Princess (DropShip Class)

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Princess-Class Luxury Liner
Production information
Manufacturer	Nicholas Space Craft Majesty Metals and Manufacturing
Use	Luxury Passenger Liner Troop Transport
Type	Civilian Spheriod
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Technical specifications
Mass	11,800 tons
Structural Integrity	10
Length	117 meters meters
Width	117 meters meters
Height	125 meters meters
Drive System	Fusion Engine
Safe Thrust	3
Max Thrust	5
Fuel (tons)	850 tons
Fuel (days)	4.22
Armament	Large Laser 5 x Medium Lasers 10 x Machine Guns
Armor	Standard Armor
Crew	10 Officers 40 Enlisted/Non-rates 3 Gunners 70 Guest support staff 8 Security Staff 20 Bay personnel
Passengers	100 1st Class Passengers 75 Luxury passengers 25 Ultra-luxury passengers
Heat Sinks	60
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	1,041

Description

The Princess Class Luxary Liner (DropShip) was produced by the Terran Hegemony's Nicholas Space Craft company of New Earth in 2657. The ship was designed for ultra luxary and during the years prior to the Succession Wars, the design had surpassed Monarch Class DropShip in passenger service. Twice the size of the Monarch, the ship featured passenger luxaries suchs typically surpassed that time period's standards.

The Princesses' amenities included; Basement balcony, wine lockers, round-clock servant staff and swimming pool. One of the Princess's unique features is its Earth Deck, which is a which simulated terrestrial garden. Found in the lowest deck, is the ship's swimming pool which in noted being most presentenced luxury in space travel. This olympic size pool is made possible through series of pumps and ingenius methods allow it be open even in microgravity.

The Princess had were extremely to operate, even during the Star League era. During course of service with various owners, many of the high-maintenance amenities were removed.

The main shipyard that had produced the Princess was destroyed in 2805, however Nicolas company had also licenced the ship production to Majesty Metals and Manufacturing. Though it too lost its capacity to produce the ships, it still was able maintain the few remaining Princess that remained in service with Magistracy of Canopus's fleets, in their original ultra-luxurious configurations. By 3067, Majesty Metals had suggested limited production of the Princess maybe on the horizon.

Armament & Capacities

The Princess carry minimum amount of self-defense weaponry to protect itself from minor raiding attacks. The ship's nose has single Large Laser, while ship's other sides carries single medium laser. For point-defense, the ship carries a pair of machine guns, in all respective firing arcs. The three tons of ammunition to supply all the ship's machine guns.

The ship's hull is protected by 18 tons of standard armor. The ship carries thirty-five Life Boats and fifteen escape pods.

Cargo

• Bay 1 - Small Craft (4) - 2 doors
• Bay 2 - Pool Deck
• Bay 3 - Earth Deck
• Bay 4 - Cargo (952.5 tons) - 4 doors
• Bay 5 - Pumps & Circulating equipment
• Bay 6 - Cargo (450 tons)

Variants

• Princess Luxury Liner Cargo Refit - The Cargo refit variant introduced during the Star League era. All luxury and specialty decks have been removed in favor for cargo bays. The changes includes; Pool Deck being converted into Liquid Cargo Bay with a capacity of 1,400 tons capacity. The Earth Deck on Bay 3, is exchanged for a standard Cargo Bay with a 2,363 ton capcity with no doors. Bay 4 cargo capacity is increased to 952 to 2,085 tons worth of cargo while retaining the original bay's four doors. BV (2.0) = 1,041

Notes

The Princess Class Luxury Liner was first published in Handbook: Major Periphery States, and as of this writing not been published in any other source book.

References

• Handbook: Major Periphery States p. 202-203, 219-220