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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-53

Challenger

Armed Survey Courier

Path 04 / Civic SurveyCivic Survey Works
Painted three-quarter view of Challenger, a warm-white, cyan, lime, and chrome hundred-and-twenty-ton survey courier with a mixed side turret and closed utility hangar.
ship-53 / Canonical recognition plate43 m overall
Displacement
120 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Tech level
11
Crew
4
Endurance
2 weeks
Cargo
2 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

The Challenger is a hundred-and-twenty-ton survey courier with Jump-2 range, five-gravity acceleration, advanced electronics, four points of armor, and a streamlined hull. A beam laser and sandcaster provide modest protection while its four-person crew carries surveys or dispatches between frontier systems.

Four staterooms, fuel processing, and an emergency berth support independent field work, but fitted systems leave only a two-ton hold. The ship is best used for reconnaissance, mail, and compact high-value cargo rather than ordinary freight.

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
053
Design ID
ct-source-ship-53
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Starship
Progression stage
Starter
Family
053 / Challenger
Shipyard path
04 / Civic Survey
Construction price
93,410,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Shipbuilding
Tech level
11
Hull code
ship-120
Displacement
120 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Crystaliron Whole Points
Armor layers
Not layer-rated
Armor points
4
Electronics
Basic Military
Airlocks
Not separately recorded
Cargo
2 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
Double Turret: Beam Laser · Sandcaster
Ammunition
20 × Sandcaster Canisters

Drives and control

Maneuver drive
E
Thrust
5 g
Power plant
E
Power options
None
Jump drive
B
Jump rating
J-2
Jumps carried
1
Power endurance
2 weeks
Control
Standard bridge
Additional passengers
Not applicable
Bridge options
None
Computer
Model 3
Computer options
None
Software
Jump Control/2 · Fire Control/1
Additional fire-control stations
0
Unused fire-control stations
0

Crew complement

  • 1 Pilot
  • 1 Navigator
  • 1 Engineer
  • 1 Turret Gunner

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 4 Staterooms
  • 1 Fuel Processor
  • 1 Emergency Low Berth
  • 1 Standard Hangar (5 tons contained)
  • Double Turret Beam Laser · Sandcaster
  • 20 Sandcaster Canisters

Mission classification

Primary role
Armed Survey Courier
Secondary roles
None
Mission tags
Jump 2 · Thrust · Armed
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-53
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
cepheus-trader.shipbuilding
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  2. ship-source-a-f
  3. ship-source-socs-4-6
  4. ship-source-tech-update-2350
  5. cepheus-trader-2026
Tech Level
11
Standard Design
No
Electronics
basic-military
Unused Fire Control Stations
0
Cargo Millitons
2000
Thrust G
5
Catalog
Catalog Id
53
Family Id
53
Upgrade Path Id
4
Progression Stage
starter
Status
active
Vessel Kind
starship
Display Name
Challenger
Primary Role
armed-survey-courier
Secondary Roles
None recorded
Mission Tags
  1. jump-2
  2. thrust
  3. armed
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. The Challenger is a hundred-and-twenty-ton survey courier with Jump-2 range, five-gravity acceleration, advanced electronics, four points of armor, and a streamlined hull. A beam laser and sandcaster provide modest protection while its four-person crew carries surveys or dispatches between frontier systems.
  2. Four staterooms, fuel processing, and an emergency berth support independent field work, but fitted systems leave only a two-ton hold. The ship is best used for reconnaissance, mail, and compact high-value cargo rather than ordinary freight.
Hull
Id
ship-120
Configuration
streamlined
Armor
Id
crystaliron-whole-points
Points
4
Drives
Jump
B
Maneuver
E
Power
E
Fuel
Jump Distance
2
Jump Count
1
Power Plant Weeks
2
Computer
Id
model-3
Options
None recorded
Software
  1. Id
    jump-control
    Level
    2
  2. Id
    fire-control
    Level
    1
Equipment
  1. Id
    stateroom
    Quantity
    4
  2. Id
    fuel-processor
    Quantity
    1
  3. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    1
Hangars
  1. Id
    standard-hangar
    Contained Millitons
    5000
    Quantity
    1
Mounts
  1. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. beam-laser
    2. sandcaster
    Quantity
    1
Ammunition
  1. Id
    sandcaster-canister
    Quantity
    20
Crew
  1. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    1
  2. Role
    navigator
    Quantity
    1
  3. Role
    engineer
    Quantity
    1
  4. Role
    turret-gunner
    Quantity
    1

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-53.toml

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

  • cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  • ship-source-a-f
  • ship-source-socs-4-6
  • ship-source-tech-update-2350
  • cepheus-trader-2026