Modular Ship

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B- Battleship	C- Cruiser	O- Ortillery	V- Carrier	D- Destroyer	E- Escort	F- Fighter	H- Defense/Security	I- Combat Transport	Q- Combat Support	S- Scout	U- Utility	X- Commo	Z- Special

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)				Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)					Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit)			System Craft (Intrastellar)
A- Tramp	M- Freighter	R- Liner	T- Transport	G- Industrial	J- Prospector	K- Expedition	P- Corsair	U- Utility	L- Science	N- Medical	Y- Private	WB- Barge	WA- Satellite	WO- Space Station

Modular Ships are ships that make widespread, fundamental use of modular technology.

• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

Library Data Referral Tree

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Military Ship
  • Non-Commercial Vessel
  • Paramilitary Ship

• Advanced Ship Classifications
  • Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
  • Ship Type Code / Superclass
  • Ship Class Code / Class
  • Model (TL)
  • Bloc (Lot)

• Basic Ship Classifications
  • Adventure Class Ship
  • Battle Class Ship
  • Capital Ship
  • Fleet Class Ship
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship

• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Capital Ship
  • Largecraft
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceplane
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcapital Ship
  • Subcraft
  • System Craft
  • Warship

Speed of Travel

• Astronomical Unit (AU)
• FTL
• Light Speed (c)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• NAFAL (STL)
• Parsec (pc)

Description (Specifications)

Almost all ships use interchangeable parts to a large degree, but not all ships use large interchangeable system modules that weigh in at 10.0 tons or more in size, weight, or displacement. The ubiquitous LSP Modular Cutter is probably the best known modular smallcraft in Charted Space. The very common Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort might be the best known largecraft in Charted Space.

Image Repository

Largecraft & Bigcraft:

1. A top view of Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort.
   
2. Two Clii Argu class Common Transports under civilian use as merchant vessels heading for a highport.
   
3. A Leander class Space Tug working a crowded highport.
   
4. A Salamander-class coming into a starport to trade.
   
5. This is a side view and a top view of a smaller layout of the modular ship known as the Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler.
   

Smallcraft:

1. A stock Modular Cutter image by a famous starcraft artist.
   

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

Modular ships serve numerous roles and ae useful in nearly all of them. Modular technology allows a ship to adapt to its mission, being able to make payload and equipment adjustments to fit the needs of the mission.

Supraclass Roles

Modular Ships typically serve the following roles:

Modular Largecraft & Bigcraft:

1. Capsular Transport
2. Modular Heavy Fleet Auxiliary
3. Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary
4. Modular Liner
5. Modular Merchant
6. Modular Ore Hauler
7. Modular Starship
8. Modular Subsidized Merchant
9. Modular Systems Vessel
10. Modular Trader
11. Modular Warship
12. Multimission Clipper

Modular Smallcraft:

1. Modular Cutter
2. Modular Launch
3. Modular Ship's Boat

Supraclass Archetypal Roles

These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:

Modular Ship Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code/s	Exemplar	Remarks
Modular Trader	Various (MT)	Salamander class Far Trader	The Modular Trader is a mission-based ship classification including all ships performing mercantile trade missions. They can be any size or displacement and their key identifying characteristic is that they use modular technology. M = Modular T = Trader
Modular Warship	Various (MW)	Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort	The Modular Warship is a mission-based ship classification including all ships performing combatant missions. They can be any size or displacement and their key identifying characteristic is that they use modular technology. M = Modular W = Warship
Modular Smallcraft	Various (UMM)	Inthe class Modular Cutter	The Modular Smallcraft is a mission-based ship classification including all ships performing auxiliary utility missions. They can be only be 1.0 to 99.9 tons in size or displacement and their key identifying characteristic is that they use modular technology. U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc. M = Multipurpose M = Modular
NOTES: There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and tonnage, and yet others by other characteristics.

History & Background (Dossier)

A hull is a hull is a hull... goes one school of naval architecture that theorizes that the primary differences between two hulls are simply the mission package. Under this design school, a ship with a modular mission package should be available to perform any mission for which it's hull is suited, and for which it possesses the appropriate mission package. While aspects of modularity have caught on among many various standardized ship equipment components, the entire design school has never acquired a large following. Adjustable hulls, especially telescoping or capsular hulls have their own complications, especially when making jump calculations. Images of unidentified precursor hulls are widely assumed to have solved the problems of these modular hulls with technologies not available to high end TL:13-15 Charted Space.

In the mean time, modular hulls have caught on with large parts of the shipping industries, both replacing, complementing, and in some cases superceding conventional container ship hulls. Most clippers are now manufactured with modular hull technologies. The standard cutter has almost entirely disappeared, which has been replaced by the now far more common Modular Cutter. And some warships such as the Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort use very large, interchangeable mission packages. It has yet to be seen whether these modular technologies will become more widespread.

Ship Turrets, Bays, Sockets & Cargo Containers

Contemporary interstellar vessels already use a variety of standardized and modular subcomponents including:

1. Barbette
2. Bay
3. Cargo Container
4. Drop Troop Pod Launcher
5. External Cradle
6. External Fuel Probe
7. Launch Tube
8. Ship's Hardpoint
9. Ship Turret
10. Standard Door
11. Surface Mount

Universal Manufacturing Templates (UMT's)

UMT's are very specific data files that describe in excruciating detail the specifications to manufacturing a technological device. They contain critical pathways, dual use methodologies, prerequisite technology paths, and in depth instructions for both an object and all of the technologies leading to it. Such information can be incredibly valuable or decidingly commonplace. The simpler UMT's can be purchased from the street peddlers of more technologically advanced worlds while more sensitive technologies might only be available on megacorporation fab worlds or naval depots.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Vessel - Modular Ship:

1. Type MT class Modular Trader
   1. Aurora class Multimission Clipper
   2. Brown class Jump Ship
   3. Caccil class Merchant
   4. Clii Argu class Common Transport
   5. Garuda class Modular Systems Vessel
   6. Ghost Galleon class Cargo Ship
   7. Hummingbird class Courier
   8. Krinyaoth class Capsular Transport
   9. LSP Modular Starship
   10. Maggart class Clipper
   11. Queen class Modular Subsidized Merchant
   12. Revolver class Modular Liner
   13. Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler
   14. Salamander class Far Trader
   15. Spartan class Modular Merchant
   16. Type TJ class Jump Ship
   17. Xebec class Modular Merchant
2. Type MW class Modular Warship
   1. AX-H class Modular Heavy Fleet Auxiliary
   2. AX-L class Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary
   3. Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort
   4. Victrix class Multimission Sloop
3. Type UMM class Modular Utility Craft
   1. Generic Modular Cutter
   2. Inthe class Modular Cutter
   3. Stead class Modular Launch

Ship Summary List

Some of the most commonly used vessels and smallcraft in this role or these roles include:

25 Modular Ship articles

AX-H class Modular Heavy Fleet Auxiliary  •  AX-L class Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary  •  Aurora class Multimission Clipper  •  Brilliant Gem class Cruise Liner  •  Brown class Jump Ship  •  Caccil class Merchant  •  Chrysanthemum class Destroyer Escort  •  Clii Argu class Common Transport  •  Deneb class Modular Starship  •  Ghost Galleon class Carrier Liner  •  Hummingbird class Courier  •  Inthe class Modular Cutter  •  Krinyaoth class Capsular Transport  •  Leander class Space Tug  •  Maggart class Clipper  •  Modular Cutter  •  Nirvana class Modular Dropship  •  Provider class Military Transport  •  Queen class Modular Subsidized Merchant  •  Revolver class Modular Liner  •  Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler  •  Salamander class Far Trader  •  Sapphire Moon class Moduleship  •  Stead class Modular Launch  •  Victrix class Multimission Sloop

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science