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A Corellian CR90 corvette
The corvette was a class of warship. They were typically small, fast, maneuverable and relatively lightly-armed. Generally large enough to be considered a capital ship but smaller than a frigate, corvettes filled a variety of roles that ranged from picket duty within large fleets to system defense and convoy escort.
The most ubiquitous model of corvette was the CR90 corvette, the most famous example of such being the Tantive IV. The vessel served as the consular ship for Princess Leia Organa on her mission to Tatooine to convince Obi-Wan Kenobi to join the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Corvettes saw action with nearly all space navies throughout the history of the galaxy.
Corvettes filled a comparatively inexpensive gap in the capital ship range of rebel, pirate, smuggler, and mercenary fleets and armadas. They were suitable for dealing with any ships smaller than themselves, and though they were not effective against larger ships without support, many were famous for outrunning and escaping them, thanks to their exceptional speed and maneuverability for a capital ship.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Author Timothy Zahn received at least one chastising letter from a fan regarding his use of the term "corvette" in Heir to the Empire, the fan not realizing that well prior to being the name of a modern car, "corvette" originated as a term for a small warship and that usage of the term was already well-established within the Star Wars universe.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
- Han Solo at Stars' End
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Scoundrel's Luck
- Jedi's Honor
- Riders of the Maelstrom
"Riders of the Maelstrom"—Classic Adventures: Volume Three- Black Ice
- "Infiltration"—Supernova
- "The Mynock Conspiracy"—Supernova
- "The Prophecy"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- "Galaxywide NewsNets"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
- "Swoop Gangs"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 (Mentioned only)
- "Lumrunners"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (Mentioned only)
- Operation: Elrood
- "Special Ops: Ship Jackers"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 13 (Mentioned only)
- "Phantoms in the Dark"—Strongholds of Resistance (Mentioned only)
- Shadows of the Empire novel
- Shadows of the Empire audiobook
- Shadows of the Empire junior novelization
- "Assignment: Decoy"—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
- "Firepower"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
- "Day of the Sepulchral Night"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 13 (Mentioned only)
- "Den of Spies"—Twin Stars of Kira
- "Crisis"—The DarkStryder Campaign
- "Little Empires"—The Kathol Outback
- "Galaxy's Edge"—The Kathol Outback
- "Endgame"—Endgame
- Heir to the Empire
