Zukseg class Seeker

Zukseg class Seeker
Type: JJ Seeker
Category	ACS
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	No
Armaments
Hardpoints
Offensive	2 pulse lasers
Accommodations
Staterooms	4
Personnel
Crew	3
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	67 Tons
Fuel tank	50 Tons
Carried craft	30t ships boat
Construction
Origin	Vargr Extents
Price
Cost	MCr75.95 Mcr
Architect fee	MCr1.02
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	JJ-BU11
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105

The Zukseg class Seeker is a TL–10 prospecting starship.

Description

The Zukseg class Seeker): Using a 200-ton hull, the Zukseg is a wide-ranging prospecting and mining vessel. It mounts a Jump drive-1, Maneuver drive-1, and Power plant-2, providing a performance of Jump-1 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 50.0 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 67.0 tons. The hull is not streamlined.

The Zukseg requires a crew of three: pilot, engineer, and medic. The pilot usually performs the navigator duties. Additional crew members may be added as workers. The pilot normally operates the ship's boat. The ship does not normally carry passengers. The ship costs MCr75.95 (including standard discount) and takes 11 months to build.

Image Repository

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	x3 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-1 1-G acceleration 50.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-2 2-EPs Agility-0 the Zukseg is capable of two consecutive Jump-1's. Book 5 High Guard shows two tons of fuel allows for four weeks of power and maneuvering (ten tons = twenty 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 eighteen weeks of maneuvering before consuming all fuel.
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/1 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x2 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: Pulse Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	Ship's Boat
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops
10.	Cost	MCr75.95
11.	Construction Time	11 months to build, 9 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 67.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Like its Human counterpart, the Vargr Seeker design is as old and varied as Vargr interstellar travel and resource extraction. Throughout the Vargr Extents, more variants of the Type VJ Seeker exist than can be counted.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Unlike Trader starships, the Vargr Seeker is built around its Ship's Boat allowing it to disgorge hauls of ores into the cargo decks surrounding the smallcraft quickly and easily. Vargr Engineers tend to enjoy that their stateroom is a mere meters from the Power Plant and the Jump Drive, allowing for solitude and autonomy from other crew.

Vargr Seekers found deeper in the Vargr Extents tend to add more pulse lasers, not only to speed mining operations but to deliver more punch against Corsairs and claim jumpers.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

19 Representative Seeker (JJ) Classes

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

Civilian Vessel - Resource Vessel - Seeker - 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 Zukseg class Seeker is a Book 5 High Guard design. See the Type VJ class Seeker page for the Book 2 Starships 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), .