A Scout vessel, or scout starship, was a starship used either for commercial and scientific exploration, or for military intelligence gathering and reconnaissance.

Civilian scout vesselsEdit

Civilian scouts piloted a wide variety of vessels. Some flew ordinary light freighters, while others flew specialized ships designed for reliability, increased sensor ranges, and long trips. Scouts working for large corporations or governments often had new ships with the latest technology, while independent scouts often flew ships which were decades, or even centuries, old.

ExamplesEdit

• A-24 Sleuth Scout
• Astrogator-class probe ship
• Deep-X Explorer (modified DPx Yacht)
• Explorer scout ship
• JumpMaster 5000 (aka JM-5K)
• Lone Scout-A
• Mu-class Model 2 shuttle
• Pathfinder
• Redthorn-class scout
• S-130 Shelter speeder
• SkyBlind reconnaissance ship
• Star Explorer (aka Star Cab)
• Vaya-class scout

Military scout vesselsEdit

Military scout vessels were, unsurprisingly, more heavily armed than civilian models. Of course, some civilian scout vessels were military surplus, and some civilian scout vessels were used for military purposes. Some military scout vessels were large enough to be considered capital ships.

ExamplesEdit

• Adz-class patrol destroyer
• Ferret-class reconnaissance vessel
• Imperial Patrol Frigate
• SCT Scout Craft
• RC-2 Twilight scoutship
• Lone Scout-A-2
• T-65BR X-wing reconnaissance starfighter
• MRX-BR Pacifier
• Mu-class Model 2 shuttle
• Royal Yvarema scout ship
• TIE/sr starfighter
• Yuuzhan Vong advance scout ship

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First mentioned)
• Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
• Cracken's Threat Dossier
•  Noa Briqualon in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)