Slow Boat

Generic Slow Boat
Published, canon design.
Type: U Auxiliary
Size	30 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2
Officers	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	19.9 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr15
Architect fee	MCrPublished, canon design with Keith illustration.
Statistics
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard generation.

The Slow Boat uses a 30-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries one ton of fuel tankage, and has a crew of two.

• It is a smallcraft.

Description (Specifications)

A slow boat may mount one beam or pulse laser; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. The craft has 19.9 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr15.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Slow Boat was developed as a more cost efficient version of the standard ship’s boat. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.

Selected Slow Boat Classes

1. TL-7 Slow Boat
2. TL-8 Slow Boat
3. TL-9 Slow Boat
4. TL-10 Slow Boat
5. TL-11 Slow Boat
6. TL-12 Slow Boat
7. TL-13 Slow Boat
8. TL-14 Slow Boat
9. TL-15 Slow Boat

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 12-13.
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science