Warships of the Distant Fringe
The Warships of the Distant Fringe is a listing of military starships and spacecraft operating within the Distant Fringe region.
- Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)
General Overview
Each ship has a detailed description. The ship's tonnage is noted in "dTons", a contraction of Displacement Tons.
- Starships within the Distant Fringe utilise DeVoss-type jump drives, limited to a performance of jump-2 (the so-called Jump-2 Barrier).
- Some designs are noted as having a Secure Locker. This space can be secured with lockable bulkhead doors and has a controlled internal environment. It is, in all respects, usable as cargo storage.
Image Repository
An assortment of fighters used within the Distant Fringe.
Military Smallcraft
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
Smallcraft | Cudin class Attack Boat | TL-11 | 40 dTons |
Smallcraft | Gallant class Assault Shuttle | TL-11 | 80 dTons |
Fighters
Transports
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
ACS | Ronkli class Combat Transport | TL-11 | 300 dTons |
BCS | Caine class Troop Transport | TL-11 | 8000 dTons |
BCS | Gertrude Russel class Troop Transport | TL-12 | 7000 dTons |
BCS | Entremis class Military Transport | TL-12 | 8000 dTons |
Tenders
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
BCS | Merant class Fleet Tender | TL-10 | 12,000 dTons |
BCS | Senator class Battle Tender | TL-11 | 20,000 dTons |
BCS | Oromet Delight class Fleet Tender | TL-12 | 126,000 dTons |
Corvettes and Frigates
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
ACS | Yugo class Patrol Ship | TL-11 | 130 dTons |
ACS | Sariwon class Corvette | TL-11 | 450 dTons |
ACS | Samardin class Patrol Sloop | TL-11 | 500 dTons |
ACS | Draper class Frigate | TL-11 | 700 dTons |
ACS | Chaiik class Frigate | TL-11 | 800 dTons |
ACS | Hatchet class Light Corvette | TL-11 | 1000 dTons |
ACS | Musuna class Frigate | TL-11 | 2,000 dTons |
ACS | Malory Francis class Missile Corvette | TL-12 | 400 dTons |
ACS | Jaradin class Corvette | TL-12 | 500 dTons |
ACS | Kyle Strum class Missile Corvette | TL-12 | 500 dTons |
ACS | Naga class Frigate | TL-12 | 600 dTons |
ACS | Eslar class Frigate | TL-12 | 1,600 dTons |
ACS | Hotspur class Sloop of War | TL-12 | 2,000 dTons |
Destroyers
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
ACS | Jimenez class Destroyer Escort | TL-11 | 300 dTons |
ACS | Durt class Destroyer Escort | TL-11 | 800 dTons |
ACS | Cleaver class Close Escort | TL-11 | 1,000 dTons |
BCS | War Hound class Destroyer | TL-11 | 3,000 dTons |
BCS | Xuesen class Destroyer | TL-11 | 3,300 dTons |
BCS | Penedur class Destroyer | TL-11 | 4,000 dTons |
ACS | Mongoose class Close Escort | TL-12 | 300 dTons |
Cruisers
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
BCS | Trundi Fringe class Light Cruiser | TL-11 | 9,900 dTons |
BCS | Ka'sch class Battle Cruiser | TL-11 | 12,000 dTons |
BCS | Salazar class Light Cruiser | TL-11 | 13,100 dTons |
BCS | Galiar class Light Cruiser | TL-11 | 20,000 dTons |
BCS | Nexus Xundar class Heavy Cruiser | TL-11 | 65,000 dTons |
BCS | Denirad class Battle Cruiser | TL-11 | 80,000 dTons |
BCS | Mongol Risen class Cruiser | TL-12 | 72,000 dTons |
Carriers
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
ACS | Hyperion class Escort Carrier | TL-9 | 1,000 dTons |
ACS | Murada class Battle Rider | TL-10 | 1,000 dTons |
BCS | Sshkih class Carrier | TL-11 | 8,000 dTons |
BCS | Ishker class Command Carrier | TL-11 | 25,000 dTons |
BCS | Nexus Hangar class Fleet Carrier | TL-12 | 6,000 dTons |
Monitors
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
BCS | Nexus Warden class System Monitor | TL-12 | 40,000 dTons |
Battle Riders
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
ACS | Murada class Battle Rider | TL-10 | 1,000 dTons |
ACS | Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider | TL-11 | 1,000 dTons |
ACS | Rysos class Battle Barge | TL-11 | 1,000 dTons |
ACS | Punisher class Light Battle Rider | TL-12 | 1,000 dTons |
BCS | Omega Supreme class Battle Rider | TL-12 | 20,000 dTons |
Dreadnoughts & Battleships
Type | Representative Class | TL | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|
BCS | Justinian class Battleship | TL-11 | 90,000 dTons |
BCS | Magada class Battleship | TL-11 | 95,000 dTons |
BCS | Malos Lobos class Battleship | TL-11 | 100,000 dTons |
BCS | Harp class Battleship | TL-12 | 100,000 dTons |
BCS | Jeremiah O'Brien class Battleship | TL-12 | 118,000 dTons |
BCS | Pador class Dreadnought | TL-12 | 200,000 dTons |
BCS | Sutherland class Ship of the Line | TL-12 | 200,000 dTons |
History & Background (Dossier)
See also Distant Fringe Class A Starports, Recovery Trade, Gas Trader, Nomad Port, Conventional Pattern Starships, Long-Range Pattern Starships, X-Range Starships, Star Lanes, and Technology of The Distant Fringe.
Other basic vehicles can be reviewed at Vehicles of the Distant Fringe and Flying Craft of the Distant Fringe.
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- 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