Life Boat

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The Life Boat is an emergency device, a smallcraft, used to allow escape from danger, disaster, or calamity in space-going situations.

• They come in both civilian and military variants.
• It is a smallcraft supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

Description (Specifications)

They typically displace 20.0 tons, and are capable of 1.0 G acceleration and can carry up to three conscious passengers.

• In addition, they often contain five emergency low berths, each capable of holding four persons in cold sleep. Thus a standard life boat can often carry a total of 23 sophonts.
• Life boats are almost always unarmed.

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

Life Boats or Escape Pods are typically stationed on larger ships as an emergency precaution. Smaller ships typically do not carry them or use a smallcraft in this role.

• Most such craft are unarmed and defenseless and are easily destroyed by a military or paramilitary aggressor.

Supraclass Roles

Life Boats typically serve the following roles:

• Contingency Craft
• Emergency Craft
• Escape Pod
• Launch
• Lifeboat
• Lighter
• Runabout
• Shuttle
• Utility Boat

Supraclass Archtypes

No information yet available.

• Escape Pod
• Lifeboat

History & Background (Dossier)

Since the earliest days of spaceflight, emergency precautions and craft have been operated. The modern lifeboat is inexpensive and capable of sustaining life for a limited period, or achieving planetfall in most models.

Selected Life Boat Variant Types & Classes

Life Boat:

1. Type U class Auxiliary
   1. Deliverance class Lifeboat
   2. Interstellar Lifesaver class Lifeboat
   3. KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat
   4. Lifeboat (ISW Period)
   5. Longevity class Lifeboat
   6. Model 292 class Life Boat
   7. Reliant class Lifeboat
   8. Reprieve class Escape Pod
   9. SK-3 class Lifeboat

Ship Summary List

15 Representative Escape Pod (U) 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 Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter UG 14 60 0 1 Third Imperium R-6S10 Cigiysna class Ship's Boat UM 12 30 0 2 Hive Federation Yes R-3S10 Constance class Launch UM 9 50 0 2 Distant Fringe R-5A20 Denuli class Hunting Launch UMK 12 20 0 1 Third Imperium Yes A-5S10 Goblin class Gig UM 9 10 0 2 Distant Fringe M-1A20 Intruder class Shuttle UM 14 30 0 6 Zhodani Consulate No Iron Worm class Interceptor UDQ 12 10 0 15 Terran Confederation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan smallcraft design. UDQ-1PF0 Lushina class Fast Cutter UMCF 15 50 0 6 Third Imperium No A-5S60 Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mineral class Cutter UMC 9 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes Mk 41 Mod 0 class Torpedo UD 10 0 0 8 Third Imperium Yes. Published, canon starship design. TBD Ship's Boat UMB 9 30 0 6 Third Imperium Yes UMB-3U60 Slow Boat UMBW 9 30 0 3 Third Imperium Yes R-3S30 Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch UG 10 20 0 1 Third Imperium No JJ-2S10 Type UY class Private Smallcraft UY 10 10 0 2 Third Imperium UY-1S20

15 Representative Lifeboat (U) 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 Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter UG 14 60 0 1 Third Imperium R-6S10 Cigiysna class Ship's Boat UM 12 30 0 2 Hive Federation Yes R-3S10 Constance class Launch UM 9 50 0 2 Distant Fringe R-5A20 Denuli class Hunting Launch UMK 12 20 0 1 Third Imperium Yes A-5S10 Goblin class Gig UM 9 10 0 2 Distant Fringe M-1A20 Intruder class Shuttle UM 14 30 0 6 Zhodani Consulate No Iron Worm class Interceptor UDQ 12 10 0 15 Terran Confederation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan smallcraft design. UDQ-1PF0 Lushina class Fast Cutter UMCF 15 50 0 6 Third Imperium No A-5S60 Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mineral class Cutter UMC 9 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes Mk 41 Mod 0 class Torpedo UD 10 0 0 8 Third Imperium Yes. Published, canon starship design. TBD Ship's Boat UMB 9 30 0 6 Third Imperium Yes UMB-3U60 Slow Boat UMBW 9 30 0 3 Third Imperium Yes R-3S30 Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch UG 10 20 0 1 Third Imperium No JJ-2S10 Type UY class Private Smallcraft UY 10 10 0 2 Third Imperium UY-1S20

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