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[[Tramp Vessel|A-class Tramp Vessel]]s are [[merchant vessel]]s well suited to unscheduled, speculative interstellar trade. They are small-scale trade vessels and include the well known [[free trader]]s and [[far trader]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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* They strongly tend to be the smallest of the [[merchant vessel]]s, who ply the [[space lane]]s in an unscheduled fashion, speculating under [[Merchant Prince|private captain]]s. [[merchant prince]]s, and tiny, desperate [[crew]]s rather than sizable trading houses and [[corporation]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }} 
 
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* A-class vessels are most associated with [[free trader]]s, [[freelancer]]s, and [[tramp liner]]s.
 
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* Tramps typically focus on opportunities within just a few clusters or traces before small scale trade dries up or they get in trouble with the law and are forced to run.
 
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* A relatively high number of tramps reject legal postal union X-mail runs in favor of smuggling, black markets, and illicit trade. Some authorities rigorously inspect all tramp vessls as often as possible.
 
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* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].
 
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* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
 
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[[File: Technical Data.jpg|right]]
 
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
 
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
 
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'''[[Starship]]:'''
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
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A-class Tramps are low [[ton]]nage [[vessel]]s in the [[ACS]] category that cover the tramp market, which is to say unscheduled, high speculation [[trade route]]s that entail the possibility of great risks... and great profit. As soon as a tramp establishes a new route, the trail-broken [[trade route]] is likely to be snatched up by [[Liner|R-class subsidized liner]]s or [[Freighter|M-class freighter vessel]]s with greater economic efficiencies. And the process begins anew... {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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=== Image Repository ===
 
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# A top down [[schematic]] of a [[Beowulf class Free Trader|''Beowulf'']] with a typical [[shuttle]].  <br> [[File: Free-Trader-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-358 25-July-2018a.jpg]]
 
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# An early model [[Beowulf class Free Trader|''Beowulf'']] under [[spaceflight]]. <br> [[File: Free-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-36 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
 
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# The A1 is externally identical to the [[Garu class Far Trader|Early model A2, a Garu]]. <br> [[File: Far-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-81 03-July-2018a.jpg|300px]]
 
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# The venerable [[Wulf class Free Trader|''Wulf'' class Free Trader]]. <br> [[File:J2 200dT Trader.jpg|400px]]
 
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# A [[Salamander class Far Trader|''Salamander-class'']] coming into a [[starport]] to trade. <br> [[File: Salamander-class-Far-Trader-D20 30-May-2019a.jpg|400px]]
 
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=== Spectrum of Civil Shipping in Charted Space ===
 
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=== Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine) ===
 
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Due to the risks, such A-class [[vessel]]s often carry [[Naval Weapon|light naval armament]], but can't honestly hope to fend off more than small [[corsair vessel]]s. They stand almost no chance against military marauders and their only viable strategy must be to run against such opponents. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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=== Supraclass Roles ===
 
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''Tramp Vessel''s typically serve the following roles: <br>
 
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''[[Largecraft]] & [[Bigcraft]]:''
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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!colspan="4"| A-class Tramp Supraclass Archetypes
 
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! Archetype
 
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! Type Code
 
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| [[Armed Junker]]
 
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| (AA)
 
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| [[Armed Trader]]
 
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| (AA)
 
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| [[Armored Merchant]]
 
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| (AA)
 
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| [[Armored Trader]]
 
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| (AA)
 
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| [[Armoured Fast Trader]]
 
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| (AA) or (AAF)
 
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| [[Caravel]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Deep Trader]]
 
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| (A3) or (A22)
 
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| [[Far Trader]]
 
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| (A2)
 
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| [[Fast Trader]]
 
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| (A3)
 
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| [[Freelancer]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Free Trader]]
 
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| (A1)
 
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| [[Frontier Trader]]
 
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| (AA) or (AF)
 
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| [[Tramp Vessel]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Heavy Trader]]  
 
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| [[Light Trader]]
 
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| [[Long Trader]]
 
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| [[Medium Trader]]
 
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| [[Merchant Schooner]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Merchant Vessel]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Modular Systems Vessel]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Private Merchant]]
 
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| (A)
 
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| [[Provincial Merchant]]
 
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| [[Provincial Trader]]
 
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| [[Tramp Liner]]
 
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| [[Tramp Vessel]]
 
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| (A) (Namesake)
 
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==== Size-Class Roles for Tramp Vessels ====
 
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# [[Utility Craft]] (U) (1 to 99 [[ton]]s)
 
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# [[Light Trader]] (AL) (100 to 999 [[ton]]s)
 
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# [[Medium Trader]] (AM) (1,000 to 1,499 [[ton]]s)
 
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# [[Heavy Trader]] (AH) (1,500 to 2,499 [[ton]]s)
 
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# [[Freighter]] or [[Transport]] (M or T) (2,500 or larger [[ton]]s)
 
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==== Civilian Subcraft ====
 
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Civilian [[subcraft]] (...both [[smallcraft]] and [[bigcraft]]) are carried by some of these [[vessel]]s:
 
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# [[Barge]] (WB)
 
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# [[Utility Craft]] (U)
 
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=== Supraclass Archetypal Roles ===
 
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These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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!colspan="4"| A-class Tramp Supraclass Archetypes
 
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| [[Tramp Vessel]]
 
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| A
 
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| [[TBD]]
 
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| None
 
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| [[Free Trader]] / [[Tramp Liner]]
 
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| A1
 
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| [[Beowulf class Free Trader]]
 
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| (J-1): They are typically light, free-spirited J-1 [[trader craft]], built to speculate on primary [[main]]s.
 
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* Incredibly numerous and common craft speculating almost everywhere throughout [[Charted Space]].
 
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* A-1 = Parsec range distance of jump drive.
 
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| [[Far Trader]]
 
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| A2
 
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| [[Empress Marava class Far Trader]]
 
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| (J-2): They are typically a speculative trader with a J-2 [[drive]] built to travel off primary [[main]]s.
 
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* Hardy, common craft going where [[free trader]]s can't...
 
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* A-2 = Parsec range distance of jump drive.
 
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| [[Deep Trader]] /<br>
 
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[[Long Trader]] /<br>
 
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[[Fast Trader]]
 
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| A3
 
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| [[Fat Cat class Far Trader]]
 
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| (J-3+): They are typically a ranged trader with a J-3 or greater jump-range for extended operations.
 
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* Long or Deep Traders either employ a more powerful jump drive with greater range (J-3+), or a lesser jump drive (J-2+) with fuel for multiple jumps.
 
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* Those employing a faster jump drive which can reach their destination in a single jump are often known as a ''Fast Trader''.
 
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* Uncommon and built to serve isolated [[system]]s in [[rift zone]]s or [[Stellar Density|low star density area]]s.
 
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* A-3 = Parsec range distance of jump drive.
 
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| [[Armored Trader]] / <br>
 
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[[Frontier Trader]] / <br>
 
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[[Fast Trader]]
 
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| AA
 
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| (Armed & Armored): They typically employ an [[armor]]ed [[hull]] and some defensive armament for dangerous trade in seedy, potentially hostile regions such as an [[Imperial Fringe]].
 
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* Uncommon, yet hardy and greatly valued where [[pirate]]s and strangers dwell...
 
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* A = Armored, Armed, [[etc.]]
 
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* Those employing a faster maneuver drive are also known as a ''Fast Trader''.
 
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| AL
 
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| [[Aoa'iw class Light Trader]]
 
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| (100 to 999 tons): ''Light Trader''s excel at light scheduled or unscheduled speculative trade.
 
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| AH
 
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| (1,500 to 2,499 tons): ''Heavy Trader''s push the limits of what an A-class vessel can do... They have higher operating costs and larger crews than smaller vessels and thus take larger risks when speculating along unknown [[trade route]]s. Almost all carry [[mail vault]]s and have at least a few [[stateroom]]s for impromptu travellers able to afford the passage fees.
 
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| AM
 
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| (1,000 to 1,499 tons): ''Medium Trader''s are a compromise between the nimble trade abilities of lighter craft and the heavier cargo loads of larger craft.
 
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* They have higher operating costs and crew requirements compared to the typical free, far, fast, deep... or other traders. But, they have their niche in the interstellar socioeconomic trade system.
 
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!colspan="4"| ''NOTES:'' There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and [[ton]]nage, and yet others by other characteristics.
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
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As soon as [[civilization]]s reach beyond their [[homeworld]] and its [[star system]], a market for tramp vessels begins to develop... As colonies are established and new races encountered, the opportunity for interstellar trade and profitable speculation follows. There will always be adventurers, [[merchant prince]]s, [[gentlesophont]]s, [[Traveller Gene|Traveller]]s, and even a few scalliwags ready to explore and make a quick [[crimp]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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Within [[Charted Space]], most acknowledge that the [[Vilani]] were the first to the [[star]]s who still remain within the current order. Their tramp vessels first created and manufactured by the mighty [[Bureaux]], the [[Vilani]] [[megacorporation]]s, have been borrowed, purchased, stolen, and widely copied by nearly every sophont species with an [[FTL]] [[Jump Drive]] and a little hope. Some Type-A designs are literally over a thousand years old... They have seen empires rise and fall, a [[Long Night]], mass conquest, and whatever other drama the reaches of [[Charted Space]] can provide. Desperate little [[crew]]s still patch these vessels together with bailing wire and scrap metal, often cobbling together [[Ship Equipment|parts]] and [[technologies]] from very different sources. The original [[Vilani]] designs have been copied, cloned, further developed, modified, edited, mangled, and mutilated into a variety of mercantile mutt traders. Yes, they're glorious! Long live the venerable Type-A Tramps in their many guises! {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }} 
 
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'''[[Merchant Vessel]] - [[Tramp Liner]]:''' <br>
 
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-A-Merchant-Vessel-Tramp-Liner}}
 
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=== Ship Summary List ===
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Free Trader / Tramp Vessel |tdes= A}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Far Trader / Tramp Vessel |tdes= A1}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Far Trader / Tramp Vessel |tdes= A2}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Deep Trader / Fast Trader / Tramp Vessel |tdes= A3}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Tramp Vessel |tdes= AA}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Heavy Tramp Vessel |tdes= AH}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Light Tramp Vessel |tdes= AL}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Medium Tramp Vessel |tdes= AM}}
 
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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{{Advanced}}
 
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= This article is an amalgamation of many different materials published since 1977.
 
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|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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[[Category: Ship Organization]]
 
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[[Category: Ship type definitions]]
 
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[[Category: Supraclass]]
 
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{{LE|Charted Space}}
 
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{{LEN|}}
 

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