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Star class Armored Merchant
A Star-class in orbit around a world on the Imperial Fringe.
Type: AF Free Trader
Category	ACS
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model 3/Fib
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	scoops, purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Offensive	2 3x beam laser, 1 3x missile launcher
Accommodations
Staterooms	13
Low Berths	10
Personnel
Crew	8
Officers	3
Enlisted	5
High/Mid Passengers	8
Low Passengers	10
Payload
Cargo	50 Tons
Fuel tank	99 Tons
Carried craft	1 4t Air/raft
Construction
Construction Time	14 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Manufacturer	Diversified Dynamics Design and Shipyards
Price
Cost	MCr135.36
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AF-CS13
Universal Ship Profile	AF-3231381-6000000-40003-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Designer	William H. Keith Jr.
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	High Passage 3 22-26.

The Star class Armored Merchant is a TL–15 Armored Merchant.

Description[edit]

The Star class Armored Merchant is a fairly uncommon merchant ship found throughout Charted Space.

Using a 300-ton flattened cone hull (to provide better stabilization during atmospheric flight), the Star class armored merchant is capable of Jump-3 and 1G maneuver. The fuel tank is 99 tons, providing unlimited maneuvering and a 100-day range. The ship has fuel scoops installed for skimming gas giants and a purification plant to refine the fuel. Both of these are mounted in two three meter tall pods, one to port and one to starboard of the main deck.

The Star class merchant is 42 meters long, with a width of 27 meters tapering to 3 meters at the bow. Inertial compensators and an adjustable 0G to 2G floor field are installed. The bridge has a Model/3 fib optic ship computer installed.

The Star class has 13 staterooms, five reserved for the crew, although if no gunners are carried two more staterooms may be available for passengers. Ten low berths also carry passengers. The crew consists of a pilot/captain, a navigator, an engineer, a chief steward, a medic (who may also double as a steward), a chief gunner, and two gunners, one of whom may double as steward instead of the medic.

A standard Air/Raft is carried for ground transport duties. Cargo capacity is 50.0 tons.

Standard weapon installation is two triple beam turrets installed on the same pods as the fuel scoops. A chin mounted triple missile launcher is armed from an ordnance locker located just above it.

Image Repository[edit]

A view of the nose of a Star class Armored Merchant by a famous starcraft artist.
A lit planetside tarmac with a Star class Armored Merchant engaging it's Z-drive while unloading cargo to an air/raft awaiting a grav truck.
A Star class Armored Merchant passing far to close to a star flare for any captain's comfort.
An inverted Star class Armored Merchant on a trade mission to a potentially hostile rich world.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Variants: The most notable variant of the Star class is a more specialized version. Dual fusion gun turrets replace the triple laser turrets. The computer is upgraded to a model/3 fib. This variation is commonly used in the squadron supply role.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: Early ships in the Star class took the names of different types of stars like pulsar, neutron, red giant, and white dwarf. Later ships in the class were named after actual stars.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

56 Representative Free Trader (AF) Classes[edit]

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

Civilian Ship - Trader - Type AF Free Trader

A

B

C

E

F

Fanzhhienz class Far Trader

G

H

I

Independent Hauler class Far Trader

J

K

Khershwan class Trader

L

Lanthium Petal class Speculative Trader

M

N

P

Paya class Light Freighter

R

Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader

S

T

References[edit]

This article has metadata.

This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:

Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23.
Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

Jim Cunningham. High Passage 3 (FASA, 1982), 22-26.
Contributor: Charles Hensly

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-|name     = Star class Armored Merchant
+ |name         = Star class Armored Merchant
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+  |image        = Star-Class-CT-THUMB-High-Passage-3-WH-Keith-FASA-Cover 23-Oct-2019c.jpg
-|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
+ |caption      = A Star-class in orbit around a world on the Imperial Fringe.
-|alsosee  = [[Tramp Vessel]]
+ |tdes         = AF
-|architect= [[William H. Keith, Jr.]]
+ |type         = Free Trader
-|blueprint= Yes
+ |
-|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design with a Keith illustration.
+ |size-cat    = ACS
-|caption  = A [[Star class Armored Merchant]] in orbit around a world on the [[Imperial Fringe]].
+ |size        = 300
-|cargo    = 50.0
+ |hull        = Cone Hull
-|cost     = 135.36
+ |aerodynam   = Streamlined Hull
-|crew     = 8
+ |TL          = 15
-|enlisted = 5
+ |
-|EOS      = Unknown
+ |model       = Model 3/Fib
-|era      = 1105
+ |jump        = 3
-|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
+ |g           = 2
-|g        = 1
+ |fuelTreatment = scoops, purifier
-|hp       = 3
+ |
-|hpass    = 8
+ |hp          = 3
-|hull     = Cone Hull
+ |weapons     = 2 3x beam laser, 1 3x missile launcher
-|illustration= Yes
+ |screens     =
-|image    = Star-Class-CT-THUMB-High-Passage-3-WH-Keith-FASA-Cover 23-Oct-2019c.jpg
+ |
-|IOC      = Unknown
+ |staterooms  = 13
-|jump     = 3
+ |bunks       =
-|lpass    = 10
+ |seats       =
-|marines  = 0
+ |lowberths   = 10
-|model    = [[Model/3]]
+ |
-|officers = 3
+ |crew        = 8
-|origin   = Third Imperium
+ |officers    = 3
-|QSP      = AA-CS13
+ |enlisted    = 5
-|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= High Passage 3 |page= 22-26}}
+ |pilots      =
-|size     = 300
+ |marines     =
-|size-cat = ACS
+ |frozenwatch =
-|tdes     = AA
+ |passengers  = 8
-|TL       = 15
+ |steerage    =
-|type     = Armored Merchant
+ |Lpass       = 10
-|usp      = AA-3231381-6000000-40003-0
+ |
-|manufacturer= [[Diversified Dynamics Design and Shipyards]]
+ |cargo       = 50
-}}
+  |fuel        = 99
-The [[Star class Armored Merchant]] is a mercantile [[starship]].
+ |craft       = 1 4t Air/raft
-* It is a [[civilian ship]] and an [[Armored Merchant]].
+ |
+ |construction = 14
+ |origin      = Third Imperium
+ |manufacturer = Diversified Dynamics Design and Shipyards
+ |IOC         =
+ |EOS         =
+ |
+ |cost        = 135.36
+ |architect   =
+ |
+ |QSP         = AF-CS13
+ |USP         = AF-3231381-6000000-40003-0
+ |
+ |blueprint   = No
+ |illustration = Yes
+ |
+ |alsosee     =
+ |canon       = No
+ |designer    = William H. Keith Jr.
+ |designSystem = High Guard
+ |era         = 1105
+ |ref         = {{Ludography ref|name= High Passage 3 |page= 22-26}}
+ |footnote    =
+}}The [[Star class Armored Merchant]] is a {{TL|15}} [[Armored Merchant]].
-== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
+== Description ==
-It is a vessel with 1-G and J-3 performance with a [[streamlined]] [[cone hull]].
-* It carries very light armament and a commercial [[defensive suite]].
-* It ordinarily carries no [[subcraft]], a [[ship's vehicle]]s, and [[drone]]s only when needed.
-* It has a 8 [[sophont]] [[crew]] and no [[marine]]s.
-----
 The [[Star class Armored Merchant]] is a fairly uncommon merchant ship found throughout [[Charted Space]].
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 === Image Repository ===
 # A view of the nose of a [[Star class Armored Merchant]] by a famous [[starcraft]] artist. <br> [[file: Star-Armored-Merchant-CT-FAN-T-Peters 25-Oct-2019p.jpg|500px]]
-# A lit planetside tarmac with a [[Star class Armored Merchant]] engaging it's [[Z-drive]] while unloading cargo to an [[air/raft]] awaiting a [[grav truck]]. <br> [[file: Star-AA-CT-FAN-Riftroamer 25-Oct-2019n.jpg]]
+# A lit planetside tarmac with a [[Star class Armored Merchant]] engaging it's [[Z-drive]] while unloading cargo to an [[air/raft]] awaiting a [[grav truck]]. <br> [[file: Star-AA-CT-FAN-Riftroamer 25-Oct-2019n.jpg|500px]]
-# A [[Star class Armored Merchant]] passing far to close to a star flare for any captain's comfort. <br> [[file: Star-AA-Aslan-Nebula-CT-FAN-Riftromaer 25-Oct-2019m.jpg]]
+# A [[Star class Armored Merchant]] passing far to close to a star flare for any captain's comfort. <br> [[file: Star-AA-Aslan-Nebula-CT-FAN-Riftromaer 25-Oct-2019m.jpg|500px]]
-# An inverted [[Star class Armored Merchant]] on a trade mission to a potentially hostile [[rich world]]. <br> [[file: Star-Class-CT-RESIZE-High-Passage-3-WH-Keith-FASA-Cover 23-Oct-2019b.jpg]]
+# An inverted [[Star class Armored Merchant]] on a trade mission to a potentially hostile [[rich world]]. <br> [[file: Star-Class-CT-RESIZE-High-Passage-3-WH-Keith-FASA-Cover 23-Oct-2019b.jpg|500px]]
-=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
-No information yet available.
-=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
-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 [[subcraft]]) carried on the [[ship]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where 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]] / [[Hull]]
-| 300 [[ton]]s. [[Streamlined]] [[Cone Hull]].
-|-
-| 2.
-| [[Crew]]
-| x8 [[crew]].
-|-
-| 3.
-| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]] / Engineering
-| ''Propulsion:''
-* Jump-3
-* 1-G acceleration
-* [[Power Plant]]-3
-* 11-[[EP]]s
-* Agility-3
-|-
-| 4.
-| Main Section / [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
-| [[Model/3]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
-|-
-| 5.
-| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
-| x3 [[hardpoint]]s.
-|-
-| 6.
-| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
-| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
-* [[Laser]]s: Two triple [[Beam Laser|beam]] [[turret]]s
-* [[Energy Weapon]]s: None
-* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: None
-* [[Meson Gun]]s: None
-* [[Missile Rack|Missile]]s: Chin-mounted triple [[missile launcher]]
-* Other: None
-|-
-| 7.
-| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
-| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
-* [[Ship Armor]]s: None
-* [[Meson Screen]]s: None
-* [[Nuclear Damper]]s: None
-* [[Repulsor]]s: None
-* Other: Structural reinforcement.
-|-
-| 8.
-| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s
-| A standard 4-[[ton]] [[Air/Raft]].
-|-
-| 9.
-| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
-| ''[[Ship Equipment|Fueling Equipment]]:''
-* 99.0 tons of [[fuel]].
-** [[Fuel Scoop]]s
-** [[Fuel Treatment Plant]]
-|-
-| 10.
-| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
-| [[MCr]]170.892: Total cost of subsequent ships in class = MCr135.36
-|-
-| 11.
-| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
-| 56 weeks for "Star"; 46 weeks for all subsequent ships in class.
-|-
-| 12.
-| Remarks
-| ''[[Ship Equipment|Other Equipment]]:''
-* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 50.0 [[ton]]s.
-* [[Ship's Locker]]
-|-
-|}
 == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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 === Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
-{{:Referral-Tree-Type-AA-Armored-Merchant}}
+{{Ship referral tree|name=Free Trader|tdes=AF|class1=Civilian Ship|class2=Trader}}
-== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
+== References ==
 {{Metadata}}
 {{CT-Ship-Design}}
 {{Intermediate}}
-{{Detail}}
 {{Sources
-|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
+ | {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 3 |page= 22-26}}
-|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 3 |page= 22-26}}
+ | Contributor: [[Charles Hensly]]
-|S3= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
-|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 }}
-[[Category: Third Imperium]]
 [[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
-{{LE|Ship}}
+{{LEN|Ships}}