Tequila class Free Trader

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Type R class Subsidized Merchant
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TBD
Type: R1 Subsidized Merchant
Category ACS
Size 400 Tons
Hull Configuration Cone Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–10
Engineering
Computer Model/1
Jump J-1
Maneuver 1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 2
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 5
    Officers 3
    Enlisted 2
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 200.0 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr101.03
Architect fee MCrLeo Knight
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile R1-AS11
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Also see Tramp Vessel
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Fan: Leo Knight
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The TBD class Battleship is a heavy warship.

Basic Ship Synopsis

R Subsidized Merchant. 400 tons. Jump-1. 1-G. 50 tons fuel. Model/1. 13 staterooms. 9 low. 2 hardpoints. Launch. 200 tons cargo. Streamlined. 5 crew. MCr101.03; 14 months. [1]

Description (Specifications)

It has jump drive-C, maneuver drive-C, and power plant-C, giving performance of Jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. There is fuel tankage of 50 tons, supporting the power plant and allowing one Jump-1. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/1. There are thirteen staterooms and nine low berths. [2]

No turrets or weaponry are installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. The ship has one 20-ton launch. Cargo capacity is 200.0 tons. The ship is streamlined. [3]

The Fat Trader requires a crew of five: pilot, navigator, engineer, medic, and steward. The pilot also operates the launch; gunners may be added to the crew list as required. The ship costs MCr101.03 and typically takes fourteen months to build. [4]

Subsidized Merchant (Type R): Constructed using the type 400 hull, the subsidized merchant is equipped with class C drives capable of producing Jump-1, 1-G acceleration, and Power plant-1. Fuel tankage is 50 tons, sufficient for one jump, plus some maneuver. Fuel scoops are integral with the hull, and a fuel purification plant allows use of unrefined fuel. The rather ordinary bridge is complemented with a Model/1 computer and two tons of fire control for the ship's two turrets. The ship has thirteen staterooms (five for the crew; eight for high or middle passengers); there are nine low berths. The crew consists of a captain/pilot, navigator, medic, steward, and engineer. There exists the potential for two gunners as crew members if weaponry is installed. The ship carries a 20-ton launch for passenger shuttling and minor errands; it is piloted by the navigator or an engineer. Cargo capacity is 200.0 tons. [5]

The subsidized merchant costs MCr100.035, including discounts for volume production. This ship is a standard design, and there are no architect's fees. [6]

Image Repository

TBD

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. [7]

SUBSIDIZED MERCHANT
Basic Ship Characteristics [8]
#. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull Tonnage: 400 tons (standard). 5,600 cubic meters. [9]
  • Dimensions: 46.5 meters long by 10 meters high by 15 meters wide. Wingspan: 32 meters. [10]
2. Crew Crew: Five. Captain/pilot, navigator, medic, steward, and engineer. Gunners optional. Staterooms for each. [11]
3. Performance Performance:
  • Jump-TBD
  • TBD-G acceleration
  • Power Plant-TBD
  • TBD-EPs
  • Agility-TBD
4. Electronics Electronics: Model/1 computer with entertainment consoles, navigation screens, and automatic life safety interlocks. [13]
5. Hardpoints x4 hardpoints.
6. Armament No standard armament is equipped although the capacity for it exists.
7. Defenses No defensive equipment is equipped although the capacity for it exists.
8. Craft Ship's Boat: Launch mounted dorsally with integral lifeboat capability, the launch is also used for errands and transfers. Launch mounts for the boat are located on dorsal surface of merchant dismounts for errands and transfers. Maneuver Drives are mounted underneath the fuselage of the Ship’s Boat. [14]
9. Fuel Treatment Fuel scoops are integral with the hull, and a fuel purification plant allows use of unrefined fuel.
10. Cost MCr101.03
11. Construction Time x14 months.
12. Comments Capacity: 200.0 tons cargo (...generally in standard modules), eight passengers. Nine low berths. [15]

History & Background (Dossier)

The Fat Trader is encountered nearly as often as the Free Trader and carries a larger cargo than many smaller ships. It is one of a number of smaller ships that form the backbone of the interstellar economy. Their flexibility can adjust to the rapidly changing variables of interstellar commerce. [16]

The Type R is a venerated design that dates well back to the early TL-9 Vilani Imperium and the Ziru Sirka. As such, it has gone through a tremendous number of cosmetic and physical changes over the more than 1,000 years of its operation. Newer designs and models have made significant advances over the earliest TL-9 variants. The shape and exact form of the fuselage has changed little over this time leaving room for the repair of earlier, lower technology, and thus bulkier ship components. Some current ships have hulls that have been repaired and overhauled dozens upon dozens of time over the centuries with a mix of higher and lower technology components. [17]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculariarities

Peculiarities: With such a design, no regular naming scheme for hulls has ever taken. Earlier Vilani designs were often named after Vilani flowers. Later Solomani editions were often named after characters and story elements from Greek Mythology. Third Imperium models are often named after planetary governors. The mix of names from foreign and domestic users can be bewilderingly diverse. [18]

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Some of the best known and most widely produced versions of this ship include:
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant: Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant - Fat Trader:

  1. Type R1 class Subsidized Merchant AKA Fat Trader
    1. Ghent class Subsidized Merchant
    2. Gyro Cadis class Subsidized Merchant
    3. March class Subsidized Merchant
    4. Type R class Subsidized Merchant
    5. Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
    6. Type RQ class Subsidized Merchant

References & Contributors (Sources)

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  1. ↑ Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
  2. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
  3. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
  4. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
  5. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 19.
  6. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 19.
  7. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  8. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  9. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  10. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  11. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  12. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  13. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  14. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  15. ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
  16. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  17. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  18. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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