X-Boat Station

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An X-Boat Station is a facility for handling xboats at a star system. Typically these are designed as Space Stations, with little mobility.

Logo of the IISS X-Boat Service.

Description (Specifications)

At each system served by the xboat network, an express boat station is maintained to handle the message traffic and to manage incoming and outgoing xboats. Usually located near the edge of a star system, the station picks up messages beamed to it by incoming xboats and relays the data to the local world for delivery. Messages destined for worlds farther down the line are transmitted to a waiting xboat which then jumps for the next world in the network. The xboat station contains receiving and retransmission equipment; refueling and support facilities for the local staff and waiting crew are also provided. The xboat station maintains a local office on the system's major world for the acceptance of xboat messages, as well as to handle delivery of the messages to addresses on the world.

History & Background (Dossier)

The express boat (abbreviated X-boat) system, established originally in 624 and expanded to cover the entire Imperium by 718, cuts this communication time by nearly 75 percent. Selected locations along major trade routes are established as sites for express stations, which are orbital facilities which service and refuel the X-boats on their communications runs.

Ship Summary List

Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:

6 Representative Space Station (WO) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Anchorage class Orbital Station WO 10 45,000 0 1 Distant Fringe Dee Six class Downport WOD 13 1,770 0 0 Third Imperium WOD-SC00 Eshpadir class Orbital Installation WO 15 500 0 0 Third Imperium No Gunsan class Orbital Dockyard WO 11 90,000 0 1 Distant Fringe Harbor class Orbital Station WO 11 95,000 0 1 Distant Fringe Starino class Modular Orbital Station WOS 14 1,300 0 0 Julian Protectorate no WOS-NP00

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

The IISS operates facilities across the Third Imperium and in many Client States around the Imperial fringe.

World Listing: 1105

The IISS operates in the following systems and worlds:

67 of 67 of worlds with a X-Boat Station

Adabicci  •  Bendor  •  Biter  •  Boughene  •  Caladbolg  •  Carey (SM 2726)  •  Celepina  •  Chamois  •  D'Ganzio  •  Denotam  •  Dhian  •  Dinomn  •  Dodds  •  Edenelt  •  Efate  •  Emape  •  Equus  •  Extolay  •  Feri  •  Ffudn  •  Flammarion  •  Fornice  •  Fosey  •  Frenzie  •  Garda-Vilis  •  Ghandi  •  Glisten  •  Hammermium  •  Hexos  •  Horosho  •  IderatiIderati  •  Ivendo  •  Jae TellonaJae Tellona  •  Jewell (SM 1106)  •  Karin  •  Katarulu  •  Kinorb (SM 2202)  •  L'oeul d'Dieu  •  LanthLanth  •  Lunion  •  Lysen  •  Maitz  •  Marastan  •  Margesi (SM 3212)  •  Mertactor  •  Mirriam (SM 0333)  •  Mongo  •  Mora  •  Nasemin  •  New Rome  •  Overnale  •  Palique (SM 3029)  •  Persephone (SM 2228)  •  Pixie  •  Raweh  •  Regina  •  Resten  •  Rhylanor  •  Risek  •  Robin (SM 2637)  •  Roup  •  Ruby  •  Shirene  •  Strouden  •  Tenalphi  •  Trin (SM 3235)  •  WonstarWonstar  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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.

• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Library Data (N-Z) (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), 31.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 24,46.
• Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science