Type A class Free Trader
Type A class Free Trader | |
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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. [1]
- 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. [2]
- 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. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
Image Repository
- An image of a Beowulf class Free Trader.
- An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader.
- 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. [6]
#. | Category | Remarks |
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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:
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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. [8] |
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. [9]
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. [10]
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Merchant Vessel - Tramp Liners:
Merchant Vessel - (Free Trader / Tramp Liner):
- Type A class Free Trader
- Alexandria class Free Trader
- Basil class Merchant
- Beowulf class Free Trader
- Bremen class Caravel
- Carrack class Tramp Liner
- Coriander class Free Trader
- Lune class Freelancer
- March Harrier class Free Trader
- Moraine class Free Trader
- Nymph class Merchant
- Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader
- Tequila class Free Trader
- Type A1 class Free Trader
- Type A-J2 class Free Trader
- Type A-P class Free Trader
- Type TC(S) class Free Trader
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Far Trader:
- Type A2 class Far Trader
- Akkigish class Far Trader
- Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
- April Hare class Far Trader
- Avian class Far Trader
- Empress Marava class Far Trader
- Fanzhienz class Far Trader
- Farrou class Far Trader
- Garu class Far Trader
- Gizicih class General Trader
- Hero class Far Trader
- Hnneshant class Trade Boat
- Hugin class Trader
- Independent Hauler class Far Trader
- Jayhawk class Far Trader
- Khershawn class Trader
- Maru class Merchant
- Nymph class Merchant
- Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
- Salamander class Far Trader
- Soho class Light Freighter
- Solostar class Far Trader
- Stage class Far Trader
- Treader class Free Trader
- Type A2L class Far Trader
- Type HR class Trader
- Type VA class Trader
- Wulf class Free Trader
Merchant Vessel - (Deep Trader / Long Trader / Fast Trader):
Merchant Vessel - (Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Fast Trader):
Merchant Vessel - Heavy Trader:
Merchant Vessel - Light Trader:
- Type AL class Light Trader
- Anjou class Freighter
- Aoa'iw class Light Trader
- Burning Sky class Merchant Schooner
- Consul class Provincial Trader
- Fortune class Merchant
- Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader
- Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
- Manta class Small Merchant
- Panga class Merchant
- Paya class Light Freighter
- Rhapsody class Merchant Trader
- Tachyon class Light Trader
- Unholy Exile class Trader
Merchant Vessel - Medium Trader:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 24.
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- Dave Sering. Starships and Spacecraft (Judges Guild, 1979), TBD.Marc Miller. Starships and Spacecraft (Far Future Enterprises, 2014), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- Michael Johnson. Type A Free Trader (Moon Toad Publishing, 2015), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Type-A Free Trader (Mongoose Publishing, 2015), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: FarScout275
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 24.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak