Star class Armored Merchant

Star class Armored Merchant
A Star class Armored Merchant in orbit around a world on the Imperial Fringe.
Type: AA Armored Merchant
Category	ACS
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/3
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	8
Officers	3
Enlisted	5
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	50.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Unknown
Price
Cost	MCr135.36
Architect fee	MCrWilliam H. Keith, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AA-CS13
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Tramp Vessel
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	High Passage 3 22-26.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Star class Armored Merchant is a mercantile starship.

• It is a civilian ship and an Armored Merchant.

Description (Specifications)

The Star class Armored Merchant is a fairly uncommon merchant ship found throughout Charted Space.

Using a 300-ton flattened cone hull (to provide better stabilization during atmospheric flight), the Star class armored merchant is capable of Jump-3 and 1G maneuver. The fuel tank is 99 tons, providing unlimited maneuvering and a 100-day range. The ship has fuel scoops installed for skimming gas giants and a purification plant to refine the fuel. Both of these are mounted in two three meter tall pods, one to port and one to starboard of the main deck.

The Star class merchant is 42 meters long, with a width of 27 meters tapering to 3 meters at the bow. Inertial compensators and an adjustable 0G to 2G floor field are installed. The bridge has a Model/3 fib optic ship computer installed.

The Star class has 13 staterooms, five reserved for the crew, although if no gunners are carried two more staterooms may be available for passengers. Ten low berths also carry passengers. The crew consists of a pilot/captain, a navigator, an engineer, a chief steward, a medic (who may also double as a steward), a chief gunner, and two gunners, one of whom may double as steward instead of the medic.

A standard Air/Raft is carried for ground transport duties. Cargo capacity is 50.0 tons.

Standard weapon installation is two triple beam turrets installed on the same pods as the fuel scoops. A chin mounted triple missile launcher is armed from an ordnance locker located just above it.

Image Repository

1. A view of the nose of a Star class Armored Merchant by a famous starcraft artist.
   
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4. An inverted Star class Armored Merchant on a trade mission to a potentially hostile rich world.
   

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 subcraft) 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 / Hull	300 tons. Streamlined Cone Hull.
2.	Crew	x8 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-3 1-G acceleration Power Plant-3 11-EPs Agility-3
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/3 fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x3 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: Two triple beam turrets Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: Chin-mounted triple missile launcher Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: Structural reinforcement.
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 99.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr135.36
11.	Construction Time	30 months to build, 27 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 50.0 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)

Variants: The most notable variant of the Star class is a more specialized version. Dual fusion gun turrets replace the triple laser turrets. The computer is upgraded to a model/3 fib. This variation is commonly used in the squadron supply role.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: Early ships in the Star class took the names of different types of stars like pulsar, neutron, red giant, and white dwarf. Later ships in the class were named after actual stars.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Vessel - (Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Fast Trader):

1. Type AA class Armored Merchant
   1. Jasper class Provincial Merchant
   2. Khoghue class Armed Junker
   3. Nguksu class Armoured Fast Trader
   4. Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
   5. Star class Armored Merchant
   6. Type RAX class Protected Merchant
   7. Venture class Frontier Trader

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Jim Cunningham. High Passage 3 (FASA, 1982), 22-26.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science