Harbor class Orbital Station

Harbor class Orbital Station
Distant Fringe vessel
Type: AW Station
Category	BCS
Size	95,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partly Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/5
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	950
Accommodations
Staterooms	4,500
Low Berths	5,000
Personnel
Crew	727
Enlisted	581
High/Mid Passengers	2,000
Low Passengers	5,000
Payload
Cargo	25,000 Tons
Fuel tank	15,950 Tons
Construction
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr24,048.760
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	AW–Q40X152–490000–80008-0
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Harbor class Orbital Station is a TL–11 Space Station.

• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.

Description

The Orbital Station is a large commercial orbital port facility found within systems in the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as an Orbital City. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled. They are often associated with Gunsan class Orbital Dockyards.

Image Repository

1. A Harbor class Orbital Station with an Olympian class Cruise Liner (silhouetted) alongside.
   
2. Approaching a Harbor class Orbital Station.
   

General Description

The station is constructed as a close structure. It has four major elements - a flattened sphere-shaped primary hull containing the passenger facilities, a tall spire, a long commercial berthing arm, and a shorter military berthing arm. The primary hull has a height of 40 meters, a diameter of 220 meters, and contains 10 decks of varying height. The spire has a height of 150 meters and contains 45 decks. The military arm has a length of 180 meters and terminates in a COACC installation. The commercial arm has a length of around 450 meters and terminates in isolation and quarantine facilities. Some sections of the station are narrower and some are wider, giving it a total enclosed volume of approximately 1,280,000 cubic meters.

The main fuel tanks and the heavy machinery are located at the base of the spire and the main control center forms its peak. The main cargo holds are located below the fuel tanks, forming the upper decks of the primary hull, and include the cryogenic (low berth) sections. General crew quarters are located within the central section of the spire, though Stewards have rooms close to passenger accommodations.

Middle passage accommodations are found in the less desirable inner zones of the primary hull while first class cabins are traditionally located on its edge, often with windows offering spectacular views. The main commercial strip and leisure facilities are located in the primary hull's core zones and are focused on a multi-deck open plaza. The commercial shuttle port lies at the base of the primary hull and below that is a secondary control room.

The arms are immensely strong and are fitted with multiple docking points, an internal walkway, and external transportation pods.

A basic plan of the station indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.

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.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	The Orbital Station is constructed using a 95,000 dTon hull built in a close structure configuration. The hull is partially streamlined but does not have the structural strength to survive entry into a planetary atmosphere. Individual sections of the station are divided by bulkhead walls. There are multiple airlocks located around the station. The station is not capable of surface landings and risks catastrophic structural failure in significant gravity wells.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: 727 x48 Command, x38 Engineering, x94 Gunnery, x285 Service, x250 Passenger Stewards, and x12 Medical Staff. Accommodations: There are x4500 Staterooms. x450 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. Officers, senior staff and any celebrities working aboard the station have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy. x50 Staterooms form a state of the art medical facility. Up to x2000 First Class guests may be carried: the stewards attend to their needs. However, staterooms located within less desirable sections of the station are generally available at Second Class rates. The remaining x2000 staterooms are fitted out as public plazas, malls and boutiques, entertainment complexes, casinos, spas and gymnasiums, restaurants, cafes, and other similar amenities. There are x5000 Low Berths. The low berths are overseen by the station's medical staff, assisted by properly trained service crew. These are most commonly used to store bulk livestock but they may also be utilized by individuals wishing to wait out a period of time (most commonly for financial or tax reasons), or by those seeking medical procedures that may require the arrival of a specialist. It is rare that the station's low berths are fully occupied. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are secure lockers with a total volume of 20 dTons. These include vaults, safety deposit boxes, and secure holding areas. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the facility. Sections of the station can be isolated in the event of an emergency. There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3.	Performance	The station mounts a Maneuver half-drive, and a Power Plant-1, giving performance of 0.5-G acceleration (sufficient for orbital positioning only) and producing 950 Energy Points. The station does not have an agility rating. The dedicated internal fuel tankage gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a number of control rooms. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5 Computer: the station has x3 backup Model/5 Computers. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the station. The station is fitted with communications equipment and an advanced sensor array. It is fitted with multiple backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x950 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the station. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific situations.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for an Orbital Station is: x25 100-Ton bays, mounting Heavy Missile Launchers. Each bay launches standard Anti-Shipping Missiles. x300 triple Beam Laser turrets, forming thirty batteries each of 10 linked turrets
7.	Defenses	The hull is heavily plated and structurally reinforced, giving it an armor rating of 4. x400 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming fourty batteries each of 10 linked turrets The station is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	The station is not supplied with intrinsic subcraft: these are purchased as required by the station's operators. Hangars There are multiple large hangars located around the station: the hangars have a total volume of 15,950 dTons and can be sealed.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The station has internal fuel tankage of 15,850 dTons. The hull is not fitted with fuel scoops. The station is not equipped with fuel purification equipment. Refined fuel is held within the station's fuel tanks: it is provided by commercial Tanker vessels.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the station is MCr31,025. If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the units in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr24,820. The station is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11.	Construction Time	206 weeks (52 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 25,000 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, typically refrigeration.

History & Background (Dossier)

Harbor class Orbital Stations are rugged and known for their excellent safety record. Many are finished to very high standards, offering services and facilities equivalent to surface hotels, leisure complexes and shopping malls, but with the additional benefit that they are free of any local taxes and surcharges. 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.

Support Craft

The station relies on a variety of support craft.

Interface Craft:

• Colossus class Heavy Lander
• Deliverance class Lifeboat
• Excellence class Fast Shuttle

Tankers:

• Baleen class Heavy Tanker
• Nimrod class Fuel Lighter
• Provision class Medium Tanker

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

A number of companies manufacture facilities equivalent to the Harbor class Station.

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 of station 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.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

4 Representative Station (AW) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Civilian Ship - Trader - Station - Type AW Station

A

• Anchorage class Orbital Station

H

• Harbor class Orbital Station

M

• Mooring class Orbital Station

R

• Roadstead class Orbital Station

References

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

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.

• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS