Deepspace Jump Hub/meta
| Jump Hub Station | |
|---|---|
| Type: WO Orbital Station | |
| Category | BCS |
| Size | 45,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Close Structure Hull |
| Streamlining | Partially Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/4 |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 0.5 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 450 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 3,500 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 553 |
| Officers | 111 |
| Enlisted | 442 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 3,900 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 12,000 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Naylyoeatru (world) |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr16,435.000 (base) MCr13,148.000 (qty) |
| Architect fee | MCrState design: no fee is payable. |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | Not applicable. |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Space Station |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Fan: Ade Stewart |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Book 5 High Guard | |
The Deepspace Jump Hub is a large Space Station.
- It is a Civilian Structure and an Orbital Station.
- The station is a TL-10 design.
Description (Specifications)
The Jump Hub is a large commercial facility.
- It is a deep space Calibration Point.
General Description & Deck Plans
- A basic plan of the station indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements.
The station is constructed as a close structure. It has five major elements - an ovoid-shaped primary hull with an outer ring surrounding it, a central column, a dome-shaped upper hull, three habitation disks mounted on arms, and a long commercial berthing arm.
The primary hull has a height of 85 meters, a maximum diameter of 70 meters, and contains 17 decks of varying heights. The outer ring has a diameter of 110 meters, a height of 20 meters and has 6 decks. The column has a height of 85 meters and contains 28 decks. The dome has a diameter of 90 meters, a height of 35 meters and contains 10 decks. The commercial arm has a length of around 100 meters and terminates in isolation and quarantine facilities. Some sections of the station are narrower and some are wider, giving it a total enclosed volume of approximately 607,500 cubic meters.
The main fuel tanks and the heavy machinery are located within the lower primary hull, while the main cargo decks are located above them and include the cryogenic (low berth) sections. A secondary control room is located at the base of the column while the main control center is located on the upper decks of the dome. General crew quarters are located within the column, though Stewards have rooms close to passenger accommodations and senior crew have accommodations close to the control centers. Middle passage accommodations are found in the less desirable central column while first class cabins occupy the habitation disks, with windows offering spectacular views. The main commercial and leisure facilities lie within the dome and are focused on a multi-deck open plaza.
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. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
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| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | The Orbital Station is constructed using a 45,000 dTon hull built in a close structure configuration. The hull is unstreamlined and cannot survive entry into a planetary atmosphere.
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| 2. | Crew | Total Crew Complement: 553
Accommodations:
There are x400 Low Berths. The low berths are overseen by the station's medical staff, assisted by properly trained service crew. These are most commonly used to store livestock but they may also be utilized by individuals wishing to wait out a period of time (most commonly for financial or tax reasons), or by those seeking medical procedures that may not be locally available or may require the arrival of a specialist. It is rare that the station's low berths are fully occupied. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.
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| 3. | Performance | The station mounts a Maneuver half-drive, and a Power Plant-1, giving performance of 0.5-G acceleration (sufficient for orbital positioning only) and producing 450 Energy Points. The station does not have an agility rating. The dedicated internal fuel tankage gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
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| 4. | Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 Computer: the station has x2 backup Model/4 Computers.
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| 5. | Hardpoints | x450 hardpoints.
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| 6. | Armament | x5 100-Ton bays, mounting Heavy Missile Launchers.
x100 triple Beam Laser turrets, grouped into ten batteries of 10 linked turrets. |
| 7. | Defenses | The hull is plated, braced and structurally reinforced, with an armor rating of 4.
x300 triple Sandcaster turrets, typically grouped into thirty batteries of 10 linked turrets. The station is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems. |
| 8. | Craft | The station is not supplied with intrinsic subcraft: these are purchased as required by the station's operators.
Hangars |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | The station has internal fuel tankage of 12,000 dTons.
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| 10. | Cost | The basic cost of the station is MCr16,435.000
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| 11. | Construction Time | 189 weeks (47 months) as standard.
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| 12. | Comments | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 3,900 dTons.
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History & Background (Dossier)
The design was originally an orbital facility, designed to be able to hold station above a planetary body.
- Other examples of the design were built but have since been scrapped or destroyed.
- The "streamlining" is a consequence of the shape of the hull. The station is not intended to enter planetary atmospheres.
- Likewise, the maneuvering thrusters are a remnant of the original design and are effectively redundant.
The station relies on a variety of support craft:
- Large hydrogen tankers regularly refill the station's internal fuel tanks.
- Transport vessels bring supplies such as food and water.
- Couriers transport messages and communications.
Orbital Station W–N40X142–090000–80008-0 MCr16,435.000 45,000 Tons Batteries bearing Y 8 4 Crew: x553 Batteries Z A 5 TL-10 Passengers: x2,500, Low: x400, Cargo: 3,900.0, Fuel: 12,000.0, EP: 450, Agility: 0. Substitutions: X = 0.5, Y = 25, Z = 30
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.