Hijacking of Shipment 1037 The Hijacking of Shipment 1037 happened in 0 ABY , when an Alliance to Restore the Republic group of two CR90 corvettes and thirty - six BTL Y - wing starfighter s — led by the privateer EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Far Orbit " — targeted Shipment 1037 , a convoy of Imperial - aligned transports . Occurring in the Ringali Shell region of the Core Worlds , the Alliance group captured the convoy , as well as the Imperial Navy ' s EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " New Star " , which was guarding the convoy . Prelude . In 0 ABY , at the time of the Galactic Civil War between a rebel group known as the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire , the crew of the Imperial Navy ' s EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Far Orbit " mutinied from under Imperial control . The " Far Orbit " , under the helm of Captain Dhas Fenoep Vedij after the mutiny , went on to become a privateer vessel for the Alliance and , under the disguise of an Imperial ship , started targeting Imperial - aligned shipping transports in the Ringali Shell , a region near the Core Worlds that contained the Bormea and Darpa sector s . The frigate encountered Red Star Shipping Lines ' Transport A - 175 , captained by Joh Steen , near the planet Nopces Prime , and when the " Far Orbit " crew carried out a fake Imperial inspection of the transport , the privateers discovered that the transport was destined to rendezvous with a convoy , Shipment 1037 , that was headed for the Outer Rim Territories in three days ' time . Seeing the convoy as a prime target , the crew of the frigate planned to hijack the shipment en route after accompanying Transport A - 175 to the convoy , and managed to convince the Alliance to send reinforcements — composed of thirty - six BTL Y - wing starfighter s and two CR90 corvettes — to assist the " Far Orbit " . Under the guise of an Imperial frigate come to help guard the convoy , the " Far Orbit " joined up with the twelve medium transports and their escort frigate , the " New Star " , which was commanded by Captain Miech Conar . The officers of the " Far Orbit " also changed the course of the convoy to a new destination , after convincing the convoy and its guard that they were linking up with a larger escort force , as a plot had been discovered to intercept the transports . The capture . When the convoy reached the new destination the " Far Orbit " had set , the Alliance task force of Y - wings and CR90 corvettes stationed there helped the " Far Orbit " attempt to subdue the convoy and its escort , which had a starfighter complement of a dozen TIE / LN starfighter s . In the end , the " Far Orbit " and the Alliance managed to capture the entire convoy as well as the " New Star " . Aftermath . After capturing the convoy , which was carrying over 180 , 000 tons of mixed cargoes , the entire profit for the Alliance and the " Far Orbit " was 340 million credits . In addition , the convoy carried enough food supplies to restock the frigate , so the " Far Orbit " sacrificed 18 million of the frigate ' s portion of the profits to acquire the supplies . As the " Far Orbit " had captured the " New Star " intact with her officers and crew , the privateers were awarded 3 million . The " Far Orbit " then went on to capture Imperial Advisor Coh Veshiv near the planet Esseles . Behind the scenes . The Hijacking of Shipment 1037 first appeared the adventure scenario " The Hijacking of Shipment 1037 " , which was published in " The Far Orbit Project " , by Timothy S . O ' Brien . The book was a supplement to West End Games ' " " and was a sequel of sorts to the previous publication , " Pirates & Privateers " , carrying on that book ' s theme by following the " Far Orbit " adventures . In the adventure scenario , the capture of the convoy can be played out many different ways . First of all , A - 175 can be raided by the crew of the " Far Orbit " or accompanied by the frigate to the convoy under the guise of an Imperial escort . However , it is highly recommended by the adventure scenario that the " Far Orbit " accompanies A - 175 to the convoy , so this article takes that course . If the players fail to think of taking the convoy after raiding A - 175 , Vedij , who , for the most part , is controlled by the adventure ' s presiding gamemaster , suggests the idea . During the battle , the " Far Orbit " can only target the " New Star " in order to capture it if the players do not manage to convince the Alliance to help them , or the players can try to take as many transports as possible without the Alliance ' s help . Additionally , the players can even decide to not have the " Far Orbit " try for the convoy . In the event that the " Far Orbit " has Alliance help and the players do not spring the trap , Vedij does so by default and turns the " Far Orbit " and attempts to destroy the " New Star " . If the players manage to capture the " New Star " undamaged with its crew intact , the Alliance awards them 3 million , and 2 million if the frigate is captured seriously damaged . In the event that the " New Star " is destroyed , 1 million is awarded , while the " Far Orbit " gets nothing if it escapes . This article assumes that the " Far Orbit " fulfilled the mission in the best way possible . It is unclear which assortment of ships made up Shipment 1037 , as one picture in the adventure scenario has them all as Mobquet medium transport s , while another has them as GR - 75 medium transports and other freighters .