The container ship is a common cargo watercraft on high population worlds. Long distance transportation of cargo by water is slow, but is also usually fairly inexpensive. On planets with a high volume of offworld trade, container ships are frequently rigged to carry Imperial Standard containers. The vessel shown below will accommodate up to 570 IS 4 ton containers.
| CraftID: | Container Ship, TL8, MCr10.7 |
|---|---|
| Hull: | 3600/7200/10800/14400, Disp=4000, Config=4SL, Armor=7B, Unloaded=2720t, Loaded=35640t, Length=170m |
| Power: | `8/16, ImpIntComb=72MW, Dur=36 days@75% power |
| Loco: | 5/10, Propeller=2 (Electric Drive), MaxSpeed=35kph, Cruise=33kph, Range=28500km |
| Comm: | Radio=Planetary(50000km), Continental*2(5000km) |
| Sensors: | Radar=VDist(50km), ActObjScan=Diff, ActObjPin=Diff |
| Off: | Hardpoints=40 (No weapons installed) |
| Def: | - |
| Control: | BasicMech*4100 |
| Accom: | Crew=14 (3 bridge, 3 engineering, 6 maintenance, 2 command), SmallStaterooms=14, Env=basic env (crew spaces only) |
| Other: | Fuel=2000kl, Cargo=49700kl (30920t max), ObjSize=Large, EmLevel=Faint Notes: Crew was determined by starship requirement formulas multiplied by three to provide continuous coverage of duty stations. |
Author: R.S.Dean