Birdsong-Class Starship from GURPS Starships

[Sturn]

I'm doing research for a free, personal Traveller campaign guide set during the end of the Long Night in the Solomani Rim (see my other threads on the Terran Dawn campaign).

I stumbled upon reference to the Birdsong-class ship of the 3rd Imperium that has supposedly been around since the 2nd Imperium in one form or another. In making a list of available starships, I wanted this craft included. I wanted to grab a copy of GURPS Traveller Starships where this craft came from, but found it listed at $100 at half.com and Amazon.

I can't pay $100 just for some information on a single ship, but want my guide to reference every possible Traveller source on the setting.

Is the Birdsong covered someplace else in some other book that won't cost me $100. Can someone give me a basic description of the ship, such as size, tons, what it looks like, that won't violate any copyright rules?
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[Qstor2]

Its a TL9 100 ton container ship with a crew of four. It carries six standard cargo containers arranged around the fuel deck.

Mike

 

[Sturn]

Its a TL9 100 ton container ship with a crew of four. It carries six standard cargo containers arranged around the fuel deck.

Thanks Mike! A few questions if you might know the answer:

1. Is the TL9 by Gurps standard or by Traveller standard? I'm assuming Traveller and thus J1.

2. Can you basically describe the look of the craft? You said 6 cargo containers around the fuel deck. I'm assuming a bridge up front, engineering in back, fuel between, with 6 externally slung cargo containers. Can you tell me long and skinny shape, blunt nose, wedge, etc?

3. The six standard containers are box shaped? Know the tonnage of each? I was trying to come up with a standard cargo container for my Terran Dawn campaign, this would be crucial for me to know exactly the shape and tonnage (a.i. square box, or elongated box with rounded corners, or spherical containers, or long oval shape, etc).

Thanks again.

 

[Sturn]

Just discovered that I can purchase Gurps Traveller Starships as a PDF for $8, (as opposed to $100 for out of print copies) so I will be adding this to my collection of research material.