Cargo Hold

A Cargo Hold is a location on a vessel used to transport equipment and goods.

• This component is considered to be Ship Equipment.
• It is also often known as a Cargo Bay or Cargo Loading Area.

Description (Specifications)

The cargo hold can usually be sealed. The hold is generally accessed by large doors or hatches. It may have a loading ramp or a cargo elevator.

• The interior surfaces of the cargo hold have multiple tethering and anchoring points.
• The hold generally has independent life support and environmental systems.
• Sections of larger holds may be isolated and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration or a different composition of atmospheric gases.
• The hold may utilize small vehicles, cranes and hoists, "walking floors", or gravitic devices to facilitate moving and handling cargo.

The cargo hold may be used to transport vehicles.

History & Background (Dossier)

Some cargo holds are specifically designed to be environmental tanks. These commonly include:

• Fluid tanks
• Gas tanks
• Hydrocarbon tanks
• Pumping equipment

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller, Book 2 Starships (Game Designers Workshop 1977, 1981)
• Classic Traveller, Book 5 High Guard (Game Designers Workshop 1980)
• MegaTraveller, Referee's Manual (Game Designers Workshop 1987)
• Mongoose Traveller: High Guard (Mongoose Publishing 2008)
• T5 Core Rules, Far Future Enterprises 2013
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science