The Imperial Customs Frigate was one of the main vessels used by the Imperial Customs Office's patrols.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Role 3 History 4 Known ships 5 Behind the scenes 6 Appearances 7 Sources 8 Notes and references 8.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

The Imperial Customs Frigate was manufactured by Rendili StarDrive, the builders of the larger Light Corvette also used by the Customs Office. Though it was slower, smaller, and less durable than the Light Corvette or the Guardian-class light cruiser from Sienar Fleet Systems, it required a smaller crew, and its six heavy laser cannons had significantly greater firepower at short range.

RoleEdit

Like other vessels used by Imperial Customs, it was able to do battle with most smugglers' light freighters, the forces of small-time pirates, or even Rebel starfighters. Of course, it was completely outclassed by capital ships, which generally required the intervention of the Imperial Navy.

HistoryEdit

Sometimes during Roark Garnet's captaincy, the Dorian Discus freighter caught the attention of the Customs Frigate Assessor. The Discus disobeyed the shut down order and tried to escape. After a warning shot, the frigate began to shoot at the freighter, but it entered hyperspace.^[1]

While primarily used by the Empire, the Customs Frigate was also sold to local governments for their own small navies, and at least one vessel, Battle of Yavin, was captured and used by the New Republic. It was also coveted by pirates, who captured the vessel or bought illegal copies of the design built in criminal shipyards. One such pirate vessel was the Counter-Puncher, commanded by Tor Skylow and crewed by Imperial deserters.^[2]

Known shipsEdit

• Battle of Yavin
• Counter-Puncher^[2]
• Imperial Customs Frigate 517
• Too Late Now
• Watcher

Behind the scenesEdit

The stats of the Imperial Customs Frigate first appeared in the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, First Edition.^[3] Later these stats were given to the Guardian-class light cruiser and the frigate got new ones.^[4]

AppearancesEdit

• The Hutt Gambit
• Rebel Dawn
• X-wing: Rogue Squadron (First appearance)
• "Hold-up galactique" – Casus Belli 62
• Jedi Search

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, First Edition (First mentioned)
• "Milk Run"—Polyhedron 83 (Ambiguously canonical source)
• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• Pirates & Privateers
• The Far Orbit Project
• Challenge 76

Notes and referencesEdit

Rendili starship classes
Transports Dwarf Star-class freighter · Field Secured Container Vessel Katarn-class boarding shuttle · Kiltirin-class dungeon ship Lictor-class dungeon ship · Starlight-class light freighter Space stations Bavos-I military space platform · Bavos-II military space platform Derilyn Space Defense Platform · FireStar-class orbital defense station Space Dock · Type I Light Duty Space Defense Platform Starfighters LT-9000 Interceptor Patrol ships Imperial Customs Frigate Corvettes Light corvette Cruisers Assault Frigate Mark II · Battle Horn-class bulk cruiser Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser · Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser · Vainglorious-class cruiser Star Destroyers Republic-class Star Destroyer · Victory I-class Star Destroyer Victory II-class Star Destroyer Battleships Rendili battleship
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