Petty class Subsidized Merchant

Petty class Subsidized Merchant
TBD
Type: RT Subsidized Merchant
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	13
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	97.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr90.04
Images
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Published, fan design
Petty class Subsidized Merchant

The Petty class Subsidized Merchants were originally built to haul bulk cargo along the many commercial "mains" of the Third Imperium, the government subsidy making it possible to transport moderate-value consumer goods at competitive prices, and thus prompting greater commercial and cultural homogeneity throughout the realm.

Description (Specifications)

The ship itself displaces 390 tons; with its launch it displaces 400 tons. Jump, maneuver, and contra-grav drives are all configured to support 400 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Rebellion: Now that many of the former high-population worlds have become cold and lifeless rocks, the former trade-rich mains are often no longer economically viable, and commercially successful starships usually require jump-2 capability. While a handful of the old Petty-class ships have been renovated with more capable drives, most have fallen into disuse and disrepair, their electronics cannibalized to keep more valuable ships operational.

There are still occasional mains with enough commercial vitality to keep jump-1 ships in business, however, and old Petty-class ships (along with old Free Traders) can still be found plying the old trade routes.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Some of the best known and most widely produced versions of this ship include:
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant:

1. Type R class Subsidized Merchant AKA Fat Trader AKA Subsidized Merchant
   1. Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
   2. Gyro Cadis class Subsidized Merchant
   3. March class Subsidized Merchant
   4. Stubbie class Subsidized Merchant
   5. Type RS class Subsidized Merchant
2. Type R2 class Subsidized Merchant
   1. Athelstan class Merchant
   2. Khtukhao class Clan Transport
   3. Petty class Subsidized Merchant
   4. Type RAX class Protected Merchant
   5. Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
   6. Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
   7. Type RQ class Subsidized Merchant
   8. Type RX class Merchant Trader

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen, Loren Wiseman, Bradley K. McDevitt. Star Vikings (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 27.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science