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− | # [[ | + | # [[Private Smallcraft]] (UY) (1 to 99 [[ton]]s) |
# [[Very Light Private Ship]] (YVL) (100 to 2,499 [[ton]]s) | # [[Very Light Private Ship]] (YVL) (100 to 2,499 [[ton]]s) | ||
# [[Light Private Ship]] (YI) (2,500 to 99,999 [[ton]]s) | # [[Light Private Ship]] (YI) (2,500 to 99,999 [[ton]]s) | ||
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− | | | + | | Any smallcraft for private or personal use that does not fit one of the other [[Utility Craft]] 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 tons. Being smallcraft, these are more often the property of the working class and/or small business owners, and thus less luxurious. |
− | * U = Utility | + | * U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] |
− | * Y = Private | + | * Y = Yacht, Private Vessel, [[etc.]] |
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!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. | !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. |
Revision as of 06:58, 25 October 2019
Y-class Private Vessels accommodate a wider variety of privately owned spacecraft, NAFAL and FTL, smallcraft and bigcraft, Consumer Craft and luxury Yachts.
- Yachts 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.
Library Data Referral Tree
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:
- Advanced Ship Classifications
- Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
- Ship Type Code / Superclass
- Ship Class Code / Class
- Model (TL)
- Bloc (Lot)
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- FTL
- Light Speed (c)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- NAFAL (STL)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
NAFAL system spaceships are horrendously expensive, many times the annual wages of the typical worker, even on a rich world. Starcraft with jump drives 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, bodyguards, cooks, and other service staff.
Image Repository
- A prototypical Type Y class Yacht.
- An exclusive and desirable Starblade class Executive Yacht.
- A side view of a Wanderer class Luxury Yacht.
Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
Most Private Vessels 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-Ships that look like yachts are not an uncommon sight.
Supraclass Roles
Private Vessels typically serve the following roles:
Civilian Ship - Yachts:
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 tons)
- Very Light Private Ship (YVL) (100 to 2,499 tons)
- Light Private Ship (YI) (2,500 to 99,999 tons)
- Medium Private Ship (YM) (100,000 to 249,999 tons)
- Heavy Private Ship (YH) (250,000 to 499,999 tons)
- Superheavy Private Ship (YS) (500,000 to 999,999 tons)
- Ultraheavy Private Ship (YU) (1,000,000 or more tons)
Civilian Subcraft
Civilian subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:
- Barge (WB)
- Utility Craft (U)
Supraclass Archetypal Roles
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
Y-class Private Vessel Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Private Vessel | Y | Lady of Shalott class Yacht | None
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Expeditionary Yacht | YK | Prancing Poni class Charter Yacht | None
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Luxury Yacht | YL | Starblade class Executive Yacht | None
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Racing Yacht | YR | Condor class Racing Yacht | None
|
Private Smallcraft | UY | Type UY-class Private Smallcraft | Any smallcraft for private or personal use that does not fit one of the other Utility Craft 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 tons. Being smallcraft, these are more often the property of the working class and/or small business owners, and thus less luxurious. |
NOTES: There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and tonnage, and yet others by other characteristics. |
History & Background (Dossier)
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Ship - Private Vessel - Yacht:
Civilian Ship - Private Vessel - Utility Craft - Private Smallcraft:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role include:
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- 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.
- Sophia Keris Thomas, Ian Stead, Paul Elliot. DeVass Class Private Starship (Moon Toad Publishing, 2017), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science