Nymph class Provincial Merchant

Nymph class Provincial Merchant
Type: AF Provincial Merchant
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model 1/bis
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Offensive	2 3x turrets with 2 beam lasers, 1 sandcaster
Accommodations
Staterooms	10
Low Berths	26
Personnel
Crew	7
Officers	3
Enlisted	4
High/Mid Passengers	0
Low Passengers	26
Payload
Cargo	175 Tons
Fuel tank	100 Tons
Carried craft	1 20t Launch
Construction
Construction Time	14 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr114.0795
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	A2-DP12
Universal Ship Profile	RP-44212R1-020000-10000-0
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Designer	J. Andrew Keith
Era	1105
Reference	Letter of Marque 31-35, 64-68.

The Nymph class Provincial Merchant is a civilian trading starship.

Description

Using a 400-ton hull, the Nymph class Provincial Merchant is an interstellar trade vessel commonly encountered in the Reavers' Deep region. It mounts jump drive-D, maneuver drive-B, and power plant-D, giving a performance of Jump-2 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 100 tons supports the power plant and allows one Jump-2 and 1G acceleration. Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/1 bis. There are 7 staterooms, and 26 low berths. The ship has two hardpoints and two tons allocated to fire control. Installed on the hardpoints are two triple turrets, each mounting two pulse lasers and one sandcaster. There is one ship's vehicle: A 20-ton launch. Cargo capacity is 175 tons. The hull is not streamlined.

The Nymph classes of provincial merchants require a crew of seven: pilot, navigator, medic, two engineers, and two gunners. The pilot operates the launch. No high or middle passengers are carried, but 26 low passengers may be. The ship costs MCr 114.0795 (…including architect's fee and 10% standard design discount), and takes 14 months to build.

History & Background

Variant: Actually, two distinct versions of the Nymph class merchant exist. In addition to the non-streamlined type above, there is a streamlined variety, identical except for the price, which is MCr 117.7155, and the ability to enter planetary atmospheres.

The Launch

The 20-ton launch carried aboard the Nymph Class merchant is a fairly standard design. It is not armed, and devotes the entire 13 tons of excess space left after basic design to a cargo bay. It is used primarily for runs requiring cargo transfers to worlds where no local shuttles are available.

On some Wood Nymph class vessels, which do not require a ship's vehicle to maintain contact with the world's surface, the launch is eliminated, and the hangar bay used for 20 tons of additional cargo storage space. No ships are outright built like this; it is a conversion made on an individual basis by some owners or captains to increase cargo capacity.

Class Naming Practices & Peculiarities

Deck plans of the ship are provided elsewhere. As can be seen, the Nymph class ships are similar in external appearance to the Raider, which is, indeed, modeled on their design. The raider's variable ID features permit either variant's appearance to be assumed at will.

By long tradition, the non-streamlined vessels are designated the "Nymph" class, and named for demigoddesses associated with the sea and air, while those which are streamlined fall into the "Wood Nymph" class, and are named for minor deities of the forest.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

54 Representative Far Trader (AF) Classes

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Type AF Far Trader

A

• Akkigish class Far Trader
• Alexandria class Free Trader
• Anjou class Freighter
• Aoa'iw class Light Trader
• April Hare class Far Trader
• Athelstan class Merchant
• Avian class Far Trader

B

• Basil class Merchant
• Beowulf class Free Trader
• Bremen class Caravel
• Burning Sky class Merchant Schooner

C

• Caroline class Heavy Pinnace
• Ciigusna class Pinnace
• ColonyCord class Fast Trader
• Consul class Provincial Trader
• Coriander class Free Trader

E

• Eakhau class Trader
• Empress Marava class Far Trader

F

• Fanzhhienz class Far Trader
• Farrou class Far Trader
• Fat Cat class Far Trader

G

• Garu class Far Trader
• Gizicih class General Trader

H

• Hero class Far Trader
• Hnneshant class Trade Boat

I

• Independent Hauler class Far Trader

J

• Jayhawk class Far Trader
• Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader

K

• Khershwan class Trader

L

• Lanthium Petal class Speculative Trader

M

• Maada class Fast Trader
• Manta class Small Merchant
• Moraine class Free Trader

N

• Noql class Free Trader
• Nye class Caravel
• Nymph class Provincial Merchant

P

• Paya class Light Freighter
• Perseus class Free Trader
• Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader

R

• Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader

S

• Salamander class Far Trader
• Sleeper class Fast Trader
• Soho class Light Freighter
• Stage class Far Trader
• Star class Armored Merchant
• Sundowner class Free Trader

T

• Tachyon class Light Trader
• Tequila class Free Trader
• Treader class Free Trader
• Trojan Reaches Type A3 class Trader
• Type Aj class Free Trader
• Type HR class Trader

U

• Unholy Exile class Trader

W

• Wulf class Free 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. Letter of Marque (Cargonaut Press, 1998), 31-35, 64-68.