Conestoga (JumpShip class)
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| Conestoga Transport JumpShip | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Interstellar[1] |
| Introduced | 2310 [2] |
| Production Year | 2310[3] |
| Use | Merchant Transport Colony Vessel Cargo Vessel Passenger Ship |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Primitive) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 700,000 tons [1] |
| Length | 400 m [1] |
| Sail Diameter | 1,097 m[1] |
| Fuel | 5,000 tons [1] |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 (per day)[1] |
| Safe Thrust | 0.5 g |
| Top Thrust | 1.0 g |
| Sail Integrity | 5 [1] |
| KF Drive Integrity | 21 [1] |
| LF Battery | No [1] |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 240 tons of Primitive [1] |
| DropShip Capacity | 6 (DropShuttles)[1] |
| Crew | 32 officers 153 enlisted/non-rated 5 gunners 40 bay personnel 200-Second Class Passenger Quarters 10,000-20,000 (temporary) steerage-class passengers |
| Grav Decks | 4 x 250 meter diameter[1] |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 20 escape pods 40 life boats [1] |
| Heat Sinks | 250 [1] |
| Structural Integrity | 20 [1] |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 2,464 [1] |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The Conestoga Transport JumpShip is among earliest of humanity's space going vessels that helped colonizes the stars, a simple but rugged design for short and long hauls between Terra and other systems. These ships were designed prior to the use of the Docking Collar, thus they needed convey cargo and passengers using small craft and the smaller predecessor of the modern DropShip, known as the Dropshuttle.
Boeing Interstellar's engineers had designed the vessel using the schematics of their proposed Cruiser class Warship which would be later launched 15 years after Conestoga first started operating between the stars in 2310. In synchronous with the ship, the Mingo-class DropShuttles were design to operate with these ships soon after they premiered five years later. These Conestoga were built with technology which would be termed "Primitive" in nature, would fade away as some these ancient vessels were used by the Major Periphery states to fend off the Star League during the Reunification War.
While gone extinct by 2600 in the Inner Sphere, a few examples of these ships would linger in the Deep Periphery into the 30th Century, until the last functional examples would be scrapped.[1]
Capacities[edit]
Designed principally as colonization vessel, the Conestoga was built with an eye for capacity and endurance. These 700,000 tons vessels were built for all occasions and capacities needed to settle new worlds and support the colonists.
The ship was designed to carry 200 2nd class passengers, however during large colony efforts the ship could house 10,000 steerage-class passengers for short hauls with well over 90,000 tons of cargo at the same time in the ship's vast cargo bays. These bays could also be fitted to carry additional fuel for the ship, as it did not initially feature a Jump Sail when it was first launched. There are four gravity decks for normal operations, however the ship can spin its entire hull to allow passengers to enjoy gravity.[1]
The Conestoga was armed with large array of then brand new Medium and Large Lasers for protection from meteors and used for anti-pirate protection. The weapons were arranged with pair of large lasers with Medium Lasers bow, front/left arcs and broadsides, while the remaining weapons rear facing weapons were reduced to a single Large Laser, with two Medium Lasers aft sides and aft itself.[1]
Due to the age of the design, it was fitted with 240 tons of Primitive armor, distributed towards more heavily to the front of the ship.[1]
Cargo[edit]
- Bay 1: Small Craft (8) - 4 Doors[1]
- Bay 2: DropShuttle Bay (2) - 1 Door[1]
- Bay 3: Dropshuttle Bay (2) - 1 Door[1]
- Bay 6: Dropshuttle Bay (2) - 1 Door[1]
- Bay 8: Cargo (47,828 tons) - 2 Doors[1]
- Bay 9: Cargo (47,827 tons) - 2 Doors[1]
- Bay 10: Cargo (47,827 tons) - 2 Doors[1]
Related Designs[edit]
- Cruiser Class Warship - The Conestoga was based on the Cruiser design, which was waiting approval by Terran Alliance Navy for production.[4]
Design Notes[edit]
- The ship is fitted with a primitive KF-Drive, which is limited to a 20 Light Year range.
Notes[edit]
- The design does note that it does have Solar Sail, however can operate without it.
- The ship is noted in the original description that can be seen as template for primitive JumpShips built during the Age of War era[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 Touring the Stars: Valencia, p. 13: "Conestoga Transport"
- ↑ MUL online date
- ↑ MUL online date for the Conestoga (JumpShip class)
- ↑ Touring the Stars: Valencia, p. 13