Last Armada class Fast Escort

Last Armada class Fast Escort
Historical vessel.
Type: EF Frigate
Category	ACS
Size	1,200 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[TBD Hull]]
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	12
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	27
Officers	3
Enlisted	24
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	23.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Last Armada
Price
Cost	MCr1,024.754 (base) MCr819.803 (qty)
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Fast Escort
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Designer	Ronald B. Kline Jr.
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Last Armada class Fast Escort is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Fast Escort.

Description (Specifications)

The Fast Escort is a historical design produced in the Terran Confederation during the early 22nd century. These ships fled the Destruction of Terra at the hands of the Vilani Imperium in 2147AD, forming the fighting core of the Last Armada and carrying with them the last remnants of Terran culture and independence. The class were extremely sturdy and reliable and endured more than a century of spaceflight. They ultimately found and settled the Demon Cluster, the Distant Fringe. The vessel is constructed as a long-range design and has extended range capability.

• The vessel is a TL-11 design.

Image Repository

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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
1.	Tonnage	The Fast Escort is constructed using a 1,200 Ton hull built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving fair atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The configuration of the hull prevents surface landings without the use of a hull cradle to support the vessel. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	27 personnel. 3 Officers. 24 Enlisted, including 1 Security. Accommodations There are 14 Staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. There are 14 Low Berths. These hold the Frozen Watch. The low berths are tended by the vessel's medical staff. 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 Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-5 drive, and a Power Plant-5, giving performance of Jump-2 and 5-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 4 and an emergency agility of 4. 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 lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5fib computer: no backup computer is installed. 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 has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	12 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Fast Escort class is: 1 triple Beam Laser turret, forming its own battery. 1 dual Plasma Gun turret, forming its own battery. 1 100-Ton bay, mounting a Heavy Missile Launcher.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section 1x 20-Ton Launch The Launch is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger can be sealed and has a total volume of 26 Tons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 540 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 MCr1,024.754 Architects Fee: MCr10.248
11.	Construction Time	121 weeks (28 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 23 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems. Sections of the hold may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.

History & Background (Dossier)

They were designed and built for the great exodus with the Last Armada. These ships fled Earth as part of the Expedition, that fled the Destruction of Terra at the hands of the Vilani Imperium in 2147AD, carrying with them the last remnants of Terran culture and independence, and ultimately settled the Distant Fringe.

carries enough internal for a Jump-2 followed by another Jump-2 on internal fuel and can be fitted with drop tanks as needed to cross larger rift zones. It is equipped with scoops and on board purification for ocean refueling should that opportunity present itself. There is a frozen watch to share and rotate the duties over the long voyage. It carries the best 100 ton missile bay available to deal with aggressive threats in the unknown region of space. There is a battery of triple beam laser turrets (used to shoot down approaching rocks and space debris), and two fusion guns for point defense. It has a model 5 fib computer and because of the demands for extra fuel for greater range it is not armored. It is capable of 5-Gs acceleration and has a 4-Agility rating.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Frigate:

1. Type EF class Frigate
   1. Accel class Light Frigate
   2. Chaiik class Frigate
   3. Dead Sun class Frigate
   4. Draper class Frigate
   5. Eraser class Frigate
   6. Ghost class Frigate
   7. Hazard class Frigate
   8. Idris class Frigate
   9. KE11 Ancestor class Frigate
   10. Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser
   11. Krivak class Frigate
   12. Last Armada class Fast Escort
   13. Leedos class Frigate
   14. Mangle class Frigate
   15. Maurus class Frigate
   16. Montgomery class Frigate
   17. Musuna class Frigate
   18. Naga class Frigate
   19. Nevato class Frigate
   20. Nonsuch class Patrol Frigate
   21. Nowa Sol class Frigate
   22. Oorlog Jacht class Frigate
   23. Pilum class Frigate
   24. Plasma Storm class Frigate
   25. Revenge War Sloop class Corvette
   26. Rr'xighik'ker class Frigate
   27. S-17r class Frigate
   28. Sardis class Frigate
   29. Se Koez class Frigate
   30. Surprise class Light Frigate
   31. Taranil class Patrol Frigate
   32. TC10 Kalsop class Frigate
   33. Type 053H Xiamen class Frigate
   34. Type G class Frigate
   35. Type VF class Frigate
   36. Uxkoong class Frigate
   37. Yubari class Frigate

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• 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