The Razor Beak version 0.7
Copyright 1996 by Gilmer Young

    The RazorBeak is a craft built by Elgin Hawk Nose, from the sailing
nation of Veska.  Elgin and a small group of enchanters and shipwrights
built the vessel from the ground up to be a fast cargo vessel.  Elgin
is very proud of it, and his prices reflect that.  It's armed with TL 4
ballistae fore and aft firing either bolts (16|imp.|5d|25|4|250|500|1/30|1)
or stones (16|cr.|10d|25|2|--|300|1/30|1).  Note also that Captain Elgin's
enchanters have also provided him with 10 Oak golems weighing in at 250
lbs. apiece (included in payload wt.) for defense against boarders.

    The Razor Beak is a TL4 vessel in all respects but the
enchantments.  In a no mana world, it would be unable to move.  Note
also that weight and space were considered for 100 cheap open seats,
which is considered to be the weight and space the oars occupy.  In a
pinch, the crew can man the oars, driving the vessel at approximately 5
mph.

    The power plant requires special mention.  It's a series of iron
bars, each with a metal ring on the end, through which the end of the
oars are put, enchanted to rotate.  a pair of levers control the
vessel, altering the rowing speed on each side much in the same way an
old-fashioned tank's throttles control the speed of each tread.

    The Razor Beak is a TL 4 vessel built with Mar. '96 Errata.
    
    Structure:  6,000 cf TL4- standard light body (wooden), maximum
load 75 tons, (Body HT 6000), flotation hull with fine hydrodynamics
        (75 tons).
    Propulsion: 200 oars on top deck (see notes). 
    Power:  200 KW Air-golem engine (DR 5, HT 50) on top deck.
    Accomodation:  Cramped quarters for 10, plus standard quarters for
1 (the captain).
    Crew requirements: 5 (or 7, depending on whether or not your
nagivator and 'mechanic' do double duty).  There is one helmsman,
one navigator, and one 'mechanic' to keep the axles on the air-golem
engines well-lubricated.  During battle, both of the latter would
be standing by with a cutlass while 2 men each worked the ballistae
or (if they were doing double duty) helping out with the ballistae
themselves.  The rest of the quarters are usually taken up by combat
specialists.
    Accessories: Bilge Pump (DR 5, HT 30), fire extinguisher (DR 5, HT
50), 300 sf top deck with cover (catches fire on 10-), heliograph (on
deck; DR 5, HT 20), 2 sets of navigation tools (DR 5, HT6), luxury
fittings for captain's quarters.
    Armor: 90 points standard flammable armor (wood), F6/60F, L3/6F,
R3/6F, B3/6F,
        T3/4, U4/8F.
    Cargo: 1,643 cf
    Weaponry:  Ram, 2 ballistae on open mounts (DR 5, HT 88), fore and
aft, requiring a 2 man crew each, with 40 stones and 15 bolts.
    Statistics: $213,690 ($14,246 at TL4-), design mass 47.6 tons, max.
payload 27.4 tons, max. cargo load 23.4 tons, current payload 4 tons,
loaded mass 51.6 tons. Size modifier +6, radar signature +6, IR
signature +6, acoustic signature +0 (+1 if rowing).
    Water performance [oars, with current payload of 4 tons.]: Water
Speed Factor 20 mph, Top Speed 31 mph, Acceleration .75 mph/s,
Deceleration 10.375 mph/s, MR .25, SR 4, draft 7.4 feet.  [with current
payload of 14 tons,]: Top Speed 26 mph, Draft 7.9 feet.