Congo class Cargo Barge

Congo class Cargo Barge
Common Imperial design
Type: WBC Cargo Barge
Category	[[ACS]]
Size	50 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	none
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1 pilot
Enlisted	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	30 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr12.025 (base) MCr9.62 (quantity)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr., Adie Alegoric Stewart
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	Q-5S11
Images
Blueprint	Yes.
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Smallcraft
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Congo class Cargo Barge is a spaceship, smallcraft, and a barge.

• It is a civilian ship and a Cargo Barge.

Description (Specifications)

A Congo class is a streamlined conical structure. Fitted for cargo and with couches for eight short duration passengers.

Image Repository

1. A Congo class Cargo Barge in side view.
   

General Description

The Congo class is a streamlined cone with a mean radius of 4.5 meters and a length of around 32 meters, giving it a total enclosed volume of approximately 1,350 cubic meters. A small enclosed compartment containing the bridge, x8 passenger acceleration couches and a stateroom is located forward, while the machinery and fuel tanks are located aft. The rest of the vessel is given over to cargo space: there is a loading ramp in the bow and large side hatches.

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 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
#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	50 tons.
2.	Crew	x1 Pilot.
3.	Performance	1-G.
4.	Electronics	There is no ship's computer only a standard small craft bridge. A computer must be installed before weapons can be mounted.
5.	Hardpoints	x1 hardpoint.
6.	Armament	None typically mounted.
7.	Defenses	None.
8.	Craft	None.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Integral Scoops.
10.	Cost	MCr12.025 and 9.62 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	1 month.
12.	Comments	There is a small stateroom to provide the crew with extended life support.

History & Background (Dossier)

It is a light interface vessel for moving cargo and eight passengers from orbit to the surface and back.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Smallcraft - Barge:

1. Type WB class Cargo Barge
   1. Congo class Cargo Barge

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science