Trader
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Trader Class of Pod Freighters
The Trader class is one of the earliest pod designs in the Darjee portfolio, the Traders are the direct forebear of the larger and more efficient Auroras
Equipped with four rings each capable of carry nine pods, two forward and two aft of the command/crew-quarter bulge.
Each ship is equipped with two lighters, or tenders, that can transfer the loaded pods from orbit to the surface and back again. The forward and aft pod clusters are separated by a central section which contains the hanger bay for the lighters, the ship's bridge, and crew accommodation.
At the rear of the spacecraft, safely shielded from the crew and cargo, are the fuel tanks and drive modules. These are, effectively, bolt on units and can be replaced or upgraded easily.
The Traders had a similar performance and crew requirement to the later Auroras, a fact which went against their long-term use. While there are templates available, it is unlikely that any were produced because they require the same amount of rare materials as an Aurora.
One of the significant derivatives of the Trader was the Peter Minuit Class of Trade Survey ship.
Commissioned Ships
Named after 'famous' cargo ships.
- AKE-001 Arniston
- AKE-002 Batavia
- AKE-003 Bom Jesus
- AKE-004 Bredenhof
- AKE-005 Commerce
- AKE-006 Costa Concordia
- AKE-007 Derbyshire
- AKE-008 Dunedin Star
- AKE-009 Dutton
- AKE-010 Edmund Fitzgerald (Used as a Fleet Auxiliary training ship on a route between Heimdall and Spindrift)
- AKE-011 Eduard Bohlen
- AKE-012 Exxon Valdez
- AKE-013 Globe Star
- AKE-014 Grosvenor
- AKE-015 Kent
- AKE-016 Mahdia
- AKE-017 Nanhai One
- AKE-018 Nankai Maru
- AKE-019 Natal Coast
- AKE-020 Oceanos
- AKE-021 Royal Captain
- AKE-022 Shiun Maru
- AKE-023 Sussex
- AKE-024 Tarumizu Maru No.6
- AKE-025 Tryal
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