Ship's Boat

Ship's Boat
Type: R Freighter
Category	Smallcraft
Size	30 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cylinder Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	None
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Seats	2
Personnel
Crew	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	13.7 Tons
Fuel tank	1.8 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Manufacturer	Ling-Standard Products
Price
Cost	MCr16
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	UMB-3U60
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Designer	Marc Miller
Design System	Book 2
Era	1105
Reference	Starships 18.

The Ship's Boat uses a 30-ton hull, is capable of 6-G acceleration, carries 1.8 tons of fuel tankage, and has a crew of two. It is known by a number of names including Away Boat, Drop Boat, Lighter, and many others.

Description (Specifications)

A ship's boat may mount one beam or pulse laser; remaining weapons must be missile racks and sandcasters. The craft has 13.7 tons of excess space available, and typically costs MCr16.

Image Repository

1. An unidentified ship's boat next to a short cargo container.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	30 tons.
2.	Crew	x2 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-0 / Boat 6-G acceleration Power Plant-6 1.8-EPs Agility-6
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/1 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x1 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: No standard weapon fit.
7.	Defenses	No standard defensive equipment fit.
8.	Craft / Subcraft	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	None
10.	Cost	MCr16.0
11.	Construction Time	5 months to build, 3 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 13.7 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Ship’s Boat is probably the second most common smallcraft after the lifeboat or launch. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space. Some newer models of the ship's boat use modular ship technology similar to the modular cutter.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

51 Representative Freighter (R) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Civilian Ship - Freighter - Smallcraft - Type R Freighter

A

• Aspirant class Provincial Carrier
• Average Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship

C

• Carrack class Tramp Liner
• Carrus class Shuttle
• Conveyor class Heavy Freighter
• Crawm class Shuttle

D

• Dakaar class Freighter

E

• Empress class Bulk Carrier

F

• Fornorb class Heavy Merchant

G

• Garrett Durant class Cargo Hauler

H

• Haddox class Merchant Cruiser
• Hercules class Cargo Transport
• Hummingbird class Courier
• Hummock class Replenishment Ship

J

• Jack Driscoll class Bulk Freighter
• Jade Serpent class Fleet Support Vessel
• Jembyra class Recovery Boat

K

• KU1a Fetch class Launch
• Kyan Maru class Freighter

L

• Last Armada class Heavy Transport
• Leo class Ship's Boat
• Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
• Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
• Logos Minos class Fleet Scout

M

• Magnadon class Provincial Merchant
• Mariner class Frame Carrier
• Mountain class Replenishment Ship

O

• Orowani Deep Space class Commercial Tender

P

• Panam Ajax class Logistics Transport
• Panther class Repair Vessel
• Pegasus class Bulk Cargo Carrier
• Pinnace
• Prosperity class Freighter

R

• Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler

S

• Ship's Boat
• Shuttle
• Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
• Solostar class Far Trader
• Suluru class Mercantile Carrier
• Susa class Cargo Carrier
• Swift Dreams class Colonial Transport

T

• Three Sisters class Heavy Jump Transport
• Triad class Merchant
• Type AT class Freighter
• Type RAX class Protected Merchant
• Type TC(S) class Free Trader
• Type TI class Merchant
• Type TJ class Merchant

V

• Valiant Conveyor class Liberty Ship

W

• World class Transport

Z

• Zoe Barrett class Trader

References

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

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. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 21.
• Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
• Jordan Weisman. Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 (FASA, 1982), —.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
• Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Starship Operator's Manual (Digest Group Publications, 1988), 58.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 46.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 10-11.
• S.R. Greene. SGS: Imperial Small Craft (Seeker Gaming Systems, 1992), .
• Matthew Sprange. Core Rule Book (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 132.
• Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), —.
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), —.