Medium sized interstellar tramp freighter capable of Jump-1. One of the earliest examples of its kind.

In Service Manufacturer Class Configuration Tonnage Cost Tech Level
200 Terran Origin Freighter Cylinder 300 dt 6,942,300 Cr 11

The Shrike is a medium 300dt Jump-1 freighter. Cut down to the barest minimum, it consists of a drive system, small life support system and a thin hull for storing cargo. It is very fragile, but its low mass enables it to have far greater range than similar sized freighters of a similar technology level. It is 45m long and 12m in diameter.

Thrust

0.3 g

DeltaV

933 km/s

Jump

1 / 1

Size

23

Soak

5

Cargo

100 dt

Health

1

Agility

1

Never a popular design amongst crew, the Shrike was referred to as the 'paper spaceship' by those who had to fly in them. Their complete lack of armour, shielding or any form of defensive systems meant they were highly susceptible to pirates, or even a small rock. They were only used in well monitored systems, where both natural and man-made dangers could be minimised.

As a tramp freighter though, the Shrike was excellent. Though it suffered from a low powered drive system, it had excellent range, and was much better at reaching colonies far from normal jump routes.

Hull & Structure

Light (0): O O O O O O O O O
Moderate (-10): O O O O O O O O O
Heavy (-25): O O O O O O O O O
Crippled: O O O O

Basic soak: 5 Armour: 0

Secondary Statistics

Internal Volume: 285 dt
Signature: 23
Sensors: 3
Computers: 4
Air speed: 387 m/s
Repulsor speed: 0 m/s
Unused space/area: 3 dt / 39
Drive type: Ion Drive
Drive fuel: 70 dt

Crew and Passengers

Capacity Volume
Bridge: 2 (Cabin) 1dt
Cramped: 4 2dt

Total life support capacity: 6
Required bridge crew: 3
Engineering workload: 25 hrs/Week