This is a Solomani version of the Imperial Subsidized Merchant. It has Jump 2 capability and 1G acceleration. There is no High Passage available on this boat. Just middle and low. It can take 24 Middle and 20 Low passengers and has 147 tons of cargo space. Crew is 10 Captain, 2 Bridge, Engineer, 4 Gunners, a Steward and a Medic. The captain and 1st officer get their own staterooms but the other eight crew double bunk. This is a typical Solomani bare-bones transporter. Accommodations are cramped.
This ship was described in GURPS 101 Starships (by BITS).
My first Traveller deck plan in quite a while. This is from the 1984 adventure by Gamelords titled “Duneraiders” by the prolific Traveller writer and artist William H. Keith Jnr. I love his artwork – it speaks Traveller to me in so many ways.
Ore-Crawlers are large (approx 1200tons) designed to sweep up surface ore and refine minerals and metals from said ore. It has a powerful fusion engine that powers the drives and refinery equipment, and also has a limited grav assist to help negotiate soft sand and so forth. The vehicle is sealed and can operate in vacuum and hostile environments. These are common industrial machines and are manufactured under license across the Imperium.
For more information you will need to find a copy of the adventure Duneraiders. Where…I have no idea. Ebay, Noble Knight Games…..there must be some out there somewhere.
The Woolshed Wargamer 