Interstellar tug

Tug ship A tug ship was a type of support ship used by the Republic during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics
The ship had two tractor beam projectors on the front to help starships dock at space stations, like the Ord Cestus medical station. The tugs were piloted by two clone pilots.

History
This type of vessel was first seen at the Ord Cestus medical station, where it helped Pelta-class frigates and other ships to dock at the station. Two of these tugs helped the brain worm-infected frigate TB-73 dock at the medical station. The infected clone troopers had taken over the vessel and Padawans Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee were trying to gain control back. Tano had shut down the ships cooling system, because the brain worms couln't handle the freezing temperatures. Offee was infected too and there was lightsaber battle between the Padawans on the main bridge. The ship was now coming in to fast, because nobody piloted the ship and it headed right for the medical station. The two tugs had to use to use their tractor beam projectors at full power to prevent the frigate from crashing into the station.

Tugs were also used to move the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center to the vicinity of the Kaliida Nebula after its refurbishing by the Republic.

Notes and references
Schlepper Republic Tug Ship