Ships of the Distant Fringe

Line Combatants (Primary - Capital)				Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital)				Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
B- Battleship	C- Cruiser	O- Ortillery	V- Carrier	D- Destroyer	E- Escort	F- Fighter	H- Defense/Security	I- Combat Transport	Q- Combat Support	S- Scout	U- Utility	X- Commo	Z- Special

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)				Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)					Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit)			System Craft (Intrastellar)
A- Tramp	M- Freighter	R- Liner	T- Transport	G- Industrial	J- Prospector	K- Expedition	P- Corsair	U- Utility	L- Science	N- Medical	Y- Private	WB- Barge	WA- Satellite	WO- Space Station

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.
• Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Library Data Referral Tree

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Military Ship
  • Non-Commercial Vessel
  • Paramilitary Ship

• Advanced Ship Classifications
  • Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
  • Ship Type Code / Superclass
  • Ship Class Code / Class
  • Model (TL)
  • Bloc (Lot)

• Basic Ship Classifications
  • Adventure Class Ship
  • Battle Class Ship
  • Capital Ship
  • Fleet Class Ship
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship

• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Capital Ship
  • Largecraft
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceplane
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcapital Ship
  • Subcraft
  • System Craft
  • Warship

Speed of Travel

• Astronomical Unit (AU)
• FTL
• Light Speed (c)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• NAFAL (STL)
• Parsec (pc)

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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.

System Craft (Intrastellar)

Satellites and Stations

Type	Representative Class	TL	Tonnage
Artificial Satellite	Comstar class Commo Satellite	TL-9	5 dTons
Artificial Satellite	Sanctuary class Sensor Buoy	TL-11	50 dTons
Artificial Satellite	Sentinel class Missile Platform	TL-11	30 dTons
Space Station	Anchorage class Orbital Station	TL-10	45,000 dTons
Space Station	Gunsan class Orbital Dockyard	TL-11	90,000 dTons
Space Station	Harbor class Orbital Station	TL-11	95,000 dTons

Image Repository

Examples of space stations found within the Distant Fringe.

Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)

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

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

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)

Jump-1 Vessels

Type	Representative Class	TL	Tonnage
ACS	Tachyon class Light Trader	TL-9	100 dTons
ACS	Liz Zhorka class Light Trader	TL-9	100 dTons
ACS	Consul class Provincial Trader	TL-9	400 dTons
ACS	Joshim P. Stone 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

Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)

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	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.

• 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) 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