Lois McKendrick

This article is about the ship, SC Lois McKendrick. For information about the person, see Lois McKendrick (Person).

The SC Lois McKendrick was the first ship that Ishmael Wang got a job on. The ship was owned by Federated Freight.

The berthing area has ten pairs of bunks, each with a full locker. There are two berthing areas on the ship for the majority of crew members. One of the berthing areas is for the Engineering Division. Each berthing area had a table and chairs.

## Stats and Design

The ship is a long hollow spine. The cargo containers are wedge shaped and lock on to the spine in groups of six. There are 12 groups of six cargo containers running the length of the ship.

On the forward end of the ship was a cylinder. The cylinder housed the bridge, quarters and mess deck. The bridge was on top. Next down was officer's quarters, followed by crew's deck. The vessel is equipped with a gym and sauna. The gym took up most of the middle of the bow section. Lifeboats were also on the same level as the gym.

Below the gym level were engineering spaces.

The aft end was a smaller cylinder than the bow. It housed the main boat deck, reactor/generators and kicker engines, specifically Dynamars Auxiliaries.

The vessel is over forty kilotons.

## Coffee

**Coffee Capacity** 3 x polished copper and stainless steel Twenty-Liter coffee urns.

Ishmael makes the coffee with 100 grams of coffee per liter, so about 2 kilos per pot. He also brews the coffee with cold water and ensures the pots are regularly scrubbed out with white vinegar. They use a Schmidt Coffee Mill to grind their own coffee beans. Djartmo Arabasti is the coffee bean of choice for the crew.

# Ships Log

For detailed events and dates check out the Lois McKendrick Ship Log.

# Roster

This roster is a combination of names mentioned in the books and from the Solar Clipper website.

Through the course of the books, the ship’s roster changes. Here’s who’s who on the SC Lois McKendrick.

## Quarter Share

### Deck Division

* Captain: Alys McKendrick Giggone
* First Mate: Benjamin Maxwell
* Second Mate/Astrogator: Jillian Avril
* Third Mate / Systems: Lealand von Ickles

#### Bridge Section

* Spec 1 (astrogation) Richard Graves
* Spec 1 (ship handler) Salina Matteo
* Spec 3 (astrogation) Sandra Belterson
* Spec 3 (ship handler) Fong Xi Pa

#### Watchstanders

* AS Rhon Scham
* AS Beverly Arith
* OS Tabitha Rondita
* OS David ben Dour
* SA Sean Grishan
* SA Arthur James

#### Power Section

* Spec 2 (Gravity) Eugene Dos Rios
* Spec 3 (Electrical) Rebecca Saltzman
* Machinist Jennifer Agotto
* Engineman Burt Benson
* Wiper Arvid Xia

#### Propulsion Section

* Spec 1 (Fields) Manisha Rajpour
* Spec 3 (Fields) Fernando Vargas
* Spec 3 (Engines) James Mallory
* Machinist Mitchell Fitzroy
* Engineman Janice Ivanov
* Wiper Eloise Jez

#### Environmental Section

* Spec 1 (Environmental) Brilliantine Smith
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Diane Ardele
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Francis Gartner
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Gregor Avery

### Steward Division

* Spec 1 (Chef) Ralf "Cookie" M'liki
* Mess deck attendant Ishmael Wang
* Mess deck attendant Phillip Carstairs

### Cargo Division

* Cargo Master: James Cotton
* Spec 1 (Cargo) Handling Biddy Murphy
* OC Jorge Velasquez
* OC Jaime Schwartz
* CA Sally Green

## Half Share

### Deck Division

* Captain: Alys McKendrick Giggone
* First Mate: Benjamin Maxwell
* Second Mate/Astrogator: Jillian Avril
* Third Mate/Systems: Lealand von Ickles

#### Bridge Section

* Spec 1 (astrogation) Richard Graves
* Spec 1 (ship handler) Salina Matteo
* Spec 3 (astrogation) Sandra Belterson
* Spec 3 (ship handler) Fong Xi Pa

#### Watchstanders

* AS Rhon Scham
* AS Beverly Arith
* OS Tabitha Rondita
* OS David ben Dour
* SA Sean Grishan
* SA Arthur James

#### Power Section

* Spec 2 (Gravity) Eugene Dos Rios
* Spec 3 (Electrical) Rebecca Saltzman
* Machinist Jennifer Agotto
* Engineman Burt Benson
* Wiper Arvid Xia

#### Propulsion Section

* Spec 1 (Fields) Manisha Rajpour
* Spec 3 (Fields) Fernando Vargas
* Spec 3 (Engines) James Mallory
* Machinist Mitchell Fitzroy
* Engineman Janice Ivanov
* Wiper Eloise Jez

#### Environmental Section

* Spec 1 (Environmental) Brilliantine Smith
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Diane Ardele
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Francis Gartner
* *Engineman Ishmael Wang*

### Steward Division

* Spec 1 (Chef) Ralf M’liki
* *Mess deck attendant Sarah Krugg*
* Mess deck attendant Phillip Carstairs

### Cargo Division

* Cargo Master: James Cotton
* Spec 1 (Cargo) Handling Biddy Murphy
* OC Jorge Velasquez
* OC Jaime Schwartz
* CA Sally Green

## Full Share

### Deck Division

* Captain: Alys McKendrick Giggone
* First Mate: Benjamin Maxwell
* Second Mate/Astrogator: Jillian Avril
* Third Mate/Systems: Lealand von Ickles

#### Bridge Section

* Spec 1 (astrogation) Richard Graves
* Spec 1 (ship handler) Salina Matteo
* *Spec 2 (systems) Ishmael Wang*

Spec 3 (astrogation) Sandra Belterson
Spec 3 (ship handler) Fong Xi Pa

#### Watchstanders

* AS Rhon Scham
* AS Beverly Arith
* OS Tabitha Rondita
* OS David ben Dour
* SA Sean Grishan
* SA Arthur James

#### Power Section

* Spec 2 (Gravity) Eugene Dos Rios
* Spec 3 (Electrical) Rebecca Saltzman
* Machinist Jennifer Agotto
* Engineman Burt Benson
* Wiper Arvid Xia

#### Propulsion Section

* Spec 1 (Fields) Manisha Rajpour
* Spec 3 (Fields) Fernando Vargas
* Spec 3 (Engines) James Mallory
* Machinist Mitchell Fitzroy
* Engineman Janice Ivanov
* Wiper Eloise Jez

#### Environmental Section

* Spec 1 (Environmental) Brilliantine Smith
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Diane Ardele
* Spec 3 (Environmental) Francis Gartner
* *Spec 2 (Environmental) Charles Colby*

### Steward Division

* Spec 1 (Chef) Ralf M’liki
* Mess deck attendant Sarah Krugg
* Mess deck attendant Phillip Carstairs

### Cargo Division

* Cargo Master: James Cotton
* Spec 1 (Cargo) Handling Biddy Murphy
* OC Jorge Velasquez
* OC Jaime Schwartz
* CA Sally Green