BC-714 luxury transport

The BC-714 luxury transport was a space transport designed by the Techno Union for the InterGalactic Banking Clan. As being one of the fastest starships in the galaxy, the Banking Clan used it as a transport vessel for Muun species executives to systems that they had business dealings with. It had a luxurious interior, so that passengers often despised less comfortable vessels. San Hill, the IGBC's chairman, used a BC-714 luxury transport when he flew to the planet Geonosis in 22 BBY. At some point during the Clone Wars, Grievous' flagship, the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence, led a BC-714 convoy.

Characteristics
The BC-714 luxury transport was one of the fastest and most comfortable transport vessels in the galaxy. Smooth, lean, and rocket-shaped, the 55.2 meters long BC-714 was designed with aerodynamic flight in mind. The transport contained Twin-Ion engines and advanced hyperdrive, which provided enormous thrust both in atmosphere and out. The thrusters made it able to reach an atmospheric speed of 1,800 km/h. While its primary hyperdrive had a rating of one, his backup was rated with six. The ship was equipped with a navigation computer. There existed two variants of the ship. One was equipped with twin engines[1] and one with four,[3] though the difference in configuration did not effect performance with the ship being identical in all other respects.[1]

A pleasure yacht at heart, the BC-714 offered many amenities for the wealthy, such as luxurious staterooms for passengers, a twenty seat holotheater, and dining rooms that rivaled the finest restaurants on Muunilinst. Seventeen crew members were needed to fly the ship on a normal flight, as it provided quarters for thirty passengers. Although unarmed it made up its lack of firepower in sheer speed and heavy shields, which made it ideal for the Muun species executives who used the ship as a status symbol. It had a cargo capacity of up to eighty metric tons while it could carry consumables for 6 months, thought there was not enough space to take any complement vessels.[1] A new BC-714 luxury transport was priced at AurebeshSans-Serif credit1,700,000, while a used one featured a value of AurebeshSans-Serif credit980,000. The ship's availability was restricted to members of the InterGalactic Banking Clan.