Caine class Troop Transport

Caine class Troop Transport
Distant Fringe vessel.
Type: AC Clipper
Category	BCS
Size	6,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cylinder Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model 5/fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	60
Accommodations
Staterooms	250
Low Berths	100
Personnel
Crew	70
Officers	14
Enlisted	56
High/Mid Passengers	200
Low Passengers	100
Payload
Cargo	220 Tons
Fuel tank	3,180 Tons
Carried craft	20 20T Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat
Construction
Construction Time	40 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr3,333.104
Architect fee	MCr32.882
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	MN-F3222E2-090000-00000-2
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ronald B. Kline Jr.
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.

The Caine class Troop Transport is a TL–11 long-range passenger and cargo transport vessel.

• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
• Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

The Caine class are long-range paramilitary transports and carry enough internal fuel for two Jump-2s and a reserve Jump-1. They can be fitted with drop tanks as needed in order to cross larger rift zones. The design includes scoops and onboard purification for wilderness refueling, should that opportunity present itself. The craft is capable of 2-G acceleration giving good performance within the gravity wells of most gas giants.

The vessel is fitted with 100 low berths and has sufficient accommodations to house 100 middle passengers and 100 high passengers. It is fitted with a pair of Model/5fib Computers, a remnant of its paramilitary origins and former role as a troop transport. The thick bulkheads and hatches are utilitarian and the entire vessel lacks the style and grace of similar purpose-built liners. It carries twenty 20 dTon Marrel Veckor class Lifeboats. ODS class vessels have multiple hardpoints but are not routinely armed.

Image Repository

1. A side view of a Caine class Troop Transport, a military combat transport used by the Bright Conclave.
   

General Description

The Caine class Troop Transport is a partially streamlined cylinder with a mean diameter of 28 meters and a length of around 130 meters. Some elements of the hull are narrower and some are wider, giving the vessel a total enclosed volume of approximately 81,000 cubic meters.

Much of the interior space is given over to the vessels large fuel tanks, which form the majority of the central and rear sections of the ship, though access ways and workstations are located among them. The cargo hold includes the cryogenic (low berth) section. Working sections of the vessel such as the laundry, the galleys and general crew quarters are located aft. Senior officers are accommodated forward, close to the bridge, while stewards have rooms close to passenger cabins. Middle passage accommodations are found in the less desirable midsection of the vessel while first class cabins are located forward. There is a primary mess hall and an exercise deck.

A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements. The vessel has 36 vertical decks.

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 subcraft) 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 / Hull	The Caine class Troop Transport is constructed using a 6000 dTon hull built in a cylindrical configuration. The hull is partially streamlined, giving a reasonable atmospheric performance that is fundamentally reliant on its gravitic systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are multiple personnel airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: x70 x9 Command, x9 Engineering, x7 Gunners, and x18 Service Crew: these double up as flight crew for the vessel's intrinsic subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries x2 Medics. Accommodations There are x250 Staterooms. x50 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The officers and senior staff have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy. x1 crew Stateroom is fitted out as a fully equipped medical bay. x200 Staterooms are available to troops, who typically travel double or triple occupancy and are expected to cater for themselves. Officers receive individual cabins and are attended by a personal orderly. There are 100 Low Berths, tended by the ship's Medics and properly trained staff. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. 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	The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of jump-2, 2-G acceleration, and producing 120 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-2s and one additional Jump-1 and gives the power plant 6 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5fib Computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard 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	x60 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific charters.
6.	Armament	The Caine class is unarmed.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x60 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming six batteries each of 10 linked turrets The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x20 20-dTon Marrel Veckor class Lifeboats. The subcraft are housed in dedicated hangars located all around the ship: the hangars can be sealed and have a total volume of 520 dTons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 3,180 dTons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr3,333.104. Architects Fee: MCr32.882. If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr2,666.484.
11.	Construction Time	160 weeks (40 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 220 dTons. The cargo hold can be subdivided into sections using removable partition walls. It has independent life support and environmental systems. It can be sealed and isolated.

History & Background (Dossier)

Caine class Troop Transports are used by the navy of the Bright Conclave. They are designed to operate within the Great Void, a huge rift region lying rimward of the Distant Fringe. A number of examples were decommissioned and sold, ultimately being converted to ODS class Liners.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

1 Representative Troop Transport (AC) Classes

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

Civilian Ship - Trader - Type AC Troop Transport

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• Caine class Troop Transport

References

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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 & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS