Freelance Traveller

designed by Peter Gray

Overview

Situated halfway between extravagant craft like the Sans Souci and the basic Lord Baltimore Type Y yacht, the Desiree Keah is designed for the wealthy individual who desires to travel in sumptuous style, either on junkets or to privately entertain family and friends on extended vacations. The DK resembles a smaller sister of the Type M subsidized merchant, sharing the same dome-and-slab configuration. The ship's bridge is centrally located, freeing up the dome-as on many Type Ms-for passenger staterooms. The craft carries sufficient space for a 30 ton Ships Boat, whose hangar is linked to the cargo bay for both ease of loading and unloading, and for stowage of private vehicles. Two turret hardpoints are fitted for private customization. Though normally the craft does not carry scoops or fuel processing plants, the version detailed below is fitted with such equipment comparable for its needs. The DK is not very common in the Regency of Deneb due to attrition from age and the relatively small production allocated by the Ministry of Shipping to luxury craft, though she is quite common in adjacent sectors like Foreven and Beyond. Based upon the Adventure Ships 1 Design by J. Andrew Keith. Adapted from CT stats provided courtesy of Richard Perks.

General Data

Engineering

Power Plant

TL-15 324 MW Fusion (One Year Duration) (300 MW/Hit)

Jump Performance

Jump-4 (350 m3 per parsec, 1400 m3 for J-4)

G-Rating

1G Heplar (200 MW/G), CG Lifters (Hi-Eff, 40 MW)

G-Turns

48 (25 m3 each), 104 using jump fuel

Fuel Tankage

2600 m3+32.4 m3 for power plant

Maint

90

Electronics

Computer

3xTL-15St (0.55 MW)

Commo

2x1000 AU Radio (20 MW), 2x1000 AU Maser (0.6 MW)

Avionics

Imaging EMS, Grav/Inertial Positioning, 190 km NOE

Sensors

PEMS 2x150,000 km Fixed Array (Range:5, 0.15 MW), AEMS 2x360,000 km (Range:12, 17 MW)

ECM/ECCM

None

Workstations

5 Bridge plus 2 Normal

Armament

Offensive

2x42m3 Hardpoints (Loc:10,11; Arcs:All)

Defensive

See above

Fire Control

None

AccomodationsA

Life Support

Extended (1.12 MW), AG/GC (6G, 28 MW)

Crew

12 (2 Maneuver, 2 Electronics, 1 Engineering, 1 Maintenance, 3 Small Craft, 2 Command, 1 Steward)

Crew Accomodations

2 Small Staterooms (Single Occupancy), 5 Small Staterooms (Double Occupancy)

Passengers

8-32

Passenger Accomodations

8 Large Staterooms (Varying Occupancy)

Airlocks

4

Cargo

552.197 m3, 2 Large Cargo Hatches

Small Craft and Launch Facilities

30 ton Ship's Boat (Minimal Hangar), One Launch Port

Other Fittings

None

Features

Fuel Scoops (10%, 1.16 hours), Fuel Processing Plant (24 hours, 3.25 MW)

25.924 MW Shortfall (CG Lifters not operated with Radio)

System Damage Tables

Damage Location Table