Wren Class Small Transport
Name: Wren
Craft: Wren Class Small Transport
Type: Transport
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 18.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 meters
Weight: 100 tons
Skill: Space Transports
Crew: 1
Passenger Capacity: 1
Cargo Capacity: One standardized 40-foot container (25 tons) in external frame.
Consumables / Fuel Capacity: 10 tons (3,000 hours)
Cost: 1,600
Maintenance Costs: 80 per year
Nav Computer: yes (intra-system only)
Maneuverability: 1D+1
Space: 3; Hard Burn: 5
Atmosphere: 260; 750 kmh; Hard Burn: 295; 850 kmh
Hull: 2D+2
Sensors
- Passive: 20 / 0D+1
- Scan: 40 / 0D+1
- Search: 60 / 0D+2
- Focus: 2 / 1D
Weapons - None
Description: As long as cargos are bound for the frontier, small transports will always be able to make a buck. A Wren Class ship is essentially an oversized cockpit with reaction engine pods and a pulse drive mounted to a universal structural frame. Cargo is loaded in a single, standard 40-foot container attached to the frame, which can be dropped at the destination. The Wren can then pick up another load for the return trip, haul back an empty container, or fly back clean.
Ships of the Wren Class are relatively small, can be operated by a single individual, and have an operations and maintenance costs lower than any other class of ship known to the frontier. Different containerized load-outs can be mounted into the frame depending on the task at hand. A prospector looking for a new claim might want extensive survey capabilities, while a scout going into dangerous territory will want some defensive capability. Of course, this makes load-out something of a gamble, as one never knows what one is going to find beyond the frontier. It takes a savvy spacer with a nose for what’s coming next to make it in this kind of life. If the salvage is on the very fringe of the black, odds are these guys will bring it back first—if they get back at all.
Source:
- The Firefly and Serenity Database: Wren Class
- Serenity Role Playing Game (pages 118-119)
- thedemonapostle