Dooku ' s solar sailer Dooku ' s solar sailer was a heavily - modified " Punworcca 116 " - class interstellar sloop belonging to Count Dooku , also known as Darth Tyranus . Dooku used this yacht to escape from First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY . Tyranus ' s vessel was a unique mix of Geonosian engineering and pre - Republic Gree technology . The vessel was piloted by a FA - 4 pilot droid and could travel through realspace and hyperspace . Characteristics . Design . Built on the spaceframe of a Huppla Pasa Tisc Shipwrights Collective " Punworcca 116 " - class sloop , Dooku ' s solar sailer was a unique melding of Geonosian and Gree technology . The sloop was 15 . 2 meters long , 4 . 6 meters wide , and 4 . 8 meters deep . Like many Geonosian starships , it had two multifunctional bow prongs , with an orb - like cockpit module positioned between the two , and a crew hold at the stern of the craft . The dark surface hull of the solar sailer was composed of heavy metals that were preciously rare on Geonosis . The interior of the craft was tailored to Dooku ' s refined tastes and his role as leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems , and was fitted with an extensive databook library , strategic chart displays , and ornate decorations and sleeping quarters . Armament . Lightly armed , the solar sailer carried rows of 84 narrow - beam tractor - repulsor emitters along the bow prongs that could act as offensive grapples . Additionally , the cockpit module could be replaced by a dedicated weapons or sensor orb if necessary , and the piloting controls routed to the main hold . Propulsion . The most unique aspect of Dooku ' s solar sailer was its sail , an ancient Gree artifact supplied by Dooku himself . Unlike most solar sails , which unfurled to moon - like diameters and were pushed by tachyon streams or ultraviolet lasers , Dooku ' s unique sail had no discernible power source . Dooku ' s sail was composed of an exotic matter that reflected otherwise - undetectable supralight emissions , and achieved great performance across the entire galaxy with a much smaller diameter than most sails . The independence afforded by such a unique ship enhanced Dooku ' s mystique in Geonosian eyes , and a number of soldier drones even came to believe that Dooku ' s ship flew by magic . The solar sailer was also equipped with a conventional repulsorlift , and the tractor beam emitters along the bow prongs could serve as steering aids when there were surrounding objects to push and pull against . The spread of ray shield energies around the prongs could additionally be adjusted to provided extra mobility when in atmosphere . Dooku tended to rely on an FA - 4 pilot droid to fly his vehicle . History . Dooku had this sloop presented to him as a gift from Poggle the Lesser . As of 32 BBY , shortly after joining the Sith Order , Count Dooku had procured a unique ancient " solar " sail from an antiques dealer in the Gree Enclave to add to his sloop . The sail collected an undetectable power source to achieve great speeds with ease unmatched by conventional sails . Archduke Poggle was pleased to have ancient technology augment the sloop , as Geonosis had a long sailing heritage dating back centuries . Fourteen standard days before the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY , the Senate Bureau of Intelligence confirmed eyewitness reports that Dooku had been spotted earlier in the week visiting the Gree Enclave , purportedly in search of valuable antiques . At the beginning of the Clone Wars on Geonosis , Dooku had his solar sailer docked in his hangar . He fled the Battle of Geonosis in it after being waylaid by Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker and Yoda . He then rendezvoused with his master , Darth Sidious , at The Works on Coruscant . The solar sailer was used by Dooku throughout the Clone Wars as his regular means of travel to significant locations and escape from battles . It at one point sustained damage and crashed on Vanqor after a fiery battle in an attempt to escape from Kenobi and Skywalker as their army attacked his flagship . The pilot droid , along with all equipment on it , was taken apart among a band of Weequay pirates . The leader of the pirates , Hondo Ohnaka , commented on the ship ' s rarity and expensiveness and called it beautiful . To prevent any unnecessary antagonizing of the pirates , the count told Ohnaka to " feel free to help himself to it , " unconcerned with his looting of the vessel at the moment . At some point after he escaped imprisonment in their base on Florrum , Dooku had his solar sailer recovered and repaired . During the Battle of Coruscant , he met with General Grievous onboard the " Invisible Hand " after departing Tythe in the vessel .