Example Ships - Gravsurvey Ships (Shadow)

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Apollo-class Gravsurvey Ship

Apollo class Gravsurvey Ship    2950 tons     287 Crew     692.4 BP      TCS 59  TH 180  EM 0
4067 km/s    JR 4-50     Armour 1-18     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/12/4/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 34%    IFR: 0.5%    Maint Capacity 293 MSP    Max Repair 100 MSP    Est Time: 3.6 Years

J3000(4-50) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 3000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 4
Magneto-Plasma Drive E8-M (3)    Power 80    Fuel Use 80%    Signature 60    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 76.3 billion km   (217 days at full power)

EM Detection Sensor EM2-12 (1)     Sensitivity 12     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  12m km
Gravitational Survey Sensors (4)   4 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes

Despite being technologically outdated, the Terran Navy's Apollo class of gravitational survey vessels remains the only one in service, with only a single active ship. The conquest of the Kalugan homeworld, Kaluga-A II, in 2080 allowed access to the aliens' impressively-detailed star charts. The Kalugans surprisingly explored and surveyed a considerable amount of systems in their time, so all of a sudden, mankind did not have a pressing need for gravsurvey ships. This is why there's been little interest in developing a newer, more advanced class of such in recent years.