Magnadon class Provincial Merchant

Magnadon class Provincial Merchant
Overhead view of the ship
Type: R Freighter
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/3
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Offensive	2 double beam laser turret, 2 triple sandcaster turret
Accommodations
Staterooms	11
Low Berths	2
Personnel
Crew	11
Officers	5
Enlisted	6
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	738 Tons
Fuel tank	110 Tons
Carried craft	1 20t lifeboat
Construction
Construction Time	30 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr305.6
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Designer	Ross Babcock, Jordan Weisman
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Adventure Class Ships Volume 3 10-13.

The Magnadon class Provincial Merchant is a TL–15 Provincial Merchant.

Description

The workhorse of merchant fleets from Regina to Terra, the Magadon-class Provincial Merchants are designed for nothing except cargo capacity. Ships of the class are slow, cramped, and have absolutely no frills. They are, however, reliable and sturdy, and ships like these are considered to be the backbone of any merchant fleet.

History & Background

No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Provincial Merchants of this type are traditionally named for beast of burden. Magadon, for example, refers to a magnadon of Aggida, a massive beast domesticated by early Solomani settlers during the period of the Interstellar Wars. Ships have borne names such as Camel, Llama, Sumpter, Pachyderm, Lummox, and Gooney Bird (all of Solomani origin), or similar names applied by the Vilani to large animals used for carrying large loads. At times, of course, local pride or similar influences will cause other names to be given to these ships, such as Pride of Caledon. In practice, though, these ships tend to be known (among their crew, at least) by far less polite -- or printable -- names.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

51 Representative Freighter (R) Classes

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Civilian Ship - Freighter - Type R Freighter

A

• Aspirant class Provincial Carrier
• Average Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship

C

• Carrack class Tramp Liner
• Carrus class Shuttle
• Conveyor class Heavy Freighter
• Crawm class Shuttle

D

• Dakaar class Freighter

E

• Empress class Bulk Carrier

F

• Fornorb class Heavy Merchant

G

• Garrett Durant class Cargo Hauler

H

• Haddox class Merchant Cruiser
• Hercules class Cargo Transport
• Hummingbird class Courier
• Hummock class Replenishment Ship

J

• Jack Driscoll class Bulk Freighter
• Jade Serpent class Fleet Support Vessel
• Jembyra class Recovery Boat

K

• KU1a Fetch class Launch
• Kyan Maru class Freighter

L

• Last Armada class Heavy Transport
• Leo class Ship's Boat
• Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
• Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
• Logos Minos class Fleet Scout

M

• Magnadon class Provincial Merchant
• Mariner class Frame Carrier
• Mountain class Replenishment Ship

O

• Orowani Deep Space class Commercial Tender

P

• Panam Ajax class Logistics Transport
• Panther class Repair Vessel
• Pegasus class Bulk Cargo Carrier
• Pinnace
• Prosperity class Freighter

R

• Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler

S

• Ship's Boat
• Shuttle
• Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
• Solostar class Far Trader
• Suluru class Mercantile Carrier
• Susa class Cargo Carrier
• Swift Dreams class Colonial Transport

T

• Three Sisters class Heavy Jump Transport
• Triad class Merchant
• Type AT class Freighter
• Type RAX class Protected Merchant
• Type TC(S) class Free Trader
• Type TI class Merchant
• Type TJ class Merchant

V

• Valiant Conveyor class Liberty Ship

W

• World class Transport

Z

• Zoe Barrett class Trader

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• J. Andrew Keith. Adventure Class Ships Volume 3 (FASA, 1981), 10-13.