Flying Deck class External Cargo Carrier

Flying Deck class External Cargo Carrier
Type: UY Private Smallcraft
Category	ACS
Size	20 Tons
Hull Configuration	Open Frame Hull
Streamlining	Cluster Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	none
Armaments
Hardpoints	1 firmpoint
Accommodations
Staterooms	1
Personnel
Crew	1
High/Mid Passengers
Payload
Cargo	80 Tons
Fuel tank	1 Tons
Construction
Construction Time	0.167 Months
Origin	unknown
Price
Cost	MCr5.28
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	UY-2C10
Universal Ship Profile	UY-92701C-D
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	51er
Design System	Mongoose 2nd
Reference	Fan: 51er

The Flying Deck class External Cargo Carrier is a civilian smallcraft.

Description

The Flying Deck class External Cargo Carrier is designed to transport 80 tons of standard cargo containers, which can be as many as 40 if they are all of the 2 ton 4D standard, whether between a starport and a specific location on a planet or between space stations (potentially including belter facilities). The full stateroom allows pilots to be comfortable on extended trips, although the lack of any internal cargo volume means that food and other supplies must be stowed in the common areas, which is often the practical limit on maximum length of trip.

The pilots of these craft pride themselves on their work and their lifestyle. Although its capabilities would classify it as some type of Multipurpose Utility Craft, its focus on cargo and usage independent of any larger spacecraft classify it as a Private Smallcraft in practice.

To some, a fully-laden Flying Deck class External Cargo Carrier with box-shaped cargo is the canonical example of a Cluster Hull. Since a Flying Deck class External Cargo Carrier ordinarily uses its external cargo mounts to the fullest, this article rates its cargo including those mounts.

Image Repository

Not available at this time.

General Description & Deck Plans

Not available at this time.

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	Tonnage: 20 tons (standard). 270 cubic meters. Cluster Open Frame Hull. Dimensions: Maximum: ? meters long by ? meters wide by ? meters tall.
2.	Crew	Crew: 1 Pilot.
3.	Performance	Acceleration: 1-G maneuver drive installed. No jump drive.
4.	Electronics	Model/1 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	No hardpoints, 1 firmpoint.
6.	Armament	None.
7.	Defenses	None.
8.	Craft	None (aside from itself). Vacc suits required for EVA (extra-vehicle activity). Rescue Balls for crew escape normally carried.
9.	Fuel Treatment	It is not typically equipped with a fuel purification plant or fuel scoops.
10.	Cost	MCr5.28 (no architect's fees, those having long since been paid). MCr4.752 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	5 days standard, 4 in quantity.
12.	Remarks	A cargo hauling, distinctly working-class Private Smallcraft.

History & Background

Not available at this time.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Ship Interior Details: Not available at this time.

Class Naming Practice/s: Being so common, most do not have names.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

1 Representative Private Smallcraft (UY) Classes

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Civilian Ship - Private Smallcraft - Type UY Private Smallcraft

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• Type UY class Private Smallcraft

References

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This ship was designed using Mongoose 2nd ship design rules. Matthew Sprange. High Guard (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 8-22.

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.

• Author: 51er