The Duchess of Glisten class freighters were built by LSP at Strouden for a small shipping firm between 1050 and 1074. 27 of the ships were completed, and 22 remain in service in 1120, with the remainder having been lost due to accident or military action in the Fourth and Fifth Frontier Wars. The details shown below are for the ships as originally completed. Most of the survivors have acquired weaponry, and fuel scoops are a commonly added feature. The original computer and control installation was sufficient for adding up to MCr6 worth of weapons, with three triple turrets each mounting a sandcaster, a missile rack, and a beam laser being the most popular configuration. The fourth stateroom is occasionally used by a paying passenger, but is more likely to be found serving as additional accommodation for the gunners and possible medic added to the crew when the vessel is armed.
Jump-3 capability combined with a 2-plus-G maneuver drive allows a Duchess of Glisten class vessel to engage in ground-to-ground service between most starports. A fuel purifier eases operations among class C and lower ports, and the airframe hull allows for rapid atmospheric travel between multiple ports on a single world where this would be desirable (i.e. if the local transportation infrastructure was inadequate to haul cargo between ports in a timely manner). P>
| CraftID: | Duchess of Glisten class Freighter, TL13, MCr125.9 (MCr100.75 discount) |
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| Hull: | 270/675, Disp=300, Config=1AF, Armor=40F, Loaded=4383t, Unloaded=2633t |
| Power: | 10/20, Fusion=1350MW, Duration=30days |
| Loco: | 14/28, Maneuver=2 (Thrusters=9750t), 11/22, Jump=3, TrueAcc=2.22G, NOE=40kph, Cruise+1050kph, Max=1400kph, Agility=2 |
| Comm: | Radio=System*2, LaserComm=System*1 |
| Sensors: | EMS Active(FarOrbit), EMS Passive(Interplanetary), LowPenDensitometer(50m), NeutrinoSensor(100kw), ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PassObjScan=Diff, PassObjPin=Diff, PassEnScan=Rout, PassEnPin=Diff |
| Off: | Hardpoints=3 |
| Def: | DefDM+5 |
| Control: | Computer Mod2bis*3, 2*HeadsUpHoloDisplay, 225*HoloLink |
| Accom: | Crew=3 (1 bridge, 2 engineer), MidPassenger=1, Staterooms=4, Env=basic env, basic ls, extended ls, grav plates, inertial comp |
| Other: | Fuel=1350kl, Cargo=1656kl (122t), Fuel Purifier (24hrs), ObjSize=Avg, EmLevel=Avg |
Author: R.S.Dean