QBS Ships
QBS Ships - Queen's Battle Ships Not all of the ships used by Bethane Anne have been listed, as there were some only mentioned once. Below are the most noteworthy and most mentioned in the Gambit.
QBBS Meredith (Meredith) Reynolds Yollin Technology did not appear before Book 13, so QBBSMeredith Reynolds was not conceived until then. After that, there were multiple details, in many books, concerning additions, enhancements, and expansion of the craft. It was originally built in Earth space, and DID go through the Gate, into Yollin space. It was what probably destroyed the Gate, because of its size. Could be spelled either way in Books. If searching, use both spellings. The last group of listings is a partial set of examples, showing many of the uses for compartments, areas, rooms used aboard the ship. (See Drilling Process, in Technology, for construction techniques)
General information - Uses the gravitic drives, in concert, to move the asteroid.” Large nickel-iron asteroid Meredith was operational by EI, Reynolds was Defensive/military EI TKG 13 Roughly 80 kilometers in circumference. Internal travel by trams, from outside rim to inner core.
Locations within the Reynolds: Contains Mark Billingsly Park, where dogs love to exercise Military Bases Development Offices (and military meeting rooms), Prime Guardian’s Office, Jean Dukes R&D Lab, All Guns Blazing, Viewing Deck, Guardians' Workout Area, Team BMW’s Official Office Area, Military-side Airlocks, Empress Bethany Anne’s Meeting Room, Empress’ Suite, special terra-farming location, Lance Reynolds’ Office, docking bays protected - repressurized - by blocking space with force fields, Secure Meeting Room, Main meeting room , Barnabas' Offices (2), Throne Room, Estarian Delegate Meeting Room, private commercial landing hanger, Large Meeting Room (semicircular room, where rows of chairs ascended like an old university auditorium up to the top row), Medical Wing, Medical, Tactical Operations Control - Traffic Control, Operations and Observation Area, Queen’s Workout Area, Docks Meeting Rooms, Ranger’s Section and Quarters, Military HQ, Inner Conference Room, Arti-sun Engineering Group, Outer Docks, Ship’s Deck
TKG 14/4, 10, 16
Queen’s Transference room. It was a thirty-foot diameter, fourteen-foot high room with simple rubber flooring and two sets of doors. One set went into her private chambers, the other led out into the guarded hallway.,The rubber floor was there to help soften the fall if someone had too much momentum when appearing, and it was easy to clean should blood be a problem.
The docks area, a large place on the Meredith Reynolds, was growing. Storage, warehousing, housing, and businesses were built to handle all of the externally focused roles and activities. There were two high-speed magnetic trams that delivered people back and forth between the docks, and In-World.
First big battleship built for space fighting. Cavernous in size. Modified asteroid.Excavated using Yollin mining technology. Base station of the Etheric Empire. EI named Meredith. Used for larger meetings (3,000 emigrees) Dock area large, two high-speed trams shuttled between docks and In-World. Tram transportation available throughout interior. Force Fields used to control atmosphere at docks, wheb ships entered or exited in landing.
Military operations room huge. 3 stories high, desks along 2nd and 3rd floors, wall of projection screens, place in the middle (5625 cubic feet) for 3D holographic representations of battles being fought
APAs (Active Participation Areas) where sparring, workouts, gym activities occur. 2nd smallest 150' X 90' X 30', where Chinese Team defeated Wechselbalg to join Empire.
TKG 17/2 Major space station, planet Yoll.
The main deck was the equator and carried a designation of “Deck 1.” Each level below added to that number so that the next one down was Deck 2. Any levels overhead carried a designation of a two digit number. So, if you wanted to go up to the second level higher, you went to the 02 Deck.
Now houses 8 levels, 30,000 people Open Court as part of structure. Second court being constructed to separate shops & restaurants from meetings.
Assassinations attempts common – 17 in 1 12 month period. 9 tried and sent to Eudos as miners. 5 remanded to own governments for punishment. 3 ushered out of airlock without suits.
