Aspirant class Provincial Carrier

Aspirant class Provincial Carrier
Distant Fringe vessel.
Type: R Freighter
Category	BCS
Size	9,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/3
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints
Accommodations
Staterooms	42
Low Berths	100
Personnel
Crew	63
Officers	13
Enlisted	50
High/Mid Passengers	10
Low Passengers	100
Payload
Cargo	6,100 Tons
Fuel tank	1,080 Tons
Carried craft	2 40t boats
Construction
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr3,189.088
Architect fee	MCr31.89
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	R–J212231–080000–80006-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Aspirant class Provincial Carrier is a TL–9 mercantile Transport.

• Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe

Description

The Provincial Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered operating within clusters of stars within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

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1. An Aspirant class Provincial Carrier.
   

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	The Provincial Carrier is constructed using a 9,000 dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving reasonable atmospheric performance that is reliant on its onboard gravitic systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by doors and hatches and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: x63 x11 Command, x12 Engineering, x12 Gunnery, and x27 Service Crew. If the Lander is carried as a subcraft, of which 2 double up as flight crew for the subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries a x2 passenger stewards. Accommodations There are x42 Staterooms. x32 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The captain has an individual cabin: all other crew quarters are double occupancy. x10 Staterooms are available to paying passengers: their needs are attended to by the vessel's stewards. There are x100 Low Berths, primarily used to transport livestock. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. The vessel has a secure locker with a capacity of 5 dTons. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency. There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-1 and 2-G acceleration and producing 180 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 2. The dedicated internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one jump-1 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a control room. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/3 Computer: the ship does not have a backup computer. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x90 hardpoints. The battery arrangement is considered standard for the class. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific routes.
6.	Armament	The normal fit-out for an Aspirant class is: x2 beam laser batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets x4 missile batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets Each missile rack mounts standard Anti-Shipping Missiles.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x3 sandcaster batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	The ship carries two 40-dTon Songbird class Ship's Boats, each housed in a dedicated hangar.
9.	Fuel Treatment	None
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr3986.360. All the craft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable. If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr3189.088.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 6100 dtons. The vessel has a secure locker with a capacity of 5 dTons.

History & Background (Dossier)

The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

51 Representative Freighter (R) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Type R Freighter

A

• Aspirant class Provincial Carrier
• Average Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship

C

• Carrack class Tramp Liner
• Carrus class Shuttle
• Conveyor class Heavy Freighter
• Crawm class Shuttle

D

• Dakaar class Freighter

E

• Empress class Bulk Carrier

F

• Fornorb class Heavy Merchant

G

• Garrett Durant class Cargo Hauler

H

• Haddox class Merchant Cruiser
• Hercules class Cargo Transport
• Hummingbird class Courier
• Hummock class Replenishment Ship

J

• Jack Driscoll class Bulk Freighter
• Jade Serpent class Fleet Support Vessel
• Jembyra class Recovery Boat

K

• KU1a Fetch class Launch
• Kyan Maru class Freighter

L

• Last Armada class Heavy Transport
• Leo class Ship's Boat
• Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
• Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
• Logos Minos class Fleet Scout

M

• Magnadon class Provincial Merchant
• Mariner class Frame Carrier
• Mountain class Replenishment Ship

O

• Orowani Deep Space class Commercial Tender

P

• Panam Ajax class Logistics Transport
• Panther class Repair Vessel
• Pegasus class Bulk Cargo Carrier
• Pinnace
• Prosperity class Freighter

R

• Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler

S

• Ship's Boat
• Shuttle
• Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
• Solostar class Far Trader
• Suluru class Mercantile Carrier
• Susa class Cargo Carrier
• Swift Dreams class Colonial Transport

T

• Three Sisters class Heavy Jump Transport
• Triad class Merchant
• Type AT class Freighter
• Type RAX class Protected Merchant
• Type TC(S) class Free Trader
• Type TI class Merchant
• Type TJ class Merchant

V

• Valiant Conveyor class Liberty Ship

W

• World class Transport

Z

• Zoe Barrett class Trader

References & Contributors

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS