The QUEEN-class Luxury Liner
CGI Drawn By: Darkmax

The Queen class Luxury Liner has been plying the spaceways of the Three Galaxies for more than 600 years. Once one of the shining stars in luxury travel, she was eclipsed by the amenities and space offered by many of the larger vessels that came onto the market centuries after her debut. The last major version of the Queen (the 18th) to be produced was the R-line nearly 300 years ago. This line of Queens featured all of the systems that have come to be expected as standard on all Three Galaxies ships of today. Pictured above is the Maritaposa Queen, on of the M-line, in close orbit above Labratek IV. In her heyday, a couple hundred Queens gave luxury cruises wherever their charters took them. Now, a couple dozen are all that are left in active service anywhere. Their modular nature and spacious staterooms keep these few ships alive as private charter ships and hospital ships.

As a cruise ship, the Queen offers 200 state rooms spread out over 5 passenger decks. There are 10 dining rooms and 20 rooms dedicated to various forms of entertainment, from movies and theater to various sports activities. The two main attractions of the Queen class are the domed main dining hall and arboretum. The domed main dining hall can accommodate up to 200 passengers at a time for dining under the stars. Besides bearing plants and trees from all over the galaxies, the massive arboretum also does duty as part of the air recycling system and as part of the hydroponics facility. The arboretum also has its own independent power generator and small thrusters so that in case of emergency, it can seal itself off from the rest of the ship and act as an emergency life support boat for the passengers and crew. Engineering takes up the last two decks on the bottom of the ship. Besides the drives, reactors, and life support systems, the engineering decks also have four fully stocked machine shops: two dedicated to ship's needs, one dedicated to shuttlecraft repairs, and one for solving passenger needs, including a small nanofactory for smaller electronic items. The N to R-lines of the Queen differed from the earlier lines in that their auxilary engines were placed directly against the hull of the ship, making maintenance on them much easier.

As a charter vessel, a Queen can carry up to 200 additional passengers with no strain on her systems. In the case of a planetary emergency, the Queen can be outfitted as a hospital ship, with her normal fully operational Body Doc supplemented by up to 3 additional Body Docs. She can also carry and care for up to 1000 total patients for up to 3 months.

Type: Queen-class Luxury Liner
Class: Luxury Liner
Crew: 400 passengers, 200 crew

MDC/Armor by Location:
1,000 each      Hangar Bays (2)
500 each       Main Airlock Entryways (4)
2,000 each     Auxiliary Drives (2)
500 each       Main Turrets (2)
150 each       Retracting Point Defense Turrets (20)
20,000      Main Body
5,000       Rear Drive Section
1,000       Bridge Dome
2,000       Main Dining Hall Dome
5,000       Arboretum Dome
10,000     Standard Forcefield *
2,000       Dining Hall Forcefield *
4,000       Arboretum Forcefield **

* Standard Forcefields regenerate at 10% per melee
** If the Arboretum has to be separated from the ship, it does not generate enough power to power the shields.

Speed:
Atmosphere: Hover to Mach 1; Can land and float in water, with its waterline being the same as its midline ridge.
Manuever Drive: Mach 6. The Arboretum dome can move a maximum of 100 mph and cannot enter or manuever in an atmosphere.
FTL: CG-Drive 4 light years per hour

Height: 310 ft
Width: 460 ft
Length: 690 ft
Weight: 60,000 tons fully loaded
Cargo: 45,000 tons. Enough for full luxury cruise fare for the passengers for up to 6 months. Charter cruises can last for up to 2 years if necessary, while medical supplies for 1000 will last for up to 3 months.
Powerplant: Antimatter w/ 50 year energy life
Market Cost: 750 Million credits

Weapons Systems:
1) Particle Beam Cannons (2): The main weapons of the Queen-class are these two double-barreled particle cannon turrets. One is mounted just forward of the bridge, while the second is mounted right above the main engine. The turrets can rotate a full 360 degrees and swing out 90 degrees. They are primarily used to scare away potential pirates and destroy threats that can't be destroyed by the point defense lasers.
Range: 7 miles in atmosphere, 14 miles in space
Damage: 1d6x100 MD per shot, 2d6x100 MD per double-barreled blast
Rate of Fire: Three times per melee per barrel
Payload: Effectively Unlimited

2) Point Defense Laser Turrets (20): Double-barreled point defense laser turrets are mounted around the ridge of the main body and equidistant around each of the armoglass domes.
Range: 6,000 ft in atmosphere, 3 miles in space
Damage: 1d6x10 MD per single barrel burst, 2d6x10 MD for a double-barreled blast
Rate of Fire: As H2H
Payload: Effectively Unlimited

3) Auxiliary Craft: The Queen-class has two large landing bays towards the forward end of the ship. Each bay can accommodate up to two 100-foot length or smaller shuttlecraft/yachts, or for flights into less savory areas, 3 fighters each. Due to the modular nature of their internal cargo areas, on trips when they are carrying less than their normal load of supplies, Queens can carry up to 14 additional fighters in storage mode. They would not be available for launch until they are readied and moved into the shuttlebays. A process that can take up to 5 minutes for each fighter.

4) Cargo Holds: The Queen-class has two massive cargo hold decks that run the entire length and width of the ship. Each deck is 50 feet high and is what allows this ship to carry almost twice its weight in cargo, supplies, and luxury items. These decks are also fully modular, allowing the crew to setup individual environments, if necessary, for particular cargo.

5) Systems of Note: All Standard Starship Systems.

6) Variants: It has been rumored that the Ramantha Queen, one of the last of these ships still being used for cruises, is being modified into a Q-ship for especially dangerous cargo runs. Two hidden fighter bays are said to have been cut into the rear portion of the cargo decks, increasing its fighter capacity from 6 to 12 fighters. This is rumored to have cut her cargo space by a third. She is also rumored to be carrying several additional warship cannons in popup turrets, as well as having replaced her standard shield with a warship variable forcefield.