Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader

Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader

Type: AF Free Trader
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Accommodations
Staterooms
Low Berths	10
Personnel
Crew	11
Officers	3
Enlisted	8
High/Mid Passengers	14
Low Passengers	10
Payload
Cargo	210 Tons
Fuel tank	Tons
Construction
Construction Time	16 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr143.658
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AF-DS11
Universal Ship Profile	AF-4211111–030000–20003-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Distant Fringe
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Adie Alegoric Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader is a TL–9 Provincial Trader.

Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe

Description[edit]

The Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader is a civilian vessel. It is a commercial transport typically encountered operating within clusters of stars within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a merchant vessel and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

The Provincial Trader is constructed using a 400-dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has airfoil surfaces, giving good atmospheric performance that is reliant on its onboard gravitic systems.Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are 2 personnel airlocks located fore and aft respectively. The cargo hold is accessed by doors and hatches and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.

Crew complement is 11 consisting of 2 command, 1 engineering, 4 gunnery, and 2 service. The vessel carries 2 passenger stewards.

There are x20 Staterooms. Six Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The captains receives an individual cabin: all other crew quarters are double occupancy. 14 Staterooms are available to passengers. Typically, two of these staterooms are set aside as a comfortable lounge, a galley, entertainment facilities, and office space, leaving 12 staterooms available to paying passengers. There are 10 Low Berths, typically used for transporting livestock. They are tended by the vessel's steward.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.

The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-1 drive and a Power Plant-1, giving performance of jump-1, 1-G acceleration and producing 4 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-1 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room.

Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/1 Computer: there is no backup computer.

There are four hardpoints. The normal weapons fit-out for a Joshim P. Stone is: One triple Beam Laser turret, firing as an independent battery. One triple Missile turret, firing as an independent battery. Each missile rack mounts x3 standard Anti-Shipping Missiles. Two triple Sandcaster turrets, grouped into one battery of two linked turrets.

The ship has a dedicated hangar able to house a vehicle of up to 4-dTons, though no vehicles are ordinarily provided. The hangar may be used as an auxiliary airlock.

Standard cargo capacity amounts to 210 dTons. The cargo hold can be subdivided into sections using removable partition walls. It has independent life support and environmental systems and can be sealed and isolated.

Image Repository[edit]

A Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader.

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

The Joshim P. Stone class is a streamlined cone with a mean width of 11 meters, a mean height of 12 meters, and a length of around 50 meters, tapering towards the aft of the vessel. There is a raised dorsal section referred to as the saddle and two lateral engine pods at the rear of the vessel. The engine pods mount airfoil surfaces and upright tailplanes that give improved atmospheric maneuvering capability. The bridge and main airlock are forward, the passenger and crew cabins are located centrally, the engineering control room lies aft, and below that are the cryogenic facilities and the ventral airlock. A narrow vehicle hangar, lying between heavy drive machinery, is situated directly aft of the cryo section. The ship has a total enclosed volume of approximately 5,400 cubic meters.

A common variant of the design is the Consul class Provincial Trader.
The design is related to the Colossus class Heavy Lander.

A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.

History & Background[edit]

The Provincial Trader is considered underpowered and suffers performance issues in high gravity environments. It is a design that dates to the time of the Terran Confederation: elements of the design and construction indicate that the vessel has Vilani origins. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

A number of companies manufacture ships equivalent to the Joshim P. Stone class. They vary in hull shape and internal layout but all share the same basic design and all have very similar capabilities and performance characteristics.

Each variant class is named by the company that produces it: these organizations generally draw on traditional naming protocols. It is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.

Individual vessels within a class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes but traditionally are named by their owners. This is considered a serious affair and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

54 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

G

H

M

N

P

R

Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader

S

T

U

Unholy Exile class Trader

W

Wulf class Free Trader

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 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.

Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS