Lydia class Medium Cruiser
| Lydia class Light Cruiser | |
|---|---|
 Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | |
| Type: CL Light Cruiser | |
| Category | [[BCS]] |
| Size | 36,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–11 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/5 fib |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 360 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 377 with 36 marines |
| Officers | 60 |
| Enlisted | 317 |
| Marines | 36 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 20.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | The Last Line |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCrMCr. 36,156.289 MCr. 28,925.031 in quantity |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Source | |
| Also see | Light Cruiser |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Lydia class Light Cruiser is a warship.
- It is a military ship and a Light Cruiser.
Description (Specifications)
The Lydia class Light Cruiser is a lightly armored, streamlined needle/wedge configuration hull equipped for ocean refueling as needed. This light cruiser class is equipped for jump 2 range and 6 G acceleration and 4 agility. They can be fitted with drop tanks for 28 days of extra power plant fuel, and an additional jump 2 drop tanks, as well. It carried enough fuel internally for a single jump 2 with a jump 1 reserve. They are considered extended range warships. They carry a pair of model 5 fib computer adjacent to the bridge.
For defense, there are ten batteries of triple sand caster batteries, and two repulsor bays. There is factor 4 hull armor cladding to defend against criticals. It is equipped with fuel scoops and fuel purification for ocean wilderness refueling. It can carry a pair of 30 ton ship's boats for ship to surface operations. For offense, there are ten batteries of triple beam laser turrets, six missile bays and two particle accelerator bays. Two fighter squadrons provide combat space patrols, to screen versus enemy fighters and missile strikes. The small marine platoon can deploy from meteoric orbital assault and is recovered by the ship's boats.
The 504,000 cubic meter hull requires 44 months singly and 35 months in quantity for construction time. These hulls were involved in a recent expansion of fleet operations, and a great boon in new ship building and a rapid expansion of the fleet. This is a dramatic increase in capacity to cope with the war efforts versus the dreaded Unity of Sed. The significant draw-back was the inability to fit spinal mounted weaponry in the hull. The admiralty's insistence on 6G acceleration precluded they heavy spinal mounted weapon systems.
Basic Ship Characteristics
Following the 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]
| #. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | 36,000 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | 377. |
| 3. | Performance | jump 2, 6 G acceleration, power plant 6, 2160 EP, agility 4. |
| 4. | Electronics | (2) Model 5 fib. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | 360 hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | 100 triple beam laser turrets, 60 dual plasma gun turrets, 2 particle accelerator bays, 6 missile bays. |
| 7. | Defenses | Factor 4 Armor, 100 triple sand caster turrets, two repulsor bays. |
| 8. | Craft | 20 Fighters, 2 Ship's Boats. |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification. |
| 10. | Cost | MCr36,156.289. Cost in Quantity: MCr 28,925.031 |
| 11. | Construction Time | Architects Fee: MCr 361.563, 184 months in quantity 148 months. |
| 12. | Comments | None. |
History & Background (Dossier)
They serve with the The Last Line's Thele Squadron in the Natar Subsector.
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.