Beetle class Hauler

Beetle class Hauler
Type: UM Multipurpose Utility Craft
Category	ACS
Size	70 Tons
Hull Configuration	Box Hull
Streamlining	Close Structure Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	none
Armaments
Hardpoints	3 firmpoints
Accommodations
Staterooms	2
Seats	6
Personnel
Crew	1
High/Mid Passengers
Payload
Cargo	40.8 Tons
Fuel tank	11 Tons
Construction
Construction Time	0.33 Months
Origin	unknown
Price
Cost	MCr10.295
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	UM-7C10
Universal Ship Profile	UM-C7701C
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Martel
Design System	Mongoose 2nd
Reference	Fan: Martel

The Beetle class Hauler is a civilian smallcraft.

Description

This smallcraft is built around standardized 10-ton modules, that do not conform to the Third Imperium standard 30 class Modular Cutter Modules. Nonetheless, the modules serve a similar function, making the Beetle class Hauler truly multipurpose. As with the Modular Cutter, modules are not included in the official specification, though most often the Beetle class Hauler is equipped with 4 "plain/vanilla" cargo modules. At least one wealthy individual has turned their [[Beetle class Hauler] into a "party bus" with staterooms, a stage, a large bar, and private dining areas, worthy of a travelling music group. Among the more prosaic options are medical and workshop facilities.

Unusually for spacecraft built around modules, the Beetle class Hauler contains dedicated, spaceport quality fuel storage for its modules. Some of the module options for a Beetle class Hauler require extra power, so the Beetle comes with extra power in case it hosts those modules.

Image Repository

Not available at this time.

General Description & Deck Plans

Not available at this time.

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	Tonnage: 70 tons (standard). 945 cubic meters. Cluster Box Hull. Dimensions: Maximum: ? meters long by ? meters wide by ? meters tall.
2.	Crew	Crew: 1 Pilot.
3.	Performance	Acceleration: 1-G maneuver drive installed. No jump drive.
4.	Electronics	Model/1 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	No hardpoints, 3 firmpoints.
6.	Armament	None.
7.	Defenses	None.
8.	Craft	None (aside from itself). Vacc suits required for EVA (extra-vehicle activity). Rescue Balls for crew escape normally carried.
9.	Fuel Treatment	It is typically not equipped with either fuel purification plant or fuel scoops.
10.	Cost	MCr10.295 (no architect's fees, those having long since been paid). MCr9.2655 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	10 days standard, 6 in quantity.
12.	Remarks	A multi-mission smallcraft based around 10 ton modules, most often just used for hauling cargo.

History & Background

Not available at this time.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Ship Interior Details: Not available at this time.

Class Naming Practice/s: Being so common, most do not have names.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

4 Representative Multipurpose Utility Craft (UM) Classes

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

Civilian Ship - Hauler - Type UM Multipurpose Utility Craft

C

• Cigiysna class Ship's Boat
• Constance class Launch

G

• Goblin class Gig

I

• Intruder class Shuttle

References

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This ship was designed using Mongoose 2nd ship design rules. Matthew Sprange. High Guard (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 8-22.

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: Martel