Virtue class Light Freighter

Virtue class Light Freighter
Type: AK Subsidized Trader
Category	ACS
Size	1,500 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cylinder Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	15
Offensive	8 triple Missile turrets, 6 triple Sandcaster turrets
Accommodations
Staterooms	20
Low Berths	40
Personnel
Crew	19
High/Mid Passengers	8
Low Passengers	40
Payload
Cargo	800 Tons
Fuel tank	330 Tons
Carried craft	1 40t Boat
Construction
Construction Time	31 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr598.304
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	RT-AS12
Universal Ship Profile	AK–A221221–050000–40004-0
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Virtue class Light Freighter is a TL–11 Transport.

• Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe

Description

The Virtue class is a generic civilian vessel: it is a commercial transport commonly encountered along Star Lanes within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

• The vessel is a TL-11 design.

Image Repository

1. A side view of a sleek Virtue class Light Freighter.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

The Virtue class is a streamlined flattened cone with a mean width of 26 meters, a mean height of 13 meters, and a length of around 92 meters. The hull is wider in some sections and narrower in others, it has large wings and the rear section has large machinery housings, giving the ship a total enclosed volume of approximately 20,250 cubic meters. There are three forward decks, a large forward cargo hold, four narrow central access decks, a large aft hold, and two rear engineering decks. The bridge, the accommodations and the hangar are located forward, while the cryogenic section and the secure locker are situated in the central access decks. The fuel tanks are contained within the wings and the stern.

A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.

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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	The Light Freighter is constructed using a 1500 dTon hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is streamlined and has good atmospheric capability: its atmospheric handling characteristics are heavily reliant on its onboard gravitic systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are multiple personnel airlocks. The cargo holds are accessed by loading ramps. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: x19 x5 Command, x2 Engineering, x6 Gunnery, and x5 Service Crew, of which 1 doubles up as flight crew for the subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries x1 Steward. Accommodations There are x20 Staterooms. x12 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The captain receives an individual cabin: other quarters are double occupancy. Two Staterooms are set aside as a crew lounge, galley, and office space. x8 Staterooms are available to passengers. There are x40 Low Berths. They are tended by the vessel's Steward. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There is a 4 dTon secure locker. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency. There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-1 drive and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of jump-2, 1-G acceleration and producing 30 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/2 Computer: there is a backup Model/2 Computer. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an Avionics suite. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x15 hardpoints. There is one unused hardpoint: 1 dTon is set aside for fire control. The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific routes.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for a Virtue is: x8 triple Missile turrets, forming two batteries each of 4 linked turrets. Each missile rack mounts x3 standard Anti-Shipping Missiles.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x6 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming three batteries each of 2 linked turrets The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x1 40-dTon Songbird class Ship's Boat. The subcraft is housed in a dedicated hangar located in the bows, close to the crew accommodations: the hangar can be sealed and has a total volume of 52 dTons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 330 dTons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is not fitted with fuel purification equipment.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel, complete with a Ship’s Boat, is MCr747.879. Both craft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable. If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr598.304.
11.	Construction Time	123 weeks (31 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Remarks	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 800 dTons: this space is divided into a forward hold with a capacity of approximately 350 dTons and an aft hold with a capacity of approximately 450 dTons. Gantry walkways run around the interiors of the holds. The cargo holds can be subdivided into sections using removable partition walls. Each hold has independent life support and environmental systems. Each hold can be sealed and isolated.

History & Background

The Virtue class is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces. While they have spacious holds and adequate accommodations, the class are considered underpowered and a number of vessels have suffered catastrophic failure while operating in high-gee environments.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: A number of companies manufacture ships equivalent to the Virtue class. They vary in hull shape and internal layout but all share the same basic design and all have very similar capabilities and performance characteristics. Each variant class is named by the company that produces it: these organizations generally draw on traditional naming protocols. It is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused. Individual vessels within a class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes but traditionally are named by their owners. This is considered a serious affair and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes

41 Representative Subsidized Trader (AK) Classes

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

Civilian Ship - Trader - Type AK Subsidized Trader

A

• Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
• Amkarim class Trade Liner
• Andrew class Commercial Shuttle
• Anhk class Merchant

B

• Bloodwell class Merchant
• Borazio class Heavy Freighter

C

• Cihzicih class Transport
• Congo class Cargo Barge

D

• Dhaztuen class Far Merchant
• Doji Hoturi class Bulk Freighter

F

• Freespace Gateway class Freighter

G

• Gamma Haden class Liner
• Ghent class Subsidized Merchant
• Goliath class Provincial Freighter

• Guilder class Subsidized Merchant

J

• Jasper class Provincial Merchant
• Jelmirt Marquis class High Liner
• Jose Cadiz Royal Galleon class Cargo Carrier

K

• Khtukhao class Clan Transport
• Kolomyia class Fast Liner

L

• Last Armada class Launch
• Last Armada class Survey Shuttle
• Lightning class Frontier Merchant

M

• Mauripo class Subsidized Merchant
• Mavuzo class Super Freighter
• Mora class Freighter

P

• Palatine class Merchant Trader
• Petty class Subsidized Merchant

R

• Rodgers class Skiff

S

• Seeker class Armored Merchant
• Sirocco class Merchant Freighter
• Star*mart class Provincial Merchant
• Swordfish class Merchant

T

• Trader class Provincial Transport
• Type CT class Cargo Carrier
• Type R2 class Subsidized Merchant
• Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
• Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
• Tyrfing class Freighter

V

• VCS 898 class Replenishment Vessel
• Virtue class Light Freighter

References

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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.

• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS