The Dean Files
IISS Curious George Type A Free Trader (Military Starship)

The IISS Curious George is a covert operations/intelligence gathering craft built from a fairly standard TL9 Free Trader. The original vessel was fitted with a Maneuver-2 system to allow frontier landings with a full cargo load. In refitting for Imperial operations, a slightly better TL9 weapons system and an extensive TL15 sensor system was added, along with a Model 9 computer. The Model 9 has been crosslinked into the TL9 systems to allow it to be used for fire control and other combat purposes. The additional electronics systems are contained in a remodeled section of fuel tankage. The loss of tank volume reduces the operating duration of the power plant to 27 days. All original electronics were retained for cover, and the ship would only operate the added active sensors in an emergency. The Curious George has also been fitted with a variable signal transponder system and several sets of ship's papers to allow it to change identity as required by the mission. It is theoretically capable of surviving a fairly detailed internal inspection with its cover identity intact.

CraftID: IISS Curious George, TL9/15, Cr112.5
Hull: 180/450, Disp=200, Config=1AF, Armor=40D, Unloaded=1270t, Loaded=2031t
Power: 8/16, Fusion=666MW, Dur=27days
Loco: 9/18, Maneuver=2 (StdGrav=6500t), 4/8, Jump=1, MaxSpeed=2280kph, Cruise=1710kph, TrueAcc=3.2G, Agility=0
Comm: Radio=System*2 (TL9), Radio=System (TL15), LaserComm=System (TL15), MaserComm=System (TL15)
Sensors: Radar=FarOrbit (TL9), EMS Active(Far Orbit), EMS Jammer(Far Orbit), EMS Passive(Interstellar), High Pen Densitometer(1km), Neutrino Sensor(10kw), ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PassObjScan=Rout, PassObjPin=Rout, PassEnScan=Simp, PassEnPin=Rout
Off: 
Hardpoints=2
              Missile=x01     BeamLaser=xx2
          Batteries     1                 1
          Bearing       1                 1
Def: 
DefDM+10
              SandCaster=x03
          Batteries        1
          Bearing          1
Control: Computer Mod1*3, Computer Mod9*1, Heads Up Display*4, CompLink*540
Accom: Crew=4 (1 bridge, 1 engineer, 2 gunners), Passengers=8, Staterooms=12, LowBerths=20, LowPassengers=20, Env=basic env, basic ls, extended ls
Other: Fuel=549kl, Cargo=721kl, Fuel Scoops, Fuel Purifier(17hr), ObjSize=Average, EmLevel=Faint

Author: R.S.Dean