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A docking tube,[2] also known by other names such as boarding tube,[3] suction tube,[4], transport tube,[5] or umbilical tube,[6] was a temporary gangway used to connect two starships together in space for transfer between them.[7] These tubes could be extended to create a tunnel between the ships,[5] and retracted when no longer in use.[8] Some boarding tubes were transparent.[7]
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.[5] These connections could be exploited to transfer an explosion within the tube to both conjoined ships.[6]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Jedi Crash on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Grievous Intrigue on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (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, Part I" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Blood Sisters" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as cofferdam)
"A Princess on Lothal" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
"Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
The Jedi Prepare for a New Mission in Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark - Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)
GX1 Short Hauler in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Mandalorian Gauntlet starfighter in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Star Wars Rebels — "Secret Cargo"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: The Rebellion Begins
- ↑ Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
- ↑
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier" (Audio description from Disney+)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rebel Rising
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Thrawn: Treason
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure
- ↑ Tarkin