Agrippa class Destroyer Escort

Agrippa class Destroyer Escort
Historical vessel.
Type: DE Destroyer Escort
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cylinder Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/5 fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	51
Officers	11
Enlisted	40
Marines	20
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	20.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Terran Confederation
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr1,143.578 (base) MCr 914.862 (qty)
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	DE-KS62
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Destroyer
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Extracted from GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Agrippa class Destroyer Escort is a light warship.

It is a Military Ship and a Destroyer Escort.
The vessel is a TL-11 design.
This is a venerated warship that has long been out of service and is rarely seen in contemporary Charted Space.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

This vessel was constructed for the Terran Confederation Navy and commonly referred to as the Agrippa class Corvette. Typical missions for the Agrippa class included convoy escort and perimeter patrol. Its jump capacity and high acceleration qualified it as a true escort, often deployed to run alongside destroyer squadrons.

Image Repository[edit]

An Agrippa class Destroyer Escort on patrol in deep space.

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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. ^[1]

Basic Ship Characteristics ^[2]
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	1000 Tons, streamlined needle configuration.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: x51
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-2 Maneuver-6 Power Plant-7, producing x70 EPs Agility-4 / Emergency Agility-6 Sufficient onboard fuel for one jump-2 and to support the power plant for 4 weeks.
4.	Electronics	Bridge, Model/5fib Computer. No backup computer is installed.
5.	Hardpoints	x10 Hardpoints. Note that the stated weaponry is calculated according to GURPS Traveller and does not match hardpoint usage in other versions of the rules. An alternative weapons array is provided.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for an Agrippa class is: x1 50-Ton Bay mounting a heavy Plasma Gun. x10 dual Beam Laser turrets, each forming an independent battery. Suggested High Guard variant weapons fit out: x1 dual Plasma Gun turret, forming an independent battery. x8 triple Beam Laser turrets, each forming an independent battery.
7.	Defenses	Heavy Armor-3 x1 Triple Sandcaster turret, forming an independent battery. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Drop Capsules: x1 (plus x19 Ready)
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Tankage: 270 Tons Fuel Scoops and onboard Fuel Purification.
10.	Cost	MCr1,143.578. MCr914.862 in quantity. Architects Fee: MCr11.436
11.	Construction Time	30 months or 120 weeks
12.	Comments	Cargo Hold: 20.0 Tons

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Agrippa-class corvette was first designed after the Third Interstellar War (after -2362), in response to growing saber-rattling activity along the Imperial rim. Capable of extremely high acceleration, it was able to get to a trouble spot in minimal time. Its heavy emphasis on beam weapons permitted it to deal out harsh damage at close range, or to act as a missile shield for convoys.

The vessel first saw action during the Fourth Interstellar War (-2349 to -2346), remaining in service throughout the later Interstellar Wars period and into the Rule of Man. Few examples of the class survived the Long Night.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Ships of the Agrippa class were named after famous “wet-navy” officers of the pre-spaceflight era on Terra. The class ship itself was named after Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, possibly the greatest naval commander of the late Roman Republic, an ancient Terran polity.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Military Ship - Warship- Destroyer Escort :

Type DE class Destroyer Escort

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
Paul Drye, Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Interstellar Wars (Steve Jackson Games, 2006), 215.
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.

[1] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[2] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

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