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"Attention YT-2400 freighter, we're here to assist."

- Hera Syndulla contacts Iron Squadron

The YT-2400 light freighter, also known as the YT-2400 transport, was a YT-series light freighter. During the Age of the Galactic Empire, the model of cargo hauler saw use under the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic, along with cargo haulers and pirates.

Role
The YT-2400 light freighter was a compact starship used for hauling cargo and the transport of troops.

History
The YT-2400 light freighter was developed and produced by Corellian Engineering Corporation (CEC). CEC promoted their YT-2400 as having the best features of a YT-1300 light freighter, in a smaller, more compact design. Despite sharing many parts with the YT-1300, the YT-2400 was more maneuverable and could be easily operated by a single pilot. Upon release CEC noted that customers preferred the wide bar engine popularized by the YT-1300, which the YT-2400 lacked. Although CEC did not offer cylindrical engines as a standard option for the YT-2400 they did authorized the release of modification kits that enabled the installation of cylindrical engines.

Imperial Era
"Unidentified freighter, this is the freighter Slipknot. Looks like you’re scorching out of here. Need any assistance?"

- Ensign Eli Vanto aboard the Slipknot posing as smuggler Horatio Figg.

During the Batonn insurgency, Imperial Admiral Thrawn and ensign Eli Vanto used the YT-2400 freighter Slipknot, and posed as smugglers in order to board Nevil Cygni's Nomad starship. The freighter was destroyed when the pair needed a distraction to escape the Nomad ship.

Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire
"Ship needs a little work." "Try not to touch anything, it's organized the way we like it." "If you like a junk pile."

- Sabine Wren and Gooti Terez aboard the YT-2400 light freighter Sato's Hammer

The wookiee Lohgarra captained a YT-2400 light freighter known as the Mighty Oak Apocalypse (often reffered to as MOA). In 3 BBY, Lohgarra agreed to transport Apprentice Legislators Amilyn Holdo and Leia Organa aboard the MOA to the planet Pamarthe. Lohgarra and the MOA would later join the Rebel Alliance fleet during the Galactic Civil War.

A rebel cell known as Iron Squadron used the YT-2400 freighter Sato's Hammer as their home base. Once belonging to the famed Jun Sato, the dilapidated ship served the young rebels well when it helped them damage an Imperial cruiser.

Galactic Civil War
"We've secured a less conspicuous transport."

- Tula Markona to Luke Skywalker after stealing a YT-2400 light freighter

A YT-2400 light freighter known as the Outrider operated during the time of the Galactic Civil War. In 0 BBY the Outrider left Mos Eisley, Tatooine.

A YT-2400 light freighter was held by the Galactic Empire at the Imperial Impound Yard on Novka. During a Rebel attack on the Impound yard the freighter was stolen by Tula Markona

Rebel mercenary Saponza and his associate used at least one YT-2400 light freighter to transport troops to and from Saponza's homestead.

Imperial defector Ralsius Paldora claimed that a YT-1300 light freighter's hyperdrive failed 1.22 more times than a YT-2400's.

While on the Entropian Hive, New Republic pilot Yrica Quell witnessed a YT-2400 leaving the asteroid base. Quell likened the dented starship to one her mother had flown.

Continuity
The 2018 reference book YT-1300 Corellian Freighter Owner's Workshop Manual states that the YT-2400 light freighter was introduced after the release of the YT-2000 transport, and that the YT-2000 transport was created "during the period that the Rebel Alliance rose up against the Galactic Empire". However a YT-2400 light freighter is present in a panel of the 2017 comic book Darth Maul, Part II which takes place around 32 BBY, 13 years before the creation of the Galactic Empire. This article assumes that the YT-2400 light freighter's inclusion in Darth Maul Part II was an "Easter egg" inserted by comic's illustrator, Luke Ross, and not a canonical appearance.

Behind the scenes
"I took what I thought was unique about the Millennium Falcon, which is this kind of asymmetrical cockpit that is basically a sphere with two prongs on it, and played around with different variations on that theme."

- Doug Chiang on the design of the YT-2400 light freighter

The YT-2400 light freighter (specifically, the Outrider), was created for the Star Wars Legends multimedia project Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.

The YT-2400 light freighter made it's first canon appearance in the 1997 re-release of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, where it is seen in the background taking off from Mos Eisley.

Appearances

 * Darth Maul, Part II
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Thrawn
 * Thrawn, Part IV
 * Thrawn, Part V
 * Lost Stars
 * Lost Stars webcomic
 * Leia, Princess of Alderaan
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Star Wars 61: The Escape, Part VI
 * Star Wars: Commander
 * Alphabet Squadron
 * Star Wars: Commander
 * Alphabet Squadron

Non-canon appearances

 * Disney Infinity 3.0