Life Boat

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The Life Boat is an emergency device, a smallcraft, used to allow escape from danger, disaster, or calamity in space-going situations.

• They come in both civilian and military variants.
• It is a smallcraft supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

Description (Specifications)

They typically displace 20.0 tons, and are capable of 1.0 G acceleration and can carry up to three conscious passengers.

• In addition, they often contain five emergency low berths, each capable of holding four persons in cold sleep. Thus a standard life boat can often carry a total of 23 sophonts.
• Life boats are almost always unarmed.

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

Life Boats or Escape Pods are typically stationed on larger ships as an emergency precaution. Smaller ships typically do not carry them or use a smallcraft in this role.

• Most such craft are unarmed and defenseless and are easily destroyed by a military or paramilitary aggressor.

Supraclass Roles

Life Boats typically serve the following roles:

• Contingency Craft
• Emergency Craft
• Escape Pod
• Launch
• Lifeboat
• Lighter
• Runabout
• Shuttle
• Utility Boat

Supraclass Archtypes

No information yet available.

• Escape Pod
• Lifeboat

History & Background (Dossier)

Since the earliest days of spaceflight, emergency precautions and craft have been operated. The modern lifeboat is inexpensive and capable of sustaining life for a limited period, or achieving planetfall in most models.

Selected Life Boat Variant Types & Classes

Life Boat:

1. Type U class Auxiliary
   1. Deliverance class Lifeboat
   2. Interstellar Lifesaver class Lifeboat
   3. KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat
   4. Lifeboat (ISW Period)
   5. Longevity class Lifeboat
   6. Model 292 class Life Boat
   7. Reliant class Lifeboat
   8. Reprieve class Escape Pod
   9. SK-3 class Lifeboat

Ship Summary List

37 Representative Escape Pod (U) Classes

Class	Origin	Hull designation	Technology level	Tonnage	Jump Drive
Class	Origin	Hull designation	Technology level	Tonnage	Jump Drive
Apollo class Runabout	Distant Fringe	U	7	50	0
Caroline class Heavy Pinnace	Distant Fringe	U	9	30	0
Carrus class Shuttle	Distant Fringe	U	7	90	0
Ciigusna class Shuttle	Hive Federation	U		0
Constance class Launch	Distant Fringe	U	9	50	0
Damgarrii class Passenger Launch	Vilani Imperium	U	9	20	0
Deliverance class Lifeboat	Distant Fringe	U	9	50	0
Excellence class Fast Shuttle	Distant Fringe	U	8	90	0
Gahcuyche class Heavy Fighter	Hive Federation	U		0
Generic Gig	Third Imperium	U	13	20	0
Giicuyche class Fighter	Hive Federation	U		0
Gillow class Launch	Third Imperium	U
Goblin class Gig	Distant Fringe	U	9	40	0
Interstellar Lifesaver class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U
Inthe class Modular Cutter	Inthe (world)	UT	8	50	0
KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U
Generic Launch / Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U	8	20	0
Generic Lifeboat	Interstellar Wars	UL	10	10	0
Longevity class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U		0
Macropan Screamer class Attack Shuttle	Salatho National Military Force	U	9	90	0
Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat	Bright Conclave	U	9	20	0
Model 292 class Life Boat	Third Imperium	U
Generic Modular Cutter	Third Imperium	U	12	50	0
Narva class Pinnace	Distant Fringe	U	9	20	0
Generic Pinnace	Third Imperium	U	9	40	0
Refueling Pinnace	Third Imperium	U		0
Reliant class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U		0
Reprieve class Escape Pod	Third Imperium	U		0
Sacred class Utility Boat	Tenjada Moralitate	UB	12	55	0
Generic Ship’s Boat	Third Imperium	U	9	30	0
Generic Shuttle	Third Imperium	U	8	95	0
SK-3 class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	UCS	15	20	0
Generic Slow Boat	Third Imperium	U	9	30	0
Generic Slow Pinnace	Third Imperium	U	11	40	0
Songbird class Ship's Boat	Distant Fringe	U	9	40	0
Vanguard class Shuttle	Distant Fringe	U	7	90	0
Ziiguysna class Pinnance	Hive Federation	U		0

37 Representative Lifeboat (U) Classes

Class	Origin	Hull designation	Technology level	Tonnage	Jump Drive
Class	Origin	Hull designation	Technology level	Tonnage	Jump Drive
Apollo class Runabout	Distant Fringe	U	7	50	0
Caroline class Heavy Pinnace	Distant Fringe	U	9	30	0
Carrus class Shuttle	Distant Fringe	U	7	90	0
Ciigusna class Shuttle	Hive Federation	U		0
Constance class Launch	Distant Fringe	U	9	50	0
Damgarrii class Passenger Launch	Vilani Imperium	U	9	20	0
Deliverance class Lifeboat	Distant Fringe	U	9	50	0
Excellence class Fast Shuttle	Distant Fringe	U	8	90	0
Gahcuyche class Heavy Fighter	Hive Federation	U		0
Generic Gig	Third Imperium	U	13	20	0
Giicuyche class Fighter	Hive Federation	U		0
Gillow class Launch	Third Imperium	U
Goblin class Gig	Distant Fringe	U	9	40	0
Interstellar Lifesaver class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U
Inthe class Modular Cutter	Inthe (world)	UT	8	50	0
KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U
Generic Launch / Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U	8	20	0
Generic Lifeboat	Interstellar Wars	UL	10	10	0
Longevity class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U		0
Macropan Screamer class Attack Shuttle	Salatho National Military Force	U	9	90	0
Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat	Bright Conclave	U	9	20	0
Model 292 class Life Boat	Third Imperium	U
Generic Modular Cutter	Third Imperium	U	12	50	0
Narva class Pinnace	Distant Fringe	U	9	20	0
Generic Pinnace	Third Imperium	U	9	40	0
Refueling Pinnace	Third Imperium	U		0
Reliant class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	U		0
Reprieve class Escape Pod	Third Imperium	U		0
Sacred class Utility Boat	Tenjada Moralitate	UB	12	55	0
Generic Ship’s Boat	Third Imperium	U	9	30	0
Generic Shuttle	Third Imperium	U	8	95	0
SK-3 class Lifeboat	Third Imperium	UCS	15	20	0
Generic Slow Boat	Third Imperium	U	9	30	0
Generic Slow Pinnace	Third Imperium	U	11	40	0
Songbird class Ship's Boat	Distant Fringe	U	9	40	0
Vanguard class Shuttle	Distant Fringe	U	7	90	0
Ziiguysna class Pinnance	Hive Federation	U		0

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