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The [[Life Boat]] is an emergency [[device]], a [[smallcraft]], used to allow escape from danger, disaster, or calamity in space-going situations.
* They come in both [[Civilian Ship|civilian]] and [[Military Ship|military]] variants. 
* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]]. 
* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
They typically displace 20.0 [[ton]]s, and are capable of 1.0 G acceleration and can carry up to three conscious passengers. 
* In addition, they often contain five emergency [[Low Passage|low berth]]s, each capable of holding four persons in [[cold sleep]]. Thus a standard life boat can often carry a total of 23 [[sophont]]s. 
* Life boats are almost always unarmed.
 
=== Image Repository ===
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=== Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine) ===
''Life Boats'' or ''Escape Pods'' are typically stationed on larger ships as an emergency precaution. Smaller ships typically do not carry them or use a [[smallcraft]] in this role.
* Most such craft are unarmed and defenseless and are easily destroyed by a military or paramilitary aggressor.

=== Supraclass Roles ===
''Life Boat''s typically serve the following roles:
* [[Contingency Craft]]
* [[Emergency Craft]]
* [[Escape Pod]]
* [[Launch]]
* [[Lifeboat]]
* [[Lighter]]
* [[Runabout]]
* [[Shuttle]]
* [[Utility Boat]]

=== Supraclass Archtypes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="4"| UE-class Life Boat Supraclass Archetypes
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! Archetype
! Type Code
! Exemplar
! Remarks
|-
| [[Life Boat]]
| UW
| TBD
| None
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
Since the earliest days of spaceflight, emergency precautions and craft have been operated. The modern lifeboat is inexpensive and capable of sustaining life for a limited period, or achieving planetfall in most models.

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
''[[Civilian Ship]] - [[Smallcraft]] - [[Life Boat]]:''
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=== Ship Summary List ===
Some of the most commonly used [[vessel]]s in this role or these roles include:
{{Ship summary list|name= Lifeboat / Escape Pod |tdes= UE}}
 
==References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page= TBD|version=Classic Traveller}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version=Classic Traveller}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page=TBD |version=Classic Traveller}}
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Marooned/Marooned Alone |page= TBD}}
|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page=78}}
|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= The Travellers' Digest 16 |page= TBD}}
|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page= TBD}}
|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page= TBD}}
|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide |page= TBD}}
|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=8|version=Marc Miller's Traveller}}
|S11= {{Ludography cite|name= Scout Ships |page= TBD}}
|S12= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}}
|S13= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S14= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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