Hercules class Commercial Tender

Hercules class Commercial Tender
Type: AV Carrier Trader
Category	ACS
Size	3,500 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	scoops, purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	35
Accommodations
Staterooms	100
Low Berths	100
Personnel
Crew	44
Officers	9
Enlisted	35
High/Mid Passengers	56
Low Passengers	100
Payload
Cargo	66 Tons
Fuel tank	1,170 Tons
Carried craft	2 40t ships boat
Special features	1100t hanger, 400t fuel tank
Construction
Construction Time	21 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr2,043.918
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	AV–C222221–080000–00005-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Commercial Tender is a TL–11 commercial Tender.

• Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe.

Description

It is a generic class of civilian vessel, the Commercial Tender is a commercial transport typically encountered operating within clusters of stars within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Non-Mercantile Commercial Ship 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. A Hercules class Commercial Tender.
   

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 Commercial Tender is constructed using a 3,500 dTon hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The hangers and cargo hold are accessible by large doors. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x44 personnel. x9 command, x6 engineering, x7 gunnery, and x12 service, of which two serve as flight crew for the Ship's Boats when required. In addition, the vessel carries x1 medic. Stewards may be taken on as necessary to attend to passengers. Accommodations There are 100 Staterooms. 44 Staterooms are given over to the crew. Single occupancy accommodations are provided for all crewmembers. 56 additional staterooms are available. The complement includes a variable number of engineers, technicians and specialists who undertake work on vessels berthed within the commercial hanger. Each receives their own stateroom, reducing the accommodations available to paying passengers. There are 100 Low Berths. The vessel has a 3 dTon secure locker. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. 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 and 2-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 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/2 ship computer: The vessel has a backup Model/2 ship computer. 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	x35 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific routes. There are 3 unused hardpoints and 3 dTons are set aside for fire control.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Commercial Tender is: x12 triple Beam Laser turrets, forming two batteries each of 6 linked turrets
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x20 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming two batteries each of 10 linked turrets
8.	Craft	Commercial Hangers Internal commercial hanger space amounts to 1100 dTons. Ships berthing within the hanger require their displacement tonnage x1.1 in terms of space: ships of greater than 500 dTons are generally unable to enter the hanger due to size restrictions. Flight Section x2 40-dTon Ship’s Boats, housed within the commercial hangers. It is not unusual for Commercial Tenders to dispose of these vessels, replacing them with a single smaller smallcraft such as a Pinnace.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 1,170 dTons. 400 dTons of fuel is commercially available. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with fuel purification equipment.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr2,043.918 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 MCr1,635.135. The vessel and its subcraft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11.	Construction Time	84 weeks (21 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 66 dTons, though hanger space may be used to store cargo. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems. Sections of the hold may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.

History & Background

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. The vessel uses the same basic hull as the Provincial Freighter. Vessels of this type are employed in the Recovery Trade.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

1 Representative Carrier Trader (AV) Classes

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Type AV Carrier Trader

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• Hercules class Commercial Tender

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