Wing"), the aerial workhorse of Arrakis, used to transport large spice mining, hunting, and refining equipment. In the 1984 movie of Dune, a Carryall handled four spice mining teams, and would fly two spice Harvesters at a time.

Crushers

Military space vessels composed of many smaller vessels locked together and designed to fall on an enemy position, crushing it.

Dump Boxes

Spaceobject design by Chris Foss for Jodorowsky's Dune

The general term for any cargo container of irregular shape and equipped with ablation surfaces and suspensor dampening system. They were used to dump material from space onto a planet's surface.

Frigate

Various Frigate types from the Dune Encyclopedia

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The largest spaceship that could land and take off from a planet in one piece.

Groundcar

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Harvester or Harvester Factory

A large spice mining machine often 120 meters by 40 meters in size, commonly employed on rich, uncontaminated melange blows. These vessels were often known as "crawlers" because of their buglike shape and movement on independent tracks.

Heighliner

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Major cargo container of the Spacing Guild's transportation system.

Hutment

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The Hutment

A nine-leveled tent of interlocking metal leaves that reached out in a thousand-meter circle and could be attached to the base of a Starship Lighter. The Huntment Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV brought with him to Arrakis housed five legions of Sardaukar.

Monitor

A ten-section space warcraft mounting heavy armor and shield protection. It is designed to be separated into its component sections for lift-off after planet-fall.

Ornithopter

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Ornithopter illustration from the Dune Encyclopedia

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Also known as simply a 'thopter, the term described any aircraft capable of sustained wing-beat flight in the manner of birds and insects. In the 1984 movie, the 'thopters were seen as jet-propelled ships. In the Dune mini-series, 'thopters had moving wings, but still differed from Frank Herbert's original concept.

Spice-Lighter

A small ship used on Arrakis to transport the spice, melange. A Lighter in general was simply a small transport ship.

Spotter Control

An Ornithopter used as part of a spice-hunting group, and responsible for watching for wormsign.

Starship Lighter

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Royal imperial Starship lighter in the 1984 Dune Movie

The royal spaceship the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, used to lead his entourage of Sardaukar onto Arrakis.

Troop Carrier

Any Guild ship designed specifically for transport of military troops between planets. A carrier could carry about 300 Imperial Sardaukar.

No-Ship

No-ship on a Chapterhouse of Dune Book Cover

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A space-faring version of a no-chamber. It was undetectable by the Bene Gesserit or the Spacing Guild.

Vessels from the Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson novels

Airvan

Airvans beneath the Skyline of Barony on Giedi Prime

See Airvan

Boatcar

See Boatcar

Driftbarge

Drifters on Corrin

See Driftbarge

Flyers

See Flyer

Levs

Military Levs as depicted in the Dune CCG

See Levitators

Levtrains

See Levtrain

Limocar

See Limocar

Methcars

See Methcar

Nells Chamber

See Nells chamber

Orship

See Orship

Railtaxi

See Railtaxi

Vehicles from the 1984 Movie

Atreides space Transport

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Transport Frigates -Dune 1984 Movie concept art

Emperor's Flagship

The golden, more triangular version of the Guild Transpot that the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV used to travel to Arrakis. The base of the ship was lined with lasguns.

Guild Navigator's Ship

Guild Navigator's ship from the 1984 Dune movie

A large, black, rectangular ship that the Third Stage Guild Navigator used to travel to Kaitain.

Guild Transport

A large blue-colored and pipe-shaped ship. House Atreides used a fleet of these ships for their journey from Caladan to Arrakis.

Harkonnen Drop-Ship

Harkonnen Dropship - concept art for the 1984 Dune movie

A long black ship that the Harkonnens used to travel to Arrakis with the Sardaukar.

Spice Harvester Carrier - craft

Carryall as depicted in the 1984 Dune Movie

Dune (Computer Game 1992) Vehicles

Ornithopter

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Ornithopter as depicted in Cryos 1991 Dune

Spice Harvester

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Harvester as depicted in Cryos 199 Dune

Dune II (1992) Vehicles

CHOAM Frigate

CHOAM Frigates as depicted in the Dune 2 Pc Game

Construction Yard Bulldozer

Bulldozer as depicted in Dune 2

Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001) Vehicles

Mongoose

Mongoose

Dust Scout

Dust Scout

Leech

Tleilaxu leech