Virtue class Light Freighter
Virtue class Light Freighter | |
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Distant Fringe vessel. | |
Type: TB Transport | |
Size | 1,500 Tons |
Hull Configuration | [[Cone Hull]] |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–11 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/2 |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 1 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 15 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 19 |
Officers | 4 |
Enlisted | 15 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 800 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Distant Fringe |
Price | |
Cost | MCr747.879 (base) MCr598.304 (qty) |
Architect fee | MCrAde Stewart. |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | AM-AS12 |
Images | |
Blueprint | Yes. |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Also see | Merchant Vessel |
Canon | Published, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Ade Stewart |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. |
The Virtue class Light Freighter is a mercantile starship and a Merchant Vessel.
- It is a civilian ship and a Transport.
- Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe
Description (Specifications)
It is a generic class of civilian vessel, the Light Freighter is a commercial transport commonly encountered along Star Lanes within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.
- The vessel is a TL-11 design.
Image Repository
A sleek Virtue class Light Freighter.
General Description
The Virtue class is a streamlined, flattened cone with a mean width of 26 meters, a mean height of 12 meters, and a length of around 92 meters. The ship has a total enclosed volume of approximately 20,250 cubic meters.
A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.
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. [1]
Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage | The Light Freighter is constructed using a 1500 dTon hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is streamlined and has good atmospheric capability: its atmospheric handling characteristics are heavily reliant on its onboard gravitic systems.
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2. | Crew | Total Crew Complement: x19
Accommodations
There are x40 Low Berths. They are tended by the vessel's Steward. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.
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3. | Performance | The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-1 drive and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of jump-2, 1-G acceleration and producing 30 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
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4. | Main Section / Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/2 Computer: there is a backup Model/2 Computer.
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5. | Hardpoints | x15 hardpoints. |
6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for a Virtue is:
x8 triple Beam Laser turret, forming two batteries each of 4 linked turrets.
There is 1 unused hardpoint and 1 dTon of space is set aside for fire control. |
7. | Defenses | The hull is unarmored.
x6 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming three batteries each of 2 linked turrets The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems. |
8. | Craft | Flight Section
The subcraft is housed in a dedicated hangar located in the bows, close to the crew accommodations: the hangar can be sealed and has a total volume of 52 dTons. |
9. | Fuel Treatment | The vessel has dedicated internal fuel tankage of 330 dTons.
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10. | Cost | The basic cost of the vessel, complete with a Ship’s Boat, is MCr747.875.
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11. | Construction Time | 123 weeks (31 months) as standard.
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12. | Remarks | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 800 dTons: these are divided into a forward hold with a capacity of approximately 350 dTons and an aft hold with a capacity of approximately 450 dTons.
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History & Background (Dossier)
The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.