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Merchant Registry Vessel, #1138B-T, Garden

The Cherry Blossom

 Bright Morning-Class Clan Trader (TL11^)

Once a common sight among the Pan-Orion System, the Morning-Class Trader was a favored design of the Yoshida Merchant Clan and several were always being constructed at the Clan's Shipyards in the Gray Titan system. Over two hundred years ago, the ship was renowned for its structural integrity, impressive amount of cargo space, and the reliability of its drive systems. Over the years the Morning-Class Trader has been eclipsed by more recent designs and gradually the number of these beautiful ships traveling from system to system has fallen. The appearance of one is now held as worthy of some shock. "Wow, one of those things is still running?"

The Cherry Blossom is a fairly typical example of an old Bright Morning-Class Trader, of the type often given to young merchants of Clan Yoshida when the family was ready to expand their operations and a young man was ready to try to establish his own command. By the time the player characters arrive, though, the Captain has already arranged for it to have a near-complete overhaul in Garden's Shipyards. He's done what he can to repair any structural damage, replaced the engines with more efficient modern equivalents, and fiddled somewhat with the layout of the ships berths to make room for more passengers. The refitting isn't complete yet, though!

Front HullSystem
[1]Habitat (15 cabins, 2 bunkrooms, 1 lab, 1 office)
[2!]Light Force Screen (100 semi-ablative DR)
[3]Habitat (6 luxury cabins, 4 cabins, 1 establishment, 1 sickbay, 4 hibernation chambers)
[4]Open Space (2 areas)
[5-6]Fuel Tank (300 tons Hydrogen, 900 delta-V each)
[core]Control Room (Complexity 11 Computer, 6 Control Stations)
Center HullSystem
[1]Cargo Hold (150 tons of cargo)
[2!]Weapons, Medium Battery (Improved VRF UV laser, 2 uninstalled, 100t of cargo)
[3]Scientific Sensors (Sensors 11-)
[4-6]Cargo Hold (450 tons of cargo, 50 of it refridgerated)
Rear HullSystem
[1]Hanger Bay (100 tons of space)
[2]Fusion Reactor (2 power points)
[3-4]Fuel Tank (300 tons Hydrogen, 900 delta-V)
[5]Fusion Torch (0.50 G acceleration)
[6]Engine Room (2 workstations)
[core]Jump Drive

This is an Unstreamlined craft, with a full crew compliment of 14 (includes 6 attendants). It has Spin Gravity (0.15G), Exposed Radiators, and two small craft, a Fighter? (SM+4, 10 tons) for anti-piracy duty and a pair of Ship's Boats (SM+5, 30 tons) to ferry cargo/passengers to and from orbit.

TLdST/HPHTHnd/SRMoveSMLWtdDROccLoadCost
11100 (10)13--2/50.5G/1800mps+93,00010060806$192,525,000

Noteworthy Stuff

The Ship Refit