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|name    = Fringian Light Corvette
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|name    = TBD class Attack Boat
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|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
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|agility  = 4
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|alsosee  = [[Escort]]
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|architect= [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
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|blueprint= No
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|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
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|caption  = TBD
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|cargo    = X
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|cost    = X
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|crew    = X
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|enlisted = X
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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|era      = 1105
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
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|g        = X
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|hp      = X
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|hpass    = X
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|hull    = TBD Hull
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|illustration= No
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|image    = Wiki Navy.png
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|IOC      = Unknown
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|jump    = X
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|lpass    = X
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|marines  = X
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|model    = [[Model/TBD]]
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|officers = X
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|origin  = Third Imperium
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|QSP      = TBD
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|ref      = Fan: [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
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|size    = X
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|size-cat = ACS
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|tdes    = X
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|TL      = x
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|type    = X
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|manufacturer= Various
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|name    = Hatchet class Light Corvette
 
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
 
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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|alsosee  =  
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|alsosee  = [[Corvette]]
 
|architect= Ade Stewart
 
|architect= Ade Stewart
 
|blueprint= No
 
|blueprint= No
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|canon    = No
 
|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
 
|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
 
|cargo    = 10
 
|cargo    = 10
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|lpass    = 6
 
|lpass    = 6
 
|marines  = 27
 
|marines  = 27
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|model    = Model/3
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|model    = [[Model/3]]
 
|officers = 5
 
|officers = 5
 
|origin  = Distant Fringe
 
|origin  = Distant Fringe
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|ref      = None
 
|ref      = None
 
|size    = 1000
 
|size    = 1000
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|tdes    = EL
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|size-cat = [[ACS]]
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|tdes    = ECE
 
|TL      = 11
 
|TL      = 11
 
|type    = Close Escort
 
|type    = Close Escort
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|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
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The [[Fringian Light Corvette|Light Corvette]] is a [[Close Escort]].
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The [[Hatchet class Light Corvette]] is a [[Close Escort]].
 
* It is a [[Paramilitary Ship]] and a [[Warship]].
 
* It is a [[Paramilitary Ship]] and a [[Warship]].
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* Please also see: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Warships of the Distant Fringe]].
  
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
A generic class of small warship, the Light Corvette is an escort vessel frequently encountered along [[Star Lane]]s within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a Close Escort 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 small warship, the Light Corvette is an escort vessel frequently encountered along [[Star Lane]]s within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a Close Escort 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.
 
* The vessel is a [[TL-11]] design.
 
* The vessel is a [[TL-11]] design.
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=== Image Repository ===
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# A side view of a [[Hatchet class Light Corvette]]. <br> [[File:J2 1000dT Light Corvette.jpg|500px]]
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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| 1.
 
| 1.
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| The Light Corvette is constructed using a 1,000 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a generally [[Wedge Hull|wedge]]-shaped configuration. The [[hull]] is fully [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]], giving good [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] performance that is further enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems.
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| The ''Hatchet'' class is constructed using a 1,000 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a generally [[Wedge Hull|wedge]]-shaped configuration. The [[hull]] is fully [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]], giving good [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] performance that is further enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems.
 
* Individual sections of the ship are divided by [[Bulkhead Wall|bulkhead wall]]s.
 
* Individual sections of the ship are divided by [[Bulkhead Wall|bulkhead wall]]s.
 
* There are multiple [[airlock]]s located around the vessel. The [[cargo hold]] is accessed by doors and has a loading ramp.
 
* There are multiple [[airlock]]s located around the vessel. The [[cargo hold]] is accessed by doors and has a loading ramp.
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| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| 21 personnel.
 
| 21 personnel.
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* 9x command, 3x engineering, 6x gunnery, 2x service, and 1x Flight.
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* 9x Command, 3x [[Engineer]]ing, 6x [[Gunner]]y, 2x [[Service Crew]], and 1x Flight.
 
* The vessel typically carries 27 marines (26 troopers and an officer).
 
* The vessel typically carries 27 marines (26 troopers and an officer).
  
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There are 30 [[Stateroom]]s.
 
There are 30 [[Stateroom]]s.
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* 15 [[Stateroom]]s are given over to the crew. The command crew have individual cabins: all other crew quarters are double occupancy.
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* 15 [[Stateroom]]s are given over to [[Crew Quarters|crew quarters]]. The command crew have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy.
 
* 14 [[Stateroom]]s are available for ship's troops (who travel double occupancy), officers (who travel single occupancy) or important passengers.
 
* 14 [[Stateroom]]s are available for ship's troops (who travel double occupancy), officers (who travel single occupancy) or important passengers.
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** The remaining one [[stateroom]] is fitted out as a medical bay.
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** The remaining one [[stateroom]] is fitted out as a [[Sick Bay|medical bay]].
  
 
There are 6 [[Cold sleep#Low berth|Low Berth]]s, primarily used for emergency medical purposes.
 
There are 6 [[Cold sleep#Low berth|Low Berth]]s, primarily used for emergency medical purposes.
  
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Accessible areas of the [[hull]] are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
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Accessible areas of the [[hull]] are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full [[Life Support|life support]] and [[Ship Environmental Control|environmental systems]].
 
* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
 
* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
 
* There are multiple [[Emergency Locker]]s.
 
* There are multiple [[Emergency Locker]]s.
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| 3.
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
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| The vessel mounts a [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]]-type [[Jump]]-2 drive, a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-4 drive, and a [[Power Plant]]-4, giving performance of Jump-2, 4-G acceleration, and producing 40 [[Energy Point]]s. The ship has an agility rating of 2 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one [[Jumpspace|Jump]]-2 and gives the [[power plant]] 4 weeks duration.
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| The vessel mounts a [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]]-type [[Jump]]-2 drive, a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-4 drive, and a [[Power Plant]]-4, giving performance of Jump-2, 4-G acceleration, and producing 40 [[Energy Point]]s. The ship has an agility rating of 2 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] is sufficient for two [[Jumpspace|Jump]]-2s and gives the [[power plant]] 6 [[week]]s duration.
 
* The engineering section has a main control room.
 
* The engineering section has a main control room.
 
** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
 
** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
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| 4.
 
| 4.
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| Adjacent to the bridge is a [[Model/3]] [[computer]]: the vessel has a backup [[Model/3]] [[computer]].
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| Adjacent to the bridge is a [[Model/4 Computer]]: the vessel has a backup [[Model/4 Computer]].
 
* There are multiple [[workstation]]s and [[Control Panel|control points]] throughout the vessel.
 
* There are multiple [[workstation]]s and [[Control Panel|control points]] throughout the vessel.
 
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications_Equipment#Shipboard_Communications|communications equipment]], an advanced [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], full [[ECM]], and has an [[Avionics|avionics suite]].
 
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications_Equipment#Shipboard_Communications|communications equipment]], an advanced [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], full [[ECM]], and has an [[Avionics|avionics suite]].
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| 11.
 
| 11.
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| 120 weeks (30 months) as standard.
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| 120 [[week]]s (30 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.
 
* 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.
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted [[Starship Weapon|weapons systems]], onboard [[electronics]], and the fit out of internal spaces.
 
The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted [[Starship Weapon|weapons systems]], onboard [[electronics]], and the fit out of internal spaces.
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=== Distant Fringe Vessels ===
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The [[Distant Fringe]] is said to be a far [[spinward]]-[[rimward]] area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on [[Terra (world)|Terra]]. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of [[Charted Space]] by vast, almost uncrossable [[rift]]s that were once broached by a system of [[calibration Point]]s and the use of [[tanker]]s. 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.{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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[[Vessel]]s originating within the [[Distant Fringe]] are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, [[misjump]]s do occur and [[Astrographic Phenomenon|anomalies]] with bizarre [[spacetime]] and [[Jumpspace]] effects exist: as such, [[Vessel|craft]] of this type are not entirely unknown within [[Charted Space]].{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
  
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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The class are nicknamed "axeheads" due to their upright wedge-shaped configuration.  
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Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the [[polity|state]] that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
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* Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and [[Transponder|transponder]] codes.
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* 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".
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The class are nicknamed "axeheads" due to their upright wedge-shaped configuration.
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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''[[Close Escort]]''
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-EC-Close-Escort}}
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* [[Type CE class Close Escort]]
 
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** [[Hatchet class Close Escort]]
 
  
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= CT Book 5 [[High_Guard_(book)|"High Guard",]] GDW, 1980.
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 03:32, 13 October 2019

Hatchet class Light Corvette
Distant Fringe Logo.gif
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: ECE Close Escort
Category [[ACS]]
Size 1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration [[Wedge Hull]]
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–11
Engineering
Computer Model/3
Jump J-2
Maneuver 4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 10
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 21
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 16
    Marines 27
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 10 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Distant Fringe
Year Operational No information yet available.
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr1,008.709 (base)
MCr806.968 (qty)
Architect fee MCrAde Stewart
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile No information yet available.
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration No
Source
Also see Corvette
Canon Published, non-canon design
Era 1105
Reference None
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Book 5 High Guard

The Hatchet class Light Corvette is a Close Escort.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

A generic class of small warship, the Light Corvette is an escort vessel frequently encountered along Star Lanes within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Close Escort 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-11 design.

Image Repository[edit]

  1. A side view of a Hatchet class Light Corvette.
    J2 1000dT Light Corvette.jpg

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) where necessary. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage The Hatchet class is constructed using a 1,000 dTon hull built in a generally wedge-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems.
  • Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls.
  • There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by doors and has a loading ramp.
  • The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2. Crew 21 personnel.

Accommodations

There are 30 Staterooms.

  • 15 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The command crew have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy.
  • 14 Staterooms are available for ship's troops (who travel double occupancy), officers (who travel single occupancy) or important passengers.

There are 6 Low Berths, primarily used for emergency medical purposes.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.

  • There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
  • There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3. Performance The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-4 drive, and a Power Plant-4, giving performance of Jump-2, 4-G acceleration, and producing 40 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 2 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two Jump-2s and gives the power plant 6 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/4 Computer: the vessel has a backup Model/4 Computer.
5. Hardpoints x10 hardpoints.
  • The listed weapons systems are typical for the design. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific missions.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for a Light Corvette is:
7. Defenses The hull is plated and structurally reinforced, with an armor rating of 8.
8. Craft Flight Section

The subcraft is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger can be sealed and has a total volume of 52 dTons.

9. Fuel Treatment The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 240 dTons.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel is MCr1008.709.
  • 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 MCr806.968.
  • The vessel and its subcraft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11. Construction Time 120 weeks (30 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 10 dTons.
  • 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.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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.

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".

The class are nicknamed "axeheads" due to their upright wedge-shaped configuration.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Military Vessel - Escort - Close Escort:

  1. Type EC class Close Escort
    1. Athune class Close Escort
    2. Breaker class Corvette
    3. Bunker class Close Escort
    4. Convoyer class Close Escort
    5. Cozzi class Corvette
    6. Durt class Escort Corvette
    7. Egek'aa class Corvette
    8. Emerald class Escort Corvette
    9. Eradicator class Escort Corvette
    10. Esqua class Escort Corvette
    11. Gazelle class Close Escort
    12. Gem class Close Escort
    13. Grisha class Corvette
    14. Hatchet class Light Corvette
    15. Hopkins class Escort Corvette
    16. Javelin class Escort Corvette
    17. Jimenez class Escort Corvette
    18. KE8 Blockade class Lancer
    19. KE9 Unleashed class Escort Corvette
    20. Kotaka class Escort Corvette
    21. Lancer class Corvette
    22. Malcolm class Corvette
    23. Mongoose class Close Escort
    24. Patrol class Close Escort
    25. Qatan class Escort Corvette
    26. Risa class Close Escort
    27. Shalis class Patrol Corvette
    28. Sieno class Close Escort
    29. Sii'kha class Escort Corvette
    30. Stalwart class Corvette
    31. Sultanhisar class Escort Corvette
    32. TC9 Forgald class Escort Corvette
    33. Toad SR7T class Yacht / Warsloop
    34. Type CE class Close Escort
    35. Type EC class Corvette
    36. Vaward class Close Escort
    37. Wasinki class Corvette
    38. Wyvern class Escort Corvette
    39. Xebec class Explorer


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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