Type Y class Yacht
| Type Y class Yacht | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: Y Yacht | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 200 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/1 |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Officers | 1 |
| Enlisted | 3 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 11.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr51.057 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | Y-EU42 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Private Vessel - Yacht |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
Yacht (type Y): Built on the 200-ton hull, the yacht is a noble's plaything used to entertain friends and undertake political or commercial missions. [1]
- The Type Y class Yacht is one of the most common starships found within Charted Space. Many variant classes exist of this type.
- It is a civilian ship, a luxury starship, and a Yacht.
Basic Ship Synopsis[edit]
Y Yacht. 200 tons. Jump-1, 1-G. 50 tons fuel (...allows two successive Jump-1s). Model/1. 14 staterooms. 1 hardpoint. ATV. Air/raft, Ship's boat. 11 tons Cargo. Unstreamlined. 4 crew. MCr51.057: 11 months. [2]
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The ship has a performance of Jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. Fuel tankage of 50 tons supports the power plant and allows two successive jump-1. Adjacent to the bridge is a model/1 computer. There are fourteen staterooms; two have been combined into a suite for the owner aboard. There are no low berths. [1]
No turrets or weaponry are installed, but there is one hardpoint and one ton has been set aside for fire control. The yacht carries an air/raft and a ship's boat in hull compartments; an ATV is also carried, and the ship's boat is fitted to ferry it from orbit to surface and back. There is a cargo compartment for eleven tons. The yacht is unstreamlined. [1]
The yacht requires a crew of four: pilot, engineer, medic, and steward. Gunners, additional stewards, and other personnel may be added as required. The yacht costs MCr51.057 and typically takes eleven months to build. [3]
Image Repository[edit]
- A prototypical Type Y class Yacht.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
No information yet available.
Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]
Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (...of ten subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [4]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | 200 |
| 2. | Crew | 4 |
| 3. | Performance | 1 |
| 4. | Electronics | Model/1 |
| 5. | Hardpoints | 1 |
| 6. | Armament | Varies |
| 7. | Defenses | None |
| 8. | Craft | ATV, Air Raft, Ship's Boat |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Purification Plant. |
| 10. | Cost | MCr51.057 |
| 11. | Construction Time | 11 months |
| 12. | Comments | None. |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The first interplanetary yachts typically appear in the TL:7-9 epoch and by the TL:10-12 epoch, interstellar yachts become commonplace. There are a wide variety of yacht designs in production but the 200-ton Type Y models are among the most commonly produced and encountered within Charted Space. [6]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Type Y's are typical named after well known nobles or beasts noted for speed.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Civilian Ship - Private Vessel - Yacht:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
| This article has metadata. |
- This article is an amalgamation of many different materials published since 1977.
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19-20.
- Dave Sering. Starships and Spacecraft (Judges Guild, 1979), TBD.Marc Miller. Starships and Spacecraft (Far Future Enterprises, 2014), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 82.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 369.
- Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 38-39.
- James Miller. Type Y Royalty Class Yacht (Scrying Eye Games, 2013), All.
- James Miller. Type Y Hunting Class Yacht (Scrying Eye Games, 2013), All.
- Martin Dougherty. Type-Y Yacht (Mongoose Publishing, 2015), TBD.
- TBD. DeVass Class Private Starship (TBD, 2017), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19-20.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 20.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ An unpublished factoid written by Maksim-Smelchak