[jason taylor]

Gustav Ericson Farkost Bedref:

Gustav Ericson Shipping Enterprises in Tizon is a centuries own firm. It is predominately owned by an alliance of established families who own supervoting rights in the company articles. It is predominately a shipbuilding company rather than a carrying one and it's ships are known in and outside the Sword Worlds. Named after the Aland Islands merchant prince at the end of the sailing days on ancient Tera "Gustav's" is known for a series classes of long distance general-purpose freighters collectively nicknamed "Gustav's" like the corporation. Typical Gustav's are medium sized one or two jump vessels. They often carry an array of missiles and missile defenses large for merchants for they are meant to deter pirates by the sheer size of the salvos they can throw especially when arrayed in convoy. With this in mind Tizonians have been able to go on long voyages through uncivilized space or have sold ships to others with a mind for that. Not by coincidence this has gotten them government subsidies as when the "shipfyrd" (what the Imperium calls Ships Taken Up From Trade) is called by Tizon, Gustav ships are often pressed as transports or supply vessels.

The last class commissioned (with typical Swordie gallows humor) is the Mordor class Hazmat freighters. This is a projected series of ships built to haul radioactive material. For this purpose a number of security measures were added on including redundant and heavily reinforced compartments.