Bulk freighters were generally very large, slow, and cumbersome space-faring freighters whose role was to move essential supplies throughout the galaxy every day. They were built in orbital shipyards and rarely entered the atmosphere of a planetary body. Instead they tended to unload or load their cargo via space stations and transfer yards. Most freighters of this type were owned and operated by corporations as they were generally very expensive and difficult to maintain. Exceptions like the Eravana—Han Solo and Chewbacca's Baleen-class heavy freighter—and the Yadeez—a carrier for the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing—did, however, exist.[1]
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- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "The Trouble with Rathtars"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections (First identified as bulk freighter)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 (Databank A-Z: E-11 Blaster–Cornelius Evazan)
- Star Wars: Destiny — Awakenings (Card: Backup Muscle) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Destiny — Awakenings (Card: Bala-Tik) (backup link) (Picture only)
- LEGO Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (Set: 75180 Rathtar Escape)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 52 (Highlights of the Saga: Reclaiming the Falcon)
- Dawn of Rebellion
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Star Wars Search and Find Volume I
- Unfinished Business