Type J class Seeker
Type J class Seeker | |
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Published, canon ship design. | |
Type: JP Prospector Vessel | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 100 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
Streamlining | Lifting Body Hull |
Tech Level | TL–9 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/1 bis |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 1 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 4 |
Officers | 1 |
Enlisted | 3 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 10 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Third Imperium |
End of Service | Still in active service. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr24.59 |
Statistics | |
Images | |
Blueprint | Yes |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Also see | Prospector Vessel |
Canon | Published, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. |
The Type J class Seeker is a light prospecting starship.
- It is a civilian ship and a Prospector Vessel.
Description (Specifications)
Seeker (Type J): Using a surplus scout/courier as a starting point, the seeker is converted to a prospecting and mining ship for a small crew. Two of the four staterooms are removed, and the remaining two are converted to four half-sized staterooms (…primarily to provide privacy for each of the crew of four). The crew consists of a pilot and three crew members, although the ship can be operated by only one person. [1]
The ship carries its original Jump drive-A, Maneuver drive-A, and Power plant-A, which makes it theoretically capable of Jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. The bridge retains the scout/courier's Model/1 bis computer (…and its software package) and one ton of fire control for its single hardpoint. The dual turret is fitted with a single pulse laser for use as a mining cutter. The air/raft is traded in on a prospecting buggy; a four-ton grav-powered vehicle with a pressurized cabin and provision for four people. The three-ton cargo compartment is retained, and the hull retains its streamlining. Two ore bays (ten tons each) are formed from fuel tankage, hull space, and instrumentation, reducing fuel tankage to thirty tons. Dismountable fuel tanks can be used in the ore bays to increase the fuel tankage back to forty tons, but at a reduction of ore bay tonnage to ten tons total. With normal tankage, the ship can achieve Jump-1; with the dismountable tanks full, the ship can achieve Jump-2. [2]
Base price for the surplus scout/courier is MCr17; conversion costs for the seeker amount to MCr7.59, which include applicable architect's fees. [3]
Image Repository
- A typical Type J class Seeker preparing to enter jumpspace.
General Description & Deck Plans
No information yet available.
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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [4]
Basic Ship Characteristics [5] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | 100 tons. The hull is streamlined. [6] |
2. | Crew | 4 crew:
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3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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4. | Electronics | x1 Model/1 bis computer. |
5. | Hardpoints | x1 hardpoint. |
6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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7. | Defenses | When the turret is filled with weaponry, a sandcaster is typically fitted. |
8. | Craft | x1 Prospecting Buggy |
9. | Fuel Treatment | It is typically equipped with purification and fuel scoops. |
10. | Cost | MCr24.59.
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11. | Construction Time | It typically takes nine months to build. [10] |
12. | Comments | As much of the original scout equipment is retained as possible, if only because the instrumentation serves a prospector well in analyzing ore and geological formations. [11]
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Class Interior Details
Interior Details: As much of the original scout equipment is retained as possible, if only because the instrumentation serves a prospector well in analyzing ore and geological formations. The ore bays (9 and 10) are irregular in shape, with noticeable protrusions for the ship's landing feet. The ore bay access doors are mounted on the upper side of the ship, for ease of loading when on world surfaces. The upper gallery from the scout/courier is taken up to a great extent by the newly formed cargo bays; a small passage for the length of the ship is retained and allows access to the turret from the bridge and from the rear areas. [12]
Compare the deck plan with the scout/courier deck plan to note other differences. [13]
History & Background (Dossier)
The Type J class Seeker is a common starship found within Charted Space.
THE SEEKER: The search for profit prompts some into the prospecting field. While costs are high, prospecting remains an area in which a single person can find a fortune through simple hard work and patience. The seeker is an example of that effort. Seekers can be found in many frontier systems, especially those with low technology levels and low population. They frequent airless worlds and asteroid belts, but also search diligently on normal worlds. [14]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
Peculiarities: All seekers of this type are produced from surplus scout/couriers. As a result, the dependability of the ship is not of the highest level. The hull and drives are at least forty years old, and may be far older. Any ship of this type would do well to have a highly skilled crew capable of repairs and maintenance with a minimum of outside support. [15]
Prospectors are typically named after planets or celestial objects that are not mainworlds. [16]
Variant Ship Models
Variants: In practice, seekers are modified by their crews almost from the start. Such variations are minor, and consist of moving partitions or walls about. Other additions which are common include exterior sling points for carrying loads, strong exterior landing lights (…to illuminate mining sites in shadow), and an electrified outer hull to ward off animals on some worlds. [17]
Seekers are also known to be in the small package trade (…a euphemism for smuggling). Using their dismountable fuel tanks for greatest range, the ships carry ten tons of important (…and illegal) goods such as drugs, information, or weapons. [18]
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Vessel - Prospector Vessel:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27-29.
- J. Andrew Keith. Beltstrike (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 5: Sulieman (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Scout Ships (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), TBD.
- Lawrence Whitaker. Beltstrike (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), TBD.
- Type S Seeker Independent Mining Ship (Deck Plan)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 17.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 17.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 28.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 28.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 28-29.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 29.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 29.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 29.