Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-27

Mercator

Light Trader

Path 01 / Concord ExchangeConcord Exchange Yards

Displacement: 100 tons
Configuration: Streamlined
Tech level: 11
Crew: 4
Endurance: 2 weeks
Cargo: 20 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

This hundred-ton light trader is intended for an owner-operator carrying compact, high-value freight. A two-parsec jump radius, four-gravity acceleration, streamlined hull, and fuel processor support rapid trips between surface ports and nearby systems.

Four crew staterooms leave little room for paying passengers, and the twenty-ton hold cannot compete with larger merchants on bulk cargo. Its empty hardpoint, allocated fire-control station, and stocked ordnance magazine make a later defensive refit straightforward.

Complete record / Revision 1

Construction dossier

All fields below are read from the active catalog record. “None” is explicit where the record contains no fitted item or option.

Registry

Catalog entry: 027
Design ID: ct-source-ship-27
Schema version: 1
Record revision: 1
Status: Active
Vessel kind: Starship
Progression stage: Starter
Family: 027 / Mercator
Shipyard path: 01 / Concord Exchange
Construction price: 41,755,000 Cr
Standard design: No

Hull and systems

Ruleset: Cepheus Trader Shipbuilding
Tech level: 11
Hull code: ship-100
Displacement: 100 tons
Configuration: Streamlined
Hull options: None
Structural options: None
Armor: Crystaliron
Armor layers: 1
Armor points: 4
Electronics: Basic Civilian
Airlocks: Not separately recorded
Cargo: 20 tons
External load: 0 tons
Magazine options: None
Armament: None installed
Ammunition: 12 × Standard Missiles

Drives and control

Maneuver drive: B
Thrust: 4 g
Power plant: B
Power options: None
Jump drive: A
Jump rating: J-2
Jumps carried: 1
Power endurance: 2 weeks
Control: Standard bridge
Additional passengers: Not applicable
Bridge options: None
Computer: Model 2
Computer options: Fib
Software: Jump Control/2 · Fire Control/1
Additional fire-control stations: 0
Unused fire-control stations: 1

Crew complement

1 Pilot
1 Navigator
1 Engineer
1 Other

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

4 Staterooms
1 Emergency Low Berth
1 Fuel Processor
12 Standard Missiles

Mission classification

Primary role: Light Trader
Secondary roles: Courier · Owner Operator
Mission tags: Freight · Fast Cargo · Atmospheric · Refit Ready

Verified performance and procurement

Construction assertions carried by this source record.

Hull Millitons: 100,000 millitons / 100 tons
Accounted Displacement Millitons: 100,000 millitons / 100 tons
Hull Points: 2
Structure Points: 2
Armor Points: 4
Jump Rating: 2
Thrust G: 4 g
Fuel Millitons: 24,000 millitons / 24 tons
Jump Fuel Millitons: 20,000 millitons / 20 tons
Power Fuel Millitons: 4,000 millitons / 4 tons
Hardpoints: 1
Hardpoints Used: 0
Fire Control Millitons: 1,000 millitons / 1 ton
Minimum Crew: 3
Crew: 4
Carried Craft Count: 0
Carried Craft Price Credits: 0 Cr
Hangar Capacity Millitons: 0 millitons / 0 tons
Construction Weeks: 36 weeks
Pre Discount Price Credits: 41,755,000 Cr
Discount Credits: 0 Cr
Architect Fee Credits: 0 Cr
Construction Price Credits: 41,755,000 Cr

Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.

Schema Version

Design Id

ct-source-ship-27

Revision

Ruleset Id

cepheus-trader.shipbuilding

Source Ids

cepheus-engine-srd-2016
ship-source-a-f
ship-source-tech-update-2350
cepheus-trader-2026

Tech Level

Standard Design

Electronics

basic-civilian

Unused Fire Control Stations

Cargo Millitons

20000

Catalog

Catalog Id: 27
Tag: ship-27
Family Id: 27
Upgrade Path Id: 1
Progression Stage: starter
Status: active
Vessel Kind: starship
Display Name: Mercator
Primary Role: light-trader
Secondary Roles: courier
owner-operator
Mission Tags: freight
fast-cargo
atmospheric
refit-ready
Open Game Content Designations: The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs: This hundred-ton light trader is intended for an owner-operator carrying compact, high-value freight. A two-parsec jump radius, four-gravity acceleration, streamlined hull, and fuel processor support rapid trips between surface ports and nearby systems.
Four crew staterooms leave little room for paying passengers, and the twenty-ton hold cannot compete with larger merchants on bulk cargo. Its empty hardpoint, allocated fire-control station, and stocked ordnance magazine make a later defensive refit straightforward.

Hull

Id: ship-100
Configuration: streamlined

Armor

Id: crystaliron
Layers: 1

Drives

Jump: A
Maneuver: B
Power: B

Fuel

Jump Distance: 2
Jump Count: 1
Power Plant Weeks: 2

Computer

Id: model-2
Options: fib

Software

Id
jump-control
Level
2
Id
fire-control
Level
1

Equipment

Id
stateroom
Quantity
4
Id
emergency-low-berth
Quantity
1
Id
fuel-processor
Quantity
1

Ammunition

Id
standard-missile
Quantity
12

Crew

Role
pilot
Quantity
1
Role
navigator
Quantity
1
Role
engineer
Quantity
1
Role
other
Quantity
1

Assertions

Hull Millitons: 100000
Accounted Displacement Millitons: 100000
Hull Points: 2
Structure Points: 2
Armor Points: 4
Jump Rating: 2
Thrust G: 4
Fuel Millitons: 24000
Jump Fuel Millitons: 20000
Power Fuel Millitons: 4000
Hardpoints: 1
Hardpoints Used: 0
Fire Control Millitons: 1000
Minimum Crew: 3
Crew: 4
Carried Craft Count: 0
Carried Craft Price Credits: 0
Hangar Capacity Millitons: 0
Construction Weeks: 36
Pre Discount Price Credits: 41755000
Discount Credits: 0
Architect Fee Credits: 0
Construction Price Credits: 41755000

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-27.toml

The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.

cepheus-engine-srd-2016
ship-source-a-f
ship-source-tech-update-2350
cepheus-trader-2026