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The YV-865 Aurore-class freighter was a highly durable model of freighter built by the Corellian Engineering Corporation. Due to their excessive use by the Zygerrian Slave Empire, they were often nicknamed Zygerrian slave ships.
Characteristics[]
A Mining Guild Aurore-class freighter is escorted by a pair of TIE/mg sentries.
YV-865 Aurore-class freighters[6] were large and blocky spacecraft with spacious cargo holds, large enough to hold a blixus or, in the case of the Zygerrians, numerous slaves. The powerful twin thruster engines, albeit considered primitive by the time of the Clone Wars, sat on two articulated boom arms that extended from each side of the ship's primary hull. These boom arms would fold up while the craft was landing, using the engines as supports. Despite its size and large cargo complement, the vessel could be competently operated by a single pilot.[9] For emergency situations, the freighter had one escape pod in the upper rear section which could be ejected from the craft.[4]
History[]
An Aurore-class freighter firing on Imperial stormtroopers
During the Clone Wars, it was used as a slave transport by the Zygerrian Slave Empire (giving it its nickname), who outfitted the storage bays for live cargo. Darts D'Nar, a Zygerrian enslaver, captained a reddish-colored Zygerrian slave ship named the Tecora.[10] Delta-T-3 was another ship used as a slave transport, transporting the captives Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rex, and Gupat Roshti to the facility on Kadavo.[11]
Its use was not limited to the Zygerrian Slave Empire, being used as a general-purpose freighter across the galaxy. One was owned by the Banking Clan at the Cybloc Transfer Station,[4] as well as by Preigo and his traveling circus.[12]
Years later, the Mining Guild used such vessels as well. Two years before the Battle of Yavin, an Aurore-class freighter was patrolling the Sereeda Waypoint with two Mining Guild TIE fighters when the ships encountered a rebel attack shuttle.[5]
In 35 ABY,[13] at least one Aurore-class freighter was part of the Citizens' Fleet at the Battle of Exegol between the Resistance and the Sith Eternal.[8]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "A Pirate's Pet"- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Wild Aklyrr"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Kidnapped" (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Slaves of the Republic"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Escape from Kadavo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Friends and Enemies"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Box"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brothers"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action" (On a poster)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revival"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Eminence" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "To Catch a Jedi"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Together Again"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Rampage"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Decommissioned"
- "Return of the Slavers" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 5
- Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
- The Princess and the Scoundrel (Mentioned only)
- The Princess and the Scoundrel audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
Sources[]
- "Kidnapped" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Slaves of the Republic" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Escape from Kadavo" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- blixus in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Preigo in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Zygerria in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Zygerrian slave ship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Zygerrian slave ship)
- Zygerrians in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 30 (Databank A-Z: Tee Watt Kaa–Kamino) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (First identified as Aurore-class freighter) (First identified as YV-865)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Mining Guild Sentry) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 80 (Databank A-Z: Ziro the Hutt–Zygerria) (Picture only)
- Every Type of Ship in Rebels | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Mining Guild Freighter)
- Starships and Speeders
- Every Ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Starships of the First Order and the Resistance" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (as Aurora-class freighter)
- Darts D'Nar in the Databank (backup link)
- Preigo in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Zygerrian Slave Ship in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Starships and Speeders
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
Zygerrian Slave Ship in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revival"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Zygerrian slave ship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Slaves of the Republic"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Kidnapped"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Slaves of the Republic"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Escape from Kadavo"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines