Oreo class Destroyer

Oreo class Destroyer
Type: DD Destroyer
Size	7,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	70
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	87
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	33 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr6,245.234 Qty:MCr 4,996.187
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design

The class was commissioned for the 146th Fleet, in the Oreo Subsector.

Description (Specifications)

The Oreo class Destroyer was originally designed for service with the Fleets of the Domain of Sylea. The design process was strongly influenced by the former Duke of Oreo Subsector, in Massilia Sector, a keen amateur naval architect. The primary weapon is the very powerful Meson Gun spinal mount, giving the vessel a punch far above its weight. In order to deal with potential critical damage stemming from its lack of hull armor, it carries multiple spare and secondary systems, including a backup Model/9fib computer and an extra nuclear damper and meson screen. In compliance with the "Oreo Settlement" the ship carries an Alfred class Gunboat. It also has a pair of 20-Ton Gigs for use in Marine operations.

The ship carries the mandated Alfred class Gunboat. A noble decided that every ship in the fleet should carry one of these 90 ton Gunboats. The ship has scoops, but no purification plant. The partially streamlined close configuration hull is unarmored. This allows for gas giant refueling. The ship has 3 G acceleration and 1 agility. The ship carries enough fuel for one jump 3. Its main armament is a spinal mounted meson gun. It also carries a pair of missile bays, ten dual fusion gun turrets, ten triple beam laser turrets, and twenty triple sand caster turrets for defense. The screens are mediocre, one of many compromises needed to accommodate the meson gun in a hull this size. Larger than normal destroyers, yet considered too small to be a true cruiser. The ability to destroy enemy shipping takes priority over its own survival. Range and speed also suffered as a result of this martial mindset.

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 craft) 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	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	TBD crew.
3.	Performance	TBD
4.	Electronics	TBD
5.	Hardpoints	TBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: No information yet available. No additional information yet available.
7.	Defenses	No information yet available. No additional information yet available.
8.	Craft	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Comments	TBD Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Oreo class sees service in Fleets across the Domain of Sylea and beyond. It was designed to be produced in shipyards across the Domain and was intended for general Imperial service, and as such it bore no particular cultural or political influences within its architecture. However, the influential former Duke of Oreo Subsector, an enthusiastic student of naval architecture, became involved in the project and began making demands.

The Duke was a direct descendant of the aristocratic Halls families, the pre-Imperial rulers of the region. When the Oreo Worlds, the proto-polity they controlled, was absorbed into the expanding Third Imperium they gained a privilege known as the "Oreo Settlement". This mandated that any vessels that were to serve with the 146th Fleet - the designation given to the former Oreo Worlds armada and considered by the Duke to be his "personal Fleet" – must be locally designed and manufactured. The privilege had been granted by Cleon I himself and the Duke insisted that it must be honored.

This was simply not possible – the 146th was an Imperial fleet, despite what the Duke chose to believe, and had to be able to serve the needs of the Imperium wherever required. Locally produced designs simply could not meet such demanding technological and strategic criteria. The intransigence of the Duke eventually resulted in a compromise (following the direct intervention of the Sector Duke) – all vessels of the Oreo class, no matter where they served, were to carry an Alfred class Gunboat, the personal design of the Duke himself. The current Duke has maintained his father's policy and many classes of warship operating within the Domain carry at least one Alfred.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• 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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science