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A term applied to those who make a living by operating Commercial Tenders, vessels that offer recovery, repair, and maintenance facilities in remote locations.  
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The [[Recovery Trade]] is a term applied to those who make a living by operating Commercial Tenders, vessels that offer recovery, repair, and maintenance facilities in remote locations within the [[Distant Fringe]].
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* It is a business sector and a spacebourne [[service]].
  
== Description / Specifications ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
Tenders use hulls similar in design to merchant freighters, but their interiors are given over to hanger space, workshops, and stores. Commercial tenders may work closely with [[Gas Traders]].  
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[[Tender]]s use [[hull]]s similar in design to commercial mercantile ships, but their interiors are given over to dedicated [[hangar]] space, [[workshop]]s, and stores, and large [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]] Jump-2 drives and their associated fuel tankage. Commercial tenders frequently work closely with [[Gas Traders]].
  
== History & Background / Dossier ==
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=== Selected Recovery Ships ===
The presence of tenders and tankers within a system may create a [[Nomad Port]] and temporarily upgrade the local starport rating.
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[[Vessel]]s commonly employed in the recovery trade include:
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* [[Fringian Commercial Tender|Commercial Tender]]: [[TL-11]], 3,500 dTons
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* [[Fringian Civilian Ship Transporter|Civilian Ship Transporter]], [[TL-11]], 30,000 dTons
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* [[Fringian Frame Carrier|Frame Carrier]]: [[TL-11]], 90,000 dTons
  
== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The presence of [[tender]]s and [[tanker]]s within a [[system]] may create a [[Nomad Port]] and temporarily upgrade the local [[starport]] rating.
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* Please also see: [[Distant Fringe Class A Starports]] and [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
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|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
 
|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
 
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 15 February 2019

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The Recovery Trade is a term applied to those who make a living by operating Commercial Tenders, vessels that offer recovery, repair, and maintenance facilities in remote locations within the Distant Fringe.

  • It is a business sector and a spacebourne service.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Tenders use hulls similar in design to commercial mercantile ships, but their interiors are given over to dedicated hangar space, workshops, and stores, and large DeVoss Jump-2 drives and their associated fuel tankage. Commercial tenders frequently work closely with Gas Traders.

Selected Recovery Ships[edit]

Vessels commonly employed in the recovery trade include:

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The presence of tenders and tankers within a system may create a Nomad Port and temporarily upgrade the local starport rating.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.