Ships of the Distant Fringe

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The Ships of the Distant Fringe is a listing of some of the more common starships and spacecraft operating within the Distant Fringe region. It primarily focuses on commercial vessels.

Description (Specifications)

General Overview

Each ship has a detailed description. The ship's tonnage is noted in "dTons", a contraction of Displacement Tons.

  • Starships within the Distant Fringe utilize DeVoss-type jump drives, limited to a performance of jump-2 (the so-called Jump-2 Barrier).
  • Some designs are noted as having a Secure Locker. This space can be secured with lockable bulkhead doors and has a controlled internal environment. It is, in all respects, usable as cargo storage.

Vessel Cost

The listed base cost for a ship represents the price for an individually constructed vessel of that type. The ship must be constructed in the appropriate type of shipyard at the appropriate TL. The base cost reflects the fees and costs associated with retooling the yard facilities and all of the associated planning, administrative and logistic processes.

  • The listed base cost of a vessel includes the undiscounted base cost of any subcraft that it carries.
  • The listed discounted cost also includes the discounted cost of any subcraft inherent in the design.

Satellites and Stations

Type Representative Class TL Tonnage
Space Station Sanctuary class Sensor Buoy TL-11 50 dTons
Space Station Anchorage class Orbital Station TL-10 45,000 dTons
Space Station Harbor class Orbital Station TL-11 95,000 dTons

Image Repository

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Examples of space stations found within the Distant Fringe.

Smallcraft

Type Representative Class TL Tonnage
Smallcraft Goblin class Gig TL-9 10 dTons
Smallcraft Narva class Pinnace TL-9 20 dTons
Smallcraft Caroline class Heavy Pinnace TL-9 30 dTons
Smallcraft Songbird class Ship's Boat TL-9 40 dTons
Smallcraft Constance class Launch TL-9 50 dTons
Smallcraft Deliverance class Lifeboat TL-9 50 dTons
Smallcraft Apollo class Runabout TL-7 50 dTons
Smallcraft Vanguard class Shuttle TL-7 90 dTons
Smallcraft Excellence class Fast Shuttle TL-8 90 dTons

Civilian Vessels

Bigcraft

Type Representative Class TL Tonnage
Bigcraft Omicron class Heavy Lander TL-9 400 dTons
Bigcraft Elysium class Passenger Barge TL-9 1,000 dTons
Bigcraft Colossus class Heavy Lander TL-9 1,200 dTons
Bigcraft Bluestone class Cargo Barge TL-7 3,000 dTons
Bigcraft Nimrod class Fuel Lighter TL-10 15,000 dTons

Jump-1 Vessels

Type Representative Class TL Tonnage
ACS Tachyon class Light Trader TL-9 100 dTons
ACS Consul class Provincial Trader TL-9 400 dTons
ACS Jasper class Provincial Merchant TL-9 900 dTons
BCS Goliath class Provincial Freighter TL-9 3,500 dTons
BCS Aspirant class Provincial Carrier TL-9 9,000 dTons
BCS Valiant Conveyor class Liberty Ship TL-11 15,000 dTons
BCS Suluru class Mercantile Carrier TL-9 20,000 dTons
BCS Connestoga class Heavy Carrier TL-10 45,000 dTons
BCS Empress class Bulk Carrier TL-11 75,000 dTons

Jump-2 Vessels

Type Representative Class TL Tonnage
ACS Messenger class Commercial Courier TL-11 100 dTons
ACS Wulf class Free Trader TL-11 200 dTons
ACS Starblade class Executive Yacht TL-11 200 dTons
ACS Palatine class Merchant Trader TL-11 700 dTons
BCS Codori Prime class Luxury Liner TL-11 800 dTons
ACS Virtue class Light Freighter TL-11 1,500 dTons
BCS Hercules class Commercial Tender TL-11 3,500 dTons
BCS Sirocco class Merchant Freighter TL-11 5,000 dTons
BCS Jack Driscoll class Bulk Freighter TL-11 5,000 dTons
BCS Horizon class Passenger Liner TL-11 6,000 dTons
BCS Provision class Medium Tanker TL-11 8,000 dTons
BCS Olympian class Cruise Liner TL-11 10,000 dTons
BCS Prosperity class Medium Freighter TL-11 12,000 dTons
BCS Endeavor class Ship Transporter TL-11 30,000 dTons
BCS Conveyor class Heavy Freighter TL-11 35,000 dTons
BCS Baleen class Heavy Tanker TL-11 40,000 dTons
BCS Corporate class Range Carrier TL-11 75,000 dTons
BCS Mariner class Frame Carrier TL-11 90,000 dTons

Paramilitary Vessels

Scout Craft

Type Representative Class TL Tonnage
ACS Henrick Krueden class Scout/Courier TL-9 100 dTons
ACS Tripwire class Early Warning Scout TL-10 200 dTons
ACS Collective class Scout TL-11 100 dTons
ACS Scybria class Scout TL-11 100 dTons
ACS Kach'k class Scout TL-11 200 dTons
ACS Ulysses class Long-Range Scout TL-11 600 dTons
ACS Nexus Hive class Scout TL-12 100 dTons
ACS Unity class Scout TL-12 100 dTons

History & Background (Dossier)

See also Distant Fringe Class A Starports, Recovery Trade, Gas Trader, Nomad Port, Conventional Pattern Starships, Long-Range Pattern Starships, X-Range Starships, Star Lanes, and Technology of The Distant Fringe.

Other basic vehicles can be reviewed at Vehicles of the Distant Fringe and Flying Craft of the Distant Fringe.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.
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