A docking tube,[2] also known by other names such as boarding tube,[3] transport tube,[4] or umbilical tube,[5] was a temporary gangway used to connect two starships together in space for transfer between them.[6] These tubes could be extended to create a tunnel between the ships,[4] and retracted when no longer in use.[7] Some boarding tubes were transparent.[6]
At times, the port area on either side of the tube needed to be repressurized before opening a port door to access the tunnel. If beings were inside when one side was disconnected, they could experience explosive decompression.[4] These connections could be exploited to transfer an explosion within the tube to both conjoined ships.[5]
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- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Jedi Crash on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Grievous Intrigue on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as docking tube)
- "Jedi Crash" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Grievous Intrigue" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "A Test of Strength" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as boarding chute)
- "The Siege of Lothal, Part I" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blood Sisters" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as cofferdam)
- "A Princess on Lothal" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- "Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- The Jedi Prepare for a New Mission in Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark – Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)
- GX1 Short Hauler in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Mandalorian Gauntlet starfighter in the Databank (backup link)