Justinian class Battleship

Justinian class Battleship
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Type: BB Battleship
Category	[[BCS]]
Size	90,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[Needle Hull]]
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/5 fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	900
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1,238 with 524 marines
Officers	162
Enlisted	1,076
Marines	524
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	100.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	The Last Line
Price
Cost	MCr109,251.452 MCr. 87,401.162 in quantity
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Battleship
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Justinian class Battleship is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Battleship.
• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
• Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

The Justinian class Battleship is a TL–11 heavily armored, streamlined needle/wedge configuration hull equipped for ocean refueling as needed. The shape helps defend against meson gun fire. This battleship class is equipped for Jump-2 range and 2-G acceleration and 1-Agility. They can be fitted with drop tanks for 28 days of extra power plant fuel, and an additional Jump-2 drop tanks, as well. It carried enough fuel internally for a single Jump-2. They are considered extended range warships. They carry a pair of Model/5 fib ship computers adjacent to the bridge.

For defense, there are ten batteries of triple sand caster batteries, and four repulsor bays. There is factor 11 hull armor cladding to defend against criticals. It is equipped with fuel scoops and fuel purification for ocean wilderness refueling. It can carry ten 50 ton Cutters for ship to surface operations. For offense, there are ten batteries of triple beam laser turrets, fifty missile bays and four particle accelerator bays. Four fighter squadrons provide combat space patrols, to screen versus enemy fighters and missile strikes. The marine battalion can deploy from meteoric orbital assault and is recovered by the cutters.

The 1,260,000 cubic meter hull requires 44 months singly and 35 months in quantity for construction time. These hulls were involved in a recent expansion of fleet operations, and a great boon in new ship building and a rapid expansion of the fleet. This is a dramatic increase in capacity to cope with the war efforts versus the dreaded Unity of Sed. The computer technology limits the vessel's size and the meson spinal mount is not considered very powerful, despite its size and energy consumption.

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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	90,000 tons.
2.	Crew	1,238 double occupancy in 622 staterooms.
3.	Performance	2-Gs acceleration, Jump-2, Power-3 2,700-EP.
4.	Electronics	(x2) Model/5 fib ship computers.
5.	Hardpoints	x900 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	x100 triple beam laser turrets, 40 dual plasma gun turrets, 4 particle accelerator bays, 50 missile bays, factor B meson spinal mount.
7.	Defenses	Factor 11 Armor, x100 triple sand caster turrets, x4 repulsor bays.
8.	Craft	x10 10T Grav APC, x10 50T Cutters, x40 20T Fighters.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification.
10.	Cost	MCr109,251.452.
11.	Construction Time	Architects Fee: MCr 1,092.515, 205 months and 164 months in quantities.
12.	Comments	A Capital Ship. Six currently in service.

History & Background (Dossier)

They serve with the The Last Line's three battle squadrons in the Natar Subsector. In bulk, they are considered inexpensive for their size and capabilities. The carry the massive number of heavy missile bays, some internal fuel supply was lost, curtailing their operational range, without tanker support.

Distant Fringe Vessels

The Distant Fringe is said to be a far spinward-rimward area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on Terra. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of Charted Space by vast, almost uncrossable rifts that were once broached by a system of calibration Points and the use of tankers. Those few academics within Charted Space who have found references to the Distant Fringe regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the Distant Fringe believe the existence of Charted Space to be mythical.

Vessels originating within the Distant Fringe are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, misjumps do occur and anomalies with bizarre spacetime and Jumpspace effects exist: as such, craft of this type are not entirely unknown within Charted Space.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the state that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.

• Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes.
• Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Line Battleship:

1. Type BB class Line Battleship
   1. Grzying class Battleship
   2. Indomitable class Battleship
   3. Justinian class Battleship
   4. Magada class Battleship
   5. Miotos class Battleship
   6. Zirukaruna class Battleship

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• 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
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science