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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-28

Mercator

Frontier Scout Trader

Path 01 / Concord ExchangeConcord Exchange Yards
Painted three-quarter view of Mercator, an ivory, blue, and vermilion hundred-ton light trader with a broad freight door and empty hardpoint.
ship-28 / Canonical recognition plate32.5 m overall
Displacement
100 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Tech level
9
Crew
4
Endurance
2 weeks
Cargo
18 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

The Mercator is a hundred-ton frontier scout trader combining Jump-2 range, four-gravity acceleration, four points of armor, and four staterooms. Its streamlined hull lets a small crew move quickly between orbit, rough ports, and neighboring systems.

An 18-ton hold supports mail, exploration supplies, or high-value cargo, while an emergency berth provides limited rescue capacity. The ship is unarmed and lacks fuel processing, so isolated operations demand careful route planning and discretion.

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
028
Design ID
ct-source-ship-28
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Starship
Progression stage
Starter
Family
027 / Mercator
Shipyard path
01 / Concord Exchange
Construction price
41,360,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Shipbuilding
Tech level
9
Hull code
ship-100
Displacement
100 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Titanium Steel Whole Points
Armor layers
Not layer-rated
Armor points
4
Electronics
Standard
Airlocks
Not separately recorded
Cargo
18 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
None installed
Ammunition
None carried

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
None
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

Mission classification

Primary role
Frontier Scout Trader
Secondary roles
None
Mission tags
Jump 2 · Thrust
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-28
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
cepheus-trader.shipbuilding
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  2. ship-source-a-f
  3. ship-source-cs
  4. ship-source-tech-update-2350
  5. cepheus-trader-2026
Tech Level
9
Standard Design
No
Electronics
standard
Unused Fire Control Stations
1
Cargo Millitons
18000
Catalog
Catalog Id
28
Family Id
27
Upgrade Path Id
1
Progression Stage
starter
Status
active
Vessel Kind
starship
Display Name
Mercator
Primary Role
frontier-scout-trader
Secondary Roles
None recorded
Mission Tags
  1. jump-2
  2. thrust
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. The Mercator is a hundred-ton frontier scout trader combining Jump-2 range, four-gravity acceleration, four points of armor, and four staterooms. Its streamlined hull lets a small crew move quickly between orbit, rough ports, and neighboring systems.
  2. An 18-ton hold supports mail, exploration supplies, or high-value cargo, while an emergency berth provides limited rescue capacity. The ship is unarmed and lacks fuel processing, so isolated operations demand careful route planning and discretion.
Hull
Id
ship-100
Configuration
streamlined
Armor
Id
titanium-steel-whole-points
Points
4
Drives
Jump
A
Maneuver
B
Power
B
Fuel
Jump Distance
2
Jump Count
1
Power Plant Weeks
2
Computer
Id
model-2
Options
None recorded
Software
  1. Id
    jump-control
    Level
    2
  2. Id
    fire-control
    Level
    1
Equipment
  1. Id
    stateroom
    Quantity
    4
  2. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    1
Crew
  1. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    1
  2. Role
    navigator
    Quantity
    1
  3. Role
    engineer
    Quantity
    1
  4. Role
    other
    Quantity
    1

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-28.toml

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

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