Voyager, Deep Space Lab Boat 12 class LB (FF&S v2)
Designed by Greg Svenson, Svensons Small Craft, LIC

The Voyager is designed for deep space research. Many features are provided to enhance the efforts of the research staff. The features include a dedicated science computer, six science labs, a conference room, a powerful and extensive array of sensors, an electronics shop, a 30 ton ships boat, a sickbay, HEPlaR engines, a lounge, a gym and a full galley. The Voyager was designed for use by the Imperial Scout Service. Hundreds are currently in service. Many Voyagers have also been sold to government and private researcher institutions, as well.

Since most research operations are long term, the Voyager is specifically designed to be transported to the system where it is to operate using our line of Jump Tugs. This frees up much of the boats volume for labs and sensors while it greatly reduces the cost of the boat by not requiring jump drives. Most non-military institutions hire private Jump Tug operators to deploy and retrieve the boat to/from the location to be studied. Merchant ships are often hired to deliver crew and supplies to the boat as needed, if they are in remote areas of space.

The Voyager comes with an extensive and powerful array of sensors. These include a Passive EMS array with a 16mkm range, an Active EMS array with a 1.6mkm range, a Passive Scanner array with a 5mkm range, a Passive Tracker array with a 5mkm range, four LIDARs with 50kkm range, a Densiometer with a 16km range, and a Neutrino Sensor with a 50km range. All are high precision scientific instruments.

There are six full science labs on board, which can be custom equipped and re-configured as required for the mission at hand. There is an additional powerful computer system dedicated to the ship's science work. A full featured conference room allows the research team to meet and share information in regards to their research. An electronics shop is included to allow maintenance and/or enhancements to be made to the ships equipment.

To provide for the comfort of the crew and research personnel, each person has a private stateroom with a docking station for a hand computer. Two large staterooms are included for the captain and the owner/lead researcher. The small staterooms are built in pairs with a removable wall between them and a shared fresher. This allows couples to enjoy more comfortable living arrangements with a larger room. A full galley is provided with food to last for 6 months without re-supply. A lounge is provided for the staff to relax in when they are not working. There is a gym for exercise, as well. A full sickbay is included. An optional medic/steward is included in the crew roster. Re-supply can be handled using the ships boat while the Voyager remains on station for extended research missions.

Due to the lack of gravity in deep space, the Voyager is equipped with HEPlaR engines for propulsion. Contra-grav Lifters are also provided for operations in and about gravity wells. The Contra-grav Lifters can be used in conjunction with the HEPlaR engines when more than 1 G of acceleration is required.

Due to the risk of piracy, the Voyager is equipped with several defensive systems. They include an automated Quad VRF PD Laser system programmed to destroy incoming missiles, a nuclear damper turret and a sandcaster turret. These provide protection from the most common weapon systems. The ships boat pilot and medic/steward will operate the turrets when they are needed.

A stripped down version of the Voyager is available with a weaker sensor package for 104.104 MCr. The statistics for this version are in italic and blue in the above tables. If the full sensor suite is not required, at initial construction time the specific sensors could be upgraded as follows: the PEMS from 1.6mkm range to 16mkm range, cost 72 MCr, volume 10.8kl; the AEMS from 500kkm range to 1.6mkm range, cost 72 MCr, volume 135kl; the Densiometer from 5km range to 16km range, cost 28.8 MCr, volume 4.5kl; add a Neutrino Sensor for a cost of 40 MCr and volume 10kl. The volume is subtracted from the volume of the ship's cargo hold. Of course, if you build a stripped down version and add the enhanced sensors later you will have to pay the full purchase and installation cost for the enhanced sensor, plus the cost for removal of the old sensor system.

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