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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-188

Proteus Surveyor

Survey Cutter

Path 04 / Civic SurveyCivic Survey Works
Painted three-quarter view of Proteus Surveyor, a white, cyan, and lime fifty-ton survey cutter with instruments and an air-raft door.
ship-188 / Canonical recognition plate26 m overall
Displacement
50 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Tech level
11
Crew
2
Endurance
2 weeks
Cargo
6.75 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

This fifty-ton cutter carries a deployable survey-base fit for ten people, including compact sleeping rooms, laboratory space, galley and recreation facilities, a light-vehicle bay, and stores. Four-gravity acceleration and a streamlined hull let a parent exploration ship establish a surface field station quickly.

The cutter is unarmed, non-jump-capable, and optimized for scientific logistics rather than passengers or combat. Its module can sustain a small field team, but the craft relies on its parent vessel for strategic transport, major maintenance, and replenishment.

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
188
Design ID
ct-source-ship-188
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Small Craft
Progression stage
Auxiliary
Family
020 / Proteus
Shipyard path
04 / Civic Survey
Construction price
25,105,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Small Craft
Tech level
11
Hull code
small-50
Displacement
50 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Small Craft Crystaliron Whole Points
Armor layers
Not layer-rated
Armor points
2
Electronics
Standard
Airlocks
1
Cargo
6.75 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
None installed
Ammunition
None carried

Drives and control

Maneuver drive
sK
Thrust
4 g
Power plant
sK
Power options
None
Jump drive
None installed
Jump rating
None
Jumps carried
Not applicable
Power endurance
2 weeks
Control
Two Person Control Cabin
Additional passengers
0
Bridge options
None
Computer
Model 1
Computer options
None
Software
None
Additional fire-control stations
0
Unused fire-control stations
0

Crew complement

  • 2 Pilots

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 5 Small Craft Staterooms
  • 1 Laboratory
  • 10 Galley Spaces
  • 10 Crew Recreations
  • 1 Air Raft Hangar

Mission classification

Primary role
Survey Cutter
Secondary roles
Field Base · Science Support
Mission tags
Survey · Laboratory · Vehicle · Atmospheric

Verified performance and procurement

Construction assertions carried by this source record.

Hull Millitons
50,000 millitons / 50 tons
Accounted Displacement Millitons
50,000 millitons / 50 tons
Hull Points
1
Structure Points
1
Armor Points
2
Thrust G
4 g
Fuel Millitons
2,600 millitons / 2.6 tons
Hardpoints
1
Hardpoints Used
0
Minimum Crew
1
Crew
2
Construction Weeks
32 weeks
Pre Discount Price Credits
25,105,000 Cr
Discount Credits
0 Cr
Construction Price Credits
25,105,000 Cr
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-188
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
cepheus-trader.small-craft
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  2. ship-source-a-f
  3. ship-source-wendy-earth-4
  4. cepheus-trader-2026
Tech Level
11
Standard Design
No
Electronics
standard
Airlocks
1
Cargo Millitons
6750
Catalog
Catalog Id
188
Family Id
20
Upgrade Path Id
4
Progression Stage
auxiliary
Status
active
Vessel Kind
small-craft
Display Name
Proteus Surveyor
Primary Role
survey-cutter
Secondary Roles
  1. field-base
  2. science-support
Mission Tags
  1. survey
  2. laboratory
  3. vehicle
  4. atmospheric
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. This fifty-ton cutter carries a deployable survey-base fit for ten people, including compact sleeping rooms, laboratory space, galley and recreation facilities, a light-vehicle bay, and stores. Four-gravity acceleration and a streamlined hull let a parent exploration ship establish a surface field station quickly.
  2. The cutter is unarmed, non-jump-capable, and optimized for scientific logistics rather than passengers or combat. Its module can sustain a small field team, but the craft relies on its parent vessel for strategic transport, major maintenance, and replenishment.
Hull
Id
small-50
Configuration
streamlined
Armor
Id
small-craft-crystaliron-whole-points
Points
2
Drives
Maneuver
sK
Power
sK
Fuel
Power Plant Weeks
2
Control
Id
two-person-control-cabin
Additional Passengers
0
Computer
Id
model-1
Options
None recorded
Equipment
  1. Id
    small-craft-stateroom
    Quantity
    5
  2. Id
    laboratory
    Quantity
    1
  3. Id
    galley-space
    Quantity
    10
  4. Id
    crew-recreation
    Quantity
    10
  5. Id
    air-raft-hangar
    Quantity
    1
Crew
  1. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    2
Assertions
Hull Millitons
50000
Accounted Displacement Millitons
50000
Hull Points
1
Structure Points
1
Armor Points
2
Thrust G
4
Fuel Millitons
2600
Hardpoints
1
Hardpoints Used
0
Minimum Crew
1
Crew
2
Construction Weeks
32
Pre Discount Price Credits
25105000
Discount Credits
0
Construction Price Credits
25105000

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-188.toml

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

  • cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  • ship-source-a-f
  • ship-source-wendy-earth-4
  • cepheus-trader-2026