Difference between revisions of "Winnetka"
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| − | The '''''Winnetka''''' was a ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]]. In [[ | + | The '''''Winnetka''''' was a ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]]. In or shortly before [[3017]]<ref>Lewis claimed the fusion engines in 3017 according to the S.L. Lewis Incorporated profile in ''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 146</ref> its crew discovered a large [[Star League]] supply facility on an unnamed periphery planet. Dumping their cargo of industrial sand from [[Botany Bay]] they loaded their [[DropShip]]s with every piece of equipment they could find.<ref name=TRO3026>''Technical Readout: 3026'', p. 6; ''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 10; ''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 10</ref> |
| − | Most crew members sold their share of the find. One Warrant Officer Lewis chose a large consignment of [[Omni 25]] [[fusion engine]]s as his share. From these he developed the successful [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft design and became president of [[S. L. Lewis Incorporated]].<ref name=TRO3026/> | + | Most crew members sold their share of the find. One Warrant Officer [[Samuel Lewis]] chose a large consignment of [[Omni 25]] [[fusion engine]]s as his share. From these he developed the successful [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft design and became president of [[S. L. Lewis Incorporated]].<ref name=TRO3026/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | *''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]'' | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 4 March 2021
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History
The Winnetka was a Merchant-class JumpShip. In or shortly before 3017[1] its crew discovered a large Star League supply facility on an unnamed periphery planet. Dumping their cargo of industrial sand from Botany Bay they loaded their DropShips with every piece of equipment they could find.[2]
Most crew members sold their share of the find. One Warrant Officer Samuel Lewis chose a large consignment of Omni 25 fusion engines as his share. From these he developed the successful Savannah Master hovercraft design and became president of S. L. Lewis Incorporated.[2]
Notes
- The Winnetka and its cargo of industrial sand, an off-hand anecdote in the writeup for the Savannah Master hovercraft, apparently inspired the short story Godt Bytte which explores how and why "industrial sand" from Botany Bay would be a viable export good worth carring to other star systems.