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	The ''Leviathan'' had a number of features that made it a popular vessel, as Lockheed Galactic made the comfort of crew and passengers a priority. With two 90-meter grav decks, one for use by the JumpShip crew and the other for use by the DropShip crews and passengers, the ''Leviathan'' was well-equipped; to make the class easy to maintain and repair, the design included spacious maintenance passageways and large access panels. The ''Leviathan'' was a hit with customers from the beginning of its entry into service, particularly when large transport companies found that they could transport both their own DropShips and additional "tramp" ships at the same time.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/>		The ''Leviathan'' had a number of features that made it a popular vessel, as Lockheed Galactic made the comfort of crew and passengers a priority. With two 90-meter grav decks, one for use by the JumpShip crew and the other for use by the DropShip crews and passengers, the ''Leviathan'' was well-equipped; to make the class easy to maintain and repair, the design included spacious maintenance passageways and large access panels. The ''Leviathan'' was a hit with customers from the beginning of its entry into service, particularly when large transport companies found that they could transport both their own DropShips and additional "tramp" ships at the same time.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/>
−	Lockheed Galactic manufactured ''Leviathans'' for decades, but by the end of the [[twenty-fifth century]] the same access panels and maintenance tunnels that made it popular with crews had proved so popular with pirates that the ''Leviathan'' had earned a reputation as an easy target for both being boarded or for being immobilized through damage to, or the destruction of, its large external fuel bunkers.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/>	+	Lockheed Galactic manufactured ''Leviathans'' for decades, but by the end of the [[Twenty-fifth century]] the same access panels and maintenance tunnels that made it popular with crews had proved so popular with pirates that the ''Leviathan'' had earned a reputation as an easy target for both being boarded or for being immobilized through damage to, or the destruction of, its large external fuel bunkers.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/>
	Despite these problems the ''Leviathan'' remained in service for some time, although those ships used by governments or the military were generally modified to be more secure by sealing the more readily-accessible access points and the addition of quarters to allow them to carry marine detachments. Many ships used by corporations underwent similar modifications, but a century after the ''Leviathan'' first entered service it had largely been supplanted by the later ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]'' and similar large JumpShip designs, a fate hastened by the unsuitability of the ''Leviathan'' as a military transport during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/>		Despite these problems the ''Leviathan'' remained in service for some time, although those ships used by governments or the military were generally modified to be more secure by sealing the more readily-accessible access points and the addition of quarters to allow them to carry marine detachments. Many ships used by corporations underwent similar modifications, but a century after the ''Leviathan'' first entered service it had largely been supplanted by the later ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]'' and similar large JumpShip designs, a fate hastened by the unsuitability of the ''Leviathan'' as a military transport during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/>

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{{otheruses|the civilian JumpShip class|other uses|Leviathan}} {{InfoBoxJumpShip | image = Odyssey JS TRO3057r.png | Name = ''Leviathan'' | Manufacturer = [[Lockheed Galactic]]<ref name="XTRO:PVp15">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 15: "Leviathan JumpShip"</ref> | Use = Military, Corporate, Government | Cost = | Introduced = [[2468]] | Tech Base = Inner Sphere (Primitive) | Mass = 410,000 tons | Length = 760 meters | Sail Diameter = 1,400 meters | Fuel = 1,000 tons (2,500) | Burn Rate = | Top Thrust = 0.1 | LF Battery = None | Sail Integrity = 6 | KF Drive Integrity = 8 | Armament = None | Armor = [[standard armor]] | DropShip Capacity = 8 | Crew = 5 officers<br>22 enlisted/non-rated<br>20 bay personnel<br>6 first-class passengers<br>11 steerage-class passengers | Grav Decks = 2 x 90-meter diameter | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 5 Escape Pods<br>5 Life Boats | Heat Sinks = 144 | Structural Integrity = 1 | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = }} ==Description== Developed by Lockheed Galactic and manufactured in their shipyards in the [[Thorin]] system, the '''''Leviathan''''' class of JumpShips was the product of [[Lockheed Galactic]] being one of the very first manufacturers to quickly seize on the technological advances made by [[Blue Nose Interstellar Technologies]]. Lockheed Galactic paid a premium to Blue Nose for the rights to use those advances in their own products, recognizing that being able to carry [[DropShip]]s through a jump was a huge advantage.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> Despite requiring a smaller crew than the ''[[Liberty (JumpShip class)|Liberty]]'', the ''Leviathan'' had twice the DropShip capacity and more than twice the total cargo capacity than its competitor, all of which it achieved for a price less than a third higher. The ''Leviathan'' was an ambitious design, and one that repaid Lockheed Galactic fabulously; it became their signature product, and allowed Lockheed to expand into dozens of systems.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> The ''Leviathan'' had a number of features that made it a popular vessel, as Lockheed Galactic made the comfort of crew and passengers a priority. With two 90-meter grav decks, one for use by the JumpShip crew and the other for use by the DropShip crews and passengers, the ''Leviathan'' was well-equipped; to make the class easy to maintain and repair, the design included spacious maintenance passageways and large access panels. The ''Leviathan'' was a hit with customers from the beginning of its entry into service, particularly when large transport companies found that they could transport both their own DropShips and additional "tramp" ships at the same time.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> Lockheed Galactic manufactured ''Leviathans'' for decades, but by the end of the [[Twenty-fifth century]] the same access panels and maintenance tunnels that made it popular with crews had proved so popular with pirates that the ''Leviathan'' had earned a reputation as an easy target for both being boarded or for being immobilized through damage to, or the destruction of, its large external fuel bunkers.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> Despite these problems the ''Leviathan'' remained in service for some time, although those ships used by governments or the military were generally modified to be more secure by sealing the more readily-accessible access points and the addition of quarters to allow them to carry marine detachments. Many ships used by corporations underwent similar modifications, but a century after the ''Leviathan'' first entered service it had largely been supplanted by the later ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]'' and similar large JumpShip designs, a fate hastened by the unsuitability of the ''Leviathan'' as a military transport during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> ==Capacities== The ''Leviathan'' was unarmed, but mounted 192.5 tons of [[standard armor]], distributed evenly around the ship.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> ==Cargo== * Bay 1: [[Small Craft]] (4) - 2 Doors<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> * Bay 2: Cargo (1,235 tons) - 2 Doors<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> ==Design Notes== * The ''Leviathan'' used Prototype JumpShip Docking Collars.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> * The Supervising Engineer for the ''Leviathan'' design was Nuvi Puelcher.<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> * [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="XTRO:PVp15"/> :* [[Bad Reputation]] :* [[Docking Arms]] :* [[Easy To Repair]] :* [[Fragile Fuel Tank]] :* [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2590]] ==Named Vessels== :see: ''[[:Category:Individual Leviathan-class JumpShips]]'' ==Notes== * As of [[3067]], the [[mercenary unit]] [[Hannibal's Hermits]] (formerly [[Hermann's Hermits]]) was noted to operate an antiquated ''Leviathan''-class JumpShip.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 44</ref> The vessel's name was not mentioned. * The XTRO entry for the ''Leviathan''-class uses the same artwork as the ''[[Odyssey]]''-class in ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'', although the ''Odyssey'' has only 85% of the mass of the ''Leviathan'', and only four docking collars compared to the ''Leviathan'''s eight. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5]]'' * ''[[Far Country]]'' (novel) * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' [[Category:JumpShip classes]]

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