Life Boat

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The Life Boat is an emergency device, a smallcraft, used to allow escape from danger, disaster, or calamity in space-going situations.

• They come in both civilian and military variants.
• It is a smallcraft supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

Description (Specifications)

They typically displace 20.0 tons, and are capable of 1.0 G acceleration and can carry up to three conscious passengers.

• In addition, they often contain five emergency low berths, each capable of holding four persons in cold sleep. Thus a standard life boat can often carry a total of 23 sophonts.
• Life boats are almost always unarmed.

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

No information yet available.

Supraclass Roles

Life Boats typically serve the following roles:

• Contingency Craft
• Emergency Craft
• Escape Pod
• Lifeboat
• Lighter
• Shuttle
• Utility Boat

Supraclass Archtypes

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Selected Life Boat Variant Types & Classes

Life Boat:

1. Type U class Auxiliary
   1. Deliverance class Lifeboat
   2. Interstellar Lifesaver class Lifeboat
   3. KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat
   4. Lifeboat (ISW Period)
   5. Longevity class Lifeboat
   6. Model 292 class Life Boat
   7. Reliant class Lifeboat
   8. Reprieve class Escape Pod
   9. SK-3 class Lifeboat

Ship Summary List

7 Representative Escape Pod (U) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Cigiysna class Ship's Boat UM 12 30 0 2 Hive Federation Yes R-3S10 Constance class Launch UM 9 50 0 2 Distant Fringe R-5A20 Goblin class Gig UM 9 10 0 2 Distant Fringe M-1A20 Intruder class Shuttle UM 14 30 0 6 Zhodani Consulate No Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mineral class Cutter UM 9 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes Wingtruck class Interface Craft UM 12 20 6 Third Imperium UM-2A60

7 Representative Lifeboat (U) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Cigiysna class Ship's Boat UM 12 30 0 2 Hive Federation Yes R-3S10 Constance class Launch UM 9 50 0 2 Distant Fringe R-5A20 Goblin class Gig UM 9 10 0 2 Distant Fringe M-1A20 Intruder class Shuttle UM 14 30 0 6 Zhodani Consulate No Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mineral class Cutter UM 9 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes Wingtruck class Interface Craft UM 12 20 6 Third Imperium UM-2A60

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• Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), TBD.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 8.
• SGS: Imperial Small Craft
• SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2
• Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science