Telemon class Survey Scout

Telemon class Survey Scout
TBD
Type: SL Survey Scout
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Dispersed Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/4
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	9
Officers	5
Enlisted	4
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	47.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr261.498
Architect fee	MCrMichael Taylor, Omer Golan
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	SL-DU23
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Scout Vessel / Donosev class Survey Scout
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Scout Ships 21-25.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Telemon class Survey Scout is an exploratory starship.

• It is a paramilitary ship and a Survey Scout.
• It is a bihulled vessel, having been intentionally constructed from two smaller vessel hulls that have been attached to each other.
• Many consider the design widely comparable to the Donosev class Survey Scout.

Description (Specifications)

The Donosev class survey scout was an important vessel in the inventory of the Third Imperium’s Scout Service. The design is available and some relic examples have been reactivated, but a TL-12 vessel with the same role was created in 1237, and quickly became the new standard for the fledging Scout Service. Some people claim that this is because the Donosev was just too ugly to live, but the truth is that higher tech level manufacturing capability is in short supply and reserved for high-capability naval projects.

The Telemon class Survey Scout has a different hull form to its higher-tech predecessor. It mounts an array of sensors and is designed for stealth, allowing data to be gathered covertly. It is likely that the Navy has acquired several examples as intelligence ships. Scout vessels normally carry a token armament only, as they are not expected to become involved in combat.

Some say the Telemon outdoes the Donosev in terms of ugliness, but there is no denying the Telemon’s utility and reliability. The port cylinder houses the bridge, computer system, avionics, staterooms and the port maneuver drive. A passageway links the port cylinder with the starboard cylinder, which houses the primary powerplant, port maneuver drive, Jump drive, Cutter module bay, a small 7 dton cargo bay and the observation lounge. The Cutter bay is normally empty because the fuel module is attached to the Cutter. In those circumstances, the Cutter bay is operated as an additional cargo bay. The observation lounge has a huge bubble window and doubles as a relaxation lounge, but its primary function is as a sensor suite, with three sensor workstations controlling the Model/5’s extensive sensor arrays.

B Deck, which is “below” the A deck, consists entirely of fuel, except for the starboard 40 ton cargo bay, which is accessed from A Deck’s lift. Loading and unloading is undertaken via an extendable iris airlock, allowing ship-toship transfer of cargo.

Transferring the Cutter module to the Cutter is a simple process. The Cutter module bay doors are opened, and small thrusters “push” the module clear of the Survey Scout. The Cutter then maneuvers to pick up the module. A similar process is undertaken when stowing the module.

Image Repository

1. The cobbled together but highly functional Telemon class Survey Scout.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	xTBD crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-TBD TBD-G acceleration Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/TBD fib computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: No information yet available.
7.	Defenses	No information yet available.
8.	Craft / Subcraft	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	No information yet available. Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

A somewhat unusual acquisition made in 1082, the 400 ton Survey Scout was purchased as a barely salvageable wreck from the Scout Service and extensively rebuilt to the standard Telemon specification. The ship now operates as a high Jump ship capable of independent search and salvage operations in the Jewell and Querion subsectors, where distances between systems are much greater than the Regina Subsector. The Telemon class Survey Scout is an old design that is still produced in some numbers across the Imperium, but has been replaced by the newer Donosev class survey scout. The design is noted for its powerful sensors, which aid in detection of salvageable materials.

The port cylinder houses the bridge, computer system, avionics, staterooms and the port maneuver drive. A passageway links the port cylinder with the starboard cylinder, which houses the primary powerplant, port maneuver drive, Jump drive, Cutter module bay, a small 7 dton cargo bay and the observation lounge. The Cutter bay normally houses an additional utility or salvage module, while a fuel module is attached to the Cutter. The observation lounge has a huge bubble window and doubles as a relaxation lounge, but its primary function is as a sensor suite, with three sensor workstations controlling the extensive sensor arrays.

B Deck, which is “below” the A deck, consists entirely of fuel, except for the starboard 40 ton cargo bay, which is accessed from A Deck’s lift. Loading and unloading is undertaken via an extendable iris airlock, allowing ship-to-ship transfer of cargo. Transferring the Cutter module to the Cutter is a simple process. The Cutter module bay doors are opened, and small thrusters “push” the module clear of the Survey Scout. The Cutter then maneuvers to pick up the module. A similar process is undertaken when stowing the module.

Standard crew for the Jeramiah consists of 8: a salvage captain, two pilots, navigator, medic, cutter pilot and two engineers. Additional “salvage experts” are added as necessary.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Vessel - Scout Vessel - Light Scout:

1. Type SL class Light Scout
   1. Aurskos class Light Scout
   2. Brilliant class Scout
   3. C-7 class Scout
   4. Caliphate class Scout
   5. Collective class Scout
   6. Eiriksson class Scout
   7. Elbing class Scout
   8. Hraye class Scout
   9. Saladin class Fleet Scout
   10. SLC2 Ahouhi class Scout
   11. Talon class Scout
   12. Telemon class Survey Scout

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Martin Dougherty. Scout Ships (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), 21-25.
• Michael Taylor. Spinward Salvage LIC (Avenger Enterprises, 2009), 15-19.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science