Varella class Fleet Tender

Varella class Fleet Tender
TBD
Type: VTU Fleet Tender
Category	WCS
Size	1,000,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-4
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10,000
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	9,786 with 1,000 marines
Officers	X
Enlisted	X
Marines	1,000
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	2,500 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Varellan Empire
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr725,974.1 Qty: 580,779.28
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	TBD
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Number in Class: 9

The Varella class Fleet Tender is a heavy warship.

• It is a military ship and a Fleet Tender.

Description (Specifications)

Built for the Varellan Empire, the Varella Class Fleet Tender is an unstreamlined dispersed structure with fuel purification. The ship is capable of 6 G's of acceleration and good agility. There is enough internal fuel storage for a single jump 4. A back up model 7 fib computer, nuclear damper and meson screen are carried in the event of battle damage. The marine regiment has drop capsules. The designed intention of the ship is to deliver meson armed battle riders to the battle lines. The nearly countless shoals of nuclear missiles and fighter squadrons are used to distract enemy ships during launch and recovery operations and to provide over watch during refueling. The volume of fire is intended to fend off attackers because once the defenses are penetrated the hull is vulnerable. To refuel the vessel is dependent on its riders to scoop fuel, which it refines.

Image Repository

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	1,000,000 tons.
2.	Crew	9,786 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-4 6-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-6 TBD-EPs Agility-5
4.	Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x10,000 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	10 x 60T Shuttle, 6 x 20,000T Houdini Class Battle Riders, 600 x 20T Light Fighters
9.	Fuel Treatment	On Board Fuel Purification
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

Armament

The vessel mounts the following weapon systems:

• 9,400 triple missile turrets, firing as 940 batteries,
• 100 triple sand caster turrets, firing as 10 batteries
• 10 fusion gun bays,
• 10 particle accelerator bays,
• 10 repulsor bays,
• 10 meson gun bays and
• 100 triple laser turrets, firing as 10 batteries.

Subcraft

It carries a complement of:

• 6x Houdini Class Battle Riders,
• 10x shuttles
• 600x 20 ton light fighters, organized into sixty squadrons.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Warship - Battleship:

1. Type B class Battleship
   1. TBD class Battleship

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science