Fringian Pinnace
| Pinnace | |
|---|---|
| Type: U Civilian Smallcraft | |
| Size | 20 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–9 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 4 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 1 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 6/11 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | [[Distant Fringe]] |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr13.550 (base) MCr10.840 (discounted) |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Description / Specifications
The Pinnace is designed to rapidly ferry passengers and incidental cargoes between locations. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled. The design is frequently used as a lifeboat.
- The vessel is a TL 9 design.
Hull
The Pinnace is constructed using a 20-dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined.
- 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 maneuver-4 drive and a power plant 4, giving performance of 4G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 4. There is fuel tankage of 1.4 dTons, giving the power plant 7 weeks duration.
Main Section
The vessel is equipped with a computer model/1 and a pilot’s acceleration couch. There are ten passenger acceleration couches located in the main body of the craft, plus an additional acceleration couch located in the cockpit adjacent to the pilot's position. There is a cargo hold of 6 dTons: if the acceleration couches within the main body are removed the craft has a cargo capacity of 11 dTons.
- The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and an avionics suite.
Crew
The Pinnace requires 1 crew: a pilot. If the vessel is carried as a small craft, this individual serves as service crew aboard the parent vessel when not required for piloting duties.
Weapons
The ship has one triple sandcaster turret.
Subcraft
None.
Cost
The basic cost of the vessel is MCr13.550.
- The ship is a standard design. 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 MCr10.840.
History
An ubiquitous design used throughout the Distant Fringe, the Pinnace is durable and reliable. Its small size makes it a popular subcraft for smaller starships. 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
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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