Type M class Subsidized Liner
| Type M class Subsidized Liner | |
|---|---|
 The most common type of Subsidized Liner. Numerous named subclasses. | |
| Type: RP Subsidized Liner | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 600 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Cylinder Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/3 |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 3 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 3 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 9 |
| Enlisted | X |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 129.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr236.97 |
| Architect fee | MCrDave Sering |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | RP-FU31 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Liner |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Starships 19. |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
Subsidized Liner (type M): Using a 600-ton hull, the subsidized liner is a passenger and freight carrier committed to long-haul routes. [1]
- It is a civilian ship and Subsidized Liner.
Basic Ship Synopsis
M Subsidized Liner. 600 tons. Jump-3. 1-G. 210 tons fuel. Model/3. 30 staterooms, 20 low. 3 hardpoints. Launch. 129 tons cargo. Unstreamlined. 9 crew. MCr236.97; 22 months. [2]
Description (Specifications)
It has jump drive-J, maneuver drive-C, and power plant-J. Fuel tankage for 210 tons supports the power plant and allows one jump-3. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/3. There are thirty staterooms and twenty low berths. [3]
No turrets or weapons are installed, but there are three hardpoints and three tons are set aside for fire control. The ship has one 20-ton launch. Cargo capacity is 129 tons. The hull is unstreamlined. The subsidized liner requires a crew of nine: pilot, navigator, three engineers, three stewards, and one medic. The pilot operates the launch; gunners may be added to the crew list as required. The ship costs MCr236.97 and typically takes twenty-two months to build. [4]
Image Repository
- An image of a Lord Somerset class Subsidized Liner.
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. [5]
| #. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | 600 tons. Unstreamlined Hull. |
| 2. | Crew | x9 crew (pilot, navigator, three engineers, three stewards, and one medic) |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Electronics | Model/3 computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x3 hardpoints (x6 possible) |
| 6. | Armament | No standard weapons |
| 7. | Defenses | No standard defenses. |
| 8. | Craft | x1 Launch |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | 210.0 tons fuel |
| 10. | Cost | MCr236.97 |
| 11. | Construction Time | 22 months |
| 12. | Comments | x30 staterooms. x20 low berths. 129 tons cargo.
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History & Background (Dossier)
Subsidized Liners are less common than the ubiquitous free trader, but they carry far more passengers along established trade routes. While the Type M can carry significant amounts of goods cargo, they are better known for hauling passengers, typically tourists and colonists.
The Type M class Subsidized Liner is one of the most common starships found within Charted Space. Many variant classes exist of this type.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant - Passenger Liner:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- Dave Sering. Starships and Spacecraft (Judges Guild, 1979), TBD.
- Ray Harms, Dan Hauffe, Michael Reagan. Darthanon Queen (Judges Guild, 1980), 20-26.
- Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- Marc Miller. Signal GK (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. Challenge 75 (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. 600-ton Subsidized Liner Deckplans (Loren Wiseman, 2006), 1-44.
- Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
- Type M Subsidized Merchant (Deck Plan)
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- EXTERNAL LINK: Stellar-class Brochure by Paul Elliot
- Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ 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.