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A generic class of civilian vessel, the Provincial Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered operating within clusters of stars within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a [[Conventional Pattern Starships|conventional]] design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled. | A generic class of civilian vessel, the Provincial Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered operating within clusters of stars within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a [[Conventional Pattern Starships|conventional]] design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled. | ||
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Fringian Provincial Carrier | |
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Type: TB Commercial Mercantile Ships | |
Size | 9,000 Tons |
Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
Tech Level | TL–9 |
Engineering | |
Computer | |
Jump | J-1 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 90 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 63 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 6,100 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Distant Fringe |
Price | |
Cost | MCr3,986.360 (base) MCr3,189.088 (discounted) |
Source | |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
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Description (Specifications)
A generic class of civilian vessel, the Provincial Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered operating within clusters of stars within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.
- The vessel is a TL 9 design.
Image Repository
An Aspirant class Provincial Carrier.
Hull
The Provincial Carrier is constructed using a 9000 dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined: the ship is equipped with fuel scoops.
- Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
- The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators. All accessible sections of the hull have life support.
Engineering
The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type jump-1 drive, a maneuver-2 drive, and a power plant 2, giving performance of jump-1 and 2G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 2. There is fuel tankage of 1080 dTons, sufficient for one jump-1 and giving the power plant four weeks duration.
- The engineering section has a main control room.
- The jump drive utilises a lanthanum hull grid.
- The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
Main Section
Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/3: the vessel carries an additional backup computer model/3. The vessel has a secure locker with a capacity of 5 dTons. There are 42 staterooms and 100 low berths, primarily used to transport livestock. Double occupancy accommodations are required for all except the command crew. 5 staterooms are available to paying passengers. Cargo capacity amounts to 6100 dTons.
- The vessel is fitted with communications equipment and a sensor suite.
Crew
The Provincial Carrier requires 63 crew: 11x command, 12x engineering, 12x gunnery, and 27x service, of which 2 double up as flight crew for the subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries a passenger steward.
Weapons
The ship is fitted with 90 turrets. These are grouped into:
- three sandcaster batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
- two beam laser batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
- four missile batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
Subcraft
The ship carries two 40 dTon Ship's Boats, each housed in a dedicated hanger.
Cost
The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr3986.360.
- All the craft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
- If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr3189.088.
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.
See also: Ships of the Distant Fringe
References & Contributors / Sources
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- CT Book 5 "High Guard", GDW, 1980.
- 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