Type A class Free Trader

Type A class Free Trader
Type A class Free Trader
Type: A1 Free Trader
Category	ACS
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	2
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	4
Officers	2
Enlisted	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	82 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr37.08
Architect fee	MCrDave Sering, Marc Miller
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	A-BS11
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Free Trader
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Characters and Combat 24.
Classic Traveller core ship design.

Free Trader (type A): Using a 200-ton hull, the free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers.

• It is most commonly known as a "Free Trader" although other ships also share the designation.
• The Type A Free Trader is a 200-ton cargo vessel equipped to handle both freight and passengers.
• It is a civilian ship and a Free Trader.
• The Type A class Free Trader is one of the most common starships found within Charted Space. Many variant types and classes exist of this vessel:
  • Far Trader variants
  • Free Trader variants
  • Deep Trader / Fast Trader variants
  • Armored Trader / Frontier Trader variants

Basic Ship Synopsis

A Free Trader. 200 tons. Jump-1. 1-G. 30 tons fuel. Model/1. 10 staterooms. 20 low. 2 hardpoints. 82 tons cargo. Streamlined. 4 crew. MCr37.08: 11 months.

Description (Specifications)

It has jump drive-A, maneuver drive-A, and power plant-A, giving performance of jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. There is fuel tankage for 30 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one jump-1. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/1. There are ten staterooms and twenty low berths.

No turrets or weaponry are installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. There are no ship's vehicles. Cargo capacity is 82.0 tons. The hull is streamlined. The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot, engineer, medic, and steward. Gunners may be carried if the ship is armed. The ship costs MCr37.08 and typically takes eleven months to build.

Image Repository

1. An image of a Beowulf class Free Trader.
   
2. An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader.
   
3. An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader.
   

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	200 tons. The hull is streamlined.
2.	Crew	x4 crew. The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot, engineer, medic, and steward. Gunners may be carried if the ship is armed.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-1 1-G acceleration Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Electronics	Computer Model/1
5.	Hardpoints	x2 hardpoints
6.	Armament	No turrets or weaponry are normally installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. Capacity for two turrets.
7.	Defenses	Not generally equipped. Sandcasters common on multi-turrets
8.	Craft	There are no ship's vehicles.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Yes. Scoops and purification. There is fuel tankage for 30 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one Jump-1.
10.	Cost	The ship costs MCr37.08.
11.	Construction Time	It typically takes eleven months to build.
12.	Comments	The Type A becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the TL:7-9 technological epoch. Numerous models of various tech levels and styles appear over a millennia to the present. The earliest ship models were believed to be Vilani from the Vilani Empire before the Ziru Sirka, but many records were lost after the Rule of Man.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Type A becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the TL:7-9 tech epoch. It can operate under impromptu circumstances as a tramp liner and typically transports interstellar mail along all but the most frequented trade routes. A great number of variant classes of the Type A have been manufactured over the millennia.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

The Type A itself doesn't have a specific naming practice. However, it's many classes and subclasses do... The naming practice of the Beowulf class Free Trader are best known. They are named after the heroes of sophontic literature.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Vessel - Tramp Liners:
Merchant Vessel - (Free Trader / Tramp Liner):

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Alexandria class Free Trader
   2. Basil class Merchant
   3. Beowulf class Free Trader
   4. Bremen class Caravel
   5. Carrack class Tramp Liner
   6. Coriander class Free Trader
   7. Lune class Freelancer
   8. March Harrier class Free Trader
   9. Moraine class Free Trader
   10. Nymph class Merchant
   11. Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader
   12. Tequila class Free Trader
   13. Type A1 class Free Trader
   14. Type A-J2 class Free Trader
   15. Type A-P class Free Trader
   16. Type TC(S) class Free Trader

Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Far Trader:

1. Type A2 class Far Trader
   1. Akkigish class Far Trader
   2. Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
   3. April Hare class Far Trader
   4. Avian class Far Trader
   5. Empress Marava class Far Trader
   6. Fanzhienz class Far Trader
   7. Farrou class Far Trader
   8. Garu class Far Trader
   9. Gizicih class General Trader
   10. Hero class Far Trader
   11. Hnneshant class Trade Boat
   12. Hugin class Trader
   13. Independent Hauler class Far Trader
   14. Jayhawk class Far Trader
   15. Khershawn class Trader
   16. Maru class Merchant
   17. Nymph class Merchant
   18. Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
   19. Salamander class Far Trader
   20. Soho class Light Freighter
   21. Solostar class Far Trader
   22. Stage class Far Trader
   23. Treader class Free Trader
   24. Type A2L class Far Trader
   25. Type HR class Trader
   26. Type VA class Trader
   27. Wulf class Free Trader

Merchant Vessel - (Deep Trader / Long Trader / Fast Trader):

1. Type A3 class Fast Trader
   1. Fat Cat class Far Trader
   2. Swordfish class Merchant
   3. Trojan Reaches Type A3 class Trader
   4. Type A3L class Far Trader

Merchant Vessel - (Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Fast Trader):

1. Type AA class Armored Merchant
   1. Jasper class Provincial Merchant
   2. Khoghue class Armed Junker
   3. Nguksu class Armoured Fast Trader
   4. Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
   5. Star class Armored Merchant
   6. Type RAX class Protected Merchant
   7. Venture class Frontier Trader

Merchant Vessel - Heavy Trader:

1. Type AH class Heavy Trader
   1. Dakaar class Freighter
   2. Dakaar class Merchant Transport
   3. Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
   4. Type TI class Merchant
   5. Type TJ class Merchant

Merchant Vessel - Light Trader:

1. Type AL class Light Trader
   1. Anjou class Freighter
   2. Aoa'iw class Light Trader
   3. Burning Sky class Merchant Schooner
   4. Consul class Provincial Trader
   5. Fortune class Merchant
   6. Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader
   7. Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
   8. Manta class Small Merchant
   9. Panga class Merchant
   10. Paya class Light Freighter
   11. Rhapsody class Merchant Trader
   12. Tachyon class Light Trader
   13. Unholy Exile class Trader

Merchant Vessel - Medium Trader:

1. Type AM class Medium Trader
   1. Anhk class Merchant
   2. Bloodwell class Merchant
   3. Tyrfing class 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.

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• Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
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• Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
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• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: FarScout275
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science