Universal Ship Profile

The Universal Ship Profile (USP) or Imperial Ship Profile is a quick, universal code for ships or vessels.

• It is known outside the Imperium as the Universal Craft Profile or UCP.

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Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:

• Starship
  • Ships by Function
    • Bigcraft
    • Boat
    • Non-starship
    • Smallcraft
    • Spaceship
    • Starship
    • Subcraft
    • Warship
  • Starship User Types
    • Civilian Ship
    • Paramilitary Ship
    • Military Ship
  • Advanced Ship Classifications
    • Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
    • Ship Type Code / Superclass
    • Ship Class Code / Class
    • Model (TL)
    • Bloc (Lot)
  • Basic Ship Classifications
    • Adventure Class Ship
    • Battle Class Ship
    • Fleet Class Ship
    • Size-Role Classification
    • QSP
    • USP
    • World Class Ship
  • Speed of Travel
    • FTL
    • NAFAL (STL)

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Description (Specifications)

The Imperial Ship Profile is used by the Scout Service to classify ship mission and performance. It codes ship mission, tech level, size modifier and size indicator, jump and acceleration performance, configuration and features into one short record. Each position has a "factor" or value that represents an element of the ship; these include hull displacement tons, hull configuration, computer type, weapons, screens, fighters and the number of crew.

Selected USP examples

Examples include:

• MT C4831U LC : merchant transport, tech level 12, 400dt, jump 3, g 1, unstreamlined, cold sleepers, lab
• VCR C2A23S ADNS : vargr cruise strike, 20000dt, jump 2, g 3, streamlined, armed, long duration, nonhumanoid, spinal mount weapon
• FI F3704A EKM : fighter imperial, tech level 15, 30dt, 4g, airframed, energy, kinetic and missile weapons

History & Background (Dossier)

The usage of the USP in various formats can be traced well back to the First Imperium although scholars argue much of the research.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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), TBD.
• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD.
• Citation Missing - T4 Starships
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science