Nederland class Destroyer Escort

Nederland class Destroyer Escort
TBD
Type: DE Destroyer Escort
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-4
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	39
Officers	5
Enlisted	34
Marines	X
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Langemarck Coalition
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr978.562 (base) MCr782.850 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	No information yet available.
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	TBD
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Nederland class Destroyer Escort is a very light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Destroyer Escort.

Description (Specifications)

The Nederland class Destroyer Escort is built for the Langemarck Royal Navy, the space arm of the military forces of the Langemarck Coalition in Vanguard Reaches Sector. The design trades off a longer range against decreased agility. Nederlands are capable craft that form an important part of the Coalition's defenses.

• The vessel is a TL-13 design.

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 Nederland class is constructed using a 1,000 Ton 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. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x39 personnel, including 12 Marines. x3 Officers. x24 Enlisted. Accommodations There are 19.5 Staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. There are 8 Low Berths. They are tended by the vessel's medical staff. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There is an emergency locker. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-4 drive, a Maneuver-5 drive, and a Power Plant-6, giving performance of Jump-4 and 5-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 5. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-4 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/7fib computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	x10 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for an Nederland class is: x2 triple Pulse Laser turrets, typically grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets. x1 dual Fusion Gun turret, forming its own battery. x6 triple Missile turrets, typically grouped into a single battery of 6 linked turrets.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery. The vessel is fitted with a nuclear damper unit. The vessel is fitted with a meson screen generator.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x1 20-Ton Gig. The Gig is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger can be sealed and has a total volume of 20 Tons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 460.0 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr978.562 Architects Fee: MCr9.786 The vessel and its subcraft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11.	Construction Time	120 weeks (28 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	The vessel does not have a cargo hold.

History & Background (Dossier)

Nederland class Destroyer Escorts are built for the Langemarck Royal Navy. They are versatile craft that are employed in a variety of roles, including power projection, trade protection, and fleet duties. They are small enough to be carried by a Fleet Tender, greatly extending the potential strike range. The vessel carries a 20-Ton Gig and a Marine squad drawn from the Langemarck Fusilier Regiments.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship- Destroyer Escort :

1. Type DE class Destroyer Escort
   1. Agrippa class Destroyer Escort
   2. Aurdesko class Destroyer Escort
   3. Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort
   4. Fer-de-Lance class Destroyer Escort
   5. Gable class Destroyer Escort
   6. Ipltsiedle class Destroyer Escort
   7. Isokaze class Destroyer Escort
   8. Lucifer class Destroyer Escort
   9. Moshulu class Destroyer Escort
   10. Mossip class Destroyer Escort
   11. Nederland class Destroyer Escort
   12. Shamshir class Destroyer Escort
   13. Snow class Destroyer Escort
   14. Type D47 class Destroyer Escort
   15. Type HDE class Destroyer Escort
   16. Tyrian Lordship class Destroyer Escort
   17. Velroi class Escort Destroyer
   18. Zdieench class Destroyer Escort
   19. Zhdits class Destroyer Escort
   20. Zhosibadle class Destroyer Escort

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), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• 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