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|name     = Noql class Free Trader
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|name         = Noql class Free Trader
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|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
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|image        =
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|agility = X
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|caption      =
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|alsosee = [[Merchant Vessel]] - [[Tramp Vessel]]
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|tdes        = AF
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|architect= [[James Kundert]], [[Paul Sanders]]
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|type        = Far Trader
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|blueprint= No
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|  
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|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
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  |size-cat    = ACS
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|caption = TBD
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|size        = 300
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|cargo    = X
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|hull        = Close Structure Hull
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|cost     = X
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  |aerodynam  = Streamlined Hull
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|crew     = X
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|TL          = 14
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|enlisted = X
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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|model      = Model 2/fib
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|era      = 1105
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|jump        = 2
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
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|g          = 1
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|g       = X
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  |fuelTreatment = Scoops/Purifier
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|hp      = X
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|hpass   = X
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|hp          = 3
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|hull     = TBD Hull
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|weapons     = 3 3x Beam Laser
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|illustration= No
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|screens     =  
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|image   = Wiki Navy.png
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|IOC      = Unknown
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|staterooms  = 8
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|jump    = X
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|bunks      =  
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|lpass    = X
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|seats      =  
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|marines = X
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|lowberths  =  
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|model    = [[Model/TBD]]
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|  
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|officers = X
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|crew       = 7
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|origin   = Zhodani Consulate
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|officers    = 3
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|QSP     = TBD
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|enlisted   = 4
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|ref      = TBD
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|pilots      =
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|size    = X
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|marines     =
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|size-cat = ACS
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|frozenwatch =
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|tdes     = A2
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|passengers  = 0
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|TL       = X
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|steerage   =  
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|type    = Far Trader
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|Lpass      =
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|usp      = TBD
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|manufacturer= Various
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|cargo      = 127.4
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|fuel        = 89.9
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|craft      = 1 air/raft
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|construction =  
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|origin      = Zhodani Consulate
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|manufacturer = Vlafsear Mercantile Yards
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  |IOC        =
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|EOS        =  
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|cost        = 119.429
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|architect   =  
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|QSP         =  
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|crewExtension =
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|USP        =
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|blueprint  = Yes
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|illustration = Yes
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|alsosee     =
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|canon       = Yes
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|designer    = James Kundert, Paul Sanders
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|designSystem = MegaTraveller
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|era        = 1120
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|ref        =  {{Ludography ref|name=Imperial Lines 3|page=13-16|article=Noql-class Zhodani Free Trader}}
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|footnote    =  
 
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The [[Noql class Free Trader]] is a [[civilian]] ship.
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The [[Noql class Free Trader]] is a [[civilian]] ship in modern times, but like the [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[Beowulf class Free Trader|Beowulf]], it has a long history of serving the state.  
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* It is a [[civilian ship]] in the 1105 Era.
 
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* It is also known as the ''[[Noql class Transport]].''
 
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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== Description ==
 
No information yet available.
 
No information yet available.
  
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=== Image Repository ===
 
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=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
 
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No information yet available.
 
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
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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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 1.
 
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
 
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| 300 [[ton]]s.
 
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| 2.
 
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| [[Crew]]
 
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| x7 [[crew]].
 
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]] / Engineering
 
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| ''Propulsion:''
 
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* Jump-2
 
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* 1-G acceleration
 
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** 90.0 tons of [[fuel]].
 
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* [[Power Plant]]-1494MW
 
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* Agility-0, Emergency Agility-2
 
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| Main Section / [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
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| [[Model/2]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
 
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
 
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| x3 [[hardpoint]]s.
 
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
 
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| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
 
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* [[Laser]]s: Three Turrets near or beyond Consulate borders
 
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* [[Energy Weapon]]s: None
 
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* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: None
 
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* [[Meson Gun]]s: None
 
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* [[Missile Rack|Missile]]s: None
 
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* Other: None
 
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
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| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
 
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* [[Ship Armor]]s: None
 
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* [[Meson Screen]]s: None
 
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* [[Nuclear Damper]]s: None
 
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* [[Repulsor]]s: None
 
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* Other: None
 
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| 8.
 
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| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s
 
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| 1x Enclosed Air-Raft
 
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
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| TBD
 
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
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| [[MCr]]119.4 individually, [[MCr]]95.5 (in quantity).
 
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
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| TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
 
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| Remarks
 
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| ''Other Equipment:''
 
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 127.0 [[ton]]s.
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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== History & Background ==
 
One of the oldest ship designs to follow the now characteristic Zhodani naval architecture, the Noql was originally designed as a government courier and transport in the early jump-capable Consulate.  The design advanced to Jump-2 alongside the growing Consular Navy, but was retired from government service when it proved impractical to upgrade the design to Jump-3.  The hull was privatized by its original contract yard, Vlafsear Yards (sic), who would eventually base a fully civilian division around it as the Consulate found its star-spanning mercantile feet. Vlafsear Mercantile Yards remains in business even in the modern era, though it does not, by choice, rise to the status of a megacorporation.
 
One of the oldest ship designs to follow the now characteristic Zhodani naval architecture, the Noql was originally designed as a government courier and transport in the early jump-capable Consulate.  The design advanced to Jump-2 alongside the growing Consular Navy, but was retired from government service when it proved impractical to upgrade the design to Jump-3.  The hull was privatized by its original contract yard, Vlafsear Yards (sic), who would eventually base a fully civilian division around it as the Consulate found its star-spanning mercantile feet. Vlafsear Mercantile Yards remains in business even in the modern era, though it does not, by choice, rise to the status of a megacorporation.
  
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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# [[Noql class Free Trader]]
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Far Trader|tdes=AF|class1=Civilian Ship | class2=Trader}}
  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{MT-Ship-Design}}
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Referee's Manual |page= 56-83 |version= MegaTraveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Lines 3|page=13-16|article=Noql-class Zhodani Free Trader}}
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|S2= [[Imperiallines 3 (fanzine)]]
 
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|S3= [[James Kundert]]
 
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|S4= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
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|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
 
 
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[[Category: Zhodani Consulate]]
 
 
[[Category: Zhodani Consulate Ship]]
 
[[Category: Zhodani Consulate Ship]]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 28 March 2024

Noql class Free Trader
Type: AF Far Trader
Category ACS
Size 300 Tons
Hull Configuration Close Structure Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–14
Engineering
Computer Model 2/fib
Jump J-2
Maneuver 1 G
Fuel Treatment Scoops/Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints 3
Offensive 3 3x Beam Laser
Accommodations
Staterooms 8
Personnel
Crew 7
    Officers 3
    Enlisted 4
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 127.4 Tons
Fuel tank 89.9 Tons
Carried craft 1 air/raft
Construction
Origin Zhodani Consulate
Manufacturer Vlafsear Mercantile Yards
Price
Cost MCr119.429
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, canon design
Designer James Kundert, Paul Sanders
Design System MegaTraveller
Era 1120
Reference "Noql-class Zhodani Free Trader." Imperial Lines 3 13-16.

The Noql class Free Trader is a civilian ship in modern times, but like the Imperial Beowulf, it has a long history of serving the state.

Description[edit]

No information yet available.


History & Background[edit]

One of the oldest ship designs to follow the now characteristic Zhodani naval architecture, the Noql was originally designed as a government courier and transport in the early jump-capable Consulate. The design advanced to Jump-2 alongside the growing Consular Navy, but was retired from government service when it proved impractical to upgrade the design to Jump-3. The hull was privatized by its original contract yard, Vlafsear Yards (sic), who would eventually base a fully civilian division around it as the Consulate found its star-spanning mercantile feet. Vlafsear Mercantile Yards remains in business even in the modern era, though it does not, by choice, rise to the status of a megacorporation.

The modern Noql class Free Trader is a ship used for routine commerce within the Zhodani Consulate and its surrounds. Most are owned by individuals or small trading companies. While some still serve with the Zhodani Navy in local logistics roles, the Noql lacks the range to be considered a Fleet vessel.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

56 Representative Far Trader (AF) Classes[edit]

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Civilian Ship - Trader - Type AF Far Trader


References[edit]

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Rebellion This ship was originally designed using MegaTraveller ship design rules.
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