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Star Vessels: Space Station and Miscellaneous Smallcraft

Class
 Type
 Length Width Height Crew /
Passengers 		Sublight Speed Hyperspace Speed Weapons
Adventurous Star Surveyor 40.5 m 22.2 m 9.9 m  8 / 2 0.23 c 7.8 light years per day 1 Vibration Beam Emitter
Vanguard Star Surveyor 28.5 m 36.6 m 12.9 m 8 / 2 0.20 c 6.0 light years per day 2 Vibration Beam Emitters
Steadfast Star Patroller 50.7 m 32.2 m 12.4 m 15 / 5 0.20 c 6.1 light years per day 3 Vibration Beam Emitters
1 Medium Plasma Bolt Launcher
Resolution Star Patroller 84.5 m 46.6 m 18.6 m 20 / 10 0.25 c 8.1 light years per day 2 Energy Beam Projectors
4 Vibration Beam Emitters
1 Medium Plasma Bolt Launcher
Aspiration Star Defender 154.4 m 88.6 m 29.0 m 120 / 80 0.24 c
 8.1 light years per day 2 Energy Beam Projectors
8 Vibration Beam Emitters
1 Heavy Plasma Bolt Launcher
Guardian Star Defender 201.0 m 71.2 m 16.6 m 100 / 60 0.19 c 6.1 light years per day 2 Energy Beam Projectors
8 Vibration Beam Emitters
2 Heavy Plasma Bolt Launchers
Illustrious Star Champion 242.0 m 152.0 m 32.4 m 200 / 100 0.19 c 6.1 light years per day 4 Energy Beam Projectors
14 Vibration Beam Emitters
4 Heavy Plasma Bolt Launchers
Inquisitive Star Investigator 102.6 m 49.6 m 32.9 m 40 / 20 0.24 c 8.1 light years per day 2 Vibration Beam Emitters
Outreach Star Investigator 133.3 m 55.6 m 43.5 m 50 / 30 0.23 c 8.0 light years per day 3 Vibration Beam Emitters
Partisan Star Plunderer 125.5 m 63.6 m 16.8 m 35 / 25 0.21 c 6.0 light years per day 4 Vibration Beam Emitters
Patience Star Investigator 162.8 m 121.3 m 28.0 m 25 / 15 0.15 c 0.8 light
year per day		 4 Force Beam Emitters
Sojourner Star Investigator 187.4 m 58.3 m 23.4 m 100 / 60 0.19 c 6.0 light years per day 7 Vibration Beam Emitters
Industrious Star Miner 175.0 m 169.0 m 131.0 m 90 / 30 0.21 c 7.5 light years per day None
Mercy Star Healer 150.0 m 50.0 m 50.0 m 50 / 100 0.19 c 6.0 light years per day None
Bounteous Star Hauler 200.5 m 80.5 m 31.7 m 50 / 30 0.18 c 5.5 light years per day fully loaded None
Capacious Star Hauler 210.2 m 90.4 m 57.9 m 60 / 40 0.15 c 5.0 light years per day fully loaded None
Useful Star Hauler 100.9 m 55.7 m 38.8 m 40 / 20 0.19 c 5.9 light years per day fully loaded None
Benevolence Star Liner 225.5 m 74.5 m 31.1 m 100 / 300 0.24 c 8.0 light years per day None
Forbearance Star Tugger 105.7 m 81.3 m 34.9 m 30 / 10 0.17 c 5.5 light years per day fully loaded None
Munificent Star Station 1664 m 528 m 275 m 20,000 / 5,000 Not Applicable Not Applicable 40 Energy Beam Projectors
120 Vibration Beam Emitters
12 Super Plasma Bolt Launchers
Nyoshahl
Dragonlord 7		 Mothership 1376 m 1376 m 1357 m Unknown 0.35 c 18 light years per day 48 Vibration Beam Emitters
24 Energy Beam Projectors
4 Heavy Directed
Plasma Bolt Launchers
Personnel Shuttle 19.1 m 8.7 m 4.8 m 1 /  16 0.21 c Not Applicable None
Small Exploration Shuttle 15.3 6.5 m 6.2 m 4 / 4 0.22 c Not Applicable None
Large Exploration Shuttle 21.9 m 8.8 m 6.0 m 6 / 6 0.22 c Not Applicable None
Touring Shuttle 20.1 m 9.9 m 6.0 m 3 / 16 0.21 c Not Applicable None
Star Liner Lifeboat 18.5 m 9.7 m 6.5 m 1 / 24 0.20 c Not Applicable None
Ambulance Shuttle 15.3 m 5.6 m 5.5 m 4 / 4 0.22 c Not Applicable None
Cargo Shuttle 19.7 m 10.7 m 6.1 m 2 / 36 0.19 c Not Applicable None
Cargo Container Shuttle 26.3 m 15.5 m 5.5 m 2 / 10 0.18 c Not Applicable None
Typical Drone 3.8 m 2.7 m 1.9 m None 0.29 c Not Applicable Varies

Concept

The "Star Vessels" universe is a fictional era centuries in the future where Humans have achieved a moderate level of star-faring technology with a noticeable variety of shapes for their spaceships. In the "Star Vessels" fictional environment, Human starships have been around for about 200 years. During that time, Humans have discovered only one other sentient species with star-faring technology, the Nyoshahl. The Nyoshahl have been exploring space for longer time than Humanity and are not pleased to run into another species with comparable technology.

The "Star Vessels" setting one of my more romantic science fiction universes, especially in its use of whimsical spaceship hull forms. Other features that set this uiniverse apart from my other universes are smaller ship sizes, smaller crews supplemented by lots of robots, more colorful color schemes for the vessels, and almost all designs being landable on planetary surfaces.

 The major inspirations for the "Star Vessels" universe are spaceship illustrations from the late 1970's / early 1980's by Jim Burns, David Egge, Peter Elson, Chris Foss, Colin Hay, Paul Jacquays, Angus McKie, Chris Moore, and Tony Roberts. There is also a bit of the computer game "Homeworld" thrown in.

Programs used to create the images for the "Star Vessels" project include Rhino, Corel Draw, Corel Photo-Paint, GIMP, and Inkscape.
 

Star Station Munificent

The “Munificent” class Star Station is the largest Human Tech Level 6 space station design currently in use. Only Human space habitats are bigger than this colossal facility. The huge modules at either end of the station house gigantic garden and recreation spaces. The eight docking pillars have a total of thirty-two starship docking ports. The great majority of Human ships currently in service can fit into the centrally located drydock. “Munificent” class Star Station s can be found in most major Human settled star systems; usually in orbit of an earth-type planet.

Date Entered Service : 460 RE (Radiant Era)

Length: 1664 meters

Population: 20000

Passengers: 5000

Smallcraft Carried: 50 ambulance shuttles, 100 personnel shuttles, 100 cargo shuttles, 30 cargo container shuttles, 50 large exploration shuttles, 50 small exploration shuttles, 30 touring shuttles, 1000 deep space lifeboats, 200 repair drones, 200 survey drones, 800 patrol drones

Primary Design Influences: Starship Manufacturing Complex Tokyo and K-14 Type Starbase by David C. Mueller from 1979