Orowani Deep Space class Light Liner

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Orowani Deep Space class
Light Liner
Bright Conclave Logo.gif
Bright Conclave vessel.
Type: ML Light Liner
Agility 1
Also see Freighter
Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Blueprint Yes
Canon No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Cargo 220 Tons
Cost MCr3,288.104 (base)
MCr2,630.484 (qty)
Crew 63
Enlisted 50
Officers 13
EOS Still in active service.
Era 1105
Hardpoints 60
Hull Cylinder Hull
Illustration Yes
IOC Unknown
Jump J-2
Maneuver 2 G
Manufacturer Various
Marines 6
Model Model/5 fib
Origin Distant Fringe
Passengers 200 High/Med 100 Low
QSP ML-06P22
Reference Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Size 6,000 Tons
Size-cat BCS
Streamlining Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–11
USP ML-F3222E2-000000-00000-2

The Orowani Deep Space class Light Liner is an auxiliary starship.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

This Passenger Freighter is capable of 2-G acceleration giving good performance within the gravity wells of most gas giant worlds. The ODS class are converted from long-range paramilitary transports and carry enough internal fuel for two Jump-2s and a reserve Jump-1. They can be fitted with drop tanks as needed in order to cross larger rift zones. The design includes scoops and onboard purification for wilderness refueling, should that opportunity present itself. It is fitted with a pair of Model/5fib Computers, a remnant of its paramilitary origins and former role as a troop transport. The thick bulkheads and hatches are utilitarian and the entire vessel lacks the style and grace of similar purpose-built freighters.

Image Repository[edit]

  1. An ODS class Light Liner, a converted military transport used as part of the Orowani Deep Space Fuel Cache.
    J-2 6000 dT ODS Liner.jpg

General Description[edit]

The ODS class Liner is a partially streamlined cylinder with a mean diameter of 28 meters and a length of around 130 meters. Some elements of the hull are narrower and some are wider, giving the vessel a total enclosed volume of approximately 81,000 cubic meters.

Much of the interior space is given over to the vessels large fuel tanks, which form the majority of the central and rear sections of the ship, though access ways and workstations are located among them. The cargo hold includes the cryogenic (low berth) section. Working sections of the vessel such as the laundry, the galleys and general crew quarters are located aft. Senior officers are accommodated forward, close to the bridge, while stewards have rooms close to passenger cabins. Middle passage accommodations are found in the less desirable midsection of the vessel while first class cabins are located forward. There is a primary mess hall and an exercise deck.

J-2 6000dT ODS Liner.jpg
A basic deck plan of the vessel indicating the general layout and positioning of major elements. The vessel has 36 vertical decks.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]


Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull The ODS class Light Liner is constructed using a 6000 dTon hull built in a cylindrical configuration. The hull is partially streamlined, giving a reasonable atmospheric performance that is fundamentally reliant on its gravitic systems.
  • Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls.
  • There are multiple personnel airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp.
  • The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2. Crew Total Crew Complement: x63

x9 Command, x9 Engineering, and x18 Service Crew: these double up as flight crew for the vessel's intrinsic subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries x25 Stewards and x2 Medics.

There are x250 Staterooms.

There are 100 Low Berths, tended by the ship's Medics and properly trained Stewards.


  • There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3. Performance The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of jump-2, 2-G acceleration, and producing 120 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-2s and one additional Jump-1 and gives the power plant 6 weeks duration.
  • The engineering section has a main control room.
    • Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
  • The jump drive utilizes a hull grid.
  • The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4. Electronics Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5fib Computer: no backup computer is installed.
5. Hardpoints x60 hardpoints.
  • The listed battery groupings are considered standard for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific charters.
  • There are 60 unused hardpoints and 60 dTons are set aside for fire control.
6. Armament The ODS class is unarmed.
7. Defenses The hull is unarmored.


8. Craft Flight Section

The subcraft are housed in dedicated hangars located all around the ship: the hangars can be sealed and have a total volume of 520 dTons.

9. Fuel Treatment The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 3,180 dTons.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr3,288.104.
  • Architects Fee: MCr32.882.
11. Construction Time 160 weeks (40 months) as standard.
12. Comments Standard cargo capacity amounts to 220 dTons.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

ODS class Liners are former Bright Conclave troop transports converted for use with the Orowani Deep Space Fuel Cache, a deep-space Calibration Point that was constructed to allow access to the remote Sarunt system (1939 Halcyon), the homeworld of the Treehangers. The class were originally designed to operate within the Great Void, a huge rift region lying rimward of the Distant Fringe, and as such were perfectly suited to their role.

All of the vessels used to create the ODSFC were at the end of their working lives when they were purchased. Each was prepared (primarily through making repairs and removing superfluous equipment, plus the addition of powerful communications and sensor suites) and then jumped to interstellar hex (1937 Halcyon). Since then much of their internal heavy equipment has been stripped out, while their internal drive tankage has been added to the cache's overall fuel holding capacity. None of the vessels are in good condition and entire sections are sealed off, unable to maintain internal environmental conditions.

Distant Fringe Vessels[edit]



Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

A number of companies manufacture ships equivalent to the ODS class. They vary in hull shape and internal layout but all share the same basic design and all have very similar capabilities and performance characteristics.

  • Each variant class is named by the company that produces it: these organizations generally draw on traditional naming protocols. It is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
  • Individual vessels within a class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes but traditionally are named by their first crew, though from a list of approved options. This is considered a serious affair and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Civilian Ship - Merchant Ship - Light Freighter:

  1. Type ML class Light Freighter
    1. Doji Hoturi class Bulk Freighter
    2. Freespace Gateway class Freighter
    3. Orowani Deep Space class Light Liner
    4. Sirocco class Merchant Freighter
    5. Xeekr'kir! class Merchant

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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  3. An unpublished factoid written by Maksim-Smelchak
  4. An unpublished factoid written by Maksim-Smelchak