Goliath class Provincial Freighter

Goliath class Provincial Freighter
Type: AK Subsidized Trader
Category	BCS
Size	3,500 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	35
Offensive	12 triple laser turrets, 20 triple sandcaster turrets
Accommodations
Staterooms	48
Low Berths	100
Personnel
Crew	37
Officers	8
Enlisted	29
High/Mid Passengers	25
Low Passengers	100
Payload
Cargo	2,200 Tons
Fuel tank	420 Tons
Carried craft	1 40t boat
Construction
Construction Time	21 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr1,201.566
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AK-03S21
Universal Ship Profile	AK–C212221–080000–00005-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Goliath class Provincial Freighter is a TL–9 large commercial Provincial Freighter.

• Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe.

Description

A generic class of civilian vessel, the Provincial Freighter is a commercial transport typically encountered operating within clusters of stars 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.

Image Repository

1. A Goliath class Provincial Freighter.
   

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

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	The Provincial Freighter is constructed using a 3,500 dTon hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x37 personnel. x9 command, x5 engineering, x7 gunnery, and x11 service, of which one serves as flight crew for the Ship's Boat when required. In addition, the vessel carries x4 passenger stewards and a medic. Accommodations There are 48 Staterooms. 23 Staterooms are given over to the crew. The command crew have individual cabins: all other crew quarters are double occupancy. Up to 25 High Passengers may be carried. The stewards attend to their needs. There are 100 Low Berths, primarily used to transport livestock. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive, and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-1 and 2-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-1 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.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/2 computer: the vessel has a backup Model/2 computer. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x35 hardpoints. The listed weapons systems are typical for the design. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific routes. There are 3 unused hardpoints and 3 dTons are set aside for fire control.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Provincial Freighter is: x12 triple Beam Laser turrets, forming two batteries each of 6 linked turrets
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x20 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming two batteries each of 10 linked turrets
8.	Craft	Flight Section x1 40-dTon Ship’s Boat. The subcraft is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hangers can be sealed and has a total volume of 40 dTons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 220 dTons. The hull is not fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is not equipped with fuel purification equipment.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr1,501.957 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 MCr1,201.566. The vessel and its subcraft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11.	Construction Time	84 weeks (21 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.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 2,400 dTons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems. Sections of the hold may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.

History & Background

The design 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.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

A number of companies manufacture ships equivalent to the Goliath 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 first crew, though from a list of approved options. 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: ) == §

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