Goliath class Provincial Freighter
Goliath class Provincial Freighter | |
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Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | |
Type: TB Transport | |
Size | 3,500 Tons |
Hull Configuration | [[Conical Hull]] |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–9 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/2 |
Jump | J-1 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 35 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 37 |
Officers | 8 |
Enlisted | 29 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 2,200 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Distant Fringe |
Year Operational | No information yet available. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr1,501.957 (base) MCr1,201.566 (qty) |
Architect fee | MCrAde Stewart |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | No information yet available. |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Source | |
Also see | Freighter |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Reference | None |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Book 5 High Guard |
The Goliath class Provincial Freighter is a large commercial starship.
- It is a Civilian Ship and a Transport.
- Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)
A generic class of civilian vessel, the Provincial Freighter is a commercial transport typically 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
A Goliath class Provincial Freighter.
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. [1]
No. | Category | Remarks |
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1. | Tonnage | The Provincial Freighter is constructed using a 3,500 dTon hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems.
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2. | Crew | x37 personnel.
Accommodations
Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.
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3. | Performance | The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive, and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-1 and 2-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-1 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
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4. | Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/2 computer: the vessel has a backup Model/2 computer.
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5. | Hardpoints | x35 hardpoints.
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6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for a Provincial Freighter is:
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7. | Defenses | The hull is unarmored.
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8. | Craft | Flight Section
The subcraft is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hangers can be sealed and has a total volume of 40 dTons. |
9. | Fuel Treatment | The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 220 dTons.
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10. | Cost | The basic cost of the vessel is MCr1,501.957 |
11. | Construction Time | 84 weeks (21 months) as standard.
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12. | Comments | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 2,400 dTons.
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History & Background (Dossier)
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
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
A number of companies manufacture ships equivalent to the Goliath class. They vary in hull shape and internal layout but all share the same basic design and all have very similar capabilities and performance characteristics.
- Each variant class is named by the company that produces it: these organizations generally draw on traditional naming protocols. It is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
- Individual vessels within a class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes but traditionally are named by their first crew, though from a list of approved options. This is considered a serious affair and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".
Selected Variant Types & Classes
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- 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) 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
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak