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Revision as of 01:57, 11 June 2014
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| Merchant Class JumpShip | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Stellar Trek, Rashpur-Owens Incorporated, Ioto Galactic Enterprises, Dover Shipyards |
| Use | Trade |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 384,711,675 C-Bills |
| Introduced | 2503 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 120,000 tons |
| Length | 320 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 950 meters |
| Fuel | tons 80 tons (425) |
| Burn Rate | 19.75 |
| Top Thrust | 0.1 Gs |
| Sail Integrity | 3 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 3 |
| LF Battery | None |
| Armament | None |
| Armor | 30 tons |
| DropShip Capacity | 2 |
| Crew | 4 Officers, 17 Enlisted, 10 Bay Personnel[1] |
| Grav Decks | 1 x 40 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 4/0 |
| Heat Sinks | 99 (single) |
| Structural Integrity | 1 |
| BV (1.0) | 496[1][2] |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
One of the anchors of interstellar freight shipping, the Merchant class of JumpShips is seen at almost any commercial jump point. The craft is flexible and many are used as military craft. Due to modifications over the last 550 years since it was introduced, the crew size has shrunk from 40 to 21. While the initial impression is that the vessel would give more space to the crew, most of the recovered space became cargo storage.[1]
Although the ship is a commonplace design, there seems to be an overall lack of spare parts for the engine power converter.[1]
Armament
The Merchant rarely, if ever, has armaments installed. Equipment described as 'anti-meteor systems' could be considered weapons, but due to their inefficiency, they are unable to damage any other vessel.[1]
Cargo
667 tons
- Bay 1: 330 tons
- Bay 2: 2 Small Craft
- Bay 3: 327 tons
Variants
None known. However, because many Merchant-class vessels are privately owned, interior accommodations and equipment vary from ship to ship.[1]
Named Vessels
- Bifrost - Acquired by the Kell Hounds in 3028 and commanded by Capt. Danica Holstein.[3]
- Winnetka - A trading vessel which discovered a large Star League supply base on an uninhabited Periphery world in 3024, the salvage from which included a supply of fusion engines which allowed for the design and manufacture of the Savannah Master hovercraft.[4]
See Also
Merchant Ship Gallery
Merchant-class JumpShip
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 94, "Merchant JumpShip Profile"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 267
- ↑ The Kell Hounds, p .29 Kell Hound Regiment, 3029 Transportation Division - The Bifrost is listed as a Kell Hound ship under command of Danica Holstein.
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition, p. 10, "Savannah Master Hovercraft"