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# [[Barge]] (WB) | # [[Barge]] (WB) | ||
# [[Cutter]] (UM) | # [[Cutter]] (UM) | ||
+ | # [[Expeditionary Smallcraft]] (UK) | ||
# [[Ferry]] (GU) ([[Bigcraft]]) | # [[Ferry]] (GU) ([[Bigcraft]]) | ||
# [[Fuel Lighter]] (UF) | # [[Fuel Lighter]] (UF) | ||
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# [[Pinnace]] (UM) | # [[Pinnace]] (UM) | ||
# [[Private Smallcraft]] (UY) | # [[Private Smallcraft]] (UY) | ||
+ | # [[Research Smallcraft]] (UL) | ||
# [[Runabout]] (UM) | # [[Runabout]] (UM) | ||
+ | # [[Safari Smallcraft]] (UK) | ||
# [[Science Lander]] (UL) | # [[Science Lander]] (UL) | ||
# [[Ship's Boat]] (UM) | # [[Ship's Boat]] (UM) |
Revision as of 06:16, 22 July 2019
U-class Utility Craft or Ships, whether smallcraft, bigcraft, or otherwise... are ships used to perform routine work such as tugs, ferries, and the like.
- The category includes a variety of craft with a variety of missions including civilian, paramilitary, and military roles. Combatant military smallcraft are typically known as F-class Fighters.
- The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
- It is a starship supraclass.
Library Data Referral Tree
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:
- Advanced Ship Classifications
- Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
- Ship Type Code / Superclass
- Ship Class Code / Class
- Model (TL)
- Bloc (Lot)
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- FTL
- Light Speed (c)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- NAFAL (STL)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
Image Repository
- A stock Cutter or Modular Cutter image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Gig image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Launch image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Pinnace image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Ship's Boat image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A Shuttle AKA Fast Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
- A Shuttle AKA Fast Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
- A Slow Boat image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A Slow Pinnace image by a famous starcraft artist.
Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
No information yet available.
Supraclass Roles
Utility Ships typically serve the following roles:
Civilian Smallcraft & Bigcraft:
- Barge (WB)
- Cutter (UM)
- Expeditionary Smallcraft (UK)
- Ferry (GU) (Bigcraft)
- Fuel Lighter (UF)
- Fuel Pinnace (UF)
- Gig (UM)
- Heavy Lander (U)
- Heavy Pinnace (UM)
- Heavy Tug (GU) (Bigcraft)
- Industrial Mining Launch (UG)
- Industrial Smallcraft (UG)
- Launch (UM)
- Lifeboat (UNL)
- Medical Smallcraft (UN)
- Modular Cutter (UM)
- Multipurpose Utility Craft (UM)
- Pinnace (UM)
- Private Smallcraft (UY)
- Research Smallcraft (UL)
- Runabout (UM)
- Safari Smallcraft (UK)
- Science Lander (UL)
- Ship's Boat (UM)
- Shuttle (UM)
- Slow Boat (UM)
- Slow Pinnace (UM)
- Special Mission Smallcraft (UZ)
- Towing Vessel (UT)
- Tug (GU) (Bigcraft)
- Tug (UT) (Smallcraft)
- Utility Craft (U) (Namesake)
Military Smallcraft & Bigcraft:
- Combat Barge (WBI)
- Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
- Excluding Escort (Bigcraft) (E)
- Excluding Fighters (F)
- Excluding Gunship (Bigcraft) (EG)
- Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)
Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types
- Cutter (50-ton)
- Fighter (10-ton)
- Launch (20-ton)
- Pinnace (40-ton)
- Ship's Boat (30-ton)
- Shuttle (95-ton)
- Slow Boat (30-ton)
- Slow Pinnace (40-ton)
Supraclass Archetypal Roles
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
U-class Utility Craft Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Utility Craft | U | Damgarrii class Passenger Launch | Utility Craft or Utility Smallcraft are an entire grouping of smallcraft displacing less than a hundred tons and only equipped with NAFAL drives. They are not equipped with FTL jump drives. These light craft perform a very wide variety of utility missions and roles.
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Escape Pod / Life Boat | UE | SK-3 class Lifeboat | While many launches perform a utility role as well as life boat and/or escape pod duties, Type-UE-class smallcraft are specialized to only perform escape pod and life boat duties. Any utility capabilities are an afterthought.
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Fuel Lighter | UF | Bubble class Fuel Cutter | Fuel lighters are smallcraft that perform a variety of fuel-purposed missions although the most common act to perform wilderness refueling tasks and then ferry fuel back to a largecraft mothership. Others refine fuel, carry it around like miniature tankers, or otherwise do useful things. They also have bigcraft cousins. |
Industrial Smallcraft | UG | Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch | UG-class smallcraft perform a variety of industrial (G-class duties) and prospecting (J-class duties) missions and roles including belter-related duties. Many are equipped to extract, process, or transport ore across the distances of a star system.
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Combat Transport Smallcraft / Combat Lander | UI | Sturmge class Assault Shuttle | TBD
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Research Smallcraft | UL | Last Armada class Survey Shuttle | TBD
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Multipurpose Utility Craft | UM | Damgarrii class Passenger Launch | UM-class Utility Smallcraft form the bulk of smallcraft constructed within Charted Space. They are carried by the majority of starfaring vessels and are easy to construct with Universal Manufacturing Templates (UMT's) stocked at almost every shipyard. Even the least popular designs have dozens of variants, and the most popular might have a hundred or more popular variants. They are multipurpose craft, easily adaptable to carry cargo, passengers, or other needed goods. [1]
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Ship's Boat (30-ton) | UMB | TBD class TBD | The ship's boat is a small vessel ordinarily carried to perform odd jobs and minor operations for a larger ship. [2]
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Cutter (50-ton) | UMC | TBD class TBD | The modular cutter is designed to carry one of many modules available Three are the ATV module, which includes an operational ATV; the fuel module, which serves as a fuel skimming vehicle and storage tank; and the open module, which can be customized for passenger couches, fuel, cargo space, cabins, or staterooms. [3]
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Gig (20-ton) | UMG | TBD class TBD | None
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Launch (20-ton) | UML | TBD class TBD | The launch is one of the smaller spacefaring craft, and is often carried by another vessel to serve as a lifeboat. [4]
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Pinnace (40-ton) | UMP | TBD class TBD | The pinnace is a larger, farther-ranging non-starship capable of holding passengers and small vehicles. [5]
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Shuttle (95-ton) | UMS | TBD class TBD | The shuttle is a larger interplanetary passenger vessel. [6]
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Slow Boat (30-ton) | UMW | TBD class TBD | The ship's boat is a small vessel ordinarily carried to perform odd jobs and minor operations for a larger ship. [7]
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Slow Pinnace (40-ton) | UMO | TBD class TBD | The slow pinnace is similar to a pinnace but is slower because more space is allocated for passengers and cargo, so less space is available for power plant and maneuver drives. [8]
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Medical Smallcraft | UN | Camel class Medical Launch | TBD
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Militarized Utility Craft | UQ | Yaeai class Recon Pinnace | TBD
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Special Mission Smallcraft | UZ | TBD class Craft | TBD
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NOTES: There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and tonnage, and yet others by other characteristics. |
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Ship- Smallcraft - Utility Craft:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- This article is an amalgamation of many different materials published since 1977.
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 17.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
- Mike Jackson. "Traveller Craft." Third Imperium 10 (1988): TBD.
- Mike Jackson. "Traveller Craft." Third Imperium 11 (1988): TBD.
- S.R. Greene. SGS: Imperial Small Craft (Seeker Gaming Systems, 1992), TBD. (Deck Plans)
- S.R. Greene. SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 (Seeker Gaming Systems, 1992), TBD. (Deck Plans)
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 378. Traveller: The New Era (Main Rulebook)
- Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
- Jason Kemp. Stellar Reaches 04 (FLTGames Gaming Group, 2006), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 79.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
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