Editing Sagacity class Bulk Freighter

{{InfoboxShip
 |name         = Sagacity class Bulk Freighter
 |image        = Bright Conclave Logo.gif
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 |tdes         = RV
 |type         = Freighter
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 |size-cat    = BCS
 |size        = 5000
 |hull        = Dispersed Structure Hull
 |aerodynam   = Unstreamlined Hull
 |TL          = 12
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 |model       = Model/3
 |jump        = 2
 |g           = 1
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 |screens     = 
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 |staterooms  = 25
 |bunks       = 
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 |lowberths   = 2
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 |crew        = 38
 |officers    = 8
 |enlisted    = 30
 |pilots      =
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 |frozenwatch =
 |passengers  = 0
 |steerage    = 
 |Lpass       = 
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 |cargo       = 1093
 |fuel        = 1100
 |craft       =
 |features    = 2000t external cargo
 |reserved    = 
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 |construction = 28
 |origin      = Distant Fringe
 |manufacturer = Bright Conclave
 |IOC         =
 |EOS         = 
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 |cost        = 2011.050
 |architect   = 20.11
 |maintenance = 
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 |QSP         = 
 |USP         = RV-E721232-090000-00000-0
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 |blueprint   = No
 |illustration = Yes 
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 |designer    = Ade Stewart
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The [[Sagacity class Bulk Freighter]] is a {{TL|12}} mercantile [[Bulk Freighter]].
* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].

== Description ==
The ''Sagacity'' class is a large [[Transport]] ship found operating within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a [[Bulk Cargo Carrier]] and is constructed as a [[Conventional Pattern Starships|conventional]] design. The [[dispersed structure hull]] is inexpensive but the configuration renders the vessel incapable of independent refueling operations.

=== Image Repository ===
[[File:J2 5000dT High Liner.jpg|500px]] <br>A ''Sagacity'' class Bulk Freighter.

=== 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|craft]]) 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}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| The ''Sagacity'' class Bulk Freighter is constructed using an 5,000 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a [[Dispersed Structure Hull|dispersed structure]] configuration. The hull is [[Unstreamlined Hull|unstreamlined]] and has no capability to perform [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] operations.
* Individual sections of the ship are divided by [[Bulkhead Wall|bulkhead wall]]s.
* There are multiple [[airlock]]s located around the vessel. The [[cargo hold]] is accessed by large doors.
* The vessel does not have [[Landing Gear|landing gear]].
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| Total Crew Complement: x38
* x11 Command, x6 Engineering, x6 Gunnery, x10 Service, and x5 Security Personnel.

''Accommodations''

There are x25 [[Stateroom]]s.
* x23 [[Stateroom]]s are given over to [[Crew Quarters|crew quarters]]. The command crew have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy.
* x2 [[Stateroom]]s are available to paying [[Middle Passage|passenger]]s. The vessel does not offer steward service.
* The vessel has a secure locker with a capacity of 3 [[Ton|dTon]]s.

There are x2 [[Low Berth Rack|Low Berth]]s, primarily used for medical emergencies.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full [[Life Support|life support]] and [[Ship Environmental Controls|environmental systems]].
* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
* There are multiple [[Emergency Locker]]s.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| The vessel mounts a [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]]-type [[Jump]]-2 drive, a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-1 drive, and a [[Power Plant]]-2, giving performance of Jump-2, 1-G acceleration, and producing 100 [[Energy Point]]s. The ship has an agility rating of 1. The internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] is sufficient for one [[Jumpspace|Jump]]-2 and gives the [[power plant]] 4 [[week]]s duration.
* The engineering section has a main control room.
** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
* The jump drive creates a [[jump bubble]] around the vessel.
* The jump drive is fitted with a [[jump governor]].
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| Adjacent to the [[bridge]] is a [[Model/3 Computer]]: the vessel has a backup [[Model/3 Computer]].
* There are multiple [[workstation]]s and [[Control Panel|control points]] throughout the vessel.
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications_Equipment#Shipboard_Communications|communications equipment]] and a basic [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]].
** It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems.
* It has a [[transponder]] unit that can be deactivated on command.
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x50 [[hardpoint]]s.
* The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific routes.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The ''Sagacity'' is unarmed.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| The [[hull]] is [[Heavy Armor|unarmored]].
* x50 Triple [[Sandcaster]] [[turret]]s, grouped into five batteries each of x10 linked [[turret]]s
* The [[vessel]] is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| The vessel carries no [[subcraft]].

The Bulk Freighter has the capacity to carry up to 2,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s of smaller vessels. There are large numbers of berthing points located along the vessels central spine, each connected to a [[Airlock|crew access hatch]].
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel has internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] of 1,100 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
* The [[hull]] is not fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s.
* The vessel is not equipped with [[fuel purification]] equipment.
* The ship carries a collapsible fuel tank with a capacity of 1,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s and a stowed volume of 10 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| The basic cost of the vessel is [[MCr]]2,011.050.
* Architects Fee: [[MCr]]20.111.
* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to  [[MCr]]1,608.840.
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 112 [[Week|week]]s (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 hold|cargo capacity]] amounts to 1,090 [[Ton|dTon]]s of internal (protected) volume.
* The internal [[cargo hold]] can be sealed and has independent [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
* Sections of the internal [[cargo Hold|hold]] may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized [[Ship Environmental Control|environmental conditions]], typically refrigeration.

The ship carries a [[Fuel Tank|collapsible fuel tank]] with a capacity of 1,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s and a stowed volume of 10 [[Ton|dTon]]s.

The vessel may also externally mount up to 2,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s of [[good]]s and freight secured along the vessels central spine: this cargo is carried in [[vacuum]] conditions and must be protected accordingly.
|-
|}

== History & Background ==
The design was based on the [[High Liner class Bulk Freighter|''High Liner'' class Bulk Freighter]], originally commissioned for the [[Bright Conclave]] in [[Halcyon Sector]] and was originally conceived as a [[military]] ship transporter capable of carrying a pair of 1,000 [[Ton|dTon]] [[Rysos class Battle Barge|''Rysos'' class Battle Barge]]s. This carrying capacity can be dynamically reconverted to suit mission needs and parameters using modular [[Pod|hull pod]]s that marry into the vessels spine:

The ship can serve as a research lab. Such vessels can support [[University of Selasia|university]] or [[Business Sectors|corporate]] field research. Passenger modules, containing large numbers of [[Stateroom]]s or [[Low Berth]]s, may be carried.

The design is representative and a large number of variants exist. Typically, variants of the design have different [[Starship Weapon|weapons systems]], onboard [[electronics]], and a different internal layout. 

=== Overburden ===
The ''Sagacity'' class is capable of carrying "overburden" cargos: a payload of up to 7,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s. The major limiting factor on overburdening a vessel is the capability of the ship's [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]] [[Jump Drive]]. If the total displacement tonnage of the vessel, including its overburden cargo, is [[Ton|dTon]]s or more, the volume prevents the [[Jump Drive|drive]] making a [[jump]]-1 transition.

The overburden payload increases the ship's displacement [[Ton|tonnage]] – to an upper limit of 10,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s – but any degree of overburdening reduces its performance to [[jump]]-1 and 0.5G acceleration.

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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== References ==
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{{Sources
 | Author: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
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