Type J class Seeker

Type J class Seeker
Type: JJ Prospector Vessel
Category	ACS
Size	100 Tons
Hull Configuration	Lifting Body Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model 1/bis
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Offensive	Mining laser
Accommodations
Staterooms	4
Personnel
Crew	1
Pilots	1
High/Mid Passengers	3
Payload
Cargo	23 Tons
Fuel tank	14 Tons
Carried craft	P1
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr56.7
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	J-AL22
Universal Ship Profile	J-12222R1-000000-10000-0
Images
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Design System	Traveller5
Era	1105

The Type J class Seeker is a TL–10 civilian Prospector Vessel.

Description

Seeker (Type J): Using a surplus scout/courier as a starting point, the seeker is converted to a prospecting and mining ship for a small crew. Two of the four staterooms are removed, and the remaining two are converted to four one-ton spacer niches. The crew consists of a pilot and three crew members, although the ship can be operated by only one person.

The ship carries its original Jump drive-A, Maneuver drive-A, and Power plant-A, which makes it theoretically capable of Jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. The bridge retains the scout/courier's Model/1 bis computer. The turret is fitted with a single mining laser. The air/raft is traded in on a prospecting buggy; a four-ton grav-powered vehicle with a pressurized cabin and provision for four people. The three-ton cargo compartment is retained, and the hull retains its streamlining. Two ore bays (ten tons each) are formed from fuel tankage, hull space, and instrumentation, reducing fuel tankage to thirty tons. Dismountable fuel tanks can be used in the ore bays to increase the fuel tankage back to forty tons, but at a reduction of ore bay tonnage to ten tons total. With normal tankage, the ship can achieve Jump-1; with the dismountable tanks full, the ship can achieve Jump-2.

Image Repository

1. A typical Type J class Seeker preparing to enter jumpspace.
   

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 / Hull	100 tons. The hull is streamlined. Tonnage: 100 tons (standard). 1400 cubic meters. Dimensions: Maximum— 37.5 m by 24 m by 7.5 m.
2.	Crew	4 crew: x1 manadatory pilot-navigator x3 supplementary crew members in various roles.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-2 2-G acceleration Power Plant-A 2-EPs Agility-0
4.	Electronics	x1 Model/1 bis computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x1 hardpoint.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x1 Pulse Laser (…capable of weapons fire or as a mining laser)
7.	Defenses	When the turret is filled with weaponry, a sandcaster is typically fitted.
8.	Craft	x1 Prospecting Buggy
9.	Fuel Treatment	It is typically equipped with purification and fuel scoops.
10.	Cost	MCr24.59. Base price for the surplus scout/courier is MCr17; conversion costs for the seeker amount to MCr7.59, which include applicable architect's fees.
11.	Construction Time	This ship is a refit.
12.	Comments	As much of the original scout equipment is retained as possible, if only because the instrumentation serves a prospector well in analyzing ore and geological formations. Standard cargo capacity amounts to 10.0 tons.

Class Interior Details

Interior Details: As much of the original scout equipment is retained as possible, if only because the instrumentation serves a prospector well in analyzing ore and geological formations. The ore bays (9 and 10) are irregular in shape, with noticeable protrusions for the ship's landing feet. The ore bay access doors are mounted on the upper side of the ship, for ease of loading when on world surfaces. The upper gallery from the scout/courier is taken up to a great extent by the newly formed cargo bays; a small passage for the length of the ship is retained and allows access to the turret from the bridge and from the rear areas.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Type J class Seeker is a common starship found within Charted Space.

THE SEEKER: The search for profit prompts some into the prospecting field. While costs are high, prospecting remains an area in which a single person can find a fortune through simple hard work and patience. The seeker is an example of that effort. Seekers can be found in many frontier systems, especially those with low technology levels and low population. They frequent airless worlds and asteroid belts, but also search diligently on normal worlds.

Peculiarities and Variants

Peculiarities: All seekers of this type are produced from surplus scout/couriers. As a result, the dependability of the ship is not of the highest level. The hull and drives are at least forty years old, and may be far older. Any ship of this type would do well to have a highly skilled crew capable of repairs and maintenance with a minimum of outside support.

Variants: In practice, seekers are modified by their crews almost from the start. Such variations are minor, and consist of moving partitions or walls about. Other additions which are common include exterior sling points for carrying loads, strong exterior landing lights (…to illuminate mining sites in shadow), and an electrified outer hull to ward off animals on some worlds.

Seekers are also known to be in the small package trade (…a euphemism for smuggling). Using their dismountable fuel tanks for greatest range, the ships carry ten tons of important (…and illegal) goods such as drugs, information, or weapons.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

14 Representative unknown (JJ) Classes

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

Civilian Vessel - Type JJ unknown

A

• Arzhent class Prospector/Surveyor
• Arzhent class Prospector/Surveyor

B

• Bowman class Mining Platform

I

• Icepick class Fuel/Ice Harvesting Drone

J

• Jackie class Seeker

K

• Kteiroa class Seeker

M

• Mint class Mining Drone

S

• Seeker class Asteroid Prospector

T

• Type J class Seeker
• Type VJ class Seeker

U

• Udzuekh class Mining Vessel

V

• VCS 891 class Resource Scout

W

• Wobbegong class Seeker

Z

• Zukseg class Seeker

References

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This ship was originally designed using Traveller 5th edition ship design rules. Traveller 5th Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 67-93.

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.

• Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 27-29.
• J. Andrew Keith. Beltstrike (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), TBD.
• Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 5: Sulieman (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), TBD.
• Martin Dougherty. Scout Ships (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), TBD.
• Lawrence Whitaker. Beltstrike (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), TBD.
• Type S Seeker Independent Mining Ship (Deck Plan)