Type II Orbital Repair Yard

Type II orbital repair yard The Kuat Drive Yards Type II orbital repair yard was a massive type of space station designed to build or repair behemoth Imperial warships.

Characteristics
The yard type was more than 19,000 meters wide with 9 tractor beam-equipped berths. It required 4,114 crew and could accommodate 200 troops during repairs. A Class 4 hyperdrive permitted the station to make evasive maneuvers.

Like most Imperial orbital dock designs, the Type II was made to be both modular, open, equipped with hyperdrive and capable of being reconfigured.

History
The orbital yards often supported the primary Imperial deepdock complexes in each sector, with some even taking over their role. Rancor Base, the headquarters of Warlord Zsinj, was a Type II yard orbiting Dathomir. It was here that Han Solo discovered Iron Fist undergoing repairs.

Black Sword Command used almost exclusively Type II yards, some of which were captured by the Yevethans in 5 ABY.

Behind the scenes
"It looked like some giant insect, but docked around it were thousands of craft — one Super Star Destroyer, dozens of old Victory-class models and escort frigates, thousands of box-like barges."

- The Courtship of Princess Leia

The Type II orbital yards have some inconsistent sizes attributed to them. In The Courtship of Princess Leia, the Rancor Base is said to be 10km long. In Cracken's Threat Dossier, a Type II is said to be 1,2km long, yet a SSD and Interdictor are seen docking with one in a drawing. For the above description of the Rancor's Base to make any sense, with that amount of capital ships docked at the same time, the stations would have to be in excess of 19km in magnitude.

Appearances

 * The Courtship of Princess Leia
 * Before the Storm
 * Shield of Lies
 * Tyrant's Test