The A-class bulk freighter was a type of container ship that gained popularity among terraforming expeditions shortly before the Galactic Civil War. It could also be referred to as an A-class bulk freighter.
In later years, ships of this type were found in a variety of roles. During the Battle of Sluis Van, Grand Admiral Thrawn sneaked a force of cloaked TIE/LN starfighters into the shipyards inside the hull of a PCL 27 by the name of Nartissteu. Another ship of this class was the Black Lotus, converted by the Camarina Connection to serve as a mobile drug laboratory.
Behind the scenes[]
The "PCL 27" originates in an entry on the Black Lotus in the September/October 1995 issue of the French RPG magazine Casus Belli, supplied with an illustration by Fred Blanchard, illustrator on the comic adaptation of Heir to the Empire. This magazine predates by several months the appearance of a ship of this type in issue 6 of the comic in March 1996, but it appears that the background material has never been translated into English and thus is considered non-canon as it was never approved by Lucas Licensing.
Appearances[]
- Heir to the Empire (and unabridged audiobook) (First identified as A-class bulk freighter, in book)
- Heir to the Empire 6
- Dark Force Rising (and unabridged audiobook)
Sources[]
Non-canon sources[]
"Arrière-plan étoilé" — Casus Belli 89 (Unlicensed) (First appearance)