Eakhau class Trader

Eakhau class Trader

Type: AF Free Trader
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops,Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Offensive	n/a
Defensive	n/a
Accommodations
Staterooms	13
Low Berths	16
Personnel
Crew	5
High/Mid Passengers	8
Low Passengers	16
Payload
Cargo	164 Tons
Fuel tank	84 Tons
Carried craft	None
Construction
Origin	Aslan Hierate
Year Operational	Unknown
Price
Cost	MCr124.26
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AF-DS12
Universal Ship Profile	AF-4221221-000000-00000-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Designer	J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman
Design System	Book2, TNE, MTG-1, Traveller 5th
Era	1105
Reference	Aslan 32.

The Eakhau class Trader is an aslan merchant vessel.

Description[edit]

Using a 400-ton streamlined hull, the Eakhau class Trader is a basic interstellar merchant ship, carrying a mix of cargo and passengers. It is equipped with drives giving performance of Jump-2 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports the power plant and one jump-2. On the bridge is a computer Model/2. There are 13 staterooms and 16 low berths. There are no weapons mounted. There are no ship's vehicles. Cargo capacity is 164 tons. The ship has fuel scoops for gas giant refueling.

The trader requires a crew of five: pilot, astrogator, two engineers, and purser/steward. A medic and gunners are sometimes carried. It can carry up to eight high passengers and 16 low passengers.

Image Repository[edit]

An Eakhau class Trader on route to destination with a crew of Aslan females.
Eakhau class Traders are beautiful streamlined and sometimes attract attention at a downport.

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 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]
#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	400 tons. The ship is streamlined.
2.	Crew	x5 crew. The trader requires a crew of five: pilot, navigator, two engineers, and purser. A steward, medic. and up to four gunners are sometimes carried.
3.	Performance	Fuel tankage of 100 tons support the power plant and one Jump-2.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/2.
5.	Hardpoints	There are four hardpoints and four tons set aside for fire control.
6.	Armament	No weapons are mounted.
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 100 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr124.26
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 164.0 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Aslan Trader is a very common ship, intended as an interstellar merchant. It is capable of carrying both passengers and cargo, and this coupled with its Jump-2 drives and four hardpoints make it a highly versatile ship. The Eakhau class Trader is a standard design, available throughout Aslan space, and thus includes a price discount of 10%. ^[3]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: Eakhau means day, in Trokh a period of time involving one revolution of a planet on its axis.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

56 Representative Free Trader (AF) Classes[edit]

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

Type AF Free Trader

A

B

C

E

F

Fanzhhienz class Far Trader

G

H

I

Independent Hauler class Far Trader

J

K

Khershwan class Trader

L

Lanthium Petal class Speculative Trader

M

N

P

Paya class Light Freighter

R

Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader

S

T

References[edit]

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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 ship was originally designed using Traveller The New Era ship design rules.

Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), .

This ship was originally designed using Mongoose Traveller (1st Edition) ship design rules.

Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 105-114.
Gareth Hanrahan, Dom Mooney. High Guard (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 41-72.
This category also features designs published in the Mongoose books, but first designed with earlier systems.

This ship was originally designed using Traveller 5th edition ship design rules.

Traveller 5th Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 67-93.

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.

J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 32.
Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 02 (Galaxy Games, 1986), 6-7.
Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 31.
Gareth Hanrahan. Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 33, 82.

↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
↑ Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 02 (Galaxy Games, 1986), 6-7.

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

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

[3] Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 02 (Galaxy Games, 1986), 6-7.

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