The Corellian Corvette

NAME/MODEL:                        CR90 Blockade Runner
DESIGNER/MANUFACTURER:             Corellian Engineering Corporation
COMBAT DESIGNATION:                Multi-purpose starship and transport
                                   vessel
LENGTH:                            150 meters
CREW (STANDARD):                   46 (8 officers, 38 enlisted)
                                        (may be up to 165 depending on
                                        cargo)
WEAPONS (STANDARD):                Six Taim & Bak H9 dual turbolasers

The Corellian Corvette is one of the most common ships in the galaxy. Its length and weaponry qualify it as a capital ship, but it is more often used by ambassadors and traders as personal transport vehicles. Most craft models designed by the Corellian Engineering Corporation (and Corellians in general) are sturdy, reliable vessels, and the Corvette is no exception. Capable of traveling long distances with minimal upkeep, well armed to ward off pirates, and spacious enough for profitable trading runs, the Corellian Corvette is an old standby.

Corellian Corvettes are called "Blockade Runners" by pirates and smugglers, and for good reason. The Corvette presents a very small target area, and its six turbolasers are evenly spaced around the hull, leaving little blind spot. (A blind spot does exist, however, directly behind the engine bank.) Its shields and hull are strong, and its eleven powerful engines propel it with a speed almost equalling most starfighters. This ship is capable of evading capture by all but the most powerful ships, a necessary quality; it is often used for purposes that tend towards the shady side.

Princess Leia was traveling in a Corellian Corvette when she was apprehended and captured by Darth Vader above Tatooine. Her ship, the Tantive IV (pronounced Tan-Tiv-E), had long been an ambassadorial ship for the royal house of Alderaan.