Old Republic shipping fleet
The Old Republic shipping fleet,[3] also known as the Old Republic merchant fleet[1] or simply the Republic merchant fleet,[4] was the merchant fleet of the Galactic Republic.[2] It was comprised of bulk cruisers and container vessels. Industrial Automaton exclusively sold their prototype P2-series astromech droids[4] to the Republic for use aboard their merchant vessels on a trial basis,[2] the droid manufacturer having specifically designed them for the fleet's capital-scale space transports.[5] Despite their flaws, most captains were pleased with the P2 units[1] and the astromech droids would go on to serve the shipping fleet well.[3]
Behind the scenes
The Old Republic shipping fleet was first mentioned in "The History of R-Series Astromech Droids," a 1995 article written by Pablo Hidalgo and illustrated by Matt Busch that was published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 7.[3]
Sources
"The History of R-Series Astromech Droids" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (First mentioned)- The Essential Guide to Droids (First identified as Old Republic merchant fleet)
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 21 (AST1-2, P2 and R1 Astromech Droids)
- The New Essential Guide to Droids (First identified as Republic merchant fleet)
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
P2 prototype astromech droid in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Essential Guide to Droids
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The History of R-Series Astromech Droids" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The New Essential Guide to Droids
- ↑ P2 prototype astromech droid in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)