Rhinegold class Destroyer

Rhinegold class Destroyer
Symbol of the Sword Worlds
Type: DH Destroyer
Category	BCS
Size	8,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/6 fib
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	80
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	86
Officers	12
Enlisted	66
Marines	8
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	37.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Sword Worlds Confederation
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr9,331.62 (base) MCr7,465.296 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	DH-08S33
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Destroyer
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Rhinegold class Destroyer is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Destroyer.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 1-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined TBD hull.

• It carries light armament and a defensive suite.
• It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones when needed.
• It has a # sophont crew and # marines.

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The Rhinegold class have screens, a repulsor bay and a battery of sandcasters for defense, in addition to the armored hull and the vessel's agility. Beam laser and fusion gun batteries can be used for point defense versus missile salvos as well as to attack with. The class lacks meson weaponry, but particle accelerator and missile bays provide a powerful offensive capability.

Image Repository

1. A fictional chit in the style of Fifth Frontier War representing a squadron of Rhinegold class Destroyers. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the Sword Worlds Confederation.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

The wedge-shaped hull has a flattened profile with large lateral pods. The vessel has good atmospheric performance.

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 / Hull	8,000-tons. Streamlined wedge configuration.
2.	Crew	86 crew. 12 Officers, 66 Enlisted. 8 Marines. Accommodations x53 Staterooms x16 Low Berths x16 Frozen Watch.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-3 3-G acceleration Agility-3 Power Plant-6 Producing 480-EPs
4.	Electronics	Bridge. x1 Model/6 fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x80 hardpoints. x20 dedicated to 100-ton bays. x30 dedicated to 50-ton bays. x30 dedicated to turrets.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for a Rhinegold class is: Beam Lasers: x10 triple turrets, forming 1 battery of ten linked turrets. Energy Weapons: x10 dual turrets, forming 1 battery of ten linked turrets. Particle Accelerators: x1 100-ton bay. Missiles: x3 50-ton bays.
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Hull Armor: Factor-9 Meson Screens: Factor-1. Nuclear Dampers: Factor-1. Repulsors: x1 100-ton bay. Sandcasters: x10 triple turrets, forming 1 battery of ten linked turrets.
8.	Craft / Drones	x2 30-ton Ship's Boats.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Tankage: 2,880.0 tons. Fuel Scoops Fuel Purification Plant
10.	Cost	MCr9,331.620 MCr7,465.296 in quantity. Architects Fee: MCr93.316
11.	Construction Time	38.5 months to build.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 37.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

A warship constructed within the Sword Worlds Confederation.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship- Heavy Destroyer:

1. Type DH class Heavy Destroyer
   1. Androct class Destroyer
   2. Clergy class Destroyer
   3. Crusader class Destroyer
   4. Decisive Action class Destroyer
   5. Faker class Fleet Escort
   6. Heng-O Type 24 class Destroyer
   7. Jerzhtsie class Destroyer
   8. Payback class Destroyer
   9. Rhinegold class Destroyer
   10. Spruance class Destroyer

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 of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science