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Hammerhead class Merchant Frigate

Designed by: Admiral Savage
Statistics:
1,500-ton Hull (Needle/Wedge) - Streamlined
AC: 15 (13 vs. Meson Guns)   AR: 4 (TL-14)   SI: 250   Initiative: 2 (4 w/out weapons)
Starship Size: Large   Cost: 947.022 MCr (1,183.777 MCr without discount)
Secondary Bridge,
Model/9 Fib (PP: 65/14) Computer   Avionics: Less than 4,000-ton  
Sensors: 1 Parsec (passive survey) -8   Communications: System Wide (Maser) -8
Cargo: 215.6-tons  
Extra Ship's Stores (8 weeks, 4.9t, .288Mcr):
          104 person/weeks of Luxury Stores, 288 person/weeks of Standard Stores,
Annual Maintenance = 94.702 KCr (47.351 KCr if routinely maintained)
Routine Maintenance = 23.676 KCr/Month (236.756 KCr per year)
Performance:
Jump-3 (enough fuel for 1x Jump-3) J1=150t,  J3=450t
Acceleration: 4-G   Agility: 2 (4 w/out weapons)
Power Plant: TL-15 Fusion (216 EP output, enough fuel for 4 weeks) fuel =108t
Fuel Scoops, Fuel Purification Plant (TL-15, 5hrs per 400 tons of fuel)
Active Defenses:
Nuclear Dampers USP:5
Weapons:
Hardpoints: 15
8x Triple Beam Laser Turret TL-15, +4 To Hit, 4d8 (20/x1), Range: 30,000km
2x Single Sandcaster Turret TL-15, +3 AC, Ammo: 300 sand canisters
1x 50-ton Particle Accelerator Bay TL-15, +5 To Hit, 5d12 (17/x1), Range: 45,000km
Ship's Vehicles:
1x 8-ton vehicle hangar
2x 20-ton small craft (Internal Hangar) Armed Gigs
Launch facilities for 1 Craft per turn
Accomodations & Fittings:
25x Double Occupancy Stateroom (50 People)
4x Standalone Fresher
1x Engineering Shop (20 Engineers)
1x Sickbay (2 Patients)
1x Autodoc
2x Airlocks
Crew Details:
7x Command Officers, 3x Command Crew
1x Flight Officers, 2x Flight Crew
1x Gunnery Officers, 11x Gunnery Crew
2x Engineering Officers, 4x Engineering Crew
1x Medical Officers, 0x Medical Crew
1x Marine Officers, 8x Marines
4x Service Crew
4x Mid Passengers
Description:
The Hammerhead class is the armed merchant version of the Liberator Vanguard frigate.
With all weapons powered down the Hammerhead can obtain agility and initiative of 4. 
Options;
-include 50ton missile bay instead of PA which keeps agility and initiative at 4.