TUG - b13 The TUG - b13 , also known as the quadrijet transfer spacetug and more commonly known simply as the quadjumper , was a type of spacetug manufactured by Subpro Corporation . A quadjumper was located at Niima Outpost some thirty years after the Battle of Endor , and Rey and Finn wanted to use the ship to escape the First Order ' s attack , but the quadjumper was destroyed by strafing runs before they could reach it . Characteristics . The quadrijet transfer spacetug was a model of spacetug manufactured by Subpro Corporation for use in orbital transfer yard s . The vessels used magnetic clamps to attach themselves to the undersides of cargo containers and then quickly move them around within the yards using their four large thrusters . This was a vital service given that every second spent moving cargo containers meant credit s lost for a transfer yard boss , and most bulk freighter captain s lacked the equipment to move their cargo across the final few kilometer s from their vessels to the hands of their customers . The vessel measured 7 . 98 meter s in length and required a single pilot to operate , with room for two passengers . It could be entered and exited through a rear hatch located between the four thrusters at the back of the ship , which was accessible by a retractable ladder stored beneath the cabin . The hatch would seal during flight using a hatch locking claw . The quadjumper ' s four cylindrical thrusters had engine intakes located at the front of the spacetug , with electrostatic baffle vanes that kept out dust . Behind these were a series of compressor blades , which made up the turbine engines used by the craft in atmospheric flight . These connected to an central thrust nozzle located at the rear of the engine . The thruster ' s ignition chamber and fuel atomizer were then located behind the blades , and at the rear of the thruster were the ion drives used for space flight , which kicked in once a series of thrust bypass doors opened as the craft left atmosphere . These connected to an outer thrust ring running around the turbine engine ' s central nozzle . Coolant pumps and lines , plus the vessel ' s power cell s were also located at the rear , packed within the engine ' s casing beside the ion engines . The vehicle lacked any armament , but could be easily modified with additions to the dorsal attachment points including weaponry , sensor packages or external fuel tanks . Special modifications were needed to increase cargo or fuel capacity . The upper two thrusters were partially covered by red heat exchanger plates , while all four were equipped with repulsor stabilizer vanes . The quadjumper ' s hydraulic landing gear was built on the craft ' s base , emerging between the two lowest thrusters . Above the vessel ' s cockpit , the spacetug had a tow cable housed underneath the rear hatch at the back of the ship . The bow cockpit itself was designed to give the single pilot maximum visibility and so consisted of almost entirely transparisteel viewport s . Two passenger seats were located behind the pilot ' s seats , and could be folded away in order to allow access between the cabin and the cockpit . The cabin itself took up the central space between the four thrusters and was located above the vehicle ' s fuel tank . It included at least one crew bunk built into the side walls and had hatches at either end leading to the cockpit and exiting the ship . A retractable cargo crane was hidden directly above the cabin on the roof of the ship and could be used to guide a refueling hose that was housed with it . The magnetic clamps used to attach the vessel to freight containers were located above the cockpit of the tug . History . Aside from being used in orbital transfer yards , the maneuverability , power and ability to fly in both atmospheric and spaceflight modes made the quadjumper popular with prospector s and smuggler s . Around thirty years after the Battle of Endor , a group of junk haulers who moonlighted as gunrunners used an unmodified quadjumper while working in the Western Reaches at the edge of the Unknown Regions . The junk dealer Unkar Plutt planned to buy the vessel and told others of vague plans to make large amounts of credits using the vehicle once he owned it . While the deal was being worked out , the ship was left parked in Bay 3 of Niima Outpost on the desert planet Jakku . When the outpost was attacked by the First Order as they attempted to locate the turncoat stormtrooper Finn and the Resistance astromech droid BB - 8 , Finn , BB - 8 and the scavenger Rey attempted to reach the quadjumper so that they could escape on it . Before the trio could reach the ship , it was destroyed by fire from TIE / fo space superiority fighter s that had mobilized from the " Resurgent " - class Star Destroyer " Finalizer " . The destruction of the vessel forced the three to instead board the YT - 1300 light freighter known as the " Millennium Falcon " , which was parked in one of the outpost ' s other two bays . Behind the scenes . The quadrijet transfer spacetug first appeared in in which it was referred to only as a quadjumper . The vehicle ' s full name was then revealed in " " , a reference book written by Jason Fry and illustrated by Kemp Remillard and published one day after the film ' s 2015 release .