Unreviewed Amidala-class Nubian Yacht

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• Intent: Create a thematic transport for High Republic officials.
• Image Source: New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• Canon Link: H-Type Nubian Yacht
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• Manufacturer: Theed Palace Engineering Corps
• Affiliation: The High Republic
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Amidala-class Nubian Yacht
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Durasteel
  • Chromium
  • Solarium Glasteel

• Classification: Star Yacht
• Length: 47.9 meters
• Width: 8.1 meters
• Height: 7.1 meters
• Armament: None
• Defenses: Very High
  • Naboo-Gungan Layered Deflector Shields
  • Reinforced Hull Plating
  • Emergency Particle Flare Launcher
• Squadron Count: None
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: Very High
• Hyperdrive: Class 1

• Standard
  • Docking Tube
  • Tractor Beam Projector
  • Life Support
  • Security Sensors
• Propulsion
  • S-5 Hyperdrive Generator
  • Sossen-3 Ion Drives
  • Maneuvering Jets
• Navigation
  • Rectenna
  • Sensor Array
  • Navicomputer
    • Gyrocomputer
• Communications
  • Transponder Code
  • Holotransceiver
  • Emergency Signal Beacon
  • External Speaker

• Auxiliary Comscan Station
• Electronic Countermeasures
• Luxury Cabin
• Escape Pods

• Very Stylish - Nubia design merges function with aesthetics to create an impression of wealth and influence. Outfitted with a luxury cabin and enough amenities to host planetary leaders for diplomatic talks or megacorp fundraising.
• Sensor Sweep - Powerful comscan sensors can detect long range power fluctuations indicating the presence of a ship or energy spikes from a nearby cloaked vessel's power generator giving the crew advanced warning of danger.
• Stealthy Approach - The Amidala-class has a narrow profile and sheltered sublight engines giving it a small sensor signature for its size. An unshielded or lightly shielded nubian yacht passively entering a planet's atmosphere might be mistaken for a falling meteorite.

• Toothless - Intended primarily for diplomatic missions, the Amidala-class is unarmed. For missions outside Republic space or during hostile negotiations a starfighter escort is recommended.
• High Profile - Chromium is an unmistakable symbol of the Naboo royal house. Nubian yachts don't really blend in on shadowports or frontier moons.

Elegant Nubian craftsmanship based on the old H-type design of star yachts. Once chromium plating was forbidden by anyone except the royal family of Naboo, but in the modern era norms have relaxed enough for the noble houses to adopt it as their symbol also. The King of Naboo has even granted special permission for Republic senators and other important government officials to use the Amidala-class on state business.

Perfect balance between comfort and safety. The star yacht is equipped with fast sublight engines and specialized Nabo-Gungan layered shields that can endure a lot of punishment during any potential escapes. Electronic countermeasures and a low sensor profile are enough to evade most local security. In the direst emergencies Republic diplomats can abandon ship via escape pods and survive until rescued.

Enough stations for a pilot, co-pilot and navigator although the ship can be flown by just a single pilot for emergencies when the rest of the crew has been incapacitated. Luxury cabin has access to the holotransceiver allowing the Amidala-class to function as a mobile embassy for Republic politicians and the perfect cover for its agents.