Conrad class Towing Vessel

Conrad class Towing Vessel
Type: GU Carrier
Category	ACS
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partly Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/7
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	8
Personnel
Crew	8
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	90 Tons
Fuel tank	40 Tons
Special features	External Grapple
Construction
Construction Time	12 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr44.08
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Morandir Armson
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Morandir Armson

The Conrad class Towing Vessel is a TL–13 high performance Towing Vessel.

Description

This towing vessel is a commercial craft, designed for towing a mining plant, processing unit or the like, or for towing x-boats and other manoeuvre-incapable ships out to jump distance.

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	200 tons. The ship is partially streamlined, having a roughly oblong-shaped configuration, with a robot arm, a set of grapnels and an umbilical hook-up.
2.	Crew	The Conrad class requires a crew of 8; commander, pilot, navigator, engineer, medic, and three general hands.
3.	Performance	It has Jump Drive 2, Manoeuvre Drive 2G and Powerplant VIII. There is fuel tankage for 40 tons, giving one Jump 1 and allowing the use of the powerplant.
4.	Electronics	The standard bridge has a Model/7 computer installed; this larger-than-usual computer is required to serve the additional thrust plates which are attached to the trailer.
5.	Hardpoints	1 hardpoint. (2 possible)
6.	Armament	None
7.	Defenses	None
8.	Craft	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	None
10.	Cost	This towing vessel costs MCr44.08.
11.	Construction Time	It takes 12 standard months to build.
12.	Comments	There are 4 single crew cabins on board and 4 double crew cabins.

History & Background

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

32 Representative Towing Vessel (RV) Classes

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

Type RV Towing Vessel

A

• Aurora class Multimission Clipper

B

• Brown class Jump Ship

C

• Clii Argu class Common Transport
• Corporate class Range Carrier

D

• Deneb class Modular Starship
• Distribution class Commercial Carrier

E

• Endeavor class Ship Transporter

G

• Ghost Galleon class Carrier Liner

H

• High Liner class Bulk Freighter

I

• Inthe class Modular Cutter

K

• K'Slice class Attacker Tender

• Kalaron class Assault Scout

L

• Leander class Space Tug

M

• Maggart class Clipper
• Marius class Ship Transporter
• Modular Cutter

N

• Nirvana class Modular Dropship

O

• Oukhaha class Bulk Hauler
• Owatarl class Tender

P

• Planetoid Hauler class Cargo Ship
• Purcell class Express Boat Tender

R

• Revolver class Modular Liner

• Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler

S

• Sagacity class Bulk Freighter
• Sao class Heavy Merchant
• Smeeppi class Carrier

T

• Taorl class Riftliner
• Three Sisters class Heavy Jump Transport

W

• Wingtruck class Interface Craft
• WP-768 class Jump Shuttle

Y

• Yedidah class Fleet Tender

Z

• Zahzicih class Q-ship

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author: Morandir Armson