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- "I am tracking a freighter closing in fast."
"Do not worry. We will draw them towards the fleet, and they will be blasted to bits." - ―Two OOM pilot battle droids

A VCX-100 light freighter
A freighter, cargo ship, or barge, was a kind of spacecraft used for hauling cargo from one place to another. Although light freighters could usually hold their own in combat against other fighter craft, larger vessels, such as bulk freighters tended to be less capable. These large freighters could be easy targets considering their large size, slow speed, and weak armament. For this reason most heavy freighters required escorts when navigating more dangerous regions of the galaxy.[1] Many manufacturers converted freighters into combat starships during the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War.[2]
Freighters used by the Alliance to Restore the Republic included the YT-1300 light freighter named the Millennium Falcon[1] and the VCX-100 light freighter named the Ghost.[3]
Smuggling[edit | edit source]
- "Now, there are plenty of Corellian freighters in the galaxy. But only one has made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs! Only one has destroyed the mighty Death Star! And only one was captained by the legendary Han Solo! That ship is the Millennium Falcon, and it belongs to me."
- ―Hondo Ohnaka
Many freighters were re-purposed for use as smuggling vessels.[source?]
The Millennium Falcon, a ship owned by Han Solo, was a light freighter manufactured by Corellian Engineering Corporation.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 1"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 2"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 3"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 4"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 5"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 6"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 7"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 8"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 9"
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 10"
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
- Jakku Spy
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Flight of the Falcon"
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Mission to Mos Eisley (episode)"
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Gambit on Geonosis"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "A Hero Discovered" (Appears in hologram)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Return of the Return of the Jedi"
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – "Hunting for Han" (Mentioned only)
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – "Rey Strikes Back"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Star Wars: Puzzle Droids
Star Wars Blips – "The Chase"
Star Wars Blips – "Stowaway"