Luxury sail barge
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| Luxury sail barge | |
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| Model |
Luxury sail barge |
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| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
30 meters[1] |
| Maximum speed |
100 km/h[1] |
| Maximum altitude |
10 meters[1] |
| Armament |
None |
| Crew |
26[1] |
| Passengers |
300[1] |
| Cargo capacity |
250 metric tons[1] |
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The Luxury sail barge was a large repulsorlift sail barge produced by Ubrikkian Industries during the time of the Galactic Empire.
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[edit] Characteristics
The Luxury sail barge had a top speed of one hundred kilometers per hour over a variety of relatively flat terrain, including water or sand, or a speed of thirty kilometers per hour relying solely on its large sails for propulsion.[2] The primary propulsion system was generally a three-chambered repulsorlift engine. A pair of decorate steering vanes at the stern of the vessel provided the vessel with its maneuvering capabilities. The entire vessel was powered by a series of batteries and power cells at the forward part of the vessel.[2][3]
It required a crew of twenty-six to fly, and could handle up to five hundred passengers and two thousand metric tons of cargo. In order to keep the vessel cool, an air conditioning unit was installed.[2]
[edit] History
Sail barges were commonly popular amongst Hutt crimelords, since the vessels allowed them to travel in style along with their retinue. Jabba Desilijic Tiure owned a modified, armed version of the Ubrikkian barge, named Khetanna. This vessel was destroyed by its own deck-mounted blaster cannon, fired by Luke Skywalker, during the rescue of Han Solo at the Skirmish at Carkoon on Tatooine.
[edit] Appearances
- Podracing Tales
- Star Wars: Racer Revenge
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Boba Fett: Hunted
- The Storm's Edge
- Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders
- Shadows of the Empire comic
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2: The Emperor Commands
- Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
- The Ordeal of Boba Fett
- Three Against the Galaxy (Appears in flashback(s))
- Darksaber
[edit] Non-canon appearances
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
- The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition
- The Lost Lightsaber (Appears in flashback(s))
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
Sail barge in the Databank
- Star Wars Sourcebook
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars Technical Journal
