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Transport size chart

Various transports (not to scale)

"First of all, the term 'space transport' refers to any vessel that's bigger than a starfighter and smaller than a capital ship - of course, those boundaries aren't set in durasteel. But for the most part, space transports are defined by their function - moving people or cargo from one location to another. That could be across a space dock or across the galaxy, it all depends on the ship's capabilities and their pilot's intentions."
―Sergeant Riij Brinwell, a Sector Ranger of the Parmic sector[1]

A transport or starferry[source?] usually referred to a starship that carried cargo or passengers,[2] but the term could also refer to other vehicles that performed the same function.

Characteristics[]

Transports came in a wide variety of sizes, from small light freighters like the Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 to massive transports that could contain thousands of tons of cargo[3] and bays where smaller transports could dock in.[4]

Transports such as freighters and passenger liners were not designed for military encounters and were normally unarmed and slow-moving. However, transports were easy to modify and convert into effective combat vessels, which was done by pirates and smugglers.[2] Military organizations also adapted the transport to ferry troops and provide combat support. The Imperial Navy used the Sentinel-class landing craft by Cygnus Spaceworks to swiftly deploy its personnel to planets below. The Death Watch Mandalorians used Gauntlet fighters to transport Death Watch troopers and provide combat support.[5]

A non-spacefaring vehicle that was used as a transport was the Gungan bongo submarine, an underwater transport used by the Gungans of Naboo.[6]

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