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The Corellian Engineering Corporation Deep Space Recovery Vessel L-2783, more commonly called the L-2783, was a small Bulk cruiser / Bulk transport designed to travel to remote locations to repair or recover damaged starships.[1]
Characteristics
Essentially a large cargo hold with engines attached, the L-2783 was based off of bulk cargo capital ship design, and sported a main cavernous cargo hold capable of containing and carrying ships up to the size of an old-style cruiser.[1] Envisioned as a mobile repair base and scavenger ship, the L-2783's powerful tractor beam could pull in ships or wreckage as needed into its internal hold, with the hold capable of being partitioned off by enormous force fields.[1]
Aiding the ship was a small fleet of four cargo shuttles and fifty maintenance / scavenger pods held in an aft facing hangar bay.[1] These small two-person spacecraft were equipped with clamps and plasma cutters, allowing the pods to retrieve smaller objects or work in unison to dismantle larger objects.[1] Debris was then deposited into the L-2783's large dorsal cargo holds where it could be dealt with by a large array of onboard repair shops and supply vaults.[1]
Coming stock with minimal weaponry, the L-2783 had heavy shields that were more than enough to protect it from pirates and aggressive scavengers.[1] Like any CEC design, however, the ship was vastly upgradable and customizable; as a result these ships were known to be retrofitted into small carriers along with with substantial upgrades to weapons and shielding.[1]
Roles
The L-2783 was deployed in a myriad of fashions due to its large cargo capacity and heavy shielding.[1] Scavengers made use of the L-2783 as full-time salvage craft, making their livings harvesting wrecks and debris.[1] Other L-2783's were converted into capable military carriers by mercenary groups and crime lords, while pirates occasionally used the L-2783 as a pirate vessel - absconding with entire freighters by simply swallowing them up.[1] A few true entrepreneurs and businessmen used the L-2783 as a massive mobile repair base, using the L-2783's vast cargo capacity to service space stations and outposts - while even carrying out in-flight repairs on smaller vessels.[1]
Sources
- Special Modifications (First mentioned)