The Better Life

The Better Life - formerly Core Systems Republic Navy gunship Longbow-553 - is a demilitarized Longbow-N gunship belonging to former CSRN Commander Jason Shepard, whose crew salvaged it from planet Harbin, Amur System, Manticore Sector, when sabotage caused it to crash into the ocean of that planet. It has been issued the registry code CSPQX3821 in its private life. The most up-to-date crew manifest is:

• Commander Jason Shepard, CSRN (Ret.)
  • Ship's captain, pilot, astrogator
• Marchioness Reni le Galle, Republic Diplomatic Corps
  • Sensors, communications
• Corporal Samir Rissam, CSRMC (Ret.)
  • Gunnery, ship security
• Scout-Cadet Yuri Tempesta, CSSS (Medical Discharge)
  • Engineer, mechanic
• Doctor Lisa Solingen, MD.
  • Ship doctor
• Seeker Jankhana, Jensai Concordance
  • Crewman
• Constanza Jimenez Ferrera, Ferrera Clan Mercantile, Condorcet
  • Crewman
• Dak, unknown xenosapient
  • Sometimes heartwarming; mostly disgusting.

Though the Naval-grade weapon fixtures aboard the vessel have been stripped, dockmaster's reports indicate that their loss has been offset by the installation of Angelfish-class Jensai Seeker weapons and a Jensai jump-drive.

The Better Life			d-Tons	Cost (Cr)
Hull	300 tons	Hull 6		13.2
	Streamlined	Structure 6
Armor	Ceramol	12 points	45	7.2
Jump Drive C		Jump 2	20	30
Maneuver Drive F		Thrust 4	11	24
Power Plant F			19	48
Bridge			20	1.5 MCr
Computer	Model 4/bis	Rating 20		7.5
Electronics	Advanced	+1 Sensors DM	3	2
Weapons	Hardpoint #1	Pop-out Triple Turret (particle beam/particle beam/beam laser)	2	11
	Hardpoint #2	Double Turret (pulse laser/sandcaster)	1	1.25
	Hardpoint #3
Fuel	120 tons	One Jump-2 and 5 weeks	120
Cargo	17 tons		17
10 Staterooms		20 personnel (max)	40	5
Extras	Fuel Scoops
	2 Fuel Processors		2	0.1
	Ship's Locker
Software	Maneuver/0
	Jump Control/2			0.2
	Evade/2			2
	Fire Control/4			8
	Library
Total			300	168,450,000 Cr
Maintenance Cost (monthly)				12,808 Cr
Life Support Cost (monthly) at full occupancy				30,000 Cr