Cormorant (Type IV) class ship's boat
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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The Cormorant (Type IV) class of ship's boat is the fastest of the Cormorant series, being fitted with a 4G maneuver drive. The increased maneuver capability has been at the expense of both cargo capacity and passenger carrying capacity compared to the series III.


General Data
Displacement: 30 tons Hull Armour: 40
Length: 27.6 meters Volume: 420 cubic meters
Price: MCr15.950975 Target Size: VS
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 11
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 437.136/387.096 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 80MW Fusion Power Plant (40Mw/hit), 1 year duration (1.3867Mw surplus)
G-Rating: 4G (15Mw/G), Improved Contra-Grav Lifters (6Mw)
G Turns: 96, 1.875 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 12
 
Electronics
Computer: 2xTL11 St (0.35Mw each)
Commo: 30,000km Radio (1 hex; 1Mw), 1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw)
Avionics: TL10+ Avionics
Sensors: 30,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (1 hex; 0.04Mw), 300km ActiveEMS (0 hexes; use extreme range for task difficulty in same hex; 8Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: None
Controls: Flight deck with 3xWorkstations
 
Armament: None
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Basic (0.042Mw), Gravitic Compensators (2G; 2.1Mw)
Crew: 3 (1xEngineer, 1xElectronics, 1xManuever)
Crew Accommodations: 3xWorkstations
Passenger Accommodations: 20xSeats (adequate)
Cargo: 36.6cubic meters, one small cargo hatch
Air Locks: 1
Additional Fittings: None
 
Notes

Passenger seats may be removed, each adding 3.5 cubic meters to the cargo capacity. No fuel purification equipment fitted. Fuel scoop capacity is 84 cubic meters per hour (2.14 hours for full load excluding power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 Elec PP-2H,
2-3 1-5:Ant 1-9:Qtrs,10-20:Hold LS-1H,ELS-1H,
4-5 1-5:Ant 1-9:Qtrs,10-17:Elec,18-20:Hold AG-(2h),
6-7,10 1-9:Qtrs,10-20:Hold CG-(2h),
8 1-2:AL 1-9:Qtrs,10-20:Hold All others-(1h)
9 1-14:CH 1-9:Qtrs,10-20:Hold
11 1-9:Qtrs,10-20:Eng
12-13,16-17 Hold
14-15 1-4:Eng,5-20:Hold
18-19 1-12:Eng,13-20:Hold
20 Eng
Cormorant (Type IV) ship's boat