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So, I've teased, threatened, hinted and such for years now... :smirk:
Still not sure they're quite where I want them and too busy at the moment to do the thread justice. I'll update here as able.
So here's my tonnage corrected deckplans of the (iirc) Book 2 designed Beowulf class Free-Trader based on the spirit of the SOM plans and Bryan Gibson's (?) illustrations of the interior from SOM. Unarmed, I'll see about putting up an armed pic sometime.
A bit spare on details, just pretty (eye of the beholder and all) pictures so if there's questions ask them here and I'll try to get an answer up asap.
ADDENDUM: I found some notes, a guided tour style introduction to the ship. I think they're pretty much up to date for the deckplans.
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Welcome aboard The Akhilleus. I'm sure you'll have a pleasant trip, let me start with a quick orientation of the ship.
You may have noticed the brightly coloured orange and red exterior hatches while you approached. Those are emergency escape hatches. The solid red one is the jump drive capacitor ejection hatch in case of overload.
The Type A has six configurable passenger staterooms on the upper deck. Three port side and three starboard. They may sleep two in double occupancy or two adjacent staterooms may be combined into a single suite. The beds fold up into the wall and ceiling to accommodate a table and chairs for day use, and each includes a private fresher and mini food and beverage unit. Storage in the room is minimal but there is a secure baggage hold on the lower deck for extra luggage. The small aft hold on this deck is for miscellaneous storage. At the forward end of the corridor is the lift from the main deck and access to the dorsal turret.
The lift from the upper deck exits in the lowberth chamber on the middle deck. There is a convenience fresher here for the use of lowberth passengers before departure and after arrival, as well as storage lockers at each end. Access panels within the lockers allows movement of bulky components through them if needed.
Aft of the lowberths is the main cargo hold and accessway to engineering. The cargo lift is also used for carrying cargo.
The upper engineering area is the jump drive and control station, with the tool and parts locker adjacent to the capacitor bank. Access to the lower engineering deck is through a floor hatch.
Forward of the lowberths is the common area with a large table and seating and full wall display screen for entertainment. To port of the common area is the galley and supplies locker/airlock. To starboard is the main airlock and ship's locker. Both airlocks are about 1.5m lower than the middle deck floor and have short lifts that can also be configured as steps or ramps to facilitate passage.
The crew staterooms open onto the common area. Typically the ship's medic uses the one to port while the remaining crew use the two staterooms to starboard. These two staterooms may be combined as a double size double occupancy stateroom if desired by the crew using it.
Forward of the common area is the ship's office and adjacent Captain's stateroom. And through that is the bridge.
The ship's computer is located below the bridge and is accessed by a floor hatch. The computer access doubles as a cramped emergency airlock from the bridge.
Accessed from the floor hatch in the common area is the cargo accessway on the lower deck. This has it's own emergency hatch and serves as an airlock to the ventral turret, passenger baggage hold, and lower cargo hold.
The passenger baggage hold can be set to many environmental conditions and used for special cargo instead of passenger baggage. It contains the access panel to the forward landing gear bay. The lower cargo hold contains the access panels to the aft landing gear bays and is flanked by the cargo airlocks. Each cargo airlock can quickly transfer up to 5tons of cargo through the rear facing door up or down the retractable power ramp or using built in overhead cranes.
Behind the cargo lift is the lower engineering space with a small tool/parts locker and external access to the rear. The twin powerplants and thrusters are located on this deck.
Still not sure they're quite where I want them and too busy at the moment to do the thread justice. I'll update here as able.
So here's my tonnage corrected deckplans of the (iirc) Book 2 designed Beowulf class Free-Trader based on the spirit of the SOM plans and Bryan Gibson's (?) illustrations of the interior from SOM. Unarmed, I'll see about putting up an armed pic sometime.
A bit spare on details, just pretty (eye of the beholder and all) pictures so if there's questions ask them here and I'll try to get an answer up asap.
ADDENDUM: I found some notes, a guided tour style introduction to the ship. I think they're pretty much up to date for the deckplans.
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Welcome aboard The Akhilleus. I'm sure you'll have a pleasant trip, let me start with a quick orientation of the ship.
You may have noticed the brightly coloured orange and red exterior hatches while you approached. Those are emergency escape hatches. The solid red one is the jump drive capacitor ejection hatch in case of overload.
The Type A has six configurable passenger staterooms on the upper deck. Three port side and three starboard. They may sleep two in double occupancy or two adjacent staterooms may be combined into a single suite. The beds fold up into the wall and ceiling to accommodate a table and chairs for day use, and each includes a private fresher and mini food and beverage unit. Storage in the room is minimal but there is a secure baggage hold on the lower deck for extra luggage. The small aft hold on this deck is for miscellaneous storage. At the forward end of the corridor is the lift from the main deck and access to the dorsal turret.
The lift from the upper deck exits in the lowberth chamber on the middle deck. There is a convenience fresher here for the use of lowberth passengers before departure and after arrival, as well as storage lockers at each end. Access panels within the lockers allows movement of bulky components through them if needed.
Aft of the lowberths is the main cargo hold and accessway to engineering. The cargo lift is also used for carrying cargo.
The upper engineering area is the jump drive and control station, with the tool and parts locker adjacent to the capacitor bank. Access to the lower engineering deck is through a floor hatch.
Forward of the lowberths is the common area with a large table and seating and full wall display screen for entertainment. To port of the common area is the galley and supplies locker/airlock. To starboard is the main airlock and ship's locker. Both airlocks are about 1.5m lower than the middle deck floor and have short lifts that can also be configured as steps or ramps to facilitate passage.
The crew staterooms open onto the common area. Typically the ship's medic uses the one to port while the remaining crew use the two staterooms to starboard. These two staterooms may be combined as a double size double occupancy stateroom if desired by the crew using it.
Forward of the common area is the ship's office and adjacent Captain's stateroom. And through that is the bridge.
The ship's computer is located below the bridge and is accessed by a floor hatch. The computer access doubles as a cramped emergency airlock from the bridge.
Accessed from the floor hatch in the common area is the cargo accessway on the lower deck. This has it's own emergency hatch and serves as an airlock to the ventral turret, passenger baggage hold, and lower cargo hold.
The passenger baggage hold can be set to many environmental conditions and used for special cargo instead of passenger baggage. It contains the access panel to the forward landing gear bay. The lower cargo hold contains the access panels to the aft landing gear bays and is flanked by the cargo airlocks. Each cargo airlock can quickly transfer up to 5tons of cargo through the rear facing door up or down the retractable power ramp or using built in overhead cranes.
Behind the cargo lift is the lower engineering space with a small tool/parts locker and external access to the rear. The twin powerplants and thrusters are located on this deck.
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