Donosev class Survey Scout

Donosev class Survey Scout
A view of the nose of the Donosev class Survey Scout displaying its extendable sensors.
Type: SK Lab Ship
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Dispersed Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/5
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Accommodations
Staterooms	10
Personnel
Crew	10
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	20 Tons
Fuel tank	128 Tons
Carried craft	1 50t modular cutter, 2 modules, 3 air/rafts
Construction
Construction Time	16 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr263.8221
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	SK-4732352-000000-00000-0
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Designer	Timothy B. Brown
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fighting Ships 13.

The Donosev class Survey Scout is a TL–15 survey starship used to continually resurvey the interior regions of the Imperium, updating maps and charts and maintaining beacons and markers for navigation hazards.

Description

The Donosev is common survey vessel in use with the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service. This vessel’s primary Missions are the continual resurvey of interior regions of Imperial space, continually updating charts, maintaining navigation beacons and replacing or placing hazard markers. These vessels are also able to conduct planet surveys as well, relying on the cutter and air-raft to carry survey crew to a planets service. Two modules are carried, one for refuelling and the other for planetary survey missions. Usually these vessel are unarmed, though tonnage has been set aside for weapons.

Normal crew consists of 1 Captain, 2 pilots, 1 Navigator, 2 Engineers and 8 Survey Crew.

Image Repository

1. A Donosev class Survey Scout heading past a sun getting ready to perform a month-long system survey.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

The survey scout is a typical ship in service with the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service.

The ship has four standby hardpoints; no weapons are normally mounted. As is the case with most modern Scout vessels, the Donosev is not equipped for use in hostile areas. There are four ship's vehicles: one modular cutter with two modules (typically, a survey module and a fuel skimmer module) and three air/rafts.

The Survey Scout is a peaceful vessel, typically unarmed and inoffensive. It does, however, mount four hardpoints and can be armed with a variety of turrets and weaponry if necessary.

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	400 tons standard. 5,600 cubic meters.
2.	Crew	x10 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-3 2-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power plant-3. 12-EPs. Agility-2.
4.	Electronics	x1 Model/5 computer. Extensive data banks.
5.	Hardpoints	x4 hardpoints. Standby only.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft	Subcraft: x1 Modular Cutter with two modules. Typically, a combination passenger/cargo module and a fuel skim module are selected. x3 Air/rafts are carried.
9.	Fuel Treatment	On-board Purification plant. Fuel acquisition is by cutter module.
10.	Cost	MCr263.8221 standard. MCr211.05768 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	16 months singly; 11 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Many specialized versions of the platform exist.

History & Background

The survey scout is a typical ship in service with the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service. Its function is to continually re-survey the interior regions of the Imperium, updating maps and charts, and maintaining beacons and markers for astrogation hazards.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Class Names: The Donosev class survey scout is named for famous scouts in the Imperial service.

Villemina Donosev held the post of Master Chief Surveyor of the Imperial Grand Survey with the First Survey was published in 420. Her unstinting devotion was instrumental in bringing the hundred-year project to a successful close. When a new class of ship was commissioned for the Second Survey, it was decided to name the class for her. Individual ships are named for famous scouts in the Imperial service.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

15 Representative Laboratory Ship (SK) Classes

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

Civilian Ship - Science Ship - Lab Ship - Type SK Laboratory Ship

A

• Animal class Safari Ship

C

• Calipso class Laboratory Ship
• Ciri class Laboratory Ship

D

• Donosev class Survey Scout

F

• Fresnel Effect class Lab Ship

H

• Herald class Expeditionary Yacht
• Hkiyrerao class Researcher

I

• Inquiry class Lab Ship

K

• Kugashin class Laboratory Ship

L

• Lavalier class Laboratory Ship

• Leaping Snowcat class Safari Ship
• Lintula class Survey Vessel

M

• Makisha Girra class Research Vessel

N

• Nostrii class Science Scout

S

• Sci-Can class Laboratory Ship

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 ship was originally designed using MegaTraveller ship design rules. Marc Miller. Referee's Manual (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), .

This ship was originally designed using Traveller The New Era ship design rules. Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), .

This ship was originally designed using GURPS Traveller ship design rules. Loren Wiseman. GURPS Traveller Core Rules (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 149-162. Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 16-73.

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.

• Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 13.
• Joe Fugate. Grand Survey (Digest Group Publications, 1986), 23-25.
• Joe Fugate, J. Andrew Keith, Gary L. Thomas. World Builder's Handbook (Digest Group Publications, 1989), 48-51.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 375.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 28.
• Jon F. Zeigler. First In (Steve Jackson Games, 1999), 36,38-39.
• Matthew Sprange. Compendium 3 (Mongoose Publishing, 2013), 128-129.
• Timothy Collinson. Into the Unknown (Mongoose Publishing, 2014), .
• Admiral Savage. Donosev class Survey Scout