Goliath class Provincial Freighter
Goliath class Provincial Freighter | |
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Type: AK Subsidized Trader | |
Category | BCS |
Size | 3,500 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Cone Hull |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–9 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/2 |
Jump | J-1 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 35 |
Offensive | 12 triple laser turrets, 20 triple sandcaster turrets |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 48 |
Low Berths | 100 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 37 |
Officers | 8 |
Enlisted | 29 |
High/Mid Passengers | 25 |
Low Passengers | 100 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 2,200 Tons |
Fuel tank | 420 Tons |
Carried craft | 1 40t boat |
Construction | |
Construction Time | 21 Months |
Origin | Distant Fringe |
Price | |
Cost | MCr1,201.566 |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | AK-03S21 |
Universal Ship Profile | AK–C212221–080000–00005-0 |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Designer | Ade Stewart |
Design System | High Guard |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Fan: Ade Stewart |
The Goliath class Provincial Freighter is a TL–9 large commercial Provincial Freighter.
- Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
Description
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.
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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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | 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
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.
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
42 Representative Subsidized Trader (AK) Classes
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- Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
- Amkarim class Trade Liner
- Andrew class Commercial Shuttle
- Anhk class Merchant
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C
D
F
G
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- Jasper class Provincial Merchant
- Jelmirt Marquis class High Liner
- Jose Cadiz Royal Galleon class Cargo Carrier
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M
- Maru class Merchant
- Mauripo class Subsidized Merchant
- Mavuzo class Super Freighter
- Mora class Freighter
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Q
R
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- Seeker class Armored Merchant
- Sirocco class Merchant Freighter
- Star*mart class Provincial Merchant
- Swordfish class Merchant
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- Trader class Provincial Transport
- Type CT class Cargo Carrier
- Type R2 class Subsidized Merchant
- Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
- Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
- Tyrfing class Freighter
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References
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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- Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.