Trireme class Battleship

Trireme class Battleship
Colonial Battle Squadron
Type: BB Battleship
Category	BCS
Size	250,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/7 fib
Jump	J-4
Maneuver	4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	2,500
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2,069
Officers	290
Enlisted	1,779
Marines	400
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	100 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Manufacturer	Darrukesh Naval Shipyard
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr212,122.426 in quantity MCr169,697.941
Architect fee	MCr2,121.224
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	BB-S4444
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Battleship
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 Trireme class Battleship is a heavy warship.

• It is a military ship and a Battleship.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 4-G and J-4 performance with a partially streamlined close structure hull.

• It carries heavy armament and a powerful defensive suite. The abundance of heavy missile bays allows them to devastate surface targets.
• It ordinarily carries four shuttles and a squadron of 13 heavy fighters as subcraft, an ATV as a ship's vehicle, and drones for scouting.
• It has a 2069 sophont crew which includes 400 Imperial Marines.

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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	250,000 tons. It is a partially streamlined, close structure hull.
2.	Crew	2069 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-4 4-G acceleration Power Plant-4 10,000-EPs Agility-1 They are capable of 4G acceleration and have 1-Agility. These ships carry enough internal fuel for a single Jump-4. They can carry a Jump-4 drop tank, otherwise they must be tended by fleet tankers for extended range operations.
4.	Electronics	Model/7 fib ship computer. They are fitted with a pair of model 7 fib computers.
5.	Hardpoints	x2,500 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: They have x600 triple beam laser turrets in sixty factor 9 batteries. x600 dual fusion gun turrets firing in sixty factor 8 batteries contributing a point defense role. The best spinal factor P meson gun available at this technology level. x45 large (100ton) factor 9 missile bays for offense. x6 large (100ton) factor 8 particle accelerator bays
7.	Defenses	For defense the hull has factor 9 armor to resist surface strikes. There are a pair of factor 3 nuclear dampers. A pair of factor 3 meson screens is also equipped. They carry 650 triple sand caster turrets in sixty-five factor 9 batteries. There are six 100ton, factor 7 repulsor bays as well.
8.	Craft	4 x 90T Shuttles, 13 x 50T Heavy Fighters, and 1 x 10T ATV are fitted in hangars to support operations away from the vessel.
9.	Fuel Treatment	It is fitted with fuel scoops and on board fuel purification for wilderness ocean refueling.
10.	Cost	MCr212,122.426 in quantity MCr169,697.941.
11.	Construction Time	57 months (228 weeks) to build, 46 months (183 weeks) in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 100 tons. They can carry 400 marines with 400 drop capsules and four 90 ton Shuttles.

History & Background (Dossier)

Built by the government and Planetary Navy of Darrukesh (world) at the naval orbital shipyards. Fifteen vessels of this class were constructed using local TL–13 resources, materials and labor. They were formed into a colonial BatRon and presented as a gift to the admiralty of the 20th Fleet. There have been great cries of outrage among conservative and established imperial fleet admiralty, over the use of these vessels. As a result, the production run was limited to the prototype and the fourteen vessels currently in service. The local fleet commanders are grateful for these assets, but their resources are limited supporting and servicing these monsters. They were sent without any logistical vessels to maintain their fighting trim. The fleet has resorted to awarding private contracts to deliver critical supplies and spare parts to these monsters, while on station. In desperation, even free traders have been known to get an occasional naval contract especially if a trusted naval veteran might be among the crew. There Switchback heavy fighters maybe replaced by more conventional fleet fighter designs at some undisclosed point in the future. 20th Fleet officers have gone on record that these warships, though outdated, are foundational to the defense of the border and to maintain security against any Solomani aggression. In Service: 15.

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 - Warship - Line Battleship:

1. Type BB class Line Battleship
   1. Grzying class Battleship
   2. Indomitable class Battleship
   3. Justinian class Battleship
   4. Magada class Battleship
   5. Miotos class Battleship
   6. Zirukaruna class Battleship

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