Barnswallow Freighter Deckplans

Medium: Good ol' MS Paint

The Barnswallow-class freighter is designed to carry a lot of cargo with a minimal crew. It contains six crew cabins and four passenger cabins, in addition to 22,800 tons of cargo capacity. The large cargo bay has a forward-opening hatch and ramp that allow quick (if dangerous) pick-up of vehicles on the ground, providing the pilot's skill is sufficient. The cargo bay itself is designed with a catwalk around its interior circumference, allowing its relatively small crew to fight with a defensive advantage should the ship be stormed.

While the Barnswallow is by no means speedy at sublight, it is relatively maneuverable despite its size thanks to two powerful side-mounted maneuvering thrusters. These are capable of full rotation, pointing downward for landings, or in opposite directions to execute a rapid spin (a dangerous and stressful maneuver, but possible). While the stock model comes with decent armor and shielding, the Barnswallow is not built for combat, sporting only a single heavy laser cannon turret mounted atop the cockpit. The Barnswallow also sports two unarmed shuttles, which are meant as local couriers for the freighter's crew but double as hyperspace-capable escape pods.

Enterprising individuals have installed fighter-grade weaponry in the standard shuttles, or modified actual starfighters to replace the shuttles in their attachment slots.