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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-198

Pony Express

Courier

Path 02 / Venture PassageVenture Passage Works
Painted three-quarter view of Pony Express, a sunflower, cobalt, and orange one-hundred-ton unarmed Jump-2 priority courier.
ship-198 / Canonical recognition plate38 m overall
Displacement
100 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Tech level
9
Crew
3
Endurance
4 weeks
Cargo
16 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

This streamlined courier moves dispatches, essential personnel, and compact priority loads across two parsecs. Four staterooms and an emergency berth support small charters without surrendering the cargo space needed for mail or valuable freight.

The ship is fast for its size but unarmed and too small for low-margin bulk trade. Its success depends on schedules, information, and cargo value rather than volume, while streamlined construction and fuel processing allow flexible planetary and wilderness operation.

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
198
Design ID
ce-courier
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Starship
Progression stage
Starter
Family
198 / Pony Express
Shipyard path
02 / Venture Passage
Construction price
35,469,000 Cr
Standard design
Yes

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Ce Srd 2016 Shipbuilding
Tech level
9
Hull code
ship-100
Displacement
100 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Titanium Steel
Armor layers
1
Armor points
2
Electronics
Basic Civilian
Airlocks
Not separately recorded
Cargo
16 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
None installed
Ammunition
None carried

Drives and control

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

Crew complement

  • 1 Pilot
  • 1 Navigator
  • 1 Engineer

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 4 Staterooms
  • 1 Emergency Low Berth
  • 2 Fuel Processors

Mission classification

Primary role
Courier
Secondary roles
Passenger · Priority Cargo
Mission tags
Mail · Dispatch · Priority Cargo · Charter
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ce-courier
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
ce-srd-2016.shipbuilding
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
Tech Level
9
Standard Design
Yes
Electronics
basic-civilian
Unused Fire Control Stations
1
Cargo Millitons
16000
Catalog
Catalog Id
198
Family Id
198
Upgrade Path Id
2
Progression Stage
starter
Status
active
Vessel Kind
starship
Display Name
Pony Express
Primary Role
courier
Secondary Roles
  1. passenger
  2. priority-cargo
Mission Tags
  1. mail
  2. dispatch
  3. priority-cargo
  4. charter
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. This streamlined courier moves dispatches, essential personnel, and compact priority loads across two parsecs. Four staterooms and an emergency berth support small charters without surrendering the cargo space needed for mail or valuable freight.
  2. The ship is fast for its size but unarmed and too small for low-margin bulk trade. Its success depends on schedules, information, and cargo value rather than volume, while streamlined construction and fuel processing allow flexible planetary and wilderness operation.
Hull
Id
ship-100
Configuration
streamlined
Armor
Id
titanium-steel
Layers
1
Drives
Jump
A
Maneuver
B
Power
B
Fuel
Jump Distance
2
Jump Count
1
Power Plant Weeks
4
Computer
Id
model-2
Options
None recorded
Software
  1. Id
    jump-control
    Level
    2
Equipment
  1. Id
    stateroom
    Quantity
    4
  2. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    1
  3. Id
    fuel-processor
    Quantity
    2
Crew
  1. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    1
  2. Role
    navigator
    Quantity
    1
  3. Role
    engineer
    Quantity
    1

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-198.toml

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

  • cepheus-engine-srd-2016