KE11c Ancestor class Frigate

KE11c Ancestor class Frigate
Korsumug Empire vessel.
Type: EF Frigate
Category	ACS
Size	1,100 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	2x Model/4 Fib
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	11
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	43
Officers	8
Enlisted	15
Marines	20
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	7 Tons
Fuel tank	396 Tons
Construction
Origin	Korsumug Empire
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr1,428.946 (base) MCr1,143.157 (qty)
Architect fee	MCr14.29
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	EF-LS63
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Frigate
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Classic Traveller Book 5 High Guard.

The KE11c Ancestor class Frigate is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Frigate.
• It is a development of the earlier KE11 Ancestor class Frigate.

Description (Specifications)

The Ancestor class is a combat vessel of the Korsumug Empire.

• The class is operated by the Imperial Korsumug Navy.
• The vessel is a Jansa design.
• It is typically crewed by Jaibok.
• It is a TL–12 design.

Examples of the class serve with the Glorious Triumph Fleet.

Image Repository

KE11c Ancestor class Frigate.

KU1a Fetch class Launch.

General Description

The Ancestor class is a capable combat vessel with 6-G and J-3 performance. Its primary armament is a huge missile bay, able to land a devastating blow against almost any opponent. It has an sleek airframe shape, allowing it to operate within an atmosphere and perform surface landings.

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	The KE11c Ancestor class Frigate is constructed using a 1,100 dTon hull built in a sleek wedge configuration. The hull is streamlined and has good atmospheric capability: its atmospheric handling characteristics are improved by its onboard gravitic systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are x3 personnel airlocks. The cargo hold is accessed by doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x43 personnel. x7 command, x5 engineering, x6 gunnery, x2 flight, x3 service, and x20 marines. The command crew consists of the Captain, the Executive Officer, two electronics officers (commo and sensor ops), two pilot/navigators, and a medical officer. Each crew section has a senior officer. Accommodations There are 26 Staterooms. Staterooms are configured to what the Jaibok consider to be comfort. All Staterooms are given over to the crew. 9 are single occupancy and are set aside for selected command personnel and the marine officer: the remaining 17 are double occupancy. 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. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-3 drive, a Maneuver-6 drive, and a fusion Power Plant-6, giving performance of Jump-3 and 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 5 and an emergency agility of 6. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for One Jump-3 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib computer. A backup Model/4 fib is installed in engineering. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package and Jamming Equipment. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x11 hardpoints. The listed weapons systems are typical for the class.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for an Ancestor class is: x1 100-ton Bay mounting heavy Missile launchers. Each launcher mounts standard Anti-Shipping Missiles. x1 triple Beam Laser turret, forming a single battery of 1 turret.
7.	Defenses	The hull has no additional armor. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section: x1 10-dTon KU1a Fetch class Launch. The subcraft is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger can be sealed and has a total volume of 13 dTons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 396 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant, capable of refining all onboard fuel in a few hours.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr1,428.946 Architects Fee: MCr14.290 If multiple examples of the design are ordered all vessels in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr1,143.157 The price does not include the cost of the launch: x1 Fetch class Launch costs MCr6.16 (discounts apply on bulk orders, reducing the cost to MCr4.928). With its subcraft, a discounted Ancestor class costs MCr1.148.085
11.	Construction Time	121 weeks as standard, 97 weeks in bulk. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 7 dTons. The hold has independent life support and environmental systems. It can be sealed and isolated.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Ancestor class Frigate is an ubiquitous type of warship used by the Korsumug Empire, typically serving as a major component in a raiding force. Early low-jump examples of the class served on the Korsumug Main, where their powerful missile battery gained them a reputation for punching far above their weight.

It was designed by the Jansa, a minor race closely allied with the Jaibok.

A number of redesigns with more powerful drives were fielded as the Korsumug Empire began to venture to worlds further from the Main. This ultimately resulted in the KE11c variant, equipped with a Jump-3 drive.

Examples of the Ancestor class can be encountered throughout Mavuzog Sector and Theta Borealis Sector.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities:
The vessel is a powerful combat craft with a long range and capable of independent operations. The accommodations are notoriously cramped.

• Ancestor class vessels often serve as core elements for Jaibok raiding groups.

Physiologically, neither Jaibok nor Jansa cope well with low berths and they are not routinely fitted to Korsumug vessels.

• Earlier variants of the class were fitted with low berths in order to transport prisoners, a feature that has been removed as internal space issues have become more pressing.

Class Naming Practice/s:
Vessels of the Korsumug Empire are given alphanumeric designations and callsigns by other interstellar states. KE refers to Korsumug Empire (a designation applied to all Korsumug combat units), 11 is a multiple of hundreds of tons of displacement and also indicates at a glance the number of weapons mounts, and 'c' refers to the version of the vessel, relating to its construction tech level and bracketing its maximum jump potential. Type codes will often repeat: 'Ancestor' is an easy to remember name to identify the specific type of vessel.

• Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Frigate:

1. Type EF class Frigate
   1. Accel class Light Frigate
   2. Chaiik class Frigate
   3. Dead Sun class Frigate
   4. Draper class Frigate
   5. Eraser class Frigate
   6. Ghost class Frigate
   7. Hazard class Frigate
   8. Idris class Frigate
   9. KE11 Ancestor class Frigate
   10. Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser
   11. Krivak class Frigate
   12. Last Armada class Fast Escort
   13. Leedos class Frigate
   14. Mangle class Frigate
   15. Maurus class Frigate
   16. Montgomery class Frigate
   17. Musuna class Frigate
   18. Naga class Frigate
   19. Nevato class Frigate
   20. Nonsuch class Patrol Frigate
   21. Nowa Sol class Frigate
   22. Oorlog Jacht class Frigate
   23. Pilum class Frigate
   24. Plasma Storm class Frigate
   25. Revenge War Sloop class Corvette
   26. Rr'xighik'ker class Frigate
   27. S-17r class Frigate
   28. Sardis class Frigate
   29. Se Koez class Frigate
   30. Surprise class Light Frigate
   31. Taranil class Patrol Frigate
   32. TC10 Kalsop class Frigate
   33. Type 053H Xiamen class Frigate
   34. Type G class Frigate
   35. Type VF class Frigate
   36. Uxkoong class Frigate
   37. Yubari class Frigate

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS