Baudo-class Star Yacht

The Baudo-class star yacht is the fringe-nobility yacht of the late Republic and early Empire era — a 32-meter luxury hull built by Baudo Industries for buyers who valued speed, comfort, and a recognizable silhouette over cargo capacity or firepower. Most Baudos ship with full owner's quarters, a small dining bay, an entertainment lounge, and accommodations for eight in real beds (not crash couches). The hyperdrive is Class 1.5 — faster than most civilian designs and built for owners who valued getting to their destination in time for dinner.

The most cited Baudo in canon is the Cynnoria, owned and operated by the Corellian smuggler Bria Tharen during the early Galactic Civil War. Bria's Baudo featured the typical aftermarket-armed configuration: a single turret mounted on the dorsal hull (the only stock hardpoint), reinforced shields, and a smuggler's false-compartment system installed under the cargo deck. Other notable Baudos appear across Outer Rim fringe-noble fleets — the chassis is a status symbol for nouveau-riche bounty hunters and Old Republic-era diplomats alike.

Mechanically, the Baudo is the catalog's "fast, shielded, unarmed" niche. Stock weapons: none. Hardpoints: one turret available for aftermarket install. The chassis sells for 280,000 cr — premium pricing for a 32-meter hull — because the luxury accommodations and Class 1.5 hyperdrive are what people pay for. Player crews who want to look like they belong at a Coruscant gala (or who want to smuggle contraband past customs by looking too wealthy to bother scanning) reach for the Baudo.