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{{InfoboxShip
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|name     = Fat Cat class Far Trader
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|name         = Fat Cat class Far Trader
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|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
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|image        = Blalock_-_Fat_Cat_A2-CL22.png
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|agility = X
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|caption      = Courier, merchant, packet... or smuggler, of course.
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|alsosee = [[Tramp Vessel]]
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|tdes        = A2
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|architect= TBD
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|type        = Far Trader
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|blueprint= No
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|
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|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
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|size-cat    = ACS
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|caption = TBD
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  |size        = 300
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|cargo    = X
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|hull        = Lift Body Hull
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|cost     = X
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  |aerodynam  = Streamlined Hull
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|crew     = X
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|TL          = 14
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|enlisted = X
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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|model      = Model/1bis
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|era      = 1105
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|jump        = 2
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
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|g          = 2
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|g       = X
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  |fuelTreatment = SP
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|hp      = X
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|  
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|hpass   = X
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|hp          = 3
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|hull     = TBD Hull
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|weapons     = none
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|illustration= No
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|screens     = none
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|image   = Wiki Navy.png
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|  
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|IOC      = Unknown
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|staterooms  = 9
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|jump    = 3
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|bunks      = 3
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|lpass    = X
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|seats      = 0
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|marines  = X
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|lowberths  = 0
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|model    = [[Model/TBD]]
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|  
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|officers = X
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|crew       = 4
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|origin   = Third Imperium
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|officers    = 0
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|QSP     = TBD
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|enlisted   = 0
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|ref      = TBD
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|pilots      = 2
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|size    = X
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|marines     = 0
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|size-cat = ACS
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|frozenwatch = 0
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|tdes     = A3
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|passengers  = 16
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|TL       = X
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|steerage   = 0
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|type    = Deep Trader
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|Lpass      = 0
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|usp      = TBD
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|manufacturer= Various
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|cargo      = 100
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|fuel        = 59
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|craft      = V1
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|
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|construction =  
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|origin       = Third Imperium
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|manufacturer = Various
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|IOC          = Unknown
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|EOS          = Still in active service.
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|
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|cost        = 106.5
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|architect    = David Blalock
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|
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|QSP         = A2-CL22
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|USP        = TBD
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|blueprint  = no
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|illustration = no
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|alsosee     = [[Far Trader]]
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|canon       = Yes
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|designer    = David Blalock
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|designSystem = Traveller5
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|era        = 1105
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships|version= Traveller 5th|page= 19}}
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|footnote = [[Starship]] was designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[Traveller5]].
 
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The [[Fat Cat class Far Trader]] is a mercantile [[starship]].
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The [[Fat Cat class Far Trader]] is a [[civilian ship|civilian]] [[Far Trader]].  
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* It is a [[civilian ship]] and a [[Far Trader]].
 
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* It is designated a [[Far Trader]], but operates like a [[Deep Trader]].  
 
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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== Description ==
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No information yet available.
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Using a 300-ton, TL14 hull, the Fat Cat-class Far Trader mounts C-class drives, giving a performance of jump-2 and 2G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 2 parsec jump, at 24t per parsec, and 2 months of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/1bis. There is a crew suite and barracks, and 8 double passenger staterooms. No weapons are mounted. Cargo capacity is 100 tons. The ship has a lifting body hull, with scoops for frontier refueling. It is slightly undertonned, giving it 3G acceleration in atmosphere 2+.
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The ship carries 1 Air/Raft (in cargo). The ship has 4 to 8 crew, and can carry 16 passengers.  
  
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
=== Image Repository ===
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No information yet available.  
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No images yet available.
  
 
=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
 
=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
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No information yet available.  
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No information yet available.
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
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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}}
 
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
 
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| TBD [[ton]]s.
 
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| 2.
 
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| [[Crew]]
 
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| x[[TBD]] [[crew]].
 
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]] / Engineering
 
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| ''Propulsion:''
 
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* Jump-TBD
 
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* TBD-G acceleration
 
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** #.0 tons of [[fuel]].
 
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* [[Power Plant]]-TBD
 
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* TBD-[[EP]]s
 
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* Agility-TBD
 
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| 4.
 
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| Main Section / [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
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| [[Model/TBD]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
 
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| 5.
 
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
 
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| xTBD [[hardpoint]]s.
 
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| 6.
 
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
 
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| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
 
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* [[Laser]]s: None
 
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* [[Energy Weapon]]s: None
 
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* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: None
 
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* [[Meson Gun]]s: None
 
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* [[Missile Rack|Missile]]s: None
 
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* Other: None
 
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| 7.
 
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
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| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
 
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* [[Ship Armor]]s: None
 
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* [[Meson Screen]]s: None
 
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* [[Nuclear Damper]]s: None
 
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* [[Repulsor]]s: None
 
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* Other: None
 
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| 8.
 
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| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s
 
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| TBD
 
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| 9.
 
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
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| TBD
 
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| 10.
 
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
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| [[MCr]]TBD.
 
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| 11.
 
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
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| TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
 
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| 12.
 
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| Remarks
 
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| ''Other Equipment:''
 
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 [[ton]]s.
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The [[Deep Trader]] is another, rarer, variant of a [[free trader]]. Built for areas of low [[stellar density]], deep traders are Jump-3 capable. The [[Craft Type Code]] assigned to this class is A3. Since these ships are generally custom-built or produced in low quantities, no standard example exists.
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Built by the trillium Industrial Group, the TPT-133 logistics transport is a common sight in the Versis Principalities. Their stylish, functional, lines combined with the outstanding quality and craftsmanship displayed in their constriction, makes them popular throughout Foreven and the surrounding sectors, even after decades of service.
  
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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No information yet available.
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Naming is unregulated but often falls on whimsical lines.
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-A3-Deep-Trader}}
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No information yet available.
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
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{{T5-Ship-Design}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
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Revision as of 22:03, 5 May 2022

Fat Cat class Far Trader
Blalock - Fat Cat A2-CL22.png
Courier, merchant, packet... or smuggler, of course.
Type: A2 Far Trader
Category ACS
Size 300 Tons
Hull Configuration Lift Body Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–14
Engineering
Computer Model/1bis
Jump J-2
Maneuver 2 G
Fuel Treatment SP
Armaments
Hardpoints 3
Offensive none
Defensive none
Accommodations
Staterooms 9
Bunk Rooms 3
Personnel
Crew 4
    Pilots 2
High/Mid Passengers 16
Payload
Cargo 100 Tons
Fuel tank 59 Tons
Carried craft V1
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Year Operational Unknown
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr106.5
Architect fee MCrDavid Blalock
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile A2-CL22
Images
Blueprint no
Illustration no
Source
Also see Far Trader
Canon Published, canon design
Designer David Blalock
Design System Traveller5
Era 1105
Reference Starships 19.
Starship was designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Traveller5.

The Fat Cat class Far Trader is a civilian Far Trader.

Description

Using a 300-ton, TL14 hull, the Fat Cat-class Far Trader mounts C-class drives, giving a performance of jump-2 and 2G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 2 parsec jump, at 24t per parsec, and 2 months of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/1bis. There is a crew suite and barracks, and 8 double passenger staterooms. No weapons are mounted. Cargo capacity is 100 tons. The ship has a lifting body hull, with scoops for frontier refueling. It is slightly undertonned, giving it 3G acceleration in atmosphere 2+.

The ship carries 1 Air/Raft (in cargo). The ship has 4 to 8 crew, and can carry 16 passengers.

Image Repository

No images yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Built by the trillium Industrial Group, the TPT-133 logistics transport is a common sight in the Versis Principalities. Their stylish, functional, lines combined with the outstanding quality and craftsmanship displayed in their constriction, makes them popular throughout Foreven and the surrounding sectors, even after decades of service.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Naming is unregulated but often falls on whimsical lines.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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