Besouro Valente class Personnel Transport

Besouro Valente class Personnel Transport
Type: M Liner
Category	BCS
Size	12,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/4
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Processor
Armaments
Hardpoints	120
Offensive	60 triple beam laser turrets, 60 triple sandcaster turrets
Accommodations
Staterooms	540
Low Berths	300
Personnel
Crew	129
Officers	24
Enlisted	105
Frozen Watch	65
High/Mid Passengers	400
Low Passengers	200
Payload
Cargo	239 Tons
Fuel tank	5,040 Tons
Carried craft	12 20t launches, 3 60t shuttles
Construction
Construction Time	38 Months
Origin	Terran Confederation
Year Operational	Circa 2100AD
End of Service	Circa 2400AD
Price
Cost	MCr6,411.932
Architect fee	MCr64.120
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	M-0AS12
Universal Ship Profile	M–L221242–090000–80000-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Last Armada, Distant Fringe
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ade Stewart
Design System	High Guard
Era	Interstellar Wars
Reference	Fan: Ade Stewart

The Besouro Valente class Personnel Transport is a TL–11 Transport. This ship was used as a colony ship for the Last Armada.

• It is a historical class of vessel.

Description

The Besouro Valente class Transport is a historical design produced in the Terran Confederation during the first half of the 22nd century. Ships of this class fled the Destruction of Terra at the hands of the Vilani Imperium in 2147AD, forming a part of the Last Armada and carrying with them the last remnants of Terran culture and independence. The class were sturdy and reliable – those vessels serving with the Armada endured more than a century of spaceflight.

The class as described represents a vessel fitted out by the Expedition for service with the Last Armada: vessels in general Confederation service were not equipped with GenPods: they had substantially more cargo storage and additional passenger accommodations.

Image Repository

A Besouro Valente class of the Interstellar Wars period.

General Description

The Besouro Valente class is a streamlined flattened cone with a mean height of 28 meters, a mean width of around 60 meters and a length of approximately 107 meters. The hull is relatively irregular and some sections are narrower or wider, giving it a total enclosed volume of approximately 162,000 cubic meters.

Fuel tanks wrap around the central and rear sections of the ship. The cargo hold is located forward and is adjacent to the low berth section. Working sections of the vessel such as the sickbay, the galley, the laundry, and general crew quarters are located on the crew deck: senior officers are accommodated forward, close to the bridge, while stewards have rooms close to passenger areas. Accommodations are located on lower decks. A central liftshaft connects all of the primary decks. The main promenade and leisure facilities are located on the broad forward half of the main deck. The aft section of the main deck is narrow and connects to the engineering control room. Machinery and equipment can be accessed by cramped engineering spaces.

A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.

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	The Personnel Transport is constructed using a 12,000 Ton hull built in a generally conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving fair atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has loading ramps. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	Total Crew Complement: 129. x11 Command, x14 Engineering, x15 Gunnery, and x36 Service Crew (of which 15 serve as Flight Crew as required). In addition, the vessel carries x50 recreational attendants and x3 medical staff. Accommodations There are 540 Staterooms. x70 staterooms are set aside as crew quarters. The command crew have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy. x400 staterooms are available to passengers. The remaining x70 staterooms are fitted out as leisure facilities, spas and gymnasiums, an advanced medical center, and other similar amenities. There are 300 long-term Low Berths. They are tended by the vessel's medical staff. x65 hold the Frozen Watch and 35 are part of the onboard medical facilities. x200 are used to transport additional civilian personnel. It carries 2,000 GenPods and large embryo banks. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-1 drive, and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-2 and 1-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-2s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 computer: the vessel has a backup Model/4 computer sited near engineering. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is equipped with sensor and communications jammers and an ECM package. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	120 hardpoints. The battery arrangement is considered standard for the class. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Personnel Transport is: x60 triple Beam Laser turrets, typically grouped into six batteries of 10 linked turrets.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x60 triple sandcaster turrets, typically grouped into six batteries of 10 linked turrets. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x12 20-Ton Launches. x3 60-Ton Shuttles. The Shuttles are housed in a dorsal hangar that has a total volume of 234 Tons. The Launches have two (port and starboard) dedicated hangars located ventrally, each with a volume of 156 Tons and accessed by a central assembly area: individual sections of each hangar can be sealed off. All hangars are accessed by large external doors.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 5,040 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr6411.932 Architects Fee: MCr64.120
11.	Construction Time	163 weeks (38 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 239 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History / Background

Besouro Valente class Transports were designed as troopships and constructed in large numbers at Terran-controlled shipyards throughout the early Interstellar Wars period. It was an Auxiliary vessel and was one of the more common examples of large ship acquired by the Expedition.

The class is historical, dating from three and a half millennia ago – no extant examples are known to exist.

In addition to carrying passengers, some examples of the class also served as recreational venues (in some sources being referred to as "shore leave ships"). Such vessels were almost entirely given over to entertainment and leisure facilities, providing a vital break from the routine of Armada duties. A number of examples were converted to scientific research vessels, with dedicated laboratory facilities, and into specialist hospital ships.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities:The class was always considered chronically underpowered, with serious performance issues in high-G environments. The vessel carried jamming equipment and an ECM package, intended to increase its chances of survival in potentially hostile situations. This was at best a lackluster counter to its very poor maneuver performance, which frequently left it as a slow, lumbering target that was easy prey for enemy combatants. Vessels that entered civilian service generally had their suite of jamming equipment removed.

Class Naming Practice/s: The name Besouro Valente means "Courageous Beetle" in the old Terran language of Portuguese. Its crews often called it something far less heroic: "Beijo da Morte" was one of the more common. Individual vessels were generally named by the building yard, often carrying the names of members of the construction team's families.

Variant Models

Later variants of the class had an upgraded (and substantially larger) maneuver drive, installed at the expense of some personnel accommodations.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

35 Representative Liner (M) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Type M Liner

B

• Besouro Valente class Personnel Transport
• Brilliance class Long Liner

C

• Camel class Medical Launch
• Celestial Star class Luxury Liner
• Codori Prime class Luxury Liner
• Condor class Subsidized Liner
• Coyotl class Bulk Hauler

E

• Excellence class Fast Shuttle

F

• Fortune class Merchant

G

• Gaia class Luxury Liner
• Giiphicih class Liner
• Glimmerdrift class Subsidized Liner

• Gold of Zurrian class Long Liner

H

• Horizon class Passenger Liner

I

• Independence of the Stars class Interstellar Liner

K

• K'Bam class Assault Lander
• Kihrvak Platoon Drop Ship class Marine Cutter
• King Richard class Interstellar Liner

L

• Longevity class Lifeboat
• Lord Somerset class Subsidized Liner

M

• Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff
• Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat
• Model 292 class Life Boat

N

• Nebula class Starliner

O

• Olympian class Cruise Liner
• Orowani Deep Space class Light Liner

P

• Pride of Vland class Long Liner

R

• Royal class Interstellar Liner

S

• Sapphire Moon class Moduleship
• Shuvalivashtu class Luxury Liner
• Songbird class Ship's Boat
• Star class Merchant Liner
• Stellar class Liner

T

• Type RT class Longliner

X

• Xeekr'kir! class Merchant

References

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Contributor: Bruno Vieira Barbosa Carneiro