Pinnace

Generic Pinnace
Published, canon design.
Type: U Auxiliary
Size	40 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2
Officers	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	22.4 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr20
Architect fee	MCrPublished, canon design with Keith illustration.
Statistics
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard generation.

The Pinnace Uses a 40-ton hull, is capable of 5-G acceleration, carries two tons of fuel, and has a crew of two.

• It is also known as the Type U class Pinnace. It typically comes in a 40 ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger bigcraft.
• Some call it a skimmer. And fuel collecting varieties of it are known as Fuel Skimmers.
• It is a smallcraft.

Description (Specifications)

It may mount two lasers, and any remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. It has 22.4 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr20.

Small craft or boat of interplanetary (though not interstellar) capability. Approximate displacement: 40 tons. The Pinnace is a larger version of the ship's boat, capable of 5 Gs acceleration, carrying up to 8 passengers and displacing 40 tons. It has a fuel tank capacity of 12 tons and an equal cargo capacity. Pinnaces are usually armed with one beam or pulse laser in a non-turret mount. In some cases, a missile launch rack is installed instead.

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

#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	TBD
2.	Crew	TBD
3.	Performance	TBD
4.	Electronics	TBD
5.	Hardpoints	TBD
6.	Armament	TBD
7.	Defenses	TBD
8.	Craft	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
10.	Cost	TBD
11.	Construction Time	TBD
12.	Comments	TBD

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types

1. Cutter (50-ton)
2. Fighter (10-ton)
3. Launch (20-ton)
4. Pinnace (40-ton)
5. Ship's Boat (30-ton)
6. Shuttle (95-ton)
7. Slow Boat (30-ton)
8. Slow Pinnace (40-ton)

History & Background (Dossier)

The Pinnace is one of the higher performance smallcraft and is valued as such. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.

Selected Pinnace Classes

1. TL-7 Pinnace
2. TL-8 Pinnace
3. TL-9 Pinnace
4. TL-10 Pinnace
5. TL-11 Pinnace
6. TL-12 Pinnace
7. TL-13 Pinnace
8. TL-14 Pinnace
9. TL-15 Pinnace

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1. TL-10 Fuel Skimmer

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. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 79.
• Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Starship Operator's Manual (Digest Group Publications, 1988), 58.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 14-15.
• SGS: Imperial Small Craft
• SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science