Ships of the Distant Fringe
A listing of some of the more common starships and spacecraft operating within the Distant Fringe region.
Details / Specifications
Each ship has a detailed description. Tonnage is noted in dTons, a contraction of Displacement Tons.
- Ships within the Distant Fringe utilise DeVoss-type jump drives, limited to a performance of jump-2 (the so-called Jump-2 Barrier).
- Some vessels are noted as having a Secure Locker. This is, in all respects, useable as cargo storage.
The base cost of each vessel represents the first build of an example of the class in a shipyard: the price reflects retooling the yard facilities and all of the associated planning and administrative processes. The base cost of a vessel includes the undiscounted base cost of any subcraft that it carries. The discounted cost also includes the discounted cost of any carried subcraft.
Generic Civilian Vessels
Small Craft
- Gig: TL 9, 10 dTons
- Pinnace: TL 9, 20 dTons
- Heavy Pinnace: TL 9, 30 dTons
- Ship’s Boat: TL 9, 40 dTons
- Launch: TL 9, 50 dTons
- Lifeboat: TL 9, 50 dTons
- Runabout: TL 7, 50 dTons
- Shuttle: TL 7, 90 dTons
- Improved Shuttle: TL 8, 90 dTons
Jump-0 Vessels
- Interface Lander: TL 9, 400 dTons
- Heavy Lander: TL 9, 1200 dTons
- Cargo Barge: TL 7, 3000 dTons
- Fuel Lighter: TL 10, 15000 dTons
Jump-1 Vessels
- Light Trader: TL 9, 100 dTons
- Provincial Trader: TL 9, 400 dTons
- Provincial Merchant: TL 9, 900 dTons
- Provincial Freighter: TL 9, 3500 dTons
- Provincial Carrier: TL 9, 9000 dTons
- Mercantile Carrier: TL 9, 20000 dTons
- Heavy Carrier: TL 10, 45000 dTons
- Bulk Carrier: TL 11, 75000 dTons
Jump-2 Vessels
- Commercial Courier: TL 11, 100 dTons
- Free Trader: TL 11, 200 dTons
- Executive Yacht: TL 11, 200 dTons
- Merchant Trader: TL 11, 700 dTons
- Light Freighter: TL 11, 1500 dTons
- Commercial Tender: TL 11, 3500 dTons
- Merchant Freighter: TL 11, 5000 dTons
- Passenger Liner: TL 11, 6000 dTons
- Medium Tanker: TL 11, 8000 dTons
- Cruise Liner: TL 11, 10000 dTons
- Medium Freighter: TL 11, 12000 dTons
- Civilian Ship Transporter: TL 11, 30000 dTons
- Heavy Freighter: TL 11, 35000 dTons
- Heavy Tanker: TL 11, 40000 dTons
- Range Carrier: TL 11, 75000 dTons
- Frame Carrier: TL 11, 90000 dTons
Generic Paramilitary Vessels
Fighters
- Interceptor: TL 7, 6 dTons
- Light Fighter: TL 9, 7 dTons
- Armored Fighter: TL 10, 10 dTons
- Heavy Fighter: TL 9, 20 dTons
Small Craft
- Assault Shuttle: TL 11, 80 dTons
Jump-0 Vessels
- Assault Transport: TL 10, 300 dTons
- System Defense Boat: TL 11, 400 dTons
Jump-2 Vessels
- Patrol Sloop: TL 11, 500 dTons
- Long-Range Scout: TL 11, 600 dTons
- Light Corvette: TL 11, 1000 dTons
- Military Transporter: TL 11, 30000 dTons
History / Background
See also Distant Fringe Class A Starports, Recovery Trade, Gas Traders, Nomad Port, Conventional Pattern Starships, Long-Range Pattern Starships, X-Range Starships, and Star Lanes.
References & Contributors / Sources
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- CT Book 5 "High Guard", GDW, 1980.
- 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