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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-182

Silk Road

Commercial Carrier

Path 01 / Concord ExchangeConcord Exchange Yards
Painted three-quarter view of Silk Road, an ivory and royal-blue four-thousand-five-hundred-ton commercial carrier with six freight shutters, distributed beam turrets, and capped spare hardpoints.
ship-182 / Canonical recognition plate150 m overall
Displacement
4500 tons
Configuration
Standard
Tech level
11
Crew
79
Endurance
2 weeks
Cargo
2,647.2 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

This 4,500-ton commercial carrier moves more than 2,600 tons of freight across a two-parsec jump while two utility boats handle passengers and cargo away from major docking facilities. A large crew, medical support, workshops, offices, repair drones, emergency power, and a capital computer support sustained high-volume operations.

Twenty beam-laser turrets and forty-five point-defense lasers provide substantial protection, with twenty-five hardpoints reserved for later fitting. Two-gravity acceleration makes this immense logistical asset dependent on route planning and escorts rather than speed.

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
182
Design ID
ct-source-ship-182
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Starship
Progression stage
Heavy
Family
182 / Silk Road
Shipyard path
01 / Concord Exchange
Construction price
1,422,175,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Shipbuilding
Tech level
11
Hull code
ship-4500
Displacement
4500 tons
Configuration
Standard
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Crystaliron
Armor layers
1
Armor points
4
Electronics
Basic Civilian
Airlocks
Not separately recorded
Cargo
2,647.2 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
20 × Double Turret: Beam Laser · Beam Laser · 45 × Point Defense Node Mount: Point Defense Laser
Ammunition
None carried

Drives and control

Maneuver drive
Z
Thrust
2 g
Power plant
Z
Power options
Emergency Power
Jump drive
Z
Jump rating
J-2
Jumps carried
1
Power endurance
2 weeks
Control
Standard bridge
Additional passengers
Not applicable
Bridge options
Holographic Controls
Computer
Capital Core 3
Computer options
None
Software
Jump Control/2 · Evade/1 · Intellect · Internal Security 2 · Fire Control/1 · Point Defense 2
Additional fire-control stations
0
Unused fire-control stations
25

Crew complement

  • 15 Commands
  • 2 Pilots
  • 2 Navigators
  • 6 Engineers
  • 4 Sensors Operators
  • 3 Medics
  • 20 Turret Gunners
  • 4 Flight Crews
  • 23 Others

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 15 Staterooms
  • 10 Crew Berthings
  • 11 Head Toilet Showers
  • 48 Galley Spaces
  • 1 Mini Galley
  • 50 Crew Recreations
  • 1 Armory
  • 1 Briefing Room
  • 2 Emergency Low Berths
  • 1 Gymnasium
  • 2 Offices
  • 4 Small Offices
  • 2 Ships Brigs
  • 3 Workshops
  • 1 Repair Drones
  • 1 Medical Bay (3 beds)
  • 1 Full Hangar (60 tons contained)
  • 2 Carried Craft: Wayfarer Cargo (ship-181)
  • 20 × Double Turret Beam Laser · Beam Laser
  • 45 × Point Defense Node Mount Point Defense Laser

Mission classification

Primary role
Commercial Carrier
Secondary roles
Bulk Freighter · Fleet Logistics
Mission tags
Bulk Cargo · Jump 2 · Small Craft · Point Defense

Verified performance and procurement

Construction assertions carried by this source record.

Hull Millitons
4,500,000 millitons / 4,500 tons
Accounted Displacement Millitons
4,500,000 millitons / 4,500 tons
Hull Points
90
Structure Points
90
Armor Points
4
Jump Rating
2
Thrust G
2 g
Fuel Millitons
948,000 millitons / 948 tons
Jump Fuel Millitons
900,000 millitons / 900 tons
Power Fuel Millitons
48,000 millitons / 48 tons
Hardpoints
45
Hardpoints Used
20
Point Defense Nodes
45
Fire Control Millitons
45,000 millitons / 45 tons
Minimum Crew
23
Crew
79
Carried Craft Count
2
Carried Craft Price Credits
39,080,000 Cr
Hangar Capacity Millitons
60,000 millitons / 60 tons
Docking Capacity Millitons
0 millitons / 0 tons
Construction Weeks
348 weeks
Pre Discount Price Credits
1,422,175,000 Cr
Discount Credits
0 Cr
Architect Fee Credits
0 Cr
Construction Price Credits
1,422,175,000 Cr
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-182
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
cepheus-trader.shipbuilding
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  2. ship-source-a-f
  3. ship-source-tech-update-2350
  4. ship-source-trade-empire
  5. cepheus-trader-2026
Tech Level
11
Standard Design
No
Electronics
basic-civilian
Bridge Options
  1. holographic-controls
Power Options
  1. emergency-power
Unused Fire Control Stations
25
Cargo Millitons
2647200
Catalog
Catalog Id
182
Family Id
182
Upgrade Path Id
1
Progression Stage
heavy
Status
active
Vessel Kind
starship
Display Name
Silk Road
Primary Role
commercial-carrier
Secondary Roles
  1. bulk-freighter
  2. fleet-logistics
Mission Tags
  1. bulk-cargo
  2. jump-2
  3. small-craft
  4. point-defense
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. This 4,500-ton commercial carrier moves more than 2,600 tons of freight across a two-parsec jump while two utility boats handle passengers and cargo away from major docking facilities. A large crew, medical support, workshops, offices, repair drones, emergency power, and a capital computer support sustained high-volume operations.
  2. Twenty beam-laser turrets and forty-five point-defense lasers provide substantial protection, with twenty-five hardpoints reserved for later fitting. Two-gravity acceleration makes this immense logistical asset dependent on route planning and escorts rather than speed.
Hull
Id
ship-4500
Configuration
standard
Armor
Id
crystaliron
Layers
1
Drives
Jump
Z
Maneuver
Z
Power
Z
Fuel
Jump Distance
2
Jump Count
1
Power Plant Weeks
2
Computer
Id
capital-core-3
Options
None recorded
Software
  1. Id
    jump-control
    Level
    2
  2. Id
    evade
    Level
    1
  3. Id
    intellect
  4. Id
    internal-security-2
  5. Id
    fire-control
    Level
    1
  6. Id
    point-defense-2
Equipment
  1. Id
    stateroom
    Quantity
    15
  2. Id
    crew-berthing
    Quantity
    10
  3. Id
    head-toilet-shower
    Quantity
    11
  4. Id
    galley-space
    Quantity
    48
  5. Id
    mini-galley
    Quantity
    1
  6. Id
    crew-recreation
    Quantity
    50
  7. Id
    armory
    Quantity
    1
  8. Id
    briefing-room
    Quantity
    1
  9. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    2
  10. Id
    gymnasium
    Quantity
    1
  11. Id
    office
    Quantity
    2
  12. Id
    small-office
    Quantity
    4
  13. Id
    ships-brig
    Quantity
    2
  14. Id
    workshop
    Quantity
    3
Parameterized Equipment
  1. Id
    repair-drones
    Quantity
    1
  2. Id
    medical-bay
    Beds
    3
Hangars
  1. Id
    full-hangar
    Contained Millitons
    60000
    Quantity
    1
Mounts
  1. Id
    double-turret
    Weapons
    1. beam-laser
    2. beam-laser
    Quantity
    20
Point Defense
  1. Mount Id
    point-defense-node-mount
    Weapon Id
    point-defense-laser
    Quantity
    45
Carried Craft
  1. Quantity
    2
Crew
  1. Role
    command
    Quantity
    15
  2. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    2
  3. Role
    navigator
    Quantity
    2
  4. Role
    engineer
    Quantity
    6
  5. Role
    sensors-operator
    Quantity
    4
  6. Role
    medic
    Quantity
    3
  7. Role
    turret-gunner
    Quantity
    20
  8. Role
    flight-crew
    Quantity
    4
  9. Role
    other
    Quantity
    23
Assertions
Hull Millitons
4500000
Accounted Displacement Millitons
4500000
Hull Points
90
Structure Points
90
Armor Points
4
Jump Rating
2
Thrust G
2
Fuel Millitons
948000
Jump Fuel Millitons
900000
Power Fuel Millitons
48000
Hardpoints
45
Hardpoints Used
20
Point Defense Nodes
45
Fire Control Millitons
45000
Minimum Crew
23
Crew
79
Carried Craft Count
2
Carried Craft Price Credits
39080000
Hangar Capacity Millitons
60000
Docking Capacity Millitons
0
Construction Weeks
348
Pre Discount Price Credits
1422175000
Discount Credits
0
Architect Fee Credits
0
Construction Price Credits
1422175000

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-182.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
  • ship-source-trade-empire
  • cepheus-trader-2026