Sentinel - class landing craft A Sentinel " - class landing craft , also known as a Sentinel " - class shuttle or Imperial landing craft , was a large - scale troop transport utilized by the Galactic Empire . Characteristics . Designed by Sienar Fleet Systems in the shape of its cousin , the " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle , this larger , more spacious shuttle was primarily used to ferry a complement of 75 stormtrooper s into battle — 55 more troop s than the " Lambda " - class . The ship featured three wings : one stationary center foil and two articulated flanking wings . The landing craft also had shielding strong enough to be able to withstand several hits from a " Quasar Fire " - class cruiser - carrier ' s turrets . They could also be modified with special containers carrying vehicles . The shuttle also had two spotlights at the front of the craft . The shuttle had several entry points including a front ramp , a rear ramp , and doors to the side . The interior of the ship had a main passenger section and a cockpit . In the passenger / cargo area , there were benches and harnesses on each side with a ladder to the side of the front ramp leading directly to a hatch for cockpit access . The cockpit section had four seats . The shuttle could also feature a refresher on the opposite side of the ladder . History . A " Sentinel " - class shuttle was once used for transport ing the Imperial cadet s of the Academy for Young Imperials on the planet Lothal to a nighttime aquatic training mission . Stormtroopers and the Grand Inquisitor took a " Sentinel " - class to an old Republic military base called Fort Anaxes , to either capture or eliminate the Spectres , after the rebels ' successful mission to rescue a former Imperial employee . After a brief battle on the abandoned base , Kanan Jarrus pilot ed the " Phantom " and destroyed the shuttle before running away . Weeks later , another one was used in the chase of the rebels and Senator Gall Trayvis . Minister Maketh Tua of Lothal was to take a shuttle on a meeting with Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin when she was rescued by the rebels , but after she boarded it , it exploded as part of a trap set by Agent Kallus and Darth Vader . The rebels later became notorious for stealing shuttles , such as the shuttle " Lagos " . Later , a rogue former clone trooper CT - 7567 , nicknamed Rex , and Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus used another one of these stolen shuttles during their mission to destroy the Imperial Interdictor . A " Sentinel " - class shuttle was used by the Empire in an attempt to regain control of a Imperial carrier which was captured by the Spectres and members of the Free Ryloth movement . Sometime during the Jedha insurgency , the Guardians of the Whills Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe joined with the Partisans to steal a shuttle . Although Saw Gerrera betrayed them and tried to take the shuttle to blow up the orbiting Star Destroyer , the two Guardians were able to convince his troops to go through with the original plan — evacuating an orphanage . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin , at least one " Sentinel " - class shuttle was deployed on Tatooine to find the droid s that were in possession of the stolen Death Star plans . Shortly afterward , Commander Alecia Beck of the ISB used one of the shuttles to carry a squad of stormtroopers off the " Vehement " during the hunt for Caluan Ematt .