Type VJ class Seeker

Type VJ class Seeker
Type: JJ Seeker
Category	ACS
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	None but has Fuel Scoops
Armaments
Hardpoints	2
Offensive	2 pulse lasers
Accommodations
Staterooms	4
Low Berths	1 for emergencies
Personnel
Crew	4
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	65 Tons
Fuel tank	50 Tons
Carried craft	30t Ship's Boat
Construction
Construction Time	9 Months
Origin	Vargr Extents
Price
Cost	MCr42.4503
Architect fee	MCr0.583
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	JJ-2411111-000000-10000-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105

The Type VJ class Seeker is a TL–9 prospecting starship.

Description

Vargr Seeker (Type VJ): Using a 200-ton hull, the Vargr Seeker is a wide-ranging prospecting and mining vessel. It mounts a Jump drive-A, Maneuver drive-A, and Power plant-A, providing a performance of Jump-1 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 50 tons supports the power plant and one Jump-1. Adjacent to the bridge is a model/1 computer. There are four staterooms and one emergency low berth. The ship has two hardpoints and two tons allocated to fire control. Installed on the hardpoints are two single turrets: Each mounts one pulse laser. The weaponry is primarily used for mining operations. There is one ship's vehicle: A ship's boat. Cargo capacity (...primarily for ore) is 65 tons. The hull is not streamlined but the close structure allows cautious skimming of gas giants for fuel. There is no purification plant. The ship can only operate in type 0 or 1 atmospheres.

The Vargr Seeker requires a crew of four: pilot, navigator, engineer, and medic. Additional crew members may be added as workers. The pilot operates the ship's boat. The ship does not normally carry passengers. The ship costs MCr42.4503 (...including architect's fees, but not standard discount; exact price may vary) and takes 9 months to build.

Type VJ Seeker from The Traveller Adventure page 152. Artist William H. Keith, Jr.

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	200 tons.
2.	Crew	x4 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-1 1-G acceleration Power Plant-1 2-EPs Agility-0 With careful fuel management the Type VJ is capable of two consecutive Jump-1's. Book 2 Starships shows ten tons of fuel allows for four weeks of power and maneuvering. Each jump takes one week and consumes twenty tons of fuel, so the ship will have enough fuel remaining for two weeks of maneuvering before consuming all fuel.
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/1 computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x2 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Installed on the hardpoints are two single turrets: each mounts one pulse laser. The weaponry is primarily used for mining operations.
7.	Defenses	No information yet available.
8.	Craft / Subcraft	x1 ship's boat
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops only.
10.	Cost	MCr42.4503.
11.	Construction Time	9 months to build.
12.	Remarks	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 65 tons.

History & Background

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

19 Representative Seeker (JJ) Classes

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

Civilian Vessel - Resources Vessel - Type JJ Seeker

A

• Arzhent class Prospector/Surveyor
• Arzhent class Prospector/Surveyor
• 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
• Sproutstone class Mining Drone

T

• Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch
• Type A2J class SICP Miner
• 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

The Type VJ is a Book 2 Starships design. See the Zukseg Class Seeker page for the Book 5 High Guard design.

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.

• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 13.
• Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. The Traveller Adventure (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 152-153.
• Artist: Bleddyn Wilson