Slow Boat

Generic Slow Boat
TBD
Type: UMW Slow Boat
Category	Smallcraft
Size	30 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/1
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2
Officers	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	19.9 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr15
Architect fee	MCrTBD
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Utility Craft
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Slow Boat uses a 30-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries one ton of fuel tankage, and has a crew of two.

• It is also known as the Type UMW class Slow Boat. It typically comes in a 30-ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger bigcraft.
• It is a smallcraft, a utility craft, and a Slow Boat.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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) when necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	0-99 tons.
2.	Crew	x1 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-0 NAFAL TBD-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD 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	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	None
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.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Slow Boat was developed as a more cost efficient version of the standard ship’s boat. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types

1. Cutter (50-ton)
2. Fighter (10-ton)
3. Launch (20-ton)
4. Pinnace (40-ton)
5. Ship's Boat (30-ton)
6. Shuttle (95-ton)
7. Slow Boat (30-ton)
8. Slow Pinnace (40-ton)

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Smallcraft - Fighter:

1. Type TBD class Fighter
   1. Asia class Scout

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. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
• Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Starship Operator's Manual (Digest Group Publications, 1988), 58.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 12-13.
• Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science