Draper class Frigate

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Draper class Frigate
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Distant Fringe vessel.
Type: EF Frigate
Category ACS
Size 700 Tons
Hull Configuration Close Structure Hull
Streamlining Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–11
Engineering
Computer Model/5 fib
Jump J-2
Maneuver 6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 7
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 17
    Officers 4
    Enlisted 13
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 8.0 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Saldazar Security Squadron
Year Operational Unknown
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr755.284
MCr. 604.347 in quantity
Architect fee MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile EF-GP62
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration No
Source
Also see Frigate
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Draper class Frigate is a very light warship.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It is a vessel with 6-G and J-2 performance with a partially streamlined close structure hull. They can be carried by Trundi Fringe class Light Cruisers. This is an escort and patrol vessel used in an anti-piracy role. They carry enough fuel for a Jump-2 with a Jump-1 reserve.

Image Repository[edit]

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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) when necessary. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
#. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage 700 tons, partially streamlined close configuration.
2. Crew x17 crew includes the Pilot, Navigator, 8 Engineers, 1 Medic, 5 Gunners, 1 Flight Crew, 8.5 staterooms, double occupancy.
3. Performance Jump-2
4. Electronics (x2) Model/5 fib computers.
5. Hardpoints x7 hardpoints.
6. Armament Arsenal:
7. Defenses Factor-2 hull armor, x1 triple sand caster turret as 1 battery.
8. Craft None.
9. Fuel Treatment Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification.
10. Cost MCr755.284.
11. Construction Time 25 months (98 weeks).
12. Comments None.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Viewed as inexpensive when purchased in bulk, this ship is designed and built by Saldazar (1633 Far Home) A341753-B after 98 weeks for the prototype and 79 weeks for the production models at modest expense. In keeping with the Saldazar Security Squadron's internal security mission, this class was designed with a defensive mindset. There are five of these ships currently in service.

Distant Fringe Vessels[edit]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

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[edit]

Military Vessel - Escort - Frigate:

  1. Type EF class Frigate
    1. Accel class Light Frigate
    2. Chaiik class Frigate
    3. Dead Sun class Frigate
    4. Draper class Frigate
    5. Eraser class Frigate
    6. Ghost class Frigate
    7. Hazard class Frigate
    8. Idris class Frigate
    9. KE11 Ancestor class Frigate
    10. Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser
    11. Krivak class Frigate
    12. Last Armada class Fast Escort
    13. Leedos class Frigate
    14. Mangle class Frigate
    15. Maurus class Frigate
    16. Montgomery class Frigate
    17. Musuna class Frigate
    18. Naga class Frigate
    19. Nevato class Frigate
    20. Nonsuch class Patrol Frigate
    21. Nowa Sol class Frigate
    22. Oorlog Jacht class Frigate
    23. Pilum class Frigate
    24. Plasma Storm class Frigate
    25. Revenge War Sloop class Corvette
    26. Rr'xighik'ker class Frigate
    27. S-17r class Frigate
    28. Sardis class Frigate
    29. Se Koez class Frigate
    30. Surprise class Light Frigate
    31. Taranil class Patrol Frigate
    32. TC10 Kalsop class Frigate
    33. Type 053H Xiamen class Frigate
    34. Type G class Frigate
    35. Type VF class Frigate
    36. Uxkoong class Frigate
    37. Yubari class Frigate


References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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  1. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  2. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  3. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  4. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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