Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-76

Nansen

Long Range Scout

Path 04 / Civic SurveyCivic Survey Works
ship-76 / Canonical recognition plate68 m overall
Displacement
500 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Tech level
11
Crew
8
Endurance
2 weeks
Cargo
30 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

The Nansen is a five-hundred-ton long-range scout with Jump-2 range, three-gravity acceleration, advanced electronics, laboratories, and extensive fuel processing. Ten staterooms, six low berths, and an armed transport support an eight-person crew, specialists, and rescue operations.

Four beam lasers, paired missile racks, and paired sandcasters provide useful defense, while a 30-ton hold carries expedition stores and samples. The ship's strength is sustained independent exploration rather than freight capacity or frontline combat.

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
076
Design ID
ct-source-ship-76
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Starship
Progression stage
Light
Family
076 / Nansen
Shipyard path
04 / Civic Survey
Construction price
253,690,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Shipbuilding
Tech level
11
Hull code
ship-500
Displacement
500 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Crystaliron Whole Points
Armor layers
Not layer-rated
Armor points
4
Electronics
Advanced
Airlocks
Not separately recorded
Cargo
30 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
2 × Double Turret: Beam Laser · Beam Laser · Double Turret: Sandcaster · Sandcaster · Double Turret: Missile Rack · Missile Rack
Ammunition
24 × Standard Missiles · 40 × Sandcaster Canisters

Drives and control

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

Crew complement

  • 1 Pilot
  • 1 Navigator
  • 1 Engineer
  • 4 Turret Gunners
  • 1 Medic

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 10 Staterooms
  • 1 Briefing Room
  • 2 Laboratorys
  • 6 Fuel Processors
  • 2 Probe Drones
  • 2 Emergency Low Berths
  • 6 Low Berths
  • 1 Medical Bay (2 beds)
  • 1 Repair Drones
  • 1 Full Hangar (30 tons contained)
  • 1 Standard Hangar (14 tons contained)
  • 1 Carried Craft: Jason (ship-17)
  • 2 × Double Turret Beam Laser · Beam Laser
  • Double Turret Sandcaster · Sandcaster
  • Double Turret Missile Rack · Missile Rack
  • 24 Standard Missiles
  • 40 Sandcaster Canisters

Mission classification

Primary role
Long Range Scout
Secondary roles
None
Mission tags
Jump 2 · Armed · Long Range Scout
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-76
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
advanced
Unused Fire Control Stations
1
Cargo Millitons
30000
Catalog
Catalog Id
76
Family Id
76
Upgrade Path Id
4
Progression Stage
light
Status
active
Vessel Kind
starship
Display Name
Nansen
Primary Role
long-range-scout
Secondary Roles
None recorded
Mission Tags
  1. jump-2
  2. armed
  3. long-range-scout
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. The Nansen is a five-hundred-ton long-range scout with Jump-2 range, three-gravity acceleration, advanced electronics, laboratories, and extensive fuel processing. Ten staterooms, six low berths, and an armed transport support an eight-person crew, specialists, and rescue operations.
  2. Four beam lasers, paired missile racks, and paired sandcasters provide useful defense, while a 30-ton hold carries expedition stores and samples. The ship's strength is sustained independent exploration rather than freight capacity or frontline combat.
Hull
Id
ship-500
Configuration
streamlined
Armor
Id
crystaliron-whole-points
Points
4
Drives
Jump
E
Maneuver
H
Power
H
Fuel
Jump Distance
2
Jump Count
2
Power Plant Weeks
2
Computer
Id
model-3
Options
  1. bis
Software
  1. Id
    jump-control
    Level
    2
  2. Id
    fire-control
    Level
    2
Equipment
  1. Id
    stateroom
    Quantity
    10
  2. Id
    briefing-room
    Quantity
    1
  3. Id
    laboratory
    Quantity
    2
  4. Id
    fuel-processor
    Quantity
    6
  5. Id
    probe-drones
    Quantity
    2
  6. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    2
  7. Id
    low-berth
    Quantity
    6
Parameterized Equipment
  1. Id
    medical-bay
    Beds
    2
  2. Id
    repair-drones
    Quantity
    1
Hangars
  1. Id
    full-hangar
    Contained Millitons
    30000
    Quantity
    1
  2. Id
    standard-hangar
    Contained Millitons
    14000
    Quantity
    1
Mounts
  1. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. beam-laser
    2. beam-laser
    Quantity
    2
  2. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. sandcaster
    2. sandcaster
    Quantity
    1
  3. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. missile-rack
    2. missile-rack
    Quantity
    1
Ammunition
  1. Id
    standard-missile
    Quantity
    24
  2. Id
    sandcaster-canister
    Quantity
    40
Carried Craft
  1. Quantity
    1
Crew
  1. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    1
  2. Role
    navigator
    Quantity
    1
  3. Role
    engineer
    Quantity
    1
  4. Role
    turret-gunner
    Quantity
    4
  5. Role
    medic
    Quantity
    1

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-76.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