A drydock, also spelled dry dock or stardock,[1] was housing for ships, up to and including capital ships, that would not be flying soon, often due to being under construction or repair. Some drydocks were space stations.
In the galaxy[]
On the Rebel Echo Base on Hoth, its GR-75 medium transport ships were drydocked in the hangars.
Imperial Drydock IV was located in the Greater Plooriod sector. The Tarkin superweapon was constructed in drydocks orbiting the planet Hockaleg.
The Star Lady, the ship of Captain Fenig Nabon, was drydocked on Nar Shaddaa.
Behind the scenes[]
A real-world dry dock brings a watercraft completely out of the water for easy access to the entire hull. A starship "drydock" has a similar purpose, but loses the literal meaning of the apparatus used for boats and ships.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PSP, PS2 and WII only)
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars: X-Wing
- Tatooine Manhunt (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 51 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil) (First identified as drydock)
- Star Wars (1977) 52 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil)
- "Special Ops: Ship Jackers" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- "Shintel Downtime" — The DarkStryder Campaign (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- "Hutt and Seek" — Tales from the New Republic (as "dry dock")
- "Emissary of the Void" (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (as space dock)
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Supernova
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (as stardock)
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy (as "dry dock")
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (as "dry dock")
- Star Wars Art: Visions (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook (as "dry dock")
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game
- Lords of Nal Hutta