FFS designs
Two and a half civil ship designs
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Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 21:58:08 +0000
From: sma@kiel.netsurf.de (Stefan Matthias Aust)
Subject: Two and a half civil ship designs
I my opinion Traveller lacks civil ships, therefore I designed some
interesting ones. The designs aren't 100% accurate, some numbers are
guesswork. I mainly calculated displacement, ignoring exact mass of the
ships. Comments are welcome.
ELEPHANT slow ore freighter
General Data
Displacement: 10,044dt
Hull Armor: 15/5 (crew and engines/cargo and fuel)
Volume: 87m x 40m x 40m
Price: about 1400MCr
Configuration: Box US
Tech Level: 11
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 560 MW Fusion (20dt; 56 MCr) 2 years duration
Jump Performance: 2
G-Rating: 0.1G (5000 MW/G); G-Turns: 10 (+166 using jump fuel)
Electronics
Computer: 2xTL11 St, 1xTL11 FB
Controls: Bridge with 5xworkstation
Sensors: the usual
Armament
Offensive: 8xHardpoint sockets
Master Fire Director: 2xTL11
Accommodations
Crew: 15 (2xManeuver, 1xElectronics, 5xEngineering, 2xMaintenance,
2xGunnery, 2xCommand, 1xSteward)
Crew Accommodations: 10 small staterooms, 2 large staterooms, 10 low berth
Cargo: 8000dt (112000 m3)
Small crafts: 10dt launch with external dock port
Airlocks: 2
Components
20dt hull
2012dt crew and engines space
300dt jump drive
1500dt jump fuel
20dt power plant
4dt power plant fuel
4dt HEPlaR drive
90dt HEPlaR fuel
28dt staterooms
20dt life support
12dt computer/controls
10dt bridge
24dt armament
8000dt cargo space
segmented into 40 200dt-sections (38m x 8m x 9m)
10dt launch external
Description
Elephant class ships are designed for maximum cargo space. Only the 2000dt
[displacement tons] crew and engine segment has life support and artificial
gravitation. 20mm crystaliron hull plating protects the crew even in
asteroid belts. Only 7mm crystaliron separates the freight from empty space.
The crew segment has 5 decks each displacing 400dt. The first deck contains
the drives and power plants. Deck 2-4 are fuel decks. The fifth deck
contains bridge and staterooms (see below)
SIDE FRONT
9m
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--*-+-+-+-+-* +--------+
|==|==|==|==|==|==|==|==| | | | |========|<5 container
40m|==|==|==|==|==|==|==|==|5|4 3 2|1| 40m|========| each 200dt
|==|==|==|==|==|==|==|==| | | | |========|
|==|==|==|==|==|==|==|==| | | | |========| * = turret
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--*-+-+-+-+-* +--------+
<--- 87m ---> 40m
DECK PLAN UPPER HALF OF DECK 5
TT------------------TT B=Bridge, C=Controls
T SSSCCCBBBBBCCC SSS T S=Staterooms
| SSSCCCBBBBBCCC SSS | L=Life support
10m| @ A @=Lift to engines, A=Airlock
|SSSS LLLLLLLLLL SSSS| T=Turrets
|SSSS LLLLLLLLLL SSSS| 1 character = 2m x 2m
<-- 40m -->
The SEACOW is a variant design that has docking ports for two 400dt fuel
shuttles, 6800dt fuel tanks and a special 400dt fighter hanger modul (see
below). This makes a seacow class ship an ideal tanker and deep space
refueling station. The Fighter support module has hangar space for 10 12dt
WASP deep space fighters, repair facilities and life support and staterooms
for flight and maintenance crew.
WASP deep space fighter
General Data
Displacement: 12dt
Hull Armor: 40
Volume: 21m x 6m x 3m
Price: about 8 MCr
Configuration: Needle US
Tech Level: 11
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 28 MW Fusion (2.8 MCr) 6 months duration
Jump Performance: -
G-Rating: 4G (20 MW/G); G-Turns: 17 (5m3/h)
Electronics
Computer: 1xTL11 St
Controls: 1xcrewstation (TL11)
Sensors: the usual
Armament
Offensive: 1xHardpoint socket (80 MJ TL11-laser turret 2.2 MW)
Accommodations
Crew: 1 (1xFlight & Gunnery)
Life support & 2G compensator
Components
1dt hull
1dt power plant
0.15dt power plant fuel
0.18dt HEPlaR drive
6dt HEPlaR fuel
1dt computer/controls/crewstations/life support
3dt armament
Description
The wasp class boot is a small, fast and cheap fighter that only lacks
endurance. Its power plant has great reserves and the fighter should be
equipped with a more powerful laser if available.
ABOVE SIDE
^ | | _____ ___
| /|\ ----_====-/_// 3m
21m ||| -----/
| /|||\ <-- 21m -->
v /|^^^|\
6m
WASP'S NEST hangar module
Displacement: 400dt
6dt Hull (AV 40)
240dt Hangar (10 wasp fighter)
60dt staterooms (30x small)
4dt life support
60dt repair/maintenance facilities
1dt power plant (28 MW)
24dt armament (8xturrets)
3dt maneuver drives
2dt fuel (1 year)
Tech Level: 11
Description
This module is self contained, equipped with life support and power plant
and heavily armed and armored. Usable as short time base. Regular crew is 20
pilots, 28 engineer, 8 marines, 4 command.
IMPERIAL fast liner
General Data
Displacement: 4000dt
Hull Armor: 16
Volume: 47m
Price: about 990 MCr
Configuration: Sphere US
Tech Level: 13
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 2200 MW Fusion (TL13), 2 years duration
Jump Performance: 4
G-Rating: 1G (2000 MW/G); G-Turns: 10 (+33 using jump fuel)
Life support (170 MW)
Electronics
Computer: 2xTL13 St, 1xTL13 FB
Controls: Bridge with 5xworkstation
Sensors: the usual
Armament
Offensive: 12xHardpoint barbettes
Master Fire Director: 3xTL13
Accommodations
Crew: 83 (2xManeuver, 2xElectronics, 15xEngineering, 10xMaintenance,
3xGunnery, 20xShip troops, 4xFlight Crew, 8xCommand, 10xSteward, 9xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 75 small staterooms, 10 large staterooms, 85
emergency low berth
Passengers: 500 (50 high + 200 + 150 middle + 100 low)
Passengers Accommodations: 25xluxory suite(8dt), 100xlarge stateroom
(4dt), 150xsmall stateroom(2dt), 100x low berth, 400xemergency low
berth(0.5dt), recreation area (200dt)
Cargo: 140dt (1960 m3)
Small crafts: 30dt ships boat internal hangar
Airlocks: 10
Components
11dt hull
200dt jump drive
1250dt jump fuel
50dt power plant
10dt power plant fuel
15dt HEPlaR drive
360dt HEPlaR fuel
25dt life support
6dt computer/controls
100dt bridge/workstations
232dt crew staterooms
1400dt passenger staterooms
140dt cargo space
120dt internal hangar (2x 30dt ship's boat)
72dt armament
Description
The imperial liner can transport up to 500 passengers (plus additional 500
passengers in emergency low berths if needed). It's build for security. In
case of a missjump, there are low berth for all passengers and the complete
crew. The fuel tank contains enough fuel for a 4 parsec jump and an 1 parsec
emergency jump. The ship is heavily armed and has 20 hands security forces
on board.
SIDE DECKPLAN DECK 6
.... ....
^ ... | ... *..SSSS..* 1 character = 10dt
| .. | | ... ..SSS ss SSS..
: | | | ^ :SS ssS@ Sss SS: S=Staterooms
50m:9 8 7|6|5 4 3 21| 25m :SS sSSL SSSs SS* L=Life support
: | | | | *SS sSSW SSSs SS: W=Workstations
: | | | v :SS ssS @Sss SS: @=Lift
| .. | | ... ..SSS ss SSS.. *=barbettes
v ... | ... *..SSSS..*
.... ....
The ships looks like a big version of the old mercenary cruiser. There are
nine decks. Counting from engines, the lower decks 1-4 hold drives, power
plant and most fuel. The fifth deck contains crew staterooms, hangar and
cargo. Deck 6-8 are the passenger decks, deck 9 contains the bridge.
bye
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Stefan Matthias Aust // But it's gonna be really happening to ya