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The [[Solostar class Far Trader]] is a [[civilian ship|civilian]] [[Trader Vessel|trader]].
 
The [[Solostar class Far Trader]] is a [[civilian ship|civilian]] [[Trader Vessel|trader]].
 
   
 
   
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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== Description ==
 
The [[Solostar class Far Trader]] is essentially a stripped-down [[Star Butler class Yacht]]. It is one of the rare 300 ton starships that only requires a single [[crew]], specifically an [[astrogator]].
 
The [[Solostar class Far Trader]] is essentially a stripped-down [[Star Butler class Yacht]]. It is one of the rare 300 ton starships that only requires a single [[crew]], specifically an [[astrogator]].
  
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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== History & Background ==
 
Designed alongside and as a consequence of the [[Star Butler class Yacht]] (see that article for the full story), the [[Solostar class Far Trader]] has been remarkably unremarkable. All records suggest the class fared well at first, then fell into disuse during [[Twilight]] as interstellar trade dried up, being mothballed or scrapped by the time the [[Long Night]] set in. A few Solostars survived the [[Long Night]] by simply being forgotten about, only to be rediscovered a few centuries after the [[Third Imperium]] restored their purpose.
 
Designed alongside and as a consequence of the [[Star Butler class Yacht]] (see that article for the full story), the [[Solostar class Far Trader]] has been remarkably unremarkable. All records suggest the class fared well at first, then fell into disuse during [[Twilight]] as interstellar trade dried up, being mothballed or scrapped by the time the [[Long Night]] set in. A few Solostars survived the [[Long Night]] by simply being forgotten about, only to be rediscovered a few centuries after the [[Third Imperium]] restored their purpose.
  
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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Revision as of 12:54, 5 June 2022

Solostar class Far Trader
Type: R Freighter
Category ACS
Size 300 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–12
Engineering
Computer Model/2
Jump J-2
Maneuver 3 G
Fuel Treatment scoops, purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints 3
Accommodations
Staterooms 1
Personnel
Crew 1
High/Mid Passengers
Payload
Cargo 161.3 Tons
Fuel tank 61 Tons
Construction
Construction Time 3.5 Months
Origin Rule of Man
Year Operational -1823
Price
Cost MCr98.985
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile R-CS32
Universal Ship Profile R-C3823S
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration No
Source
Canon Unpublished, fan design
Designer Adrian Tymes
Design System Mongoose 2nd
Era Long Night
Reference Fan: Adrian Tymes

The Solostar class Far Trader is a civilian trader.

Description

The Solostar class Far Trader is essentially a stripped-down Star Butler class Yacht. It is one of the rare 300 ton starships that only requires a single crew, specifically an astrogator.

Visually it is not that distinct: a 2-deck 300 ton Wedge Hull, tapering in front. Aside from its self-repair drones and cargo crane (both of which are there to make operations more efficient), as well as its biosphere (the reduction in life support costs outweighing the increased finance costs), it has a minimum of systems, in order to minimize costs, maximize cargo space, and be as profitable as possible.

Supposedly, occasional pirates have even called this ship class "boring", though not too boring to rob. The Solostar class is noted for, according to one study, having a statistically lower than average number of incidents with starport traffic control, though the study's methodology has been called into question. There are no publicly known official reports on whether Solostar boringness actually reaches psionic levels, though there has been speculation, mostly by those not in a position to check.

Image Repository

Not available at this time.

General Description & Deck Plans

  1. Deck Plans for this vessel.
    Solostar deckplans.png

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull Tonnage: 300 tons (standard). 4050 cubic meters. Streamlined Wedge Hull.
  • Dimensions: Maximum: 38 meters long by 18 meters wide by 6 meters tall
2. Crew Crew: 1 Astrogator. 1 virtual Pilot provided via software.
3. Performance Acceleration: 3-G maneuver drive installed.
  • Jump: 2.
4. Electronics Model/2 ship computer.
5. Hardpoints 3 hardpoints, all unused.
6. Armament None.
7. Defenses None.
8. Craft None. Vacc suits required for EVA (extra-vehicle activity). Rescue Balls for crew escape normally carried.
9. Fuel Treatment It is typically equipped with a fuel purification plant and fuel scoops.
10. Cost MCr98.985 (no architect's fees, those having long since been paid). MCr89.0865 in quantity.
11. Construction Time 3.5 months standard, 2.5 in quantity.
12. Remarks A far trader that only needs a single crew.

History & Background

Designed alongside and as a consequence of the Star Butler class Yacht (see that article for the full story), the Solostar class Far Trader has been remarkably unremarkable. All records suggest the class fared well at first, then fell into disuse during Twilight as interstellar trade dried up, being mothballed or scrapped by the time the Long Night set in. A few Solostars survived the Long Night by simply being forgotten about, only to be rediscovered a few centuries after the Third Imperium restored their purpose.

As with the Star Butler class Yacht, reverse-engineered and tuned-up Solostar blueprints are technically freely available to those who know to look for them. Although the concept should be more popular than it is - the design can pull solid profits for a solo operator with a decent trade route - naval architects who would otherwise look for it seem to keep winding up regarding the concept as "too obvious", "too basic", or otherwise not worth looking for.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Ship Interior Details: Most of the ship is a two-deck-high cargo bay, with fuel, drives, and power plant to the sides. The airlocks and repair drone hangars lie to the front of this space, while a large (6 meter by 6 meter) cargo hatch is at the rear, and cargo crane machinery lines the top. The front of the ship tapers to a one-deck-high "mid deck" containing the stateroom, commons, biosphere, fuel processor, bridge, and avionics.

During flight, the crew is expected to stay in this forward section, though stairs lead down to the cargo bay should the cargo need inspecting. "Inspecting the cargo" is generally used as an excuse to wander the cargo bay, since with a minimum of amenities, jumps can be boring indeed. There is provision (life support, sleeping quarters, et cetera) for up to two sophonts, but most Solostars only ever have one person aboard during flight.

For this quality, the Solostar class has been called a Trader Vessel version of the Xavier class Express Boat. As with that class, more than one Solostar crew takes week-long fast drug as a matter of course upon entering jumpspace (sometimes before, having calculated the jump and leaving it to the computer to actually enter, though this is seen as a dangerous practice). The repair drones are designed to mostly work outside the hull to maintain the ship, but can enter the cargo bay via the airlocks, and in more than one case have been reprogrammed to provide desperately-needed entertainment, either instead of or in addition to their original duties.

Most Solostars are corporately owned and just given registration numbers, not names. Even when they have names, few Solostars display as much flair - in their name or their hull painting - as typical far traders.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

55 Representative Freighter (R) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Type R Freighter


References

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