Type RT class Longliner

Type RT class Longliner
Type: M Liner
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/4
Jump	J-4
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	5
Accommodations
Staterooms	50
Low Berths	6
Personnel
Crew	14
Officers	5
Enlisted	9
High/Mid Passengers	36
Low Passengers	6
Payload
Cargo	130 Tons
Fuel tank	440 Tons
Carried craft	1 20t launch
Construction
Construction Time	30 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Manufacturer	Tukera Lines
Price
Cost	MCr528.4
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	M-KS14
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Pride of Vland class Long Liner
Canon	Published, canon design
Designer	Loren Wiseman
Design System	Book 2
Era	1105
Reference	The Traveller Adventure 138.

The Type RT class Longliner is a TL–14 Longliner. This design has been copied across the Imperium by Tukera Lines as a workhorse of its fleet. In some places it has designed as the Tukera Long-liner, the Pride of Vland-class or the Margret-class liners.

Description

Using a 1000-ton streamlined hull, the Tukera Long Liner is a main-route passenger transport serving much of the Imperium. It mounts a jump drive V, maneuver drive E, and power plant V to supply power for one month of continuous operation, giving performance of Jump-4 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a month of operations and one Jump-4. On the bridge is a Model/4 computer. There are 50 staterooms and 5 emergency low berths.

The ship has five hardpoints. Only one triple turret is usually installed; it carries a heterogeneous mix of one beam laser, one missile rack, and one sandcaster.

The ship carries one vehicle: a 20-ton launch, grappled to the hull. Cargo capacity for the long-liner is 130 tons.

The Long Liner requires a crew of 14: captain/pilot, navigator, 6 engineers, medic, 3 stewards, and gunner. The pilot or astrogator operates the launch. The ship can carry up to 36 passengers.

Image Repository

1. A Tukera Longliner by a highport space station.
   

History & Background

The workhorse and primary passenger transport for Tukera Lines.

It's assumed that Tukera will take advantage of having facilities at every starport en route, and always flying a fixed route (i.e., jump distance is known months in advance), designed their liners to use demountable fuel tanks in one of the holds to carry all the fuel necessary for Jump-4. Since not all jumps on the route are Jump-4, for lesser jumps the extra fuel tanks are demounted and replaced with cargo. It is assumed that with a ship and tanks designed for the purpose, and a trained maintenance crew at each port, demounting the fuel tanks does NOT take 2 weeks; more like 2 days.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

37 Representative Liner (M) Classes

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Civilian Ship - Liner - Type M Liner

B

• Besouro Valente class Personnel Transport
• Brilliance class Long Liner

C

• Camel class Medical Launch
• Celestial Star class Luxury Liner
• Codori Prime class Luxury Liner
• Condor class Subsidized Liner
• Coyotl class Bulk Hauler

E

• Excellence class Fast Shuttle

F

• Fortune class Merchant

G

• Gaia class Luxury Liner
• Giiphicih class Liner
• Glimmerdrift class Subsidized Liner
• Gold of Zurrian class Long Liner

H

• Horizon class Passenger Liner

I

• Independence of the Stars class Interstellar Liner

K

• K'Bam class Assault Lander
• Kihrvak Platoon Drop Ship class Marine Cutter
• King Richard class Interstellar Liner

L

• Longevity class Lifeboat
• Lord Somerset class Subsidized Liner

M

• Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff
• Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat
• Model 292 class Life Boat

N

• Nebula class Starliner

O

• Olympian class Cruise Liner
• Orowani Deep Space class Light Liner

P

• Pride of Vland class Long Liner

R

• Royal class Interstellar Liner

S

• Sapphire Moon class Moduleship
• Shuvalivashtu class Luxury Liner
• Songbird class Ship's Boat
• Star class Merchant Liner
• Stellar class Liner

T

• TC00a Porter class Gig
• Type RT class Longliner

X

• Xeekr'kir! class Merchant

Y

• Yaeai class Recon Pinnace

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. The Traveller Adventure (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 138.
• Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 04 (Digest Group Publications, 1986), 25-32,37-40.
• Marc Miller. Aramis (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), —.
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• Cynthia C. Higginbotham. Republic of Newhome