Duke class Light Security Vessel

Duke class Light Security Vessel
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Type: HP Light Security Vessel
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Streamlined Needle/Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	4 fib (D)
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	9
Officers	1
Enlisted	8
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	20 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Grand Duchy of Marlheim
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr550.036
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Duke class Light Security Vessel is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Security Vessel.

Description (Specifications)

This design features a gleaming streamlined hull with the best armor and computer available at this technology level. It is armed with four triple turrets, two missile and two with beam lasers.

Image Repository

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	400 tons.
2.	Crew	x9 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-1 4-G acceleration 64.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-6 24-EPs Agility-4
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/4 fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x4 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: Two triple beam laser turrets grouped into a single battery Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: Two triple missile turrets grouped into a single battery Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and on board fuel purification
10.	Cost	MCr550.036 and MCr. 440.029 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	64 weeks to build, 52 weeks in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 20.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

These vessels serve with the Marhleim Army Star Forces (MARARSTAR) or the Naval Forces of the Grand Duchy of Marlheim. These ships patrol the border zones. There are 1,000 currently in service.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Security Vessel:

1. Duke class Light Security Vessel

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)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science