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A Lifeboat is a type of smallcraft found operating within the Distant Fringe region.

Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Within the Distant Fringe, a lifeboat is usually identified as a general purpose utility smallcraft. Lifeboats most commonly serve as emergency subcraft on a larger parent vessel and are typically housed within a specialized easy to access hangar.

While aboard a parent vessel and not active as flight crew, the lifeboat's personnel may be assigned alternate duties such as service crew.

Lifeboats – usually rebranded as passenger transports – may also be encountered operating as in-system transports, ferrying personnel between outposts and settlements located on different worlds within a system.

Selected Example Ships[edit]

Smallcraft - Lifeboat:

Type U class Auxiliary

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The convention of declaring a smallcraft a lifeboat is common practice. In reality there is no discernible difference between a lifeboat and any other smallcraft fitted out for short- to medium-duration passenger transportation.

Image Repository[edit]

A variety of smallcraft commonly encountered within the Distant Fringe region.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

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-{{InfoboxShip
+[[File: Distant Fringe Logo.gif|right]]
-|name     = Fringian Lifeboat
+A [[Fringian Lifeboat|Lifeboat]] is a type of [[smallcraft]] found operating within the [[Distant Fringe]] region.
-|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
+* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
-|alsosee  =
-|architect= Ade Stewart
+== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
-|blueprint= No
+Within the [[Distant Fringe]], a lifeboat is usually identified as a general purpose utility [[smallcraft]]. Lifeboats most commonly serve as emergency [[subcraft]] on a larger parent vessel and are typically housed within a specialized easy to access [[hangar]].
-|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
+* While aboard a parent vessel and not active as flight crew, the lifeboat's personnel may be assigned alternate duties such as service crew.
-|cargo    = 0
-|crew     = 1
-|cost     = 20.900 (base)<br>[[MCr]]16.720 (qty)
-|IOC      = No information yet available.
-|enlisted = 0
-|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|Book 5 High Guard]]
-|g        = 2
-|hp       = 1
-|hpass    = 85
-|hull     = [[Conical Hull]]
-|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
-|jump     = 0
-|lpass    = 0
-|marines  = 0
-|model    = Model/1
-|officers = 1
-|origin   = Distant Fringe
-|QSP      = QY-6A20
-|ref      = None
-|size     = 50
-|tdes     = U
-|TL       = 9
-|type     = Smallcraft
-|usp      = QY–0202210–000000–00000–0
-|manufacturer= Various
-}}
-The [[Fringian Lifeboat|Lifeboat]] is a [[smallcraft]].
-* It is a [[Civilian Ship]] and an [[Auxiliary]].
-* Please also see: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
-=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
+Lifeboats – usually rebranded as passenger transports – may also be encountered operating as in-[[system]] transports, ferrying personnel between outposts and settlements located on different [[world]]s within a [[system]].
-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 craft) carried on the [[ship]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (thousands of tons) when necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
-|-
-! No.
-! Category
-! Remarks
-|-
-| 1.
-| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
-| The Lifeboat is constructed using a 50 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a generally [[Cone Hull|cone-shaped]] configuration. The hull is fully [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]] and has airfoil surfaces, giving improved [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] performance.
-* The vessel has a sturdy [[Landing Gear|retractable undercarriage]], allowing surface landings.
-|-
-| 2.
-| [[Crew]]
-| Total Crew Complement: 1
-* x1 pilot. If the vessel is carried as a [[small craft]], this individual serves as service crew aboard the parent vessel when not required for piloting duties.
-''Accommodations''
+=== Selected Example Ships ===
+''[[Smallcraft]] - [[Lifeboat]]:''
-The cockpit contains an [[acceleration couch]] and [[Control Panel|control equipment]].
+* [[Type U class Auxiliary]]
+** [[Caroline class Heavy Pinnace|''Caroline'' class Heavy Pinnace]]
-The main compartment has x85 [[acceleration couch]]es.
+** [[Constance class Launch]]
-* The vessel is fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s. It has full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
+** [[Deliverance class Lifeboat]]
-* Individual sections of the ship are divided by [[Bulkhead Wall|bulkhead wall]]s.
+** [[Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat|''Marrel Veckor'' class Lifeboat]]
-* The vessel has an [[airlock]].
-* There are x86 small [[emergency locker]]s, built into the structure of the [[acceleration couch|couches]].
-|-
-| 3.
-| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
-| The vessel mounts a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-2 drive and a [[Power Plant]]-2, giving performance of 2-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] is sufficient to give the [[power plant]] approximately 4 weeks duration.
-* The engineering section is controlled from the cockpit. Access to the machinery can be gained via a sealable hatch.
-|-
-| 4.
-| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
-| The vessel is fitted with a Model/1 [[computer]]: no backup computer is installed.
-* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications Equipment#Shipboard Communications|communications equipment]], a basic [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], and has an [[Avionics]] suite.
-* It has a [[transponder]] unit that can be deactivated on command.
-|-
-| 5.
-| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
-| x1 [[hardpoint]].
-|-
-| 6.
-| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
-| The Lifeboat is generally unarmed.
-|-
-| 7.
-| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
-| The [[hull]] is [[Heavy Armor|unarmored]].
-* The Lifeboat is not fitted with defensive systems.
-|-
-| 8.
-| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
-| The vessel carries no [[subcraft]].
-|-
-| 9.
-| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
-| The vessel has internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] of 1 [[Ton|dTon]].
-* The [[hull]] is fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s.
-* The vessel is not equipped with [[fuel purification]] equipment.
-|-
-| 10.
-| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
-| The basic cost of the vessel is [[MCr]]20.900.
-* The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
-* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price of each unit to [[MCr]]16.720.
-|-
-| 11.
-| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
-| 24 weeks (5.5 months) as standard.
-* Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
-|-
-| 12.
-| Comments
-| The vessel has no internal [[Cargo Hold|cargo capacity]].
-|-
-|}
 == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
-The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted [[Starship Weapon|weapons systems]], onboard [[electronics]], and the fit out of internal spaces.
+The convention of declaring a [[smallcraft]] a lifeboat is common practice. In reality there is no discernible difference between a lifeboat and any other [[smallcraft]] fitted out for short- to medium-duration passenger transportation.
-=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
-Different examples of the design are known by many different names but all have very similar performance characteristics and capabilities.
-=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
-''[[Smallcraft]]:''
-* [[Type TBD class Lifeboat]]
-** ''Deliverance'' class Ship's Boat
 === Image Repository ===
-# ''Lifeboat''. <br> [[File:J0 50dT Lifeboat.jpg]]
+[[File:Assorted Small Craft.jpg]] <br>A variety of [[smallcraft]] commonly encountered within the [[Distant Fringe]] region.
-== References & Contributors / Sources ==
+== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
-{{Metadata}}
 {{Intermediate}}
 {{Detail}}
 {{Sources
-|S1= CT Book 5 [[High_Guard_(book)|"High Guard",]] GDW, 1980.
+|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
-|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
+|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
-|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
+|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 }}
-{{LEA|Ship|Distant Fringe}}
+{{LEA|Distant Fringe}}