Argon Class III Medium Commercial Transport

from FASA’s Star Trek© The Role Playing Game Supplement – Trader Captains and Merchant Princes (2nd Edition)

NOTES:
The Argon is a sturdy freighter. The ship’s designers decided that merchants didn’t want to pay for fancy curves, but were instead interested in cargo space. That philosophy had paid off, as over 900 Argons have been produced. The top deck is bridge, living quarters, transporters and recreation lounge. The lower deck is actually three decks high and can be partitioned off to the owner’s tastes.

Of the 934 built, 135 Mk Is and 147 Mk IIs are in service with Star Fleet. At last count, approximately 140 Mk Is and 380 Mk IIs are in private hands. The rest are listed as lost, destroyed, or stolen.
 

Construction Data:
Model – Mk I MK II
Cost – 19.2 MCr. 21.7 MCr.
Ship Class – III III
Date Entering Service – 2242 2249
Number Constructed – 308 626
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points – 6 6
Damage Chart – B B
Size:
Length – 90 m 90 m
Width – 106 m 106 m
Height – 18 m 18 m
Weight – 17,760 mt 17,860 mt
Cargo:
Total SCU – 1200 SCU 1200 SCU
Cargo Capacity – 60,000 mt 60,000 mt
Landing Capacity – None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type – L-14A L-14A
Transporters:
Standard 6-person – 1 1
Cargo – 3 3
Other Data:
Crew – 18 18
Passengers – 2 2
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available – 22 22
Movement Point Ratio –
unloaded – 2/1 2/1
loaded – 4/1 4/1
Warp Engine Type – FWH-1 FWH-1
Number – 2 2
Power Units Available – 10 ea. 10 ea.
Stress Chart – Q/R Q/R
Max Safe Cruising Speed –
unloaded – Warp 6 Warp 6
loaded – Warp 4 Warp 4
Emergency Speed –
unloaded – Warp 8 Warp 8
loaded – Warp 5 Warp 5
Impulse Engine Type – FIB-1 FIB-1
Power Units Available – 2 2
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type – Nav Only FSA
Shield Point Ratio – 1/1 1/1
Maximum Shield Power – 1 10
Combat Efficiency:
D –
unloaded – 25.6 38.1
loaded – 17.6 30.1
WDF – 0 0