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[[File:9pod9.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luke and Leia in a life pod from the ''Falcon''.]]
A '''lifeboat''' was a large [[Escape pod/Legends|escape pod]] that was common on large [[Capital ship/Legends|capital ships]]. The boats could hold between ten and fifty individuals and some were considered to be [[Starship/Legends|starships]] in their own right. Life boats were better stocked than escape pods, and provided support for passengers for a longer duration. Some models were equipped with [[sublight drive]]s, and some were even fitted with [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrives]].<ref name="SWS">''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''</ref>

The escape pods carried by the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] included a two-person lifeboat which [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] took to the surface of [[Skye/Legends|Skye]].

Although not strictly lifeboats, the ''[[Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]'', the official field manual for the [[Imperial Military/Legends|Imperial Military]], compared the [[Planet/Legends|planets]] within the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] to that of lifeboats floating adrift in the airless void that was realspace.<ref name="IHB">''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''</ref>

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==Appearances==
*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]''
*[[Droids (1994) 2|''Droids'' (1994) 2]]
*''[[Han Solo's Revenge]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars Annual (1977) 1|''Star Wars Annual'' (1977) 1]]
*''[[Strike Force: Shantipole]]''
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Game Master's Kit|story=Dead in the Water|stext=Dead in the Water}}
*{{DarkStryder|Endgame (RPG adventure)|Endgame}}

==Sources==
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Escape pod classes]]