Freighter

A freighter, also reffered to as a star freighter, space freighter, cargo ship or simply, a 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. Many manufacturers converted freighters into combat starships during the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War.

Freighters used by the Alliance to Restore the Republic included the YT-1300 light freighter named the Millennium Falcon and the VCX-100 light freighter named the Ghost. The Chiss Ascendancy utilized freighters.

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