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Line 1: − {{Otheruses|the famously lost JumpShip|other uses|Liberator}} + {{Otheruses|the famous, lost [[JumpShip]]|other uses|Liberator (disambiguation)}} − − {{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft − | Image = − | vesselname = Liberator − | prevname = − | type = [[JumpShip]] − | class = − | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = − }} The '''''Liberator''''' was a privately funded colony ship purchased by the [[Bolivar Foundation]] in [[2128]].<ref name=HKSB>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 12</ref> The '''''Liberator''''' was a privately funded colony ship purchased by the [[Bolivar Foundation]] in [[2128]].<ref name=HKSB>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 12</ref> ==Appearance== ==Appearance== − Built long before [[JumpShip]] design settled on the largely uniform needle shape of later eras, the ''Liberator'' had a distinctly different shape: Its front section had the usual bulbous, cylindrical look but also sported two large hangar bays. Behind the front section, five mammoth cubes marched a line, each slightly larger than the previous one, with the final cube being fully twice the size of the smallest (first) and having three interplanetary drive nozzles jutting out. A massive cylindrical spine ran from the front section through the cubes. The [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] core was observed to have roughly about three times the diameter of the one on a ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class JumpShip of later times.<ref>''Echoes in the Void'', p. 11</ref> + Built long before [[JumpShip]] design settled on the largely uniform needle shape of later eras, the ''Liberator'' had a distinctly different shape: Its front section had the usual bulbous, cylindrical look but also sported two large hangar bays. Behind the front section, five mammoth cubes marched a line, each slightly larger than the previous one, with the final cube being fully twice the size of the smallest (first) and having three interplanetary drive nozzles jutting out. A massive cylindrical spine ran from the front section through the cubes. The [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] core was observed to have roughly about three times the diameter of the one on a ''[[Scout]]'' class JumpShip of later times.<ref>''Echoes in the Void'', p. 11</ref> The ''Liberator'' was not equipped with a [[jump sail]] and had to charge its [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] with its onboard reactors. It carried a very large amount of fuel. The ''Liberator'' was not equipped with a [[jump sail]] and had to charge its [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] with its onboard reactors. It carried a very large amount of fuel. ==History== ==History== − Filled with hundreds of volunteers from Spain and South America, the Bolivar Foundation purchased a commercial [[JumpShip]] from the McDonnell/Lockheed shipyard. On 26 April [[2128]], the ''Liberator'' prepared for hyperjump, beamed one last message to [[Earth]] and jumped out-system never to be heard from again.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 12</ref> + Filled with hundreds of volunteers from Spain and South America, the Bolivar Foundation purchased a commercial [[JumpShip]] from the McDonnell/Lockheed shipyard. On April 26, [[2128]], the ''Liberator'' prepared for hyperjump, beamed one last message to [[Earth]] and jumped out-system never to be heard from again.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 12</ref> This disaster prompted the creation of the [[Colonization Procedure Referendum]], which required all colonist ships to be escorted by the [[Terran Space Navy]], among other changes in [[Terran Alliance]] colonization governance.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS/> This disaster prompted the creation of the [[Colonization Procedure Referendum]], which required all colonist ships to be escorted by the [[Terran Space Navy]], among other changes in [[Terran Alliance]] colonization governance.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS/> Line 45:
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The '''''Liberator''''' was a privately funded colony ship purchased by the [[Bolivar Foundation]] in [[2128]].<ref name=HKSB>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 12</ref> | The '''''Liberator''''' was a privately funded colony ship purchased by the [[Bolivar Foundation]] in [[2128]].<ref name=HKSB>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 12</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
| − | Built long before [[JumpShip]] design settled on the largely uniform needle shape of later eras, the ''Liberator'' had a distinctly different shape: Its front section had the usual bulbous, cylindrical look but also sported two large hangar bays. Behind the front section, five mammoth cubes marched a line, each slightly larger than the previous one, with the final cube being fully twice the size of the smallest (first) and having three interplanetary drive nozzles jutting out. A massive cylindrical spine ran from the front section through the cubes. The [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] core was observed to have roughly about three times the diameter of the one on a ''[[ | + | Built long before [[JumpShip]] design settled on the largely uniform needle shape of later eras, the ''Liberator'' had a distinctly different shape: Its front section had the usual bulbous, cylindrical look but also sported two large hangar bays. Behind the front section, five mammoth cubes marched a line, each slightly larger than the previous one, with the final cube being fully twice the size of the smallest (first) and having three interplanetary drive nozzles jutting out. A massive cylindrical spine ran from the front section through the cubes. The [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] core was observed to have roughly about three times the diameter of the one on a ''[[Scout]]'' class JumpShip of later times.<ref>''Echoes in the Void'', p. 11</ref> |
The ''Liberator'' was not equipped with a [[jump sail]] and had to charge its [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] with its onboard reactors. It carried a very large amount of fuel. | The ''Liberator'' was not equipped with a [[jump sail]] and had to charge its [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] with its onboard reactors. It carried a very large amount of fuel. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Filled with hundreds of volunteers from Spain and South America, the Bolivar Foundation purchased a commercial [[JumpShip]] from the McDonnell/Lockheed shipyard. On 26 | + | Filled with hundreds of volunteers from Spain and South America, the Bolivar Foundation purchased a commercial [[JumpShip]] from the McDonnell/Lockheed shipyard. On April 26, [[2128]], the ''Liberator'' prepared for hyperjump, beamed one last message to [[Earth]] and jumped out-system never to be heard from again.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 12</ref> |
This disaster prompted the creation of the [[Colonization Procedure Referendum]], which required all colonist ships to be escorted by the [[Terran Space Navy]], among other changes in [[Terran Alliance]] colonization governance.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS/> | This disaster prompted the creation of the [[Colonization Procedure Referendum]], which required all colonist ships to be escorted by the [[Terran Space Navy]], among other changes in [[Terran Alliance]] colonization governance.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS/> | ||
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* ''[[Echoes in the Void]]'' | * ''[[Echoes in the Void]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
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