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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-85

Caravan

Armed Freighter

Path 02 / Venture PassageVenture Passage Works
Painted three-quarter view of Caravan, a sunflower, cobalt, orange, and chrome thousand-ton frontier freight lozenge with four visible turrets, one blank hardpoint, and a closed six-leaf cargo shutter.
ship-85 / Canonical recognition plate74 m overall
Displacement
1000 tons
Configuration
Standard
Tech level
11
Crew
17
Endurance
2 weeks
Cargo
498 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

The Caravan is a thousand-ton armed freighter with Jump-2 range, two-gravity acceleration, light armor, sixteen staterooms, twenty low berths, and a transfer launch. Eight beam lasers and three mixed missile-and-sandcaster turrets provide much stronger protection than an ordinary merchant carries.

Fuel scoops and processing support frontier routes, while the 498-ton hold preserves substantial earning capacity. A seventeen-person crew and heavy defensive fit raise operating costs, but make the ship attractive for valuable cargo and dangerous passages.

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
085
Design ID
ct-source-ship-85
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Starship
Progression stage
Medium
Family
085 / Caravan
Shipyard path
02 / Venture Passage
Construction price
345,305,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Shipbuilding
Tech level
11
Hull code
ship-1000
Displacement
1000 tons
Configuration
Standard
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Crystaliron Whole Points
Armor layers
Not layer-rated
Armor points
2
Electronics
Advanced
Airlocks
Not separately recorded
Cargo
498 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
4 × Double Turret: Beam Laser · Beam Laser · 3 × Double Turret: Sandcaster · Missile Rack
Ammunition
36 × Standard Missiles · 60 × Sandcaster Canisters

Drives and control

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

Crew complement

  • 1 Pilot
  • 1 Navigator
  • 1 Engineer
  • 7 Turret Gunners
  • 1 Medic
  • 6 Others

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 16 Staterooms
  • 2 Crew Berthings
  • 2 Head Toilet Showers
  • 24 Galley Spaces
  • 40 Crew Recreations
  • 1 Office
  • 1 Fuel Scoop
  • 5 Fuel Processors
  • 1 Emergency Low Berth
  • 20 Low Berths
  • 1 Medical Bay (2 beds)
  • 1 Repair Drones
  • 1 Full Hangar (10 tons contained)
  • 1 Carried Craft: Charon (ship-158)
  • 4 × Double Turret Beam Laser · Beam Laser
  • 3 × Double Turret Sandcaster · Missile Rack
  • 36 Standard Missiles
  • 60 Sandcaster Canisters

Mission classification

Primary role
Armed Freighter
Secondary roles
None
Mission tags
Jump 2 · Armed · Armed Freighter
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-85
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
cepheus-trader.shipbuilding
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  2. ship-source-a-f
  3. ship-source-socs-14
  4. ship-source-tech-update-2350
  5. cepheus-trader-2026
Tech Level
11
Standard Design
No
Electronics
advanced
Bridge Options
  1. holographic-controls
Unused Fire Control Stations
3
Cargo Millitons
498000
Catalog
Catalog Id
85
Family Id
85
Upgrade Path Id
2
Progression Stage
medium
Status
active
Vessel Kind
starship
Display Name
Caravan
Primary Role
armed-freighter
Secondary Roles
None recorded
Mission Tags
  1. jump-2
  2. armed
  3. armed-freighter
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. The Caravan is a thousand-ton armed freighter with Jump-2 range, two-gravity acceleration, light armor, sixteen staterooms, twenty low berths, and a transfer launch. Eight beam lasers and three mixed missile-and-sandcaster turrets provide much stronger protection than an ordinary merchant carries.
  2. Fuel scoops and processing support frontier routes, while the 498-ton hold preserves substantial earning capacity. A seventeen-person crew and heavy defensive fit raise operating costs, but make the ship attractive for valuable cargo and dangerous passages.
Hull
Id
ship-1000
Configuration
standard
Armor
Id
crystaliron-whole-points
Points
2
Drives
Jump
H
Maneuver
H
Power
H
Fuel
Jump Distance
2
Jump Count
1
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
    16
  2. Id
    crew-berthing
    Quantity
    2
  3. Id
    head-toilet-shower
    Quantity
    2
  4. Id
    galley-space
    Quantity
    24
  5. Id
    crew-recreation
    Quantity
    40
  6. Id
    office
    Quantity
    1
  7. Id
    fuel-scoop
    Quantity
    1
  8. Id
    fuel-processor
    Quantity
    5
  9. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    1
  10. Id
    low-berth
    Quantity
    20
Parameterized Equipment
  1. Id
    medical-bay
    Beds
    2
  2. Id
    repair-drones
    Quantity
    1
Hangars
  1. Id
    full-hangar
    Contained Millitons
    10000
    Quantity
    1
Mounts
  1. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. beam-laser
    2. beam-laser
    Quantity
    4
  2. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. sandcaster
    2. missile-rack
    Quantity
    3
Ammunition
  1. Id
    standard-missile
    Quantity
    36
  2. Id
    sandcaster-canister
    Quantity
    60
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
    7
  5. Role
    medic
    Quantity
    1
  6. Role
    other
    Quantity
    6

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-85.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-14
  • ship-source-tech-update-2350
  • cepheus-trader-2026