Olympian class Cruise Liner

Olympian class Cruise Liner
Type: M Liner
Category	BCS
Size	10,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/4
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints
Accommodations
Staterooms	800
Low Berths	400
Personnel
Crew	156
Officers	32
Enlisted	124
High/Mid Passengers	600
Low Passengers	400
Payload
Cargo	610 Tons
Fuel tank	2,400 Tons
Carried craft	9 50t lifeboats, 2 40t boats
Construction
Construction Time	40 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr7,342.004
Architect fee	MCr73.42
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	M–K224442–090000–80000-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Cruise Liner is a TL–11 Cruise Liner.

• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.

Description

The Cruise Liner is a large commercial passenger transport commonly encountered along Star Lanes within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Passenger Liner and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

Image Repository

1. An Olympian class Cruise Liner in a side view schematic.
   

General Description

The Olympian class is a streamlined flattened cone with a mean diameter of 32 meters and a length of around 170 meters. Some sections are narrower and some are wider, giving it a total enclosed volume of approximately 135,000 cubic meters.

Fuel tanks wrap around the central and rear sections of the ship. The cargo hold includes the cryogenic (low berth) section. Working sections of the vessel such as the laundry, the galleys and general crew quarters are located aft. Senior officers are accommodated forward, close to the bridge, while stewards have rooms close to passenger cabins. Middle passage accommodations are found in the less desirable midsection of the vessel while first class cabins are traditionally forward, often with windows offering spectacular views. The main commercial strip and leisure facilities are located in the forward core regions and are focused on an open Atrium area.

A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.

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 craft) 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	The Cruise Liner is constructed using a 10,000 dTon hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable landing legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: 156 x11 command, x26 engineering, x10 gunnery, and x30 service, of which x11 double up as flight crew for the small craft when required. In addition, the vessel carries x75 stewards and x4 medical staff. Accommodations: There are 800 Staterooms. 95 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The command crew (and any celebrities working aboard the ship) have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy. Up to 600 High Passengers may be carried. The stewards attend to their needs. The remaining 105 staterooms are fitted out as shops and boutiques, entertainment complexes, casinos, spas and gymnasiums, restaurants, cafes, and other similar amenities. There are 400 Low Berths. The low berths are tended by the vessel's medical staff, assisted by properly trained stewards. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency. There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-4 drive, and a Power Plant-4, giving performance of Jump-2, 4-G acceleration, and producing 400 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 3 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 Computer: the vessel has a backup Model/4 Computer. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x100 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific routes. There are 30 unused hardpoints and 30 dTons are set aside for fire control.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Cruise Liner is: x30 triple Beam Laser turrets, forming three batteries each of 10 linked turrets
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x40 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming four batteries each of 10 linked turrets The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x9 50-dTon Deliverance class Lifeboats. x2 40-dTon Songbird class Ship's Boats. The subcraft are housed in dedicated hangars located at strategic points around the vessel: the hangars can be sealed and have a total volume of 689 dTons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 2,400 dTons. The hull is not fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is not equipped with fuel purification equipment.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr7,342.004 If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr5,873.604. The vessel and its subcraft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11.	Construction Time	160 weeks (40 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 610 dTons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems. Sections of the hold may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.

History & Background

The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces. Cruise Liners generally follow predetermined routes, often with extended layovers at locations to allow tourism and sightseeing. Liners of this type have been pressed into service as troop transports during conflicts.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

A number of companies manufacture ships equivalent to the Olympian class.

They vary in hull shape and internal layout but all share the same basic design and all have very similar capabilities and performance characteristics: the most notable of these "mirror" designs is the remarkably similar Gaia class Luxury Liner. Gaians and Olympians often directly compete on profitable routes. There is intense rivalry between individual vessels and their crews.

Each variant class is named by the company that produces it: these organizations generally draw on traditional naming protocols. It is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused. Individual vessels within a class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes but traditionally are named by their owners. This is considered a serious affair and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes

36 Representative Liner (M) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

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

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.

• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS