Sojourn class Light Cruiser

Sojourn class Light Cruiser
Unity of Sed vessel.
Type: ZCL Light Cruiser
Category	BCS
Size	23,400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/6 fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	223
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	209 with 35 marines
Marines	35
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	15 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Unity of Sed
Price
Cost	MCr23,332.147 (base) MCr18,665.717 (qty)
Architect fee	MCr233.321
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Cruiser - Prototype Ship
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Ron Kline Design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Sojourn class Light Cruiser is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Light Cruiser.
• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
• Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

These TL–12 vessels are being tested as a possible replacement for the Galiar class Light Cruiser. They are more heavily armored but lack the ship killing fire power of the spinal mounted particle accelerator. They are larger, and more agile than their brethren. They have a small suite of lowberths for prisoners or severely wounded. The 15 ton cargo hold is usually packed with additional life support to prolong siege and patrol missions. The four smaller missile bays can be pressed into service for ortillery support and shore bombardment. They lack the redundant computer of their predecessor as well. They have a smaller crew complement despite being larger and are all around better protected.

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	23,400 tons (standard), 327,600 cubic meters. Partially streamlined close structure hulls.
2.	Crew	209 with 35 marines. 12 command, 61 engineering, 49 gunnery, 5 flight, and 47 services. There are 107.5 double occupancy staterooms.
3.	Performance	Jump-2, 2-G acceleration. Power plant-6. 1,404 EP. Agility-2. They carry enough fuel, internally for two jumps. This gives them jump 2 strike range with enough for a strategic withdrawal. They can carry drop tanks with 28 days of power plant fuel and an additional jump 2 as needed. They are capable of 2 G acceleration and have agility rating 2.
4.	Electronics	A Model 6 fib computer is mounted adjacent to the bridge.
5.	Hardpoints	234 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	Four 50 ton missile bays, four 100 ton particle accelerator bays, twelve dual fusion gun turrets, 120 triple beam laser turrets.
7.	Defenses	The defenses include factor 8 Armor, one 100 ton repulsor bay, twelve triple sand caster turrets.
8.	Craft	2 x 4T Air Rafts, 2 x 30T Long Boats.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification. They are equipped with fuel scoops and on board fuel purification for wilderness gas giant refueling.
10.	Cost	MCr23,332.147 Qty: MCr18,665.717
11.	Construction Time	176 weeks standard. 142 weeks in quantity.
12.	Comments	This ship is the first of her class and more are planned.

History & Background (Dossier)

There is one prototype in service. Designed and built at Jaradin for the Unity of Sed. These ships operate within the Far Home Sector. There are in service with the Unity of Sed Navy. This design represents a departure from the single big gun philosophy of the spinal armed vessels. These are seen as a more multi-role vessel. There weapons are more defensive and the much thicker hull armor is an indication of avoiding the glass cannon dilemma of some other designs. The admiralty is concerned but the increased irregular size, the expanded cost, delays in delivery and lack of firepower for a ship of the line. The marine platoon was expanded with the addition of nine pathfinders who conduct reentry and survey landing zones of the follow on platoon. They are the only Drop Capsule equipped marines on the vessel.

Distant Fringe Vessels

The Distant Fringe is said to be a far trailing-rimward area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on Terra. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of Charted Space by vast, almost uncrossable rifts that were once broached by a system of calibration Points and the use of tankers. Those few academics within Charted Space who have found references to the Distant Fringe regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the Distant Fringe believe the existence of Charted Space to be mythical.

Vessels originating within the Distant Fringe are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, misjumps do occur and anomalies with bizarre spacetime and Jumpspace effects exist: as such, craft of this type are not entirely unknown within Charted Space.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the state that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.

• Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes.
• Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Light Cruiser- Prototype Ship:

1. Type CL class Light Cruiser
   1. Galiar class Light Cruiser

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• 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