Fringian Lifeboat

Lifeboat
Type: U Civilian Smallcraft
Size	50 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	[[Distant Fringe]]
Price
Cost	MCr20.90 (base) MCr16.72 (discounted)
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design

Description / Specifications

The Lifeboat is designed to transport passengers in a variety of circumstances. It uses the same basic hull as the Launch. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

• The vessel is a TL 9 design.

Hull

The Lifeboat is constructed using 50-dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined.

• Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
• The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators. All accessible sections of the hull have life support.

Engineering

The vessel mounts a maneuver-2 drive and a power plant 2, giving performance of 2G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2. There is fuel tankage of 1 dTon, giving the power plant four weeks duration.

Main Section

The vessel is equipped with a computer model/1 and a pilot’s acceleration couch. There are 85 passenger acceleration couches.

• The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and an avionics suite.

Crew

The Lifeboat requires 1 crew: a pilot. If the vessel is carried as a small craft, this individual serves as service crew aboard the parent vessel when not required for piloting duties.

Weapons

None.

Subcraft

None.

Cost

The basic cost of the vessel is MCr20.90.

• The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
• If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr16.72.

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.

See also: Ships of the Distant Fringe

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