Star*mart class Provincial Merchant

Star*mart class Provincial Merchant
Type: AK Subsidized Trader
Category	BCS
Size	3,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Flattened Sphere Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	30
Offensive	10 triple missile turrets, 20 triple sandcaster turrets
Accommodations
Staterooms	46
Low Berths	23
Personnel
Crew	30
Officers	14
Enlisted	16
High/Mid Passengers	16
Low Passengers	23
Payload
Cargo	2,000 Tons
Fuel tank	331 Tons
Carried craft	2 30t boat, 90t hanger
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr911.39
Architect fee	MCr9.11
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AK-03S11
Universal Ship Profile	AK-C611132(f)-08(2)0000-00006-1
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Jonathan Schattke
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Jonathan Schattke

The Star*mart class Provincial Merchant is a TL–9 Provincial Merchant.

Description

It is a vessel with 1-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined Flattened Sphere Hull. It has a Crew of 30.

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	3,000 tons.
2.	Crew	x30 crew. x4 Officers: Captain, XO, Chief Engineer, Gunnery Officer x10 Petty Officers: 2 Staff, Pilot, 2 Navigators, 2 Ship's Boat Pilots, 2 Gunnery PO, Medic x16 Crewmen: 2 Stewards, 2 Sandcaster Gunners, Missile Gunner, 2 Engineers, 9 Service
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-1 1-G acceleration 310.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-1 31-EPs Agility-1
4.	Electronics	Model/3 fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x30 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: x10 Triple missile turrets in one battery of 30. Rating 6. 90 missiles. Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: Sandcasters: x20 Triple sandcaster turrets in two batteries of 30 each. Rating 8. 180 cannisters.
8.	Craft / Drones	A total small craft bay of 150 tons carries x2 Ship's Boat x1 Visitor Hanger for up to 90 tons
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 331.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr911.39414.
11.	Construction Time	36 months to build, 29 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 2,000.0 tons. Cargo bay is optimized for sales; shelving with expanding aisles when landed or in orbit in sales mode allows 50% aisle space.

History & Background

In the early days of space flight, many planets simply did not have anything like a distribution network and retail sector, small general stores were the norm. Major retailers created a fleet of large merchandising ships. These would leave a core world laden with goods, all in their massive sales floor, laid out and ready for sales. The ancillary services of a couple chain restaurants, health clinic with bionics salon, ship maintenance, financial services, mail and cargo added to the attraction to any locals. Even so, a Star*mart just could not compete with a brick and mortar store for convenience or a drop shipper on price. After regular service starts in a subsector, Star*marts are moved on to the next frontier, in a completely organic manner. Some Star*Marts have been in service in this way for several centuries.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: The expanding sales floor, loss prevention entry airlocks and so on make actual modular cargo shipments unavailable, unless the store manager has set aside some floor space for them. Each store manager can choose from several modules.

• Modules Available
• Refit yard for vehicles, small craft and light starships (typically up to 200 tons)
• Restaurant (typically 20 tons)
• Medical Outpatient Surgery and Bionics Center (typically 20 tons, with several models of each limb and organ in stock)
• Prototype and Fabrication shop (typically 20 tons)
• Secure banking facility (typically 5 tons)

Class Naming Practice/s: Most stores do not have anything but a serial number, although some Managers name the vessel after a beloved female in their family.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

41 Representative Subsided Trader (AK) Classes

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

Civilian Ship - Trader - Type AK Subsided Trader

A

• Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
• Amkarim class Trade Liner
• Andrew class Commercial Shuttle
• Anhk class Merchant

B

• Bloodwell class Merchant
• Borazio class Heavy Freighter

C

• Cihzicih class Transport
• Congo class Cargo Barge

D

• Dhaztuen class Far Merchant
• Doji Hoturi class Bulk Freighter

F

• Freespace Gateway class Freighter

G

• Gamma Haden class Liner
• Ghent class Subsidized Merchant
• Goliath class Provincial Freighter

• Guilder class Subsidized Merchant

J

• Jasper class Provincial Merchant
• Jelmirt Marquis class High Liner
• Jose Cadiz Royal Galleon class Cargo Carrier

K

• Khtukhao class Clan Transport
• Kolomyia class Fast Liner

L

• Last Armada class Launch
• Last Armada class Survey Shuttle
• Lightning class Frontier Merchant

M

• Mauripo class Subsidized Merchant
• Mavuzo class Super Freighter
• Mora class Freighter

P

• Palatine class Merchant Trader
• Petty class Subsidized Merchant

R

• Rodgers class Skiff

S

• Seeker class Armored Merchant
• Sirocco class Merchant Freighter
• Star*mart class Provincial Merchant
• Swordfish class Merchant

T

• Trader class Provincial Transport
• Type CT class Cargo Carrier
• Type R2 class Subsidized Merchant
• Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
• Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
• Tyrfing class Freighter

V

• VCS 898 class Replenishment Vessel
• Virtue class Light Freighter

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.

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