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|manufacturer=[[Cuirilla-Raye]]<ref name="TA">''[[The Abduction]]''; republished as {{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=The Abduction|stext=''The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer''}}</ref>
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{{Quote|There is nothing in the ship's memory. It's worthless, and so are you. You're a worthless fool.|Fleet Supervisor Dwin Wisheel, on the the VR-10 ''Cuirilla-Rayl Xylines''-class spacetug that was later named ''Worthless Fool''|The Abduction}}
The '''VR-10 ''Cuirilla-Rayl Xylines''-class spacetug''', sometimes known as '''Cuirilla-Raye ''Xylines''-class Spacetug''' and often called '''CRX-Tug''', was a short-range [[Starship/Legends|starship]] designed to tow bigger [[Transport/Legends|transports]] to their [[Hangar/Legends|docks]]. Slow, difficult to customize and lacking [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]] or stock weaponry, the ''Xylines''-class spacetug was unpopular among [[Spacer/Legends|spacers]], although it was seen in [[Fleet/Legends|fleets]] of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] and in the hands of [[Pirate/Legends|pirates]] like [[Yearo Seville]], as was the case with the ''[[Worthless Fool]]''. The [[Cragmoloid]] [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] [[Rooty]] owned a modified ''Xylines''-class spacetug, the ''[[Solar Grazer]]''.

==Characteristics==
{{Quote|You guys are supposed to be the heroes. I'm gonna go fix the power flux mods so that we can get out of here when you're done bein' heroic.|Maytoc Kollene, on his spacetug|The Abduction}}
The VR-10 ''Xylines''-class spacetug was a short-range [[Starship/Legends|spaceship]] designed for use in [[Hangar/Legends|docks]]. The spacetug used its [[Tractor beam/Legends|tractor beam]] projectors to tow larger starships,<ref name="PP" /><ref name="US" /> mostly [[Bulk transport/Legends|bulk transports]],<ref name="US" /> [[Bulk cruiser/Legends|bulk carriers]], and [[Container transport|container ships]],<ref name="PP" /> to their specific bay. The spacetug was also able to help the ships unload their cargo.<ref name="PP" /><ref name="US" />

These spacetugs were 42-[[Imperial standard meter|meter]] starships that reached a maximum [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmospheric]] speed of 230 [[Kilometer/Legends|km]][[Standard hour/Legends|h]]. The vessels were designed to always tow in the same [[Star system/Legends|star system]]<ref name="US" /> and as such, they were not equipped with a [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]]. However, modifications were made to individual ships that made them capable of [[Precision hyperspace jump|micro-jumps]] within the same system.<ref name="PP" /> The VR-10 ''Xylines''-class spacetug required a crew of just two beings, but it could also lodge up to eight passengers; and was able to hold two [[Standard week/Legends|weeks]] worth of consumables and 225 tons of cargo.<ref name="US" />

The spacetug housed two highly-precise turret-mounted [[Hansen FeatherTouch]] tractor beams that could be used defensively, but most [[Pilot/Legends|pilots]] did not consider them to be weapons.<ref name="TA" /> The spacetug was also slower and clumsier than other similarly-sized ships, and weapons were particularly hard to install because of the unusual arrangement of the spacetug's [[Power coupling/Legends|power couplings]],<ref name="US" /> leaving the ship defenseless except for the two tractor beam projectors.<ref name="PP" /> While difficult, the installation of weapons was not impossible. The [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] [[Yearo Seville]] installed two turret-mounted [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]], placing one in each of the tractor beam pylons. He also added a third gun, a ball-turret heavy [[Laser/Legends|laser]] cannon, in the bow of his spacetug. Seville's vessel also was adapted to accept a one-[[Limb/Legends|legged]] pilot.<ref name="TA" />

==History==
{{Quote|Until you complete your mission, Captain Kollene and his ship are at your disposal.|Commander [[Zeke Rondel]], Alliance to Restore the Republic, on a spacetug|The Abduction}}
Developed by the [[Cuirilla-Raye]] corporation,<ref name="TA" /> the ''Xylines''-class spacetug was introduced to [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] before [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]].<ref name="US" /> [[Spacer/Legends|Spacers]] nicknamed the model the "CRX-Tug."<ref name="TA" /> Around [[10 BBY/Legends|10 BBY]], unused spacetugs were available on the open market for 50,000 [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]], and used ones were valued at 20,000. The [[Cragmoloid]] [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] [[Rooty]] owned a highly-customized spacetug, the ''[[Solar Grazer]]'', whose maintenance he overlooked. The ''Grazer'' had an added short-range hyperdrive that Rooty used for short smuggling runs.<ref name="US" />

By [[0 ABY/Legends|0 ABY]], a number of spacetugs were used in [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] docks,<ref name="TA" /> and others were sometimes used as short-range haulers.<ref name="PP" /> The spacetug was already an obsolete model by then,<ref name="US" /> and they were no longer sold in mint condition.<ref name="TA" /> The spacetug was also a common prey for space pirates.<ref name="PP" />

Around that [[Time/Legends|time]], the pirate Yearo Seville owned a spacetug that he heavily modified with weaponry, a hyperdrive, and increased living space at the expense of cargo space. Seville later sold this ship to a procurement [[Officer/Legends|officer]] of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]], under the pretense that the spacetug had been used in Imperial [[Shipyard/Legends|shipyards]] and that the ship's memory core still held valuable information. That was a lie, as the memory core had been fused. The [[Officer/Legends|officer]] paid a considerable sum for the ship, only to be reprimanded later by his [[Fleet/Legends|Fleet]] Supervisor, [[Dwin Wisheel]]. Wisheel said that the ship was worthless and the officer was a worthless fool; and the spacetug was later officially christened ''[[Worthless Fool]]''. The ''Fool'' nonetheless bolstered the Alliance [[Sector/Legends|sectorial]] fleet and made regular supply runs to the Rebel base on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Berrol's Donn/Legends|Berrol's Donn]] with [[Maytoc Kollene]] willingly piloting her. Later, Seville kidnapped [[Shashay]] [[Artist/Legends|artist]] [[Crying Dawn Singer]] and the Alliance sent the crew of the ''Fool'' to rescue Seville's prisoner.<ref name="TA" />

==Behind the scenes==
VR-10 ''Xylines''-class spacetug was first introduced in ''[[The Abduction]]'' ([[1992]]), a [[Roleplaying game|roleplaying]] adventure for [[West End Games]]' ''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]''. ''The Abduction'' mentioned the customized tug ''Worthless Fool'', calling it a "[[Transport/Legends|transport]]." The specifics for a non-modified tug were only provided in ''[[Pirates & Privateers]]'' ([[1997]])''The Abduction'' is the only source to consistently use the spelling ''Cuirilla-Rayl''; all of the other sources consistently use ''Cuirilla-Raye.''

==Appearances==
*''[[The Abduction]]'' {{1st}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=The Abduction|stext=The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer}}

==Sources==
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]'' {{1stID|Cuirilla-Raye ''Xylines''-class Spacetug}}<!--1997-->
*{{GamerCite|6|Unusual Suspects}} <!--2001 jul 1-->

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