- "Garvan's knees—there's more kinds a light freighters limpin' around than you've got hairs—uh, scales…Heck, ever'body who owns one of the blasted t'ings messes wit' it in some way. Vair's eyelids—none of 'em are 'stock' anymore."
- ―Captain Rars Lefken
Light freighters were spacecraft used for small freight operations. They were popular choices for small shipping firms, independent haulers and smugglers for their low cost, ease of customization and a ubiquitous nature that helped avoid unwanted attention.
These craft were usually upgradeable, a glistening (or maybe a not-so-glistening) example being the Millennium Falcon, which was capable of moving four times as fast in hyperspace as a stock YT-1300.
Although light freighters were usually in private hands, the Azzameen family used a few YT-series transports for their shipping operations. Most large shipping concerns used larger bulk freighters and container ships for their transportation needs.
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, First Edition
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- The Star Wars Rules Companion
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
- The Politics of Contraband
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two
- Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- Wanted by Cracken
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition
- "The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- "Rebel Privateers!" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
- "Smuggler's Log" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
- "The Business of Bacta" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
- "Blasters for Hire" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- Pirates & Privateers
- Stock Ships
- Supernova
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire|Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Pack: Dash Rendar's Outrider) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Micro Machines (Pack: Collection III) (backup link)
- The Unknown Regions
- Suns of Fortune
- Millennium Falcon in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Fly Casual
- Strongholds of Resistance