Sphere Hull

A Sphere Hull is a kind of ship structure, fuselage, chassis, or hull.

• It is a kind of Ship Equipment and a kind of Hull.

Description (Specifications)

Sphere Hulls often contain great structural integrity and are often relatively simple to build.

• A sphere is a logical choices for warships because at least half of the weapons can bear on target at all times if well placed.

Image Repository

1. A sphere-hulled Mercenary Cruiser between two worlds, both celestial spheres.
   

Popular Sphere-hulled Craft

1. Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
2. Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout
3. Relief class Hospital Ship
4. Sakhai class Assault Carrier‎‎
5. Tigress class Dreadnought
6. Xebec class Explorer

History & Background (Dossier)

Sphere Hulls are also among the most space efficient hulls.

Selected Craft Using Sphere Hulls

29 Representative Sphere Hull configuration ships

Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Average Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship R 69,900 12 Third Imperium 2 1 No Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter J 60 14 Third Imperium 1 0 Yes Bubble class Fuel Cutter RG 60 14 Third Imperium 2 0 Yes Caliphate class Scout SN 400 10 Caliphate of Estalia 2 1 No Carrack class Tramp Liner R 800 10 Caliphate of Estalia 1 1 No Cerberus class Gunboat EB 500 12 Charted Space 5 3 Yes No Duke class Jump Tanker RG 75,000 12 Principality of Caledon 3 3 No Exile class Yacht AY 200 11 Yimin Jiti 2 2 No Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout S 100 11 2 2 No Happy class Transport PQ 13,000 10 Old Worlds Navy 1 1 No Hydrogen class Fleet Fuel Tanker RG 4,000 9 Distant Fringe 1 1 No Integrity class Tanker RG 89,000 12 Khuur League 1 3 No Jose Cadiz Royal Galleon class Cargo Carrier AK 900 14 Third Imperium 2 4 No KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout SN 200 10 Korsumug Empire 4 1 No KE2d Zerp class Scout S 200 13 Korsumug Empire 3 4 Yes KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE6c Plague class Brigantine EB 600 12 Korsumug Empire 4 3 Yes Keyhole class Observatory Ship S 1,800 13 Third Imperium 1 1 No Locker class Fleet Replenishment Ship RN 800 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 No Notorious class Troop Transport PQ 39,000 12 Federation of Alsas 2 2 No Phoebe class Armored Escort EB 600 12 Charted Space 4 3 Yes No Roughneck class Frontier Fuel Harvester JG 200 6 New Era 1 0 Yes Yes Stage class Far Trader AF 100 11 Third Imperium 2 2 No Swift Dreams class Colonial Transport R 150,000 15 Third Imperium 1 3 No Tequila class Free Trader AF 200 10 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes Vernon Powell class System Defense Boat HSL 700 10 Yeeshim (world) 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Void Camera class Deep Space Scout S 200 15 Boötean Federation 9 3 No

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• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science