Editing Private Vessel

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[[Private Vessel|Y-class Private Vessel]]s accommodate a wider variety of privately owned [[spacecraft]], [[NAFAL]] and [[FTL]], [[smallcraft]] and [[bigcraft]], [[Consumer Craft]] and luxury [[Yacht]]s.  
* ''[[Yacht]]s'' are the best known and most visible of these vessels.
* 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]]) ==
[[NAFAL]] system [[spaceship]]s are horrendously expensive, many times the annual wages of the typical worker, even on a [[rich world]]. [[Starcraft]] with [[jump drive]]s are even more expensive than that. Thus, citizens who can afford to buy a personal starship, even a small one are tremendously wealthy and why would the wealthy build anything less than a Y-class Yacht or Private Vessel? As such, Y-class ships tend to be luxurious, high performance, and extensively stocked with servants, [[bodyguard]]s, [[cook]]s, and other service staff. 

=== Image Repository ===
# A prototypical [[Type Y class Yacht]]. <br> [[File: Yacht-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-37 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
# An exclusive and desirable [[Starblade class Executive Yacht|''Starblade'' class Executive Yacht]]. <br> [[File:J-2 200dT Starblade Yacht.jpg|400px]]
# A side view of a [[Wanderer class Luxury Yacht|''Wanderer'' class Luxury Yacht]]. <br> [[File:J2 200dT Yacht 2.jpg|400px]]

=== Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine) ===
Most ''Private Vessel''s are minimally armed and/or armored, but there are plenty of exceptions. After all, they can afford it. Heck, they can afford to specialize a ship in any fashion they like... Most often, yachts and private vessels employ escorts for defense, and if alone, they simply run when facing a hostile threat. On other hand, [[Q-Ship]]s that look like yachts are not an uncommon sight.

=== Supraclass Roles ===
''Private Vessel''s typically serve the following roles:

'''[[Civilian Ship]] - [[Yacht]]s:''' <br>
''[[Largecraft]] & [[Bigcraft]]:''
# [[Admiral's Yacht]] (YL)
# [[Charter Yacht]] (YK)
# [[Expeditionary Yacht]] (YK)
# [[Executive Yacht]] (YL)
# [[Luxury Yacht]] (YL)
# [[Private Starship]] (Y)
# [[Private Vessel]] (Y) (Namesake)
# [[Racing Yacht]] (YR)
# [[Regatta Yacht]] (YR)
# [[Yacht Courier]] (YR)

'''[[Civilian Craft]] - Private Smallcraft (Non-luxury):'''
# [[Luxury Shuttle]] (UYL)
# [[Luxury Smallcraft]] (UYL)
# [[Playboy's Launch]] (UYL)
# [[Private Smallcraft]] (UY)
# [[Star Limousine]] (UYL)

==== Size-Class Roles for Private Vessels ====
# [[Private Smallcraft]] (UY) (1 to 99 [[ton]]s)
# [[Very Light Private Ship]] (YVL) (100 to 2,499 [[ton]]s)
# [[Light Private Ship]] (YL) (2,500 to 99,999 [[ton]]s)
# [[Medium Private Ship]] (YM) (100,000 to 249,999 [[ton]]s)
# [[Heavy Private Ship]] (YH) (250,000 to 499,999 [[ton]]s)
# [[Superheavy Private Ship]] (YS) (500,000 to 999,999 [[ton]]s)
# [[Ultraheavy Private Ship]] (YU) (1,000,000 or more [[ton]]s)

==== Civilian Subcraft ====
Civilian [[subcraft]] (...both [[smallcraft]] and [[bigcraft]]) are carried by some of these [[vessel]]s:
# [[Barge]] (WB)
# [[Utility Craft]] (U)

=== Supraclass Archetypal Roles ===
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="4"| Y-class Private Vessel Supraclass Archetypes
|-
! Archetype
! Type Code
! Exemplar
! Remarks
|-
| [[Private Vessel]]
| Y
| [[Lady of Shalott class Yacht]]
| The '''Y [[superclass]]''' covers a whole range of privately owned vessels from yachts to high end extraplanetary commuters and more. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }} 
* Y = Yacht
|-
| [[Expeditionary Yacht]]
| YK
| [[Prancing Poni class Charter Yacht]]
| ''Expeditionary Yacht''s are used by well-heeled interests for exploration and similar endeavors. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }} 
* K = Kiswahili (Name of Terran language used in an area where many significant safari expeditions occurred. Also known as Swahili)
|-
| [[Luxury Yacht]]
| YL
| [[Starblade class Executive Yacht]]
| ''Luxury yacht''s allow the rich and privileged, typically nobles, to travel in style. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}  
* L = Luxury
|-
| [[Racing Yacht]]
| YR
| [[Condor class Racing Yacht]]
| ''Racing yacht''s are used in regatta competitions by the rich and famous, or their jockeys. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}   
* R = Racing, Regatta, [[etc.]]
|-
| [[Private Vessel]]
| YY
| [[Lady of Shalott class Yacht]]
| ''Private vessel''s is a group of [[bigcraft]] and [[largecraft]] used for a variety of unspecified endeavors other than the other yacht superclass codes. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }} 
* Y = Yacht
* Y = Multipurpose Yacht
|-
| [[Private Smallcraft]]
| UY
| [[Type UY class Private Smallcraft]]
| Any smallcraft for private or personal use that does not fit one of the other categories (in particular, not [[Industrial Smallcraft]]), and typically operates independently rather than supplementing operations of a larger ship. In other words, anything that would fit in Y-class except for being a [[smallcraft]] of less than 100-[[ton]]s. Being [[smallcraft]], these are more often the property of the working class and/or small business owners, and thus less luxurious. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] & [[Adrian Tymes]] }}
* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]]  
* Y = Yacht, Private Vessel, [[etc.]]
|-
!colspan="4"| ''NOTES:'' There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and [[ton]]nage, and yet others by other characteristics.
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
No information yet available. 

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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=== Ship Summary List ===
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role include:
{{Ship summary list|name= Private Vessel |tdes= Y}}
{{Ship summary list|name= Expeditionary Yacht |tdes= YK}}
{{Ship summary list|name= Luxury Yacht |tdes= YL}}
{{Ship summary list|name= Racing Yacht |tdes= YR}}
{{Ship summary list|name= Luxury Smallcraft |tdes= UY}}

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
{{Sources
|S1= This article is an amalgamation of many different materials published since 1977.
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|page=19-20|version=Classic Traveller}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page= TBD}}
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Starter Traveller |page= 11 }} 
|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=82}}
|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller: The New Era|page=369}}
|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=38-39}}
|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Type Y Royalty Class Yacht |page= All}}
|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Type Y Hunting Class Yacht |page= All}}
|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= Type-Y Yacht |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
|S11= {{Ludography cite|name= DeVass Class Private Starship |page= TBD}}
|S12= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S13= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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