Petty class Subsidized Merchant

Petty class Subsidized Merchant
TBD
Type: RT Subsidized Merchant
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	13
Officers	X
Enlisted	X
Marines	X
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	97.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr90.04
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	RT-TBD
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Liner
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	"Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances 27.
Petty class Subsidized Merchant

The Petty class Subsidized Merchants is a mercantile warship.

• It is a civilian ship and a Subsidized Merchant.

Description (Specifications)

They were originally built to haul bulk cargo along the many commercial "mains" of the Third Imperium, the government subsidy making it possible to transport moderate-value consumer goods at competitive prices, and thus prompting greater commercial and cultural homogeneity throughout the realm.

The ship itself displaces 390 tons; with its launch it displaces 400 tons. Jump, maneuver, and contra-grav drives are all configured to support 400 tons.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	TBD crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-TBD TBD-G acceleration Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: #.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)

Rebellion: Now that many of the former high-population worlds have become cold and lifeless rocks, the former trade-rich mains are often no longer economically viable, and commercially successful starships usually require jump-2 capability. While a handful of the old Petty-class ships have been renovated with more capable drives, most have fallen into disuse and disrepair, their electronics cannibalized to keep more valuable ships operational.

There are still occasional mains with enough commercial vitality to keep jump-1 ships in business, however, and old Petty-class ships (along with old Free Traders) can still be found plying the old trade routes.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant - Merchant Liner:

1. Type RT class Trade Liner AKA Trade Liner
   1. Eakhau class Merchant
   2. Gold of Zurrian class Long Liner
   3. Margaret class Longliner
   4. Petty class Subsidized Merchant
   5. Pride of Vland class Long Liner
   6. Queen class Modular Subsidized Merchant
   7. Shianjo class Liner
   8. Stubbie class Subsidized Merchant
   9. Tukera class Longliner
   10. Type RT class Longliner
   11. Virtue class Light Freighter

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen, Loren Wiseman, Bradley K. McDevitt. Star Vikings (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 27.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science