Approved Starship PDC-110 Penelope-class Auxiliary Skiff

[Miliek Salusa]

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PDC-110 Penelope-class Auxiliary Skiff

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a plucky little starship I can do terrible things to.
• Image Source: Expanse Wiki - Tynan
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: PhoenixDrive Shipwright Corporation
• Affiliation:
  
  • PhoenixDrive Shipwright Corporation (Manufacturer)
  • Various PhoenixDrive Clientele
• Market Status: Open Market
• Model: PDC-110 Penelope-class Auxiliary Skiff
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel Hull Plating
  • Dallorian Alloy Engine Reinforcement and Tow Cable Housings
  • Transparisteel Viewports
  • Various Shipboard Components (Power Distribution Grid, Heat and Electrical Insulation, etc.)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Skiff
• Roles: Rescue Vessel / Tugboat / Light Freighter / Passenger Shuttle
• Length: ~36m
• Width: ~15m
• Height: ~19m
• Crew Complement (optimal / PhoenixDrive Standard):
  
  • ~4 Crewmen (~1 Captain / Pilot, ~1 Engineer, ~1 Quartermaster, ~1 Other)
  • Integrated Droid Brains
  • Central AI Administration Program
• Crew Complement (minimum):
  
  • ~2 Crewmen
  • Integrated Droid Brains
  • Central AI Administration Program
• Passenger Capacity:
  
  • Temporarily / Uncomfortably: ~10 Passengers With a Full Cargo Bay, ~30 With an Empty Cargo Bay
  • Long Term / Comfortably: ~6 Passengers (Full Cargo Bay), ~16 (Empty Cargo Bay, Modular Passenger Accommodations)
• Armament: Very Low
  
  • Dorsal:
    
    • [1] Turreted Light Pulse Cannon. Anti-Starfighter Battery. Mounted Toward Bow
  • Ventral:
    
    • [1] Underslung Variable Warhead Launcher. Anti-Capital Ship Battery
  • Bow:
    
    • [1] Tractor Beam Emitter
• Defenses: Average
  
  • Light Civilian-Grade Corvette-Class Deflector Shielding
  • Durasteel Armor Plating and Limited Dallorian Alloy Reinforcements
  • 2 Turreted Light Pulse Cannons
• Squadron Count: Very Low: 4
• Maneuverability Rating: Very High
  
  • RCS Thrusters
• Speed Rating: Very High
  
  • [1] Ion Sublight Engine
• Hyperdrive: Class 2.0

STANDARD FEATURES

• Internal Systems (Software)
  
  • Standard Avionics Packages (Communications, Helm Control, Navigation, Etc.)
  • Standard Targeting Package
  • Shipboard Command and Coordination Interface
  • Integrated Droid Brains
• Internal Systems (Hardware)
  
  • Class 2.0 Hyperdrive
  • Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor
  • Shipboard Security Cameras
  • Emergency Force Field Emitters
  • Collapsible Blast Doors
  • Flight Data Recorder
  • Escape Pod Launch Chutes
• External Systems
  
  • Bow-Mounted Shield Generator Bulb
  • Communications and Sensor Clusters at Bow
  • Repulsorlift Generators for Atmospheric Flight
  • Collapsible Landing Gear
  • Targeting Laser Emitters
  • Turreted Light Pulse Cannons
  • Collapsible Industrial Cranes
  • Retractable Tow Cable Mounts
  • Bow Tractor Beam Emitter
  • Port and Starboard Docking Circlets
  • 1 Ion Sublight Drive
  • RCS Thrusters
• Shipboard Facilities
  
  • Concealed Command Deck
  • Limited Engineering Bay
  • Limited Sickbay
  • Limited Crew Quarters
  • Limited Permanent Passenger Quarters
  • Modular Passenger Quarters
  • Primary Cargo Bay
  • Ventral Loading Bay

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Central AI Administration Program
• Miniaturized Ammunition Manufacturing Bays

STRENGTHS

• High Speed and Maneuverability
• Modular Passenger Accommodations
• Capability for Atmospheric Entry

WEAKNESSES

• Limited Shielding and Armor Protection
• Limited Offensive Armament

DESCRIPTION
Though of the smallest vessels to leave the ever-expanding PhoenixDrive shipyards, the Penelope-class nonetheless carries every ounce of the spirit set forth by her earliest siblings in the company’s production lines. Stout, measuring only 36 meters from instrument-littered stem to a comparatively simplistic and blunt stern, the skiff carries little in the way of offensive equipment, opting instead for a heavily logistical loadout, even more so than PhoenixDrive’s other civilian-oriented products.

The vessel’s compact interior is cramped and hostile, built crudely around an unusually extensive engineering suite and a larger cargo bay. The former facilities lend to the Penelope unmatched speed and maneuverability, granting the skiff a reputation for the rapid transport of goods and passengers, and otherwise rendering it a popular choice to be equipped and dispatched as a tugboat.

 

[MANIAC]

Miliek Salusa

Nicely made ship!

Approved.