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Cardos-class Fast Yacht

The Cardos class Fast Yacht appears in 101 Starships. It is designed for GURPS Tech Level 12.

Popular among ruling-class nobles and megacorporation executives, the Cardos class combines luxury with speed, delivering its passengers in style.

Crew: 3 Bridge crew, Engineer, 2 Gunners (if weapons installed), 2 Stewards
Passengers: 6 High

400-ton SL hull, DR 100, PD 4, 2 Turrets, Bridge, Engineering, 41 Maneuver, 24 Jump, 200 Fuel, 10 Staterooms, 1 Utility, Recreation Center, 6 Cargo

Communications: Radio 8 million km, Laser 16 million km, Meson communicator 0.02 million km
Sensors: PESA 48000 km, AESA 240000 km, Radscanner 3200 km

Statistics: EMass571.5 tonnes, LMass 598.8 tonnes, Cost MCr125.2, HP 39900
Performance: Accel 6.2G (6.5G empty, 5.3G overloaded), Jump 5, Air Speed 5440 km/h

 

Design Worksheet: Cardos class Fast Yacht

Components

Spaces

Mass

Cost

Area

Crew

Structure
400-ton streamlined hull

(320.0)

11.3

3.0

20900.0

0.0

Airtight sealing 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Armor DR100 PD4 0.0 48.3 0.6 0.0 0.0
2 turrets 2.0 0.8 0.2 1337.6 2.0
Drive Modules
Engineering Module 1.0 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.0
Jump drive (5 parsecs) 24.0 87.1 73.2 0.0 0.2
Jump tanks 200.0 235.8 32.0 0.0 0.0
Maneuver drive (6.20G) 41.0 148.7 11.9 0.0 0.4
Workspace Modules
Bridge 2.5 6.6 3.1 0.0 3.0
1 utility module 1.0 10.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
Recreation Center 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Hold 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accommodation Modules
10 staterooms 40.0 18.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Miscellaneous items
Fuel (200.0) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Cargo (6.0) (27.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals
Fully loaded and fitted out 319.5 598.8 125.3 22237.6 8.0
Unloaded with skeleton crew 319.5 571.5 125.2 22237.6 4.0
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