---
esi_data:
  fitting_stats:
    cpu_output: 270
    high_slots: 2
    low_slots: 4
    med_slots: 4
    powergrid_output: 130
    rig_slots: 3
  group: Hauler
  hull_stats:
    hp_armor: 740
    hp_shield: 580
    hp_structure: 1000
  name: Epithal
  race: Unknown
  skill_requirements:
  - level: 1
    skill_id: 3340
  type_id: 655
  velocity: 120
faction: Gallente Federation
faction_group: Empire
image: /655.png
last_updated: '2026-04-21T00:57:41.991121'
ship_class: Hauler
source: eve-university
source_stats:
  armorem: 50
  armorexp: 10
  armorhp: 740
  armorkin: 35
  armortherm: 35
  bandwidth: ''
  bonuses: '<b>Gallente Hauler bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>

    10% bonus to ship planetary commodity hold capacity<br>

    5% bonus to ship max velocity<br>''''''Role Bonus:''''''<br>

    90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue'
  capacitor: 550 GJ
  cargohold: "550 m\xB3"
  class: Hauler
  cpu: 270
  dronebay: ''
  externallinks: ''
  extrahold: "45,000 m\xB3"
  extrahold2: "6,000 m\xB3"
  extrahold2type: Command Center
  extraholdtype: Planetary Commodities
  faction: Gallente Federation
  grouping: Haulers
  highlights1: Has Large Planetary Commodities Hold
  highs: 2
  hulltype: Epithal Class
  inertia: 0.9
  info: Aside from being endowed with the usual carrying capabilities of haulers,
    the Epithal possesses two extra cargo bays. The Planetary Commodities Hold is
    equipped with sealed sub-chambers capable of maintaining hospitable environments
    for practically any kind of organism or entity, from biocells to viral agents,
    and is meant solely for ferrying planetary commodities. The Command Center Hold
    is equipped to handle up to six Command Centers at one time. The Epithal was originally
    designed as a variant of the Iteron, but eventually evolved to perform an entirely
    separate role.
  launchers: 0
  lows: 4
  mass: 12800000
  maxlockedtargets: 2
  maxvelocity: 120
  mediums: 4
  powergrid: 130
  quote: Build worlds.
  quote_attribution: Duvolle Laboratories marketing department
  reqskills: '* {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Hauler|I}}

    ** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|III}}'
  scanres: 70 mm
  sensortype: Magnetometric
  sensorvalue: 11 points
  shieldem: 0
  shieldexp: 50
  shieldhp: 580
  shieldkin: 40
  shieldtherm: 20
  shipid: 655
  shipimg: Epithal.jpg
  shipname: Epithal
  sigradius: 195 m
  structurehp: 1000
  targetrange: 45 km
  totaltraintime: 5h 0s
  turrets: 1
  variations: '{{Ship|Occator}}'
  volume: 250000
  warpspeed: 3.5 AU/s
  warptime: 15.97 s
source_url: https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Epithal
tech_level: Tech 1
title: Epithal
type_id: 655
validation_score: 1.0
---

<img src="/655.png" alt="Epithal" width="300" style="float: left; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 300px;" />

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## Summary

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The Epithal is a Gallente Hauler specialized in transporting Planetary Industry (PI) commodities. Besides its enormous PI cargo bay (which can only be used to transport PI commodities) it also has a small "normal" hold, and a Command Center hold capable of storing six command centers at a time.

Just like with other specialized haulers, the size of the PI commodities cargo hold cannot be increased by fitting modules (e.g. Expanded Cargoholds) to the ship; these will only affect the ship's "normal" cargo hold.
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## Skills

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Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Epithal for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.
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## Tactics

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## Hull Buffer Tank

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Like other Gallente specialized haulers such as the  and the , the  uses a specialized hold as its main hold instead of a cargohold. This fact, alongside the strong hull hitpoints that Gallente ships already get, means that the Epithal can fit a decently sized hull buffer tank using Transverse Bulkhead rigs and Reinforced Bulkhead modules, and it will not suffer any negative effects on the size of its specialized PI Commodities hold and Command Center hold, because those modules only decrease cargohold size. An Epithal with only a simple hull tank buffer can achieve an EHP over 14,000. While this isn't the largest buffer tank a T1 hauler can achieve, the advantage is that it leaves nearly all of the Powergrid available for fitting, which can include a 50MN Compact MWD and an Improved Cloaking Device II, so the Epithal can also use the cloak trick while fielding a decent tank, which is a challenging combination for most other T1 Haulers.
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## Notes

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## History

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Before the Odyssey 1.1 patch, this ship was known as the "Iteron Mark III".
## Patch History