Vulture's Claw

Vulture's Claw
Production information
Manufacturer	Gallofree Yards, Inc.
Model	GS-100 salvage ship
Class	Salvage freighter
Technical specifications
Length	174.8 meters
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	400 kilometers per hour
Engine unit(s)	4
Hyperdrive rating	Class 3
Hyperdrive system	Equipped
Armament	Torpedoes Dual laser cannon
Crew	Pilot (1) Co-pilots (2)
Passengers	20 (droid workers)
Cargo capacity	140 tons
Consumables	1 month
Usage
Present for battles/events	Ambush on the Vulture's Claw
Owner(s)	Gha Nachkt

The Vulture's Claw was a GS-100 salvage ship owned by the Trandoshan scavenger Gha Nachkt. Following the Battle of Bothawui, Nachkt scavenged Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker's astromech droid, R2-D2, from the debris and stored him aboard the Vulture's Claw. Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano visited Nachkt onboard his ship in search of the droid, but did not discover him and left shortly after fighting and destroying two IG-86 sentinel droids. Nachkt would later deliver R2 to General Grievous and the Separatists at Skytop Station.

The ship was dirty and had an unpleasant smell. It featured a large hold filled with containers from various salvages as well as multiple IG-86 sentinel droids.

Behind the scenes

The Vulture's Claw first appeared in "Downfall of a Droid," the sixth episode of the first season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series,which was released on November 7, 2008. It was first identified by that episode's guide on StarWars.com.

The Vulture's Claw has seats similar in design to the seats seen in the Millenium Falcon.

The Raider, seen in the season three episode "Nightsisters," was a re-use of the Vulture's Claw model, but with a distinct paint job and some other modifications.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Downfall of a Droid" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids"

Sources

•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Downfall of a Droid on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Vulture's Claw)
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Duel of the Droids on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Nightsisters on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• "Downfall of a Droid" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Duel of the Droids" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Nightsisters" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 62 (Starship Fact File: Gha Nachkt's Vulture's Claw)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
• "R2-D2" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Gha Nachkt in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

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