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A [[Free Trader]] is a small [[starship]] commonly used for [[interstellar trade]] and commerce that is capable of [[jump drive|Jump]]-1.
 
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* Please see the [[AAB]] ship entry on [[Type A class Free Trader]]s for the iconic ship of this generalized type.
 
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* It is a [[Civilian Ship]], a [[merchant ship]], a trader... often used for [[tramp liner]] work.
 
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* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].
 
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* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
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''Free Trader'' is the term given to an independent interstellar [[merchant ship]], which plys the [[space lane]]s carrying [[cargo]] and [[passenger]]s. Usually, a free trader is a 200-ton vessel capable of Jump-1. The ''Craft Type Code'' assigned to these ships is ''A.'' An example of this type of ship is the standard 200-ton [[Beowulf class Free Trader|Beowulf-class free trader]].
 
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Hundreds of variants exist. The typical size equals 200 [[ton|tons]]. A similar [[starship]] capable of Jump-2 is called a [[Far Trader]].
 
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Using a 200-[[ton]] {{TL|9}} streamlined hull, the free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. It is fitted with drives giving it Jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports one Jump-1 and two months of [[power plant]] operations. [[Fuel scoop]]s are included. Installed on the bridge is a [[computer]] [[Model/1]] and the default [[sensor suite]].
 
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Cargo capacity, the ship’s most important feature, is 82.0 [[ton]]s, plus a [[mail vault]]. The [[hull]] is streamlined, and can land on uneven terrain. The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot/astrogator, engineer, medic, and steward
 
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=== Image Repository ===
 
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# An early model [[Beowulf class Free Trader|''Beowulf'']] under [[spaceflight]]. <br> [[File: Free-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-36 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
 
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=== Spectrum of Civil Shipping in Charted Space ===
 
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{{:Referral-Table-Spectrum-of-Civil-Shipping}}
 
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=== Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine) ===
 
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No information yet available.
 
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=== Supraclass Roles ===
 
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''Far Trader''s typically serve the following roles:
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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!colspan="4"| A1-class Tramp Supraclass Archetypes
 
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| [[Free Trader]]
 
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| (A1)
 
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| [[Tramp Liner]]
 
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| [[Tramp Vessel]]
 
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| (A) (Namesake)
 
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=== Supraclass Archetypes ===
 
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!colspan="4"| A1-class Free Trader Supraclass Archetypes
 
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| [[Free Trader]] / [[Tramp Liner]]
 
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| A & A1
 
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| [[Beowulf class Free Trader]]
 
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| (J-1): They are typically light, free-spirited J-1 [[trader craft]], built to speculate on primary [[main]]s.
 
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* Incredibly numerous and common craft speculating almost everywhere throughout [[Charted Space]].
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
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The term [[Free Trader]] can be very confusing, as it refers both to a group of individuals and a type [[merchant vessel]]. Free Traders (the people) are men and women who owe allegiance to no [[government]] and who call no [[planet]] home. In many cases they were born on ship-board and have never lived "dirtside." These Free Traders form a loose-knit tribal community and are the only vestige of interstellar commerce in collapsed [[Imperial Space]], albeit a sparse and thin vestige. Back in Imperial times, there were free traders as well, but the term was merely a description of a job (like "gas station attendant") rather than of a unique way of life under circumstances where there is no longer any interstellar authority. The Free Traders of the New Era are a nation without a state, but form a continuous link to a [[Tech Epoch|lost epoch]].
 
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The vessels called free traders are a small and relatively cheap type of merchant ship. Although these free traders can be of various specific classes ([[Beowulf class Free Trader|Beowulf]] [[TL-15]] free trader, [[Moraine class Free Trader|Moraine]] [[TL-10]] free trader, etc.), all share certain characteristics: they displace 200 tons, have jump-1 and 1-G performance, and almost all orginally had a simple and inexpensive [[electronics suite]].
 
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During Imperial times, the starship free trader was often capitalized in order to specify those precise performance parameters, while the free trader profession was lower case as befitted a general job description. However, in the New Era these terms are differentiated in the text by the use of lower case for the vessels as opposed to uppercase for the people.
 
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Finally, Free Traders who have regular contact with the [[Reformation Coalition]] do not fly free traders; you can't get to [[Coalition Space]] from the [[Wilds]] with a Jump-1 ship. {{Page cite|name= The Guilded Lilly |page= 43}}
 
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=== Basic Supraclass Definition ===
 
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''THE FAR TRADER:'' The basic ship involved in free trade is called the [[free trader]]. Variations on the basic ship have resulted in variations in the name. The [[subsidized merchant]], partly because of its size, and partly because of its subsidy, is called the [[fat trader]]. Some well-equipped high-G traders employed beyond the [[Imperial Fringe|Imperial border]] are called [[fast trader]]s. The [[Type A2 class Far Trader|type A2 far trader]] derives its name from its jump capability: its drives are capable of Jump-2, twice what the standard [[free trader]] can do. The [[far trader]] can be encountered anywhere in the Imperium. It ranges far and wide, and deals with every world it finds. Even [[amber zone]]s and [[red zone]]s are not considered off limits by its captains, provided there is profit to be made and the risk of being caught is slight. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 23 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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==See also ==
 
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
 
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'''[[Starship]]:'''
 
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{{Ship referral tree with subtypes|name=Free Trader|tdes=A}}
 
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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{{Advanced}}
 
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |version=Classic Traveller|page=19}}
 
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |version= Classic Traveller |page= TBD}}
 
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Twilight's Peak |version= Classic Traveller |page= TBD}} ({{CT}} [[Adventure 3]])
 
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 1 |page=53}}
 
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Merchant Prince |version= Classic Traveller |page= TBD}} ({{CT}} [[Book 7]])
 
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page=81}}
 
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual}}
 
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller: The New Era |page=368}}
 
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|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances|page=21}}
 
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|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= The Guilded Lilly |page= TBD}}
 
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|S11= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |version= Marc Miller's Traveller|page=28-29}}
 
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|S12= {{Ludography cite|name= Deck Plan 1: Beowulf-class Free Trader |page= TBD}}
 
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|S13= {{Ludography cite|name= Merchant Prince |version= Mongoose Traveller |page= TBD}}
 
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|S14= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |version= Traveller 5th |page= TBD}}
 
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|S15= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |version= Traveller 5th |page= TBD}}
 
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[[Category: Ship Organization]]
 
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[[Category: Ship type definitions]]
 
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[[Category: Supraclass]]
 
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