Equinox

Equinox

Durance Class Mid-Bulk Transport

Dimensions 161Wx228Lx68H
Tonnage: 2800 tons
Speed Class: 5 cruise/ 7 Hard Burn
Crew: 5
Fuel Capacity: 280 tons (600 Hours)
Cargo Capacity: 500 tons, plus an additional 120 tons in shuttle bay.

• 20 Tons Hydroponics†

Passengers: 10 Hybrid Passenger rooms
Gear:

• Holotable
• 32 ton Infirmary
• 1 Grav Sled

Price: 12,500
Maintenance Cost: 5040 (420/month)
Fuel Cost: 280/tank/600hours (1cr/2.14hrs)
Food Cost: 5 Credits per day (crew of 5)(Canned + spices)†
†The Hydroponics produce 28 person days of nutritious food a week (fish and vegetables)

Attributes

• Agility d8
• Strength d6
• Vitality d8
• Alertness d4
• Intelligence d2
• Willpower d2

• Initiative d8+d4
• Life 8
• Pilot d2
• Jury Rigged (-2), Seen Better Days (-2), Fuel Efficient (+2) New Fangled (+2)
• Complexity: Low
• Gear: 1 30 Ton Drop Ship, 8 escape pods

Description

The Durance Class freighter was designed as a versatile ship for longer runs. It sports large cabins, a good amount of space, and the The Equinox was a mid-bulk freighter that did runs from the Core to Kalidasa to Georgia. When the war started the captain, being an independently minded person, participated in the famous Athens Spacelift. Athens, was at the time, being blockaded by Alliance ships. Over the course of the war the Equinox was modified for the purpose of blockade running, given over-powered engines, and a sophisticated counter-measures package that made it work well. Equinox was heavily armored for a mid-bulk, not so much for resisting weapons, as for high speed re-entry into atmo. The ship was also given a forgiving navigation system that allowed pulsing in atmo to avoid exposure to the enemy. The ship was captured in space after the battle of Serenity Valley. It changed hands several times after that before ending up in the hands of Josef Potemkin who rechristianed it Panteleimon. It was captured by the Mutineers on Meadow in 2521 and renamed Equinox.

The Panteleimon has a state of the art system installed, but it still has a few bugs.

From the Iskellian Technology Systems Brochure.

Congratulations for having the ITS SmartShip 2600™ installed on your spacecraft. You will begin to notice the benefits immediately. From a user experience, your crew and passengers will marvel at the patented IntellAgent™ that anticipates their needs, be it to turn on lights as they enter a room, or open a door as they approach it, even adjusting the shower temperature and water flow to suit their personal tastes. Your security chief will be thrilled to be able to centrally control access to any region of the ship, monitor the presence and activities of persons on the ship, and change it on the fly. BioLogic™ multiscan security pads use a matrix of seven physical indicators to ensure you that access is only granted to the people you designate. Every element of the ship is managed by the SmartShip 2600's state of the art central computer. From the water saving waste reclamation systems and laundry, to the prioritizing power allocation, the SmartShip 2600 enhances your shipboard experience a thousand times.

Let's not forget the Core Style refinement of ITS's trademarked StewArt System™ the on board entertainment and functionality suite that provides full function Cortex access to any PAD on the ship both verbally and by keyboard. The StewArt System™ controls bandwidth issues by reviewing use and anticipating future needs using the IntellAgent™ to provide the best experience for passengers and crew alike. Passengers can pre-load their favorite meals and drinks into the system and have the pursers supply lists updated automatically. The StewArt System™ is a marvel in the galley. Even experienced chefs will find the preparation scanners a godsend for detecting the exact moment where perfect consistency and temperature is reached, or managing a variety of differently cooking meals to be finished simultaneously. The StewArt System™ is not snob, it works equally well in the lavatories and laundry cleaning and maintaining the systems virtually hands free.

Of course, all SmartShip™ technologies are designed to be energy and materials efficient, shutting down unneeded energy wasters when not in service, and using the precise amount of water and supplies for any other needs. You'll wonder if you need a crew at all once you experience the pampered SmartShip™ experience.

Enjoy!

Oddities

Various ship gear - Vacc Suits, some acceleration suits, tools boxes etc. Bear the Chinese Characters

1. Vacc Suits, some acceleration suits, tools boxes etc., bear the Chinese Characters 靖警備 Jìng Jǐng Bèi which translates roughly to peace keepers, or guardians of peace).
2. Underneath the hastily painted "Panteleimon" done by Potemkin's crew, is the deeper - better painted ship name "ION".
3. The aft cargo deck contains eight small vaults All of them have been jerry-rigged into cold sleep chambers. So there are life support systems, temperature controls, and various power and diagnostic wiring running into them.
4. The aft cargo bay is equipped with twin force field generators at the portals to the main cargo bay. The wiring is iffy, so probably not pressure-safe.
5. The medical computer in the sick bay has a large partition that is heavily encrypted.
6. There is a variety of tiny cybernetic parts and medical tools in the aft cargo bay.
7. Most internal walls on the Passenger Deck and Crew Quarters are modular in design permitting alternative layouts, with some work (doable at port, not on the fly).

Ship's Books

Ship's Books
[Maintenance Issues]

Deck Plans

Plan Descriptions

1. Hangar
2. Utility Room
3. Bridge
4. Captain's Cabin
5. Conference Room
6. Hydroponics Bay
7. Workshop
8. Auxiliary Cargo
9. Airlock
10. Crew Quarters
11. Restroom
12. Crew Lounge
13. Escape Pods
14. Sick Bay
15. Kitchen
16. Engine Room
17. Forward Storage
18. Passenger Cabins
19. Airlock
20. Restroom
21. Shower
22. Passenger Lounge
23. Main Hold
24. Aft Hold

Other Plans

• Langiappe Drop Ship

Mutineers