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Astrosynthesis Sector File		 Wanderer Class Merchant

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MASS: 47
NPV: 116
Classification: Merchant (MV)
Crew: 12; 4 Officers, 8 Ratings, plus up to 12 3rd Class passengers.
Crew Factor: 1
Hull Integrity: 8 (2/2/2/2)
Armor: 0
Main Drive Thrust: 4 (3.5 TW)
Drive Auto-Detection Range: 2.504 AU
∆V (Combat): 22.004 km/sec
∆V (Cruise): 440.083 km/sec
Thrust Points: 44 (641 tons propellant)
Propellant Tanks: 2
Thrust Points per Tank: 22
FTL: Yes (Short Jump - 3.3 parsec range)
Auxiliary Systems: 12-MASS Cargo Hold, 1-MASS Passenger Bay, Full Streamlining
Combat Systems: None
Weapons: 1x Point Defense Battery
 Wanderer
The Wanderer is a light merchant starship with the ability to make surface landings on worlds.  They are often employed by smaller shipping firms and a number of independent operators.  As their cargo holds have only a fraction of a Connestoga’s capacity, they are often consigned to lesser trade routes where a larger ship could not operate at full capacity in order to make a profit.  Wanderers normally have a purely defensive armament, though there have been dozens of starships that have been “upgraded” with larger power plants and main drives, and augmented with hull armor and a more powerful suite of weapons.  These ships are generically known as Corsairs, and are then used as smugglers, blockade runners, and as pirate vessels.  Naturally all of these improvements come at the cost of cargo capacity.  Wanderers are a common sight in Sagittarius, since there are few major trade routes to support larger merchants.

Ships of the Class
Vessel Name
 Hull Number
 Laid Down
 Commissioned
 Status
Epynomous
 AMC-081
 27 December 2319
 16 February 2320
 Active under Raquel Noviembre
Kanpur
 AMC-121
 14 July 2360
 30 September 2360
 Active with Ganges Mercantile, LTD
Ceres Endurance
 AMC-125
 20 April 2352
 17 June 2352
 Active with Ceres Metals Corporation
Dahan Jin Xian
 AMC-147
 26 February 2348
 9 May 2348
 Active with Dahan Corporation.  There is some question as to the validity of this ship's registry as a Wanderer, when it was observed to be very heavily armed during a battle with pirates on 17 October 2361
Sagittarius Wanderer
 AMC-210
 30 May 2359
 19 October 2359
 Active with SDC
Jifeng
 AMC-211
 18 June 2339
 10 September 2339
 Active with Xiao Kai Enterprises, LTD
Nightshade
 AMC-217
 4 October 2334
 28 February 2335
 Active with Bianca Desdemona
Sagittarius Pilgrim
 AMC-218
 2 June 2359
 21 October 2359
 Active with SDC
Solar Wanderer
 AMC-227
 1 May 2350
 6 August 2350
 Active with Solarian Trading Company
Dahan Beijing
 AMC-228
 15 June 2348
 31 October 2348
 Active with Dahan Corporation
Solar Merchant
 AMC-229
 2 May 2350
 8 August 2350
 Active with Solarian Trading Company
Solar Deliverer
 AMC-230
 3 May 2350
 9 August 2350
 Active with Solarian Trading Company
Dahan Mao Xing
 AMC-237
 6 February 2356
 14 July 2356
 Active with Dahan Corporation
Dahan Shen Long
 AMC-238
 2 January 2358
 15 March 2358
 Active with Dahan Corporation
Dahan Feng Hao
 AMC-241
 18 January 2356
 30 April 2356
 Destroyed on 13 September 2361.  The Dahan Feng Hao is believed to have been a Corsair class ship masquerading as a Wanderer.

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