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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Using a 200-[[ton]], [[TL-10]] [[hull]], the [[Beowulf class Free Trader]] is an elementary interstellar [[merchant ship]] plying the [[space lane]]s carrying [[cargo]] and [[passenger]]s. It mounts [[jump drive]]-A, [[maneuver drive]]-A, and [[power plant]]-A, giving a performance of Jump-1 and 1G acceleration. [[Fuel tankage]] supports a 1 [[parsec]] jump, at 20t per [[parsec]], and one month of operations. Attached to the [[bridge]] is a [[Computer]] [[Model/1]] | + | Using a 200-[[ton]], [[TL-10]] [[hull]], the [[Beowulf class Free Trader]] is an elementary interstellar [[merchant ship]] plying the [[space lane]]s carrying [[cargo]] and [[passenger]]s. It mounts [[jump drive]]-A, [[maneuver drive]]-A, and [[power plant]]-A, giving a performance of Jump-1 and 1G acceleration. [[Fuel tankage]] supports a 1 [[parsec]] jump, at 20t per [[parsec]], and one month of operations. Attached to the [[bridge]] is a [[Computer]] [[Model/1]]. There are ten [[stateroom]]s and 20 [[low berth]]s. There are two single [[turret]]s, but without [[weapon]]s installed. Cargo capacity is 82.0 tons. The ship has a [[streamlined hull]], with [[scoop]]s and intakes for frontier refueling. |
The ship has four [[crew]], and can carry six [[passenger]]s and 20 low passengers. | The ship has four [[crew]], and can carry six [[passenger]]s and 20 low passengers. | ||
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=== General Description & Deck Plans === | === General Description & Deck Plans === | ||
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== History & Background == | == History & Background == | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 15 April 2022
| Beowulf class Free Trader | |
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 Damaged Beowulf in distress... | |
| Type: A Free Trader | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 200 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/1 |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 2 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 10 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Officers | 3 |
| Enlisted | 1 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 6 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 82.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr43 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | A-BS11 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Tramp Vessel - Free Trader |
| Canon | Published, canon design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Starships 19. |
A Beowulf class Free Trader is one of many standard 200-ton Free Trader designs known to Charted Space. It is a civilian Merchant ship.
Description
Using a 200-ton, TL-10 hull, the Beowulf class Free Trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. It mounts jump drive-A, maneuver drive-A, and power plant-A, giving a performance of Jump-1 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 1 parsec jump, at 20t per parsec, and one month of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/1. There are ten staterooms and 20 low berths. There are two single turrets, but without weapons installed. Cargo capacity is 82.0 tons. The ship has a streamlined hull, with scoops and intakes for frontier refueling.
The ship has four crew, and can carry six passengers and 20 low passengers.
Image Repository
- A top down schematic of a Beowulf with a typical shuttle.
- An early model Beowulf under spaceflight.
- A Beowulf class Free Trader fending off an attacker over the surface of an uncharted moon orbiting a ringed gas giant.
General Description & Deck Plans
No information yet available.
History & Background
The free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. [1] The Type A becomes a popular cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the TL:7-9 technological epoch in Vilani society. It is continually upgraded by the Vilani Bureaux.
Most of these craft are named after heroes from various literature sources, particularly from Terran or Vilani literary heroes.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
17 Representative Free Trader (A) Classes
A
B
C
D
L
P
R
S
T
References & Contributors
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- Marc Miller. Snapshot (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), Map.
- Adrian Tymes, Sabrina Tymes, Gabriel G. A. B. Fonseca, Robert Eaglestone. Starship Operator's Manual (Mongoose Publishing, 2024), TBD.Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Starship Operator's Manual (Digest Group Publications, 1988), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. Challenge 75 (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 1: Beowulf-class Free Trader (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 1-4.
- Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 358.
- Marc Miller. Starships and Spacecraft (Far Future Enterprises, 2014), TBD.
- ↑ Marc Miller. "Starship Design and Construction." T5 Core Rules (2013): 358.