Bulk freighter

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"We have no credit shipment. This is a bulk freighter!"
"If this is a bulk freighter, why is your vault magnetically sealed?"
"We are protected by New Republic decree. I hereby demand all pirate scum leave this vessel immediately!"
―A bulk freighter captain and the pirate captain "Silvo"[1]
The bulk freighter Eravana

The bulk freighter Eravana

Bulk freighters[2] also known as heavy freighters,[3] were generally very large, slow, and cumbersome space-faring freighters whose role was to move essential supplies throughout the galaxy every day. They were built in orbital shipyards and rarely entered the atmosphere of a planetary body. Instead they tended to unload or load their cargo via space stations and transfer yards. Most freighters of this type were owned and operated by corporations as they were generally very expensive and difficult to maintain. Exceptions like the Eravana—Han Solo and Chewbacca's Baleen-class heavy freighter[2]—and the Yadeez—a carrier for the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing[4]—did, however, exist.[2]

History

The Galactic Empire often used Class four container transports.[5] One Corellian bulk freighter was being scrapped on the planet Ferrix[6] in 5 BBY.[7] Yadeez was a bulk freighter that served as a carrier vessel for the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing.[4]

A bulk freighter was attacked by Silvo's pirates in the hope of plundering its vault for a large sum of credits. Upon fighting past its crew and breaching the vault, however, the pirates discovered a single credit and mutinied against "Silvo" for his failures,[1] resulting in Brutus[8]—Silvo's former First Mate[9]—being installed as leader instead.[8] One heavy freighter was used to destroy a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer with the Holdo maneuver above the Forest Moon of Endor[3] in 35 ABY.[10]

Appearances

A Class four container transport with cargo.

A Class four container transport with cargo.

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "This Could Be a Real Adventure"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel
  5. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "The Forgotten Droid"
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
  7. ↑ The events of Andor Season 1 begin with "Kassa," which dates itself to 5 BBY. The final episode "Rix Road" takes place immediately after "Daughter of Ferrix," "A Certain Point of View" in Star Wars Insider 220 places "Daughter of Ferrix" five years before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 5 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. As the first and last episodes take place in 5 BBY, all episodes of Andor Season 1 must take place in this year.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier"
  9. ↑ SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Zero Friends Again"
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, including the freighter's destruction in the Endor system, to 35 ABY.