Difference between revisions of "Gazelle class Close Escort"

From Traveller Wiki - Science-Fiction Adventure in the Far future
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(29 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{InfoboxShip
 
{{InfoboxShip
 
|name    = Gazelle class Close Escort
 
|name    = Gazelle class Close Escort
−
|alsosee  =  
+
|aerodynam= [[Partially Streamlined Hull]]
−
|architect= Marc Miller
+
|alsosee  = [[Fiery class Close Escort]]
−
|caption  = Gazelle class Close Escort
+
|architect= Timothy B. Brown
 +
|blueprint= Yes
 +
|canon    = Yes. Published, canon design with a Keith illustration.
 +
|caption  = TBD
 
|cargo    = 6
 
|cargo    = 6
 
|crew    = 4 officers, 8 men
 
|crew    = 4 officers, 8 men
 
|cost    = 287.47
 
|cost    = 287.47
−
|IOC      = TBD
+
|enlisted = 8
−
|enlisted = TBD
+
|era      = 1105
 
|footnote = The two sets of numbers for tonnage, jump and maneuver are for the presence of the 100-ton dismountable fuel tanks and the absence of same.
 
|footnote = The two sets of numbers for tonnage, jump and maneuver are for the presence of the 100-ton dismountable fuel tanks and the absence of same.
 
|g        = 5/4
 
|g        = 5/4
 
|hp      = 4
 
|hp      = 4
 
|hpass    = 0
 
|hpass    = 0
 +
|hull    = [[Cylinder Hull]]
 +
|illustration= Yes
 
|image    = Close-Escort-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-84.jpg
 
|image    = Close-Escort-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-84.jpg
 +
|IOC      = TBD
 
|jump    = 5/4
 
|jump    = 5/4
 
|lpass    = 0
 
|lpass    = 0
−
|marines  = TBD
+
|marines  = 0
−
|model    = TBD
+
|model    = [[Model/6]]
−
|officers = TBD
+
|officers = 4
 
|origin  = Third Imperium
 
|origin  = Third Imperium
 
|QSP      = TBD
 
|QSP      = TBD
 +
|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|size    = 300/400
 
|size    = 300/400
 
|tdes    = EL
 
|tdes    = EL
 
|TL      = 14
 
|TL      = 14
 
|type    = Close Escort
 
|type    = Close Escort
−
|usp      = TBD
+
|usp      = CE-3455762-300000-40100-0
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
}}
−
The [[Gazelle class Close Escort]] is built using a 300-ton [[hull]] with a partially streamlined configuration.  
+
The [[Gazelle class Close Escort]] is a light [[warship]] built using a 300-ton [[hull]] with a partially streamlined configuration.  
−
* This is a [[military ship]].
+
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Close Escort]].
  
−
== Description / Specifications ==
+
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
−
It is fitted with jump-5, maneuver-5, and power plant-7 drives, and fuel tankage for 81 tons of [[fuel]]. To this basic package is added disposable 100-ton fuel tanks to provide the total fuel necessary for the drives. However, with these tanks installed, the ship tonnage is increased to 400 tons, which reduces the ship's performance to 4-G, jump-4, and power plant-5. The tanks may be dropped to allow the higher performance, but the ship then becomes restricted by its lower fuel supply until the tanks are replaced. The ship has [[fuel scoop]]s and a [[purification plant]], and can refuel by skimming [[gas giant]]s. The standard bridge has a Model/6 computer installed and the ship has four [[hardpoint]]s. Two of the [[hardpoint]]s allow five tons each, which allows the installation of [[particle accelerator]] [[barbette]]s if desired. The remaining two [[hardpoint]]s sport triple [[laser]] [[turret]]s. The ship hull is heavily armored. The ship has eight staterooms, four for officers and four for double occupancy by crew members.
+
These [[close escort]]s despite being woefully ineffective as combatants are fairly effective as deterrents to marauding forces. Many a merchant trader owes a debt of gratitude to the long-serving ''Gazelles'' and ''Fieries'' of the [[Imperial Navy]] and local sector navies. Not the best fighter, bet often there when you need them. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
 +
 
 +
It is fitted with jump-5, maneuver-5, and power plant-7 drives, and fuel tankage for 81 tons of [[fuel]]. To this basic package is added disposable 100-ton fuel tanks to provide the total fuel necessary for the drives. However, with these tanks installed, the ship tonnage is increased to 400 tons, which reduces the ship's performance to 4-G, jump-4, and power plant-5. The tanks may be dropped to allow the higher performance, but the ship then becomes restricted by its lower fuel supply until the tanks are replaced. The ship has [[fuel scoop]]s and a [[purification plant]], and can refuel by skimming [[gas giant]]s. The standard bridge has a Model/6 [[computer]] installed and the ship has four [[hardpoint]]s. Two of the [[hardpoint]]s allow five [[ton]]s each, which allows the installation of [[particle accelerator]] [[barbette]]s if desired. The remaining two [[hardpoint]]s sport triple [[laser]] [[turret]]s. The ship [[hull]] is heavily armored. The ship has eight [[stateroom]]s, four for officers and four for double occupancy by crew members.
 
   
 
   
−
A 20-ton [[gig]], itself armed with a laser mount, is slung beneath the ship, with interlocking hatches provided. The gig is capable of 6-G and carries six acceleration couches and three emergency [[low berth]]s. It can also carry two tons of cargo.
+
A 20-ton [[gig]], itself armed with a [[laser]] mount, is slung beneath the ship, with interlocking hatches provided. The gig is capable of 6-G and carries six acceleration couches and three emergency [[low berth]]s. It can also carry two tons of cargo.
  
 
An important aspect of the ship is its interior layout; the ship was designed at a time when mutinies were a major threat to security. As a result, major bulkheads break up the ship into distinct areas — some for crew members, some for officers, and some common to both.
 
An important aspect of the ship is its interior layout; the ship was designed at a time when mutinies were a major threat to security. As a result, major bulkheads break up the ship into distinct areas — some for crew members, some for officers, and some common to both.
 +
 +
=== Image Repository ===
 +
[[File: Close-Escort-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-84 03-July-2018a.jpg|400px]]
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== 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. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
+
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 [[kiloton]]s (thousands of tons) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
−
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
Line 50: Line 61:
 
| 1.
 
| 1.
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
−
| TBD
+
| 300 [[ton]]s (standard). 4,200 cubic meters. Unstreamlined hull. L-Hyd tanks add 100 tons of fuel and displacement (CE-4444762) and cost [[MCr]]0.11. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
−
| TBD
+
| x12 [[crew]]: x4 officers. x8 ratings. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}} Total: 12 [[crew]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3.
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
−
| TBD
+
| Jump varies with situation. With [[drop tank]]s installed and retained, Jump-4 and 4-G. With drop tanks installed and dropped, Jump-5 and 5-G. With [[drop tank]]s not installed, Jump-2 and 5-G. Power plant-7. 21-EP. Agility-0. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 4.
 
| 4.
−
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
+
| [[Ship’s Computer|Electronics]]
−
| TBD
+
| x1 Model/6 [[computer]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5.
 
| 5.
−
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
+
| [[Ship’s Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
−
| TBD
+
| x4 [[hardpoint]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 6.
 
| 6.
−
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
+
| [[Ship’s Weapons|Armament]]
−
| TBD
+
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
 +
* x2 [[particle accelerator]] [[barbette]]s organized as two batteries.
 +
* x2 Two triple [[beam laser]] [[turret]]s organized as two batteries. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 7.
 
| 7.
−
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
+
| [[Ship’s Defenses|Defenses]]
−
| TBD
+
| Armored hull (Factor-3). {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 8.
 
| 8.
 
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
 
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
−
| TBD
+
| x1 20-ton [[gig]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 9.
 
| 9.
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
−
| TBD
+
| Integral [[fuel scoop]]s and [[purification plant]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 10.
 
| 10.
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
−
| TBD
+
| [[MCr]]359.3431 standard. [[MCr]]287.474 in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 11.
 
| 11.
−
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
+
| [[Ship Architecture|Construction Time]]
−
| TBD
+
| 16 months singly; 11 months in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 12.
 
| 12.
 
| Comments
 
| Comments
−
| TBD
+
| Standard cargo capacity amounts to 6.0 [[ton]]s.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
== History & Background / Dossier ==
+
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
−
An Imperial Navy standard class built by the hundreds, and a common component of Navy task forces in the Marches. Designed specifically to protect the line-of-battle against enemy skirmish forces and for general escort duty, the class is well-armed for its size and type. L-Hyd fuel tanks may be dropped in extreme circumstances, allowing Jump-5. The tanks must be replaced unless a severe reduction in jump ability is to be tolerated.
+
''Comments:'' Hundreds of ''Gazelle'' class close escorts have been built and many remain in service in the Imperial Navy, despite the fact that in a combat situation, they are nearly worthless. The close escort, even when new, was not intended to stand up to combat vessels; rather it was envisioned as an anti-piracy and revenue patrol ship. In that role, it has performed well, but when pressed into combat duties it has invariably suffered disproportionate losses. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 +
 
 +
An [[Imperial Navy]] standard class built by the hundreds, and a common component of Navy task forces in the [[Spinward Marches|Marches]]. Designed specifically to protect the line-of-battle against enemy skirmish forces and for general escort duty, the class is well-armed for its size and type. L-Hyd fuel tanks may be dropped in extreme circumstances, allowing Jump-5. The tanks must be replaced unless a severe reduction in jump ability is to be tolerated.
  
 
=== Ship General Specifications ===
 
=== Ship General Specifications ===
−
'''General Specifications:''' Naval tactics in the [[Imperial Navy]] call for large ships to be accompanied by well-armed, small fighting craft capable of engaging the enemy at long range, before they approach the principle ships in a task force or convoy. These small ships may be fighter craft carried by the larger ships, or they may be [[Type CE class Close Escort|independent close escort vessels]].  
+
''General Specifications:'' Naval tactics in the [[Imperial Navy]] call for large ships to be accompanied by well-armed, small fighting craft capable of engaging the enemy at long range, before they approach the principle ships in a task force or convoy. These small ships may be fighter craft carried by the larger ships, or they may be [[Type CE class Close Escort|independent close escort vessels]].  
  
 
Thousands of [[Type CE class Close Escort|close escorts]] have been built in the past several centuries, and hundreds have been built in the Gazelle class. Many remain in service in the Imperial Navy, despite the fact that in a combat situation, they are nearly worthless. The [[close escort]], even when new, was not intended to stand up to combat vessels; rather it was envisioned as an anti-piracy and revenue patrol ship. In that role, it has performed well, but when pressed into combat duties it has invariably suffered disproportionate losses.  
 
Thousands of [[Type CE class Close Escort|close escorts]] have been built in the past several centuries, and hundreds have been built in the Gazelle class. Many remain in service in the Imperial Navy, despite the fact that in a combat situation, they are nearly worthless. The [[close escort]], even when new, was not intended to stand up to combat vessels; rather it was envisioned as an anti-piracy and revenue patrol ship. In that role, it has performed well, but when pressed into combat duties it has invariably suffered disproportionate losses.  
Line 108: Line 123:
 
The original specification (through CE-13791) called for the use of [[Particle Accelerator]] [[barbette]]s on the dorsal/ventral [[hardpoint]]s. This was the first experimentation with this weapons system on a smaller craft. It was a respectable weapons configuration, however tactical simulations proved out in field trials, resulted in all new orders, and some completed ships to be refit, with the Laser/Missile configuration. The [[Al Morai]] design team was the first departure from the standard spec, brought on by the fact that their ships would be in private hands.
 
The original specification (through CE-13791) called for the use of [[Particle Accelerator]] [[barbette]]s on the dorsal/ventral [[hardpoint]]s. This was the first experimentation with this weapons system on a smaller craft. It was a respectable weapons configuration, however tactical simulations proved out in field trials, resulted in all new orders, and some completed ships to be refit, with the Laser/Missile configuration. The [[Al Morai]] design team was the first departure from the standard spec, brought on by the fact that their ships would be in private hands.
  
−
=== Ship Registry Selections ===
+
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 +
''Ship Registry Selections:''
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
|+ Ship Registry Selections
 
|+ Ship Registry Selections
Line 129: Line 145:
 
* C: In civilian service in [[Reaver's Deep Sector|Reaver's Deep]].
 
* C: In civilian service in [[Reaver's Deep Sector|Reaver's Deep]].
  
−
=== Selected Close Escort Ships ===
+
=== Selected Variant Models ===
 +
''Variant:'' The ''Fiery'' class gunned escort is a variant based on the ''Gazelle'' class, the major difference being a streamlined hull. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 +
 
 +
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 +
''[[Close Escort]]s:''
 
# [[Type CE class Close Escort]]
 
# [[Type CE class Close Escort]]
 +
## [[Fiery class Close Escort]]
 
## [[Gazelle class Close Escort]]
 
## [[Gazelle class Close Escort]]
 
## [[Independence class Patrol Cruiser]]
 
## [[Independence class Patrol Cruiser]]
Line 136: Line 157:
 
## [[Vayu class Patrol Cruiser]]
 
## [[Vayu class Patrol Cruiser]]
  
−
=== Image Repository ===
+
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
−
[[File: Close-Escort-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-84 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
 
−
 
 
−
== References & Contributors ==
 
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Advanced}}
 
{{Advanced}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
−
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 04|article=Gazelle class Close Escort Vessels|page=14-21}}
+
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
−
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Traders and Gunboats|page=30-35,47}}
+
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 04 |article=Gazelle class Close Escort Vessels|page=14-21}}
−
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Fighting Ships|version=Classic Traveller|page=17}}
+
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page=30-35,47 |version= Classic Traveller}}
−
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name=Leviathan|page=40}}
+
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Leviathan |page=40}}
−
|S5= {{Ludography cite|name=Flight of the Stag|page=1-4}}
+
|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 17 |version= Classic Traveller}} ({{CT}} [[Supplement 9]])
−
|S6= {{Ludography cite|name=Gazelle Class Close Escort|page=1-8}}
+
|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Flight of the Stag |page=1-4}}
−
|S7= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller: The New Era|page=370}}
+
|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 5 |page= TBD |version= Classic Traveller}}
−
|S8= {{Ludography cite|name=MegaTraveller Journal 2|article=Fiery Class Gunned Escort|page=27-32}}
+
|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= TBD}}
−
|S9= {{Ludography cite|name=Brilliant Lances|page=35}}
+
|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
−
|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= Deneb Sector |page= 37}}
+
|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= Gazelle Class Close Escort |page=1-8}}
−
|S11= {{Ludography cite|name=Gazelle-Class Close Escorts|page=1-56}}
+
|S11= {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller Journal 2 |article=Fiery Class Gunned Escort|page=27-32}}
−
|S12= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://home.earthlink.net/~ngc5139/HG/gaz-DS.html Federation Development Agency] by [[Leroy W.L. Guatney]] of the [[HIWG]]
+
|S12= {{Ludography cite|name= Challenge 58 |page= TBD}}
−
|S13= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.trisen.com/sol/ship.asp?Topic=10&Page=25&iClass=GAZELL&iType=CE Stuff Online]
+
|S13= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller: The New Era |page=370}}
−
|S14= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
+
|S14= {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 23 |article=Technical Booklet}}
−
|S15= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
+
|S15= {{Ludography cite|name= Deneb Sector |page= 37}}
 +
|S16= {{Ludography cite|name= Gazelle-Class Close Escorts |page=1-56}}
 +
|S17= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://home.earthlink.net/~ngc5139/HG/gaz-DS.html Federation Development Agency] by [[Leroy W.L. Guatney]] of the [[HIWG]]
 +
|S18= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.trisen.com/sol/ship.asp?Topic=10&Page=25&iClass=GAZELL&iType=CE Stuff Online]
 +
|S19= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 +
|S20= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 164: Line 187:
 
[[Category: Third Imperium]]
 
[[Category: Third Imperium]]
 
[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
 
[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
−
{{LE|Ship}}
+
{{LEN|Ship}}

Revision as of 21:18, 26 March 2019

Gazelle class Close Escort
Close-Escort-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-84.jpg
TBD
Type: EL Close Escort
Size 300/400 Tons
Hull Configuration [[Cylinder Hull]]
Streamlining Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–14
Engineering
Computer Model/6
Jump J-5/4
Maneuver 5/4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 4
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 4 officers, 8 men
    Officers 4
    Enlisted 8
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 6 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Price
Cost MCr287.47
Architect fee MCrTimothy B. Brown
Statistics
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Also see Fiery class Close Escort
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference High Guard 20-37.
The two sets of numbers for tonnage, jump and maneuver are for the presence of the 100-ton dismountable fuel tanks and the absence of same.

The Gazelle class Close Escort is a light warship built using a 300-ton hull with a partially streamlined configuration.

Description (Specifications)

These close escorts despite being woefully ineffective as combatants are fairly effective as deterrents to marauding forces. Many a merchant trader owes a debt of gratitude to the long-serving Gazelles and Fieries of the Imperial Navy and local sector navies. Not the best fighter, bet often there when you need them. [1]

It is fitted with jump-5, maneuver-5, and power plant-7 drives, and fuel tankage for 81 tons of fuel. To this basic package is added disposable 100-ton fuel tanks to provide the total fuel necessary for the drives. However, with these tanks installed, the ship tonnage is increased to 400 tons, which reduces the ship's performance to 4-G, jump-4, and power plant-5. The tanks may be dropped to allow the higher performance, but the ship then becomes restricted by its lower fuel supply until the tanks are replaced. The ship has fuel scoops and a purification plant, and can refuel by skimming gas giants. The standard bridge has a Model/6 computer installed and the ship has four hardpoints. Two of the hardpoints allow five tons each, which allows the installation of particle accelerator barbettes if desired. The remaining two hardpoints sport triple laser turrets. The ship hull is heavily armored. The ship has eight staterooms, four for officers and four for double occupancy by crew members.

A 20-ton gig, itself armed with a laser mount, is slung beneath the ship, with interlocking hatches provided. The gig is capable of 6-G and carries six acceleration couches and three emergency low berths. It can also carry two tons of cargo.

An important aspect of the ship is its interior layout; the ship was designed at a time when mutinies were a major threat to security. As a result, major bulkheads break up the ship into distinct areas — some for crew members, some for officers, and some common to both.

Image Repository

Close-Escort-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-84 03-July-2018a.jpg

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. [2]

Basic Ship Characteristics [3]
#. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage 300 tons (standard). 4,200 cubic meters. Unstreamlined hull. L-Hyd tanks add 100 tons of fuel and displacement (CE-4444762) and cost MCr0.11. [4]
2. Crew x12 crew: x4 officers. x8 ratings. [5] Total: 12 crew.
3. Performance Jump varies with situation. With drop tanks installed and retained, Jump-4 and 4-G. With drop tanks installed and dropped, Jump-5 and 5-G. With drop tanks not installed, Jump-2 and 5-G. Power plant-7. 21-EP. Agility-0. [6]
4. Electronics x1 Model/6 computer. [7]
5. Hardpoints x4 hardpoints. [8]
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
7. Defenses Armored hull (Factor-3). [10]
8. Craft x1 20-ton gig. [11]
9. Fuel Treatment Integral fuel scoops and purification plant. [12]
10. Cost MCr359.3431 standard. MCr287.474 in quantity. [13]
11. Construction Time 16 months singly; 11 months in quantity. [14]
12. Comments Standard cargo capacity amounts to 6.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Comments: Hundreds of Gazelle class close escorts have been built and many remain in service in the Imperial Navy, despite the fact that in a combat situation, they are nearly worthless. The close escort, even when new, was not intended to stand up to combat vessels; rather it was envisioned as an anti-piracy and revenue patrol ship. In that role, it has performed well, but when pressed into combat duties it has invariably suffered disproportionate losses. [15]

An Imperial Navy standard class built by the hundreds, and a common component of Navy task forces in the Marches. Designed specifically to protect the line-of-battle against enemy skirmish forces and for general escort duty, the class is well-armed for its size and type. L-Hyd fuel tanks may be dropped in extreme circumstances, allowing Jump-5. The tanks must be replaced unless a severe reduction in jump ability is to be tolerated.

Ship General Specifications

General Specifications: Naval tactics in the Imperial Navy call for large ships to be accompanied by well-armed, small fighting craft capable of engaging the enemy at long range, before they approach the principle ships in a task force or convoy. These small ships may be fighter craft carried by the larger ships, or they may be independent close escort vessels.

Thousands of close escorts have been built in the past several centuries, and hundreds have been built in the Gazelle class. Many remain in service in the Imperial Navy, despite the fact that in a combat situation, they are nearly worthless. The close escort, even when new, was not intended to stand up to combat vessels; rather it was envisioned as an anti-piracy and revenue patrol ship. In that role, it has performed well, but when pressed into combat duties it has invariably suffered disproportionate losses.

The original specification (through CE-13791) called for the use of Particle Accelerator barbettes on the dorsal/ventral hardpoints. This was the first experimentation with this weapons system on a smaller craft. It was a respectable weapons configuration, however tactical simulations proved out in field trials, resulted in all new orders, and some completed ships to be refit, with the Laser/Missile configuration. The Al Morai design team was the first departure from the standard spec, brought on by the fact that their ships would be in private hands.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Ship Registry Selections:

Ship Registry Selections
No. Name Laid down First Flight Builder Notes
13712 Gazelle 131-1079 242-1080 Yard 15 A
13768 Unicorn 105-1084 098-1086 Clan Severn B
13791 Stag 085-1086 063-1087 Delvani C

Selected Variant Models

Variant: The Fiery class gunned escort is a variant based on the Gazelle class, the major difference being a streamlined hull. [16]

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Close Escorts:

  1. Type CE class Close Escort
    1. Fiery class Close Escort
    2. Gazelle class Close Escort
    3. Independence class Patrol Cruiser
    4. Tempus class Patrol Vessel
    5. Vayu class Patrol Cruiser

References & Contributors (Sources)

This article has metadata.
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.
  1. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  2. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  3. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  4. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  5. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  6. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  7. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  8. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  9. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  10. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  11. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  12. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  13. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  14. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  15. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
  16. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
Retrieved from "http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/index.php?title=Gazelle_class_Close_Escort&oldid=485362"