Vati class Support Carrier

Vati class Support Carrier
Carries fighters and ship's boats
Type: VL Support Carrier
Category	BCS
Size	3,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/3 fib
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	30
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	101
Officers	33
Enlisted	68
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	23.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Descarothe Hegemony
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr1,097.682 Qty: MCr 878.146
Architect fee	MCr10.977
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Carrier
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 Vati class Support Carrier is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Support Carrier.

Description (Specifications)

They have 53 staterooms and double occupancy for all crew. They have 101 crew members divided among 33 officers and 68 ratings. This includes 11 command crew, 3 engineers, 7 gunners, 71 in the flight department, 6 services, and 3 security.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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	3000 tons.
2.	Crew	101 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-1 1-G acceleration 630.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-1 30-EPs Agility-0
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: three 100 ton factor 7 missile bays Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	12 x 20T Light CAS Fighters, 12x30T Ship's Boats, 1 30 ton Launch Tube
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 630.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr1,097.682.
11.	Construction Time	29 months to build, 23 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 23.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

They are focused on providing rapid deployment and recovery for close air support for army and marine units operating on planetary surfaces.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Subcraft Carrier - Light Carrier:

1. Type VL class Light Carrier
   1. Avenger class Escort Carrier
   2. Bullfrog class Fighter Tender
   3. Cluster class Light Fleet Carrier
   4. Collossal class Light Carrier
   5. Dauntless class Light Carrier
   6. De Gaulle class Light Carrier
   7. Fuchuan class Warship Carrier
   8. Garin class Light Carrier
   9. Heng-O class Light Carrier
   10. Hangar class Light Fleet Carrier
   11. Hybrid Zeno class Light Carrier
   12. Kosigar class Light Carrier
   13. Liaoning class Light Carrier
   14. Nova class Light Carrier
   15. Regal Ark class Light Fleet Carrier
   16. Skimkish class Light Carrier
   17. SLC8 Penetia class Light Carrier
   18. Vati class Support Carrier

References

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• 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