Under the current options (None, Fleet, Attack) how about adding a few more?
Route
Sends the ship to another waypoint.
This works well when you are trying to send warfleets around a nearly-hostile race so as not to tick them off.
Upgrade
Prompts the user to upgrade when sent to this waypoint
This might not get used as often but when you have an aging cruiser near hostile territory and want to upgrade it you can send it to this waypoint and, when it arrives, it prompts to upgrade in a (hopefully) safer location.