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A docking tube,[2] also known by other names such as boarding tube,[3] transport tube,[4] or umbilical tube,[5] was a temporary gangway used to connect two starships together in space for transfer between them.[6] These tubes could be extended to create a tunnel between the ships,[4] and retracted when no longer in use.[7] Some boarding tubes were transparent.[6]
At times, the port area on either side of the tube needed to be repressurized before opening a port door to access the tunnel. If beings were inside when one side was disconnected, they could experience explosive decompression.[4] These connections could be exploited to transfer an explosion within the tube to both conjoined ships.[5]
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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Jedi Crash on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Grievous Intrigue on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as docking tube)
"Jedi Crash" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Grievous Intrigue" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"A Test of Strength" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as boarding chute)
The Siege of Lothal Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
Blood Sisters Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as cofferdam)
A Princess on Lothal Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
The Jedi prepare for a new mission in Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark – Exclusive excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Imperial Troops" – Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
GX1 Short Hauler in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Mandalorian Gauntlet starfighter in the Databank (backup link)