Roadrunner
| Roadrunner class transport frigate | |
 Blueprint view of a standard Roadrunner-class transport. | |
| Spacecraft Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Base Hull | Custom |
| Drive Type | Reactionless thrusters |
| Owner | varies |
| Faction | varies |
| Registry Number | varies |
| Launched | varies, mid-2013 and later |
| Purpose | Cargo transport |
| Primary Crew | Captain, Helmsman/Navigator, Engineer, Cargomaster |
| Operational Status | Active |
Created by Griever
Designed by the SEBureau, the Roadrunner transport frigate class hull went onto the open market in mid-2013, becoming - due to the modular and standardized design as well as the relatively cheap fabrication costs and high adaptability - one of the most popular class of cargo ships of the period amongst groups that did not design their own freighters.
Roadrunners have four engine nacelles in a "box" pattern at the end of an octagonal spine. The spine, in turn, sports four modular mounts - dorsal, ventral, starboard, and port - which can carry two ISO standard cargo containers each, and a wedge-shaped cockpit/crew section at the bow.
The design is easy to retrofit to a "Q-ship", having originally been intended to clandestinely hunt pirates. These Boskonian-hunters replace the Cargomaster with a Weapons Officer, and carry troops and concealed weaponry instead of cargo. Only two such Q-ships are currently known to exist: the SEBureau's Kobayashi Maru and Great Justice's Polly Oliver.
Known Ships of the Class
- Kobayashi Maru (Q-ship, first of the class, owned by the SEBureau)
- Kingfisher (owned by a group of Bleach Fen)
- Lucy Brewer (owned by Great Justice, assigned to Task Force Tango Shoes)
- Polly Oliver (Q-ship, owned by Great Justice, assigned to Task Force Tango Shoes)
- Takumi F. (owned by Stellvia Corporation, assigned to Wonderland)
- Tsujimoto (owned by the Nikaido Foundation)
