Nonsuch class Patrol Frigate

Nonsuch class Patrol Frigate
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Type: EF Frigate
Size	2,500 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	(2) Model 5 fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	25
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	80 with 34 Marines
Officers	16
Enlisted	64
Marines	34
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	3.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Lon Mardos Defense Forces
Price
Cost	MCr2,980.221 Qty: MCr 2,384.176
Architect fee	MCr29.802
Statistics
Source
Canon	Published, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Nonsuch class Patrol Frigate is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Frigate.

Description (Specifications)

Capable of a single jump 2 and 6 Gs acceleration and equipped with twenty-five turrets, this design can escort friendly merchants and conduct commerce raiding when needed. It is not intended to stand against ships of the line. The are very fast and agile but don't carry heavy weapon systems. It carries a pair of model 5 fib computers, for excellent fail-safe fire control from the CIC. The streamlined needle/wedge hull is armored enough to resist crippling critical hits. They are heavily compartmentalized with reinforced bulkheads. The ship is fitted with fuel scoops and fuel purification refineries for wilderness ocean refueling. There are 34 marines aboard who are deployed and recovered by a pair of 20 ton drop boats. There is a 3 ton cargo bay as well. There are twenty triple missile turrets firing as port and starboard batteries, a dorsal triple beam laser turret and eight plasma cannons fitted for all aspect, close quarters battle.

The crew consists of 11 command, 11 engineers, 12 gunnery, 5 flight, 5 flight, 2 security specialists, and a small platoon of 34 marines. There are 43 staterooms for the 16 officers and 64 enlisted crew. The prototype required 126 weeks to construct and fit out. The production model was completed in only 101 weeks and at reduced cost.

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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics

#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	2,500 tons.
2.	Crew	80.
3.	Performance	Jump 2, 6G, Power 7.
4.	Electronics	(2) Modle 5 fib.
5.	Hardpoints	25 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	20 triple missile turrets, 1 triple beam laser turret, and 4 dual plasma gun turrets.
7.	Defenses	Factor 5 armor.
8.	Craft	2 x 20T Gigs.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification.
10.	Cost	MCr2,980.221 Qty: MCr 2,384.176.
11.	Construction Time	10.5/9 months.
12.	Comments	None.

History & Background (Dossier)

Built for the Lon Mardos Defense Forces, this is a multi-role TL–11 design.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

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)

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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.

• 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 of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science