Mining ships

[Andrew Boulton]

Other than the Seeker, are there any?

 

[far-trader]

Official Canony ones? I do seem to recall a big mining/processing platform somewhere but it's a very vague impression.

 

[FreeTrav]

If non-canonical is OK, I commend your interest to Issue 013, January 2011, of Freelance Traveller, wherein you will find the Vagrant-class X-Boat Service Hull, which has a mining variant.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Canony is bettery

 

[navanod]

5000 ton mining platform in Beltstrike, Belters Handbook, page 8.

Vargr Seeker in The Traveller Adventure pg 152.

Those are the ones that come immediately to mind.

 

[DaveChase]

I don't have my books truly handy but wasn't there one in CT Fighting ships? (sup 9 I think)

Or that just might be the J6 tug that I am recalling.


Dave Chase

 

[morfydd]

Other than the Seeker, are there any?

Seeker..(canon)
Platform..(canon)
Free Trader/Far Trader conversions ..(semi-canon)
Other ships converted for mining ..
None built from the ground up with the prospector in mind that I can think of ..will dig thru stuff tonight and see ...

 

[aramis]

Seeker (Type J) in several places
Mining Platform in Beltstrike.
I know of no others in CT/MT canon.

 

[Vile]

I don't have my books truly handy but wasn't there one in CT Fighting ships? (sup 9 I think)

Or that just might be the J6 tug that I am recalling.

You're probably thinking of the tug. The picture showed it hauling asteroids (or big lumps of rock, anyway) in its "jump net".

 

[Mithras]

The X-Boat Tender is sometimes converted to an ore carrier (says Traders & Gunboats).

 

[Mithras]

I statted out this baby for my own setting:

 

[shield]

One of the FASA high passage magazines has a seeker / prospector about 180tns from memory.

Cheers
Richard

 

[Swiftbrook]

One of the FASA high passage magazines has a seeker / prospector about 180tns from memory.

Cheers
Richard

Yes. FASA High Passage No. 4

Arzhent Class Prospector/Surveyor

CT Stats:
180t
Jump-2, Maneuver-2
Pulse laser
Crew of 1 (also listed as 8 in 4 staterooms)
60 dtons cargo
MCr 61.75

Cool little ship. The deckplan shows a GMV-10 General Purpose Grav Mining Vehicle that wont fit out the doors

Hope this helps.

-Swiftbrook

 

[rancke]

There was a 100T "Khazad-Class Seeker Starship" complete with deck plans in "White Dwarf" #23. I remember it clearly, but wouldn't you know that it's one of the issues that has gone missing from my collection. >>Sigh!<<

(Incidentally, the text implied that it was a modification of another design, but I've never seen the original and suspect that it didn't actually exist (in published form, that is). I could be wrong.)

It was by Roger E. Moore.


Hans

 

[Matt123]

I can dig my copy (WD #23) out of storage & scan the article if its of use.

Just PM an email address to send it to.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

<checks>

Well remembered, but none of these are the one I'm after. I suspect it's an original design.