Visara

"I came aboard the Visara, a transport escort. I was told we were the closest ship. And we're all very relieved to know you're alive and well. General Willard was very worried."

- Degoren

The Visara was a starship which served as a transport escort in the fleet of the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War. Around 2 ABY, Imperial Commander Degoren was tasked with capturing Princess Leia Organa, one of the leaders of the Alliance. Degoren took the crew of the Alliance ship Gamble, on which Organa had been travelling, hostage on Arnot Station in an attempt to lure Organa into a trap on her return to the ship. When Organa tried to contact the Gamble, Degoren answered and claimed to be a commander from the Visara. Though Organa had seen the Visara name on a list of the Alliance's transport escort ships, she knew nothing else of the ship and, after further questioning Degoren, recognized his deception.

Behind the scenes
The Visara was first mentioned in the novel Empire and Rebellion: Razor's Edge, written by Martha Wells and released on September 24, 2013.

Appearances

 * Empire and Rebellion: Razor's Edge