Inquiry class Lab Ship
Inquiry class Lab Ship | |
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Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | |
Type: L Lab Ship | |
Size | 400 Tons |
Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
Tech Level | TL–11 |
Engineering | |
Computer | 2 |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 1 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 2 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 36 |
Officers | 11 |
Enlisted | 25 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 400 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | [[]] |
Price | |
Cost | MCr2,315.455 in quantity MCr1,852.364 |
Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
Statistics | |
Source | |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. |
The Inquiry class Lab Ship was originally an auxiliary warship: it is now more commonly seen as a commercial transport.
- It is a civilian ship and an Auxiliary.
- Please also see: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)
The Inquiry class Lab Ship was originally designed as an armored transport for service with operating within Halcyon Sector: the commercial variant has become an ubiquitous commercial vessel. It is classified as a Cargo Transport and is constructed as a long-range design. Broadly similar designs of vessel have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled. The vessel is a TL-11 design.
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. [1]
No. | Category | Remarks |
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1. | Tonnage | The Inquiry class Lab Ship class is constructed using a 400 dTon hull built in a asteroid configuration. The hull is unstreamlined, giving a relatively limited atmospheric performance largely reliant on its onboard gravitic systems.
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2. | Crew | x36 personnel: x11 command, x7 engineering, x6 gunnery, x1 steward, x2 service, x8 flight (who generally serve as additional service crew when not required for small craft operations), and x1 medic, primarily overseeing the cryo section.
Accommodations
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 vessel mounts a Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive, and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-2 and 2G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 2. It is a long-range design: the internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive jump-2s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
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4. | Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is an efficient Model/5 computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple Workstations.
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5. | Hardpoints | x50 hardpoints.
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6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for a Jack Driscoll class is: |
7. | Defenses | The hull is plated, structurally reinforced, and fitted with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 1.
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8. | Craft | Flight Section
The Jack Driscoll carries an unusually large number of subcraft in order to facilitate cargo handling operations in remote areas. All subcraft are housed in dedicated hangers:
Some commercial Inquiry class Lab Ships sell off surplus subcraft, with hanger space generally being converted into auxiliary cargo holds. Some hangers are fitted out with additional passenger staterooms or leisure facilities. When staterooms are added, any associated reduction in flight crew is generally offset by the necessary increase in stewards. |
9. | Fuel Treatment | The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 2,100 dTons.
Examples of the class in military service are routinely fitted with Droptanks capable of supporting an additional jump-2 for extended range operations. |
10. | Cost | The basic cost of the vessel, complete with a full complement of subcraft, is MCr2,315.455.
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11. | Construction Time | 144 weeks (35 months) individually.
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12. | Comments | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 1,000.0 dTons. |
Variant Models
Fat Jack Variant: Some variants of the class reduce the internal fuel tankage to 1,100 dTons, sufficient for one jump 2 and giving the power plant four weeks duration – the cargo capacity is increased to 2,000 dTons. Such vessels are referred to as "Fat Jacks". The Fat Jack has conventional performance.
History & Background (Dossier)
Designed and built in the Nexus system, the Inquiry class Lab Ship Class Bulk Freighter is a versatile transport well suited to operations in remote areas. The Inquiry class Lab Ship was originally developed for service with the. It proved versatile and was used in a variety of roles, including private enterprise when the opportunity arose. Their rugged construction and excellent endurance made them incredibly popular with their crews and commercial variants (albeit with downgraded sensor and defensive systems) soon began to be manufactured, both at and other rival shipyards. The Inquiry class Lab Ship class operates throughout the Distant Fringe region.
- The military variant of the vessel, considered to be of a superior build quality and with the advantage of improved sensors, continues to be highly sought after by both commercial and private interests.
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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.