Since I have mentioned it already in another thread, here is the basic con-
cept I use for the "aquafitted" starships for my water world setting:
Starship with Aquafitting
Deck 1 – above the waterline
Bow:
Lounge, Galley
Center:
Quarters, Sickbay
Aft:
Life Support Systems
Deck 2 – on the waterline
Bow:
Bridge, Electronics, Personnel Airlock
Center:
Cargo Hold, Cargo Handling Equipment, Cargo Doors,
Extendable Floaters („outriggers“ to stabilize the ship)
Aft:
Engine Room (Power Plant, Maneuver Drive, Hyperdrive,
Gravitics)
Deck 3 – below the waterline
Bow:
Aquatic Sensors and Communicators (Sonar)
Center:
Fuel Tanks, Ballast Tanks (to ensure that the ship always
has the same draft, whether empty or loaded, and to serve
as roll stabilizers), Equipment Storage
Aft:
Auxiliary Aquatic Drive (small hydrojet drive)
cept I use for the "aquafitted" starships for my water world setting:
Starship with Aquafitting
Deck 1 – above the waterline
Bow:
Lounge, Galley
Center:
Quarters, Sickbay
Aft:
Life Support Systems
Deck 2 – on the waterline
Bow:
Bridge, Electronics, Personnel Airlock
Center:
Cargo Hold, Cargo Handling Equipment, Cargo Doors,
Extendable Floaters („outriggers“ to stabilize the ship)
Aft:
Engine Room (Power Plant, Maneuver Drive, Hyperdrive,
Gravitics)
Deck 3 – below the waterline
Bow:
Aquatic Sensors and Communicators (Sonar)
Center:
Fuel Tanks, Ballast Tanks (to ensure that the ship always
has the same draft, whether empty or loaded, and to serve
as roll stabilizers), Equipment Storage
Aft:
Auxiliary Aquatic Drive (small hydrojet drive)