Rule of Man class Schooner

Rule of Man Schooner
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: ES Schooner
Category	ACS
Size	600 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	No information yet available.
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	6
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	19 (including 4 Marines)
Officers	2
Enlisted	13
Marines	4
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	4 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Rule of Man
Year Operational	No information yet available.
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr717.034 (base) MCr573.627 (discounted)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	No information yet available.
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Rule of Man class Schooner is a very light warship.

• It is a military ship and an Schooner.

Description (Specifications)

Rule of Man class Schooners were common Terran vessels that saw service towards the end of the Second Imperium. They were small warships mainly used on patrol, military, and anti-corsair missions. The few surviving examples of the class are historical artifacts housed in museums or kept in private collections.

Image Repository

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General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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 subcraft) 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 Rule of Man class is constructed using a 600 Ton 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. There are 3 airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x19 personnel, including 4 Marines. x2 Officers. x13 Enlisted. Accommodations There are 9.5 staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. 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. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-6 drive, and a Power Plant-6, giving performance of Jump-2 and 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 4 and an emergency agility of 6. 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 lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5fib computer: no backup computer is installed. 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 has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x6 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x2 triple Beam Laser turrets, typically grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets. x1 dual Plasma Gun turret, forming its own battery. x2 triple Missile turrets, typically grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets.
7.	Defenses	The hull is plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 6. x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery.
8.	Craft	The vessel carries no subcraft. Vehicles x1 4-Ton Air/Raft. The Air/Raft hanger is a sealable compartment with a volume of 4 Tons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 156 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	MCr717.034 Architects Fee: MCr7.170
11.	Construction Time	96 weeks (22 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 4 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History & Background (Dossier)

Rule of Man class Schooners were common Terran vessels that saw service towards the end of the Second Imperium. It was a typical starship of its period, with a heavily armored hull, over-engineered Jump-2 drives and powerful 6-G maneuver drives. They were rugged and durable and were among the first Terran-built vessels to venture into the vast unexplored territories "Behind the Claw". Few examples survived the Long Night.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Sloop:

1. Type ES class Sloop
   1. Antarian class Schooner
   2. Belton class Sampan
   3. Castle class Sloop
   4. Flower class Sloop
   5. KE4 Horde class Sloop
   6. Predator class Sloop
   7. River class Sloop
   8. Rule of Man class Schooner
   9. TC4 Attaray class Schooner
   10. TC5 Galores class Sloop
   11. Victrix class Multimission Sloop

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science