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{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Maru class Merchant
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|name         = Maru class Merchant
|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
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|image        = Maru R-EU12.png
|agility = X
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|caption      = Armed, heavy merchant vessel.
|alsosee = [[Tramp Vessel]]
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|tdes        = R
|architect= TBD
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|type        = Subsidized Trader
|blueprint= No
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|
|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
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|size-cat    = ACS
|caption = TBD
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|size        = 500
|cargo    =  
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|hull        = Close Structure Hull
|cost    =  
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|aerodynam   = Unstreamlined Hull
|crew     =  
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|TL          = 13
|enlisted = TBD
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|  
|EOS     = Still in active service.
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  |model      = Model/3
|era      = 1105
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|jump        = 2
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
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  |g          = 1
|g       = 1
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|fuelTreatment =  
|hp       =  
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|  
|hpass    =  
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|hp          = 5
|hull    = TBD Hull
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|weapons    = 3 3x Pulse Lasers, 2 3x Sandcasters
|illustration= No
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|screens    =
|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
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|
|IOC      = TBD
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|staterooms = 16
|jump    = 2
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|bunks      =
|lpass    =  
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|seats      =  
|marines = TBD
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|lowberths  = 14
|model    = [[Model/TBD]]
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|
|officers = TBD
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|crew       = 9
|origin  = Third Imperium
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|officers    = 5
|QSP      = TBD
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|enlisted   = 4
|ref     = {{Ludography ref|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= TBD |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|pilots     =  
|size    = 500
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|marines    =
|size-cat = ACS
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|frozenwatch =
|tdes    = A2
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|passengers  = 7
|TL      =
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|steerage    =  
|type    =
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|Lpass      = 14
|usp      = TBD
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|
|manufacturer= Various
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|cargo      = 190
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|fuel       = 110
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|craft      = 1 10T launch
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|
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|construction = 20
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|origin       = Third Imperium
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|manufacturer =  
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|IOC          =  
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|EOS          = Still in active service.
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|
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|cost        = 125.4
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|architect    =  
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|
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|QSP        = AK-EU12
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|USP        =
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|
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|blueprint  = Yes
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  |illustration = Yes
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|
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|alsosee    = [[Merchant]]
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|canon      = No
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|designer    = Jordan Weisman
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|designSystem = Book 2, Traveller5
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|era        = 1105
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|ref         = {{Ludography ref|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= 4-5 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|footnote    = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[Traveller 5]].
 
}}
 
}}
The [[Maru class Merchant]] is a mercantile [[starship]].
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The [[Maru class Merchant]] is a {{TL|13}} [[civilian ship|civilian]] Merchant [[starship]].
* It is a [[civilian ship]] and a [[Merchant Vessel]].
 
  
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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== Description ==
No information yet available.
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Using a 500-ton, {{TL|13}} hull, the ''Maru''-class mounts [[jump drive]]-E, [[maneuver drive]]-C, and [[power plant]]-E, giving a performance of jump-2 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 2 parsec jump, at 50t per parsec, and one month of operations. Attached to the bridge is a [[Model/3]] computer. There are 16 [[stateroom]]s and 14 [[low berth]]s. Installed weaponry include 2 triple turret Sandcasters and 3 triple turret Pulse Lasers. Cargo capacity is 190 tons. The ship has an [[unstreamlined]] hull.
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Carried craft include  a 10 ton [[Lifeboat]]. The ship requires 9 crew: captain/pilot, astrogator, two engineers, steward, medic, and three gunners. Additional gunners may be added. It can carry 7 high or medium passengers and 14 low passengers.
  
=== Image Repository ===
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== History & Background ==
No information yet available.
 
 
 
=== 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]]
 
| TBD [[ton]]s.
 
|-
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| TBD [[crew]].
 
|-
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| ''Propulsion:''
 
* Jump-TBD
 
* TBD-G acceleration
 
** #.0 tons of [[fuel]].
 
* Power Plant-TBD
 
* TBD-EPs
 
* Agility-TBD
 
|-
 
| 4.
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
| [[Model/TBD]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
 
|-
 
| 5.
 
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
 
| xTBD [[hardpoint]]s.
 
|-
 
| 6.
 
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
 
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
 
* [[Laser]]s: None
 
* [[Energy Weapon]]s: None
 
* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: None
 
* [[Meson Gun]]s: None
 
* [[Missile Rack|Missile]]s: None
 
* 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: None
 
|-
 
| 8.
 
| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s
 
| TBD
 
|-
 
| 9.
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
| TBD
 
|-
 
| 10.
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
| [[MCr]]TBD.
 
|-
 
| 11.
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
| TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
 
|-
 
| 12.
 
| Remarks
 
| ''Other Equipment:''
 
* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 [[ton]]s.
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
No information yet available.
 
 
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
 
No information yet available.  
 
No information yet available.  
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
''[[Merchant Vessel]] - [[Tramp Vessel]]:''
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Subsidized Trader| tdes=AK | class1 = Civilian Ship | class2=Trader}}
# [[Type TBD class Merchant]]
 
## [[Maru class Merchant]]
 
  
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
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{{CT-Ship-Design}}
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{{T5-Ship-Design}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
 
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= 4-5 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= TBD |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|S3= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
[[Category: Third Imperium]]
 
 
[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
 
[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
{{LEN|Ship}}
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{{LEN|Ships}}

Latest revision as of 15:33, 19 October 2025

Maru class Merchant
Maru R-EU12.png
Armed, heavy merchant vessel.
Type: R Subsidized Trader
Category ACS
Size 500 Tons
Hull Configuration Close Structure Hull
Streamlining Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–13
Engineering
Computer Model/3
Jump J-2
Maneuver 1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 5
Offensive 3 3x Pulse Lasers, 2 3x Sandcasters
Accommodations
Staterooms 16
Low Berths 14
Personnel
Crew 9
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 4
High/Mid Passengers 7
Low Passengers 14
Payload
Cargo 190 Tons
Fuel tank 110 Tons
Carried craft 1 10T launch
Construction
Construction Time 20 Months
Origin Third Imperium
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr125.4
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile AK-EU12
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Also see Merchant
Canon Published, non-canon design
Designer Jordan Weisman
Design System Book 2, Traveller5
Era 1105
Reference Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 4-5.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Traveller 5.

The Maru class Merchant is a TL–13 civilian Merchant starship.

Description[edit]

Using a 500-ton, TL–13 hull, the Maru-class mounts jump drive-E, maneuver drive-C, and power plant-E, giving a performance of jump-2 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 2 parsec jump, at 50t per parsec, and one month of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Model/3 computer. There are 16 staterooms and 14 low berths. Installed weaponry include 2 triple turret Sandcasters and 3 triple turret Pulse Lasers. Cargo capacity is 190 tons. The ship has an unstreamlined hull.

Carried craft include a 10 ton Lifeboat. The ship requires 9 crew: captain/pilot, astrogator, two engineers, steward, medic, and three gunners. Additional gunners may be added. It can carry 7 high or medium passengers and 14 low passengers.

History & Background[edit]

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

41 Representative Subsidized Trader (AK) Classes[edit]

References[edit]

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