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I got an Admiralty Ship Card in STO. Did I get a ship?

No, not from the card alone. An Admiralty Ship Card belongs to the Admiralty system. Some cards come from playable ships you own, while other cards exist only for Admiralty and do not unlock a ship you can fly.

Direct Answer

Playable ship and Admiralty card are not the same thing

What you receivedWhere it appearsCan you fly it?
Playable ship unlockYour ship claim or ship roster, depending on the reward.Yes. Eligible owned ships can also add a corresponding Admiralty card.
Admiralty Ship CardYour Admiralty roster.Not by itself. Admiralty-only cards do not unlock a playable ship.
Admiralty

What does the card actually do?

Assignments

Admiralty cards are sent on assignments.

Each card has Engineering, Tactical and Science stats, plus any special ability listed on the card. You combine cards to meet an assignment's requirements, send them out, then collect the result when the assignment finishes.

Reusable cards normally enter maintenance after use. One-use Admiralty cards disappear once they have been used.