Hearst
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| Hearst | |
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| Length |
180 meters |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) |
650 km/h |
| Main computer |
Equipped with a powerful news database |
| Armament |
Laser cannon (1)
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| Complement |
Useful scrap and junk |
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| Usage | |
| Role(s) |
Mobile base |
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The Hearst was a Corellian Class VI freighter, launched in around 70 BBY and used during the Galactic Civil War as the mobile base of Freedom Galactic News.
After a long career as a cargo hauler, the Hearst was modified at around the time of the Battle of Endor to serve as the roving base of an independent newsfeed, broadcasting from the Outer Rim - and in this new role, the old ship's battered, time-worn hull concealed a bright, modern interior.
Although the ageing drives did not provide enough power to allow the ship to operate its transmission array while in transit, the recording studio boasted top-of-the range production equipment and the main computer contained a powerful news database. The main hangar was a treasure-trove of useful scrap and junk, and the accommodation for the crew and news team was well-appointed, with a shared kitchen and living-room, and ten passenger cabins, each with en suite bathrooms.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The Hearst appears only in an issue of the French RPG magazine Casus Belli, although another Class VI freighter would be shown a few months later in Heir to the Empire 3.
The ship was evidently named for real-world newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
