Moth ( freighter ) The Moth was a MK - 4 freighter owned by Owerto Naiucho , used for smuggling illegal goods . After the Battle of Endor , he used it to travel to the planet Akiva . Following the death of Owerto , the New Republic starfighter pilot Norra Wexley took ownership of the " Moth " . She and her team of Imperial hunter s including her son Temmin Wexley would use the " Moth " to hunt down Imperial fugitives during the last stages of the Galactic Civil War . Description . The " Moth " was an MK - 4 freighter and was capable of traveling through hyperspace . It could also outrun TIE fighters and larger capital ship s . The " Moth " also had a bay door outside its cargo compartment . The " Moth " could be piloted by a pilot and a navigator or astromech droid . As a freighter , the " Moth " had a sizeable cargo bay for storing cargo . The freighter had a turret which was destroyed during a dogfight with TIE fighters and a collision with a waterfall on the planet Akiva . The " Moth " was equipped with oxygen cyclers which pumped air into the ship . The ship was also equipped with a tractor beam projector for drawing scrap into its cargo bay . The " Moth " was also equipped with weapons systems for dogfights . The " Moth " had at least two escape pod s and was equipped with front shields . The freighter was maneuverable enough for its pilot to change the ship ' s direction by taking it on a corkscrew spin . History . Homecoming . After the Battle of Endor , Owerto traveled to Akiva , both with his normal cargo of illegal shipments , and Norra Wexley , who was returning home to see her son , Temmin . They encountered a small Imperial blockade , but Owerto was confident he could make it through . One of the Star Destroyer s , the " Vigilance " , dispatched TIE fighters to intercept the " Moth " . One of the TIEs scored a lucky hit , disabling the " Moth " s turret as the freighter approached the surface of the planet . Norra piloted the ship through the canyons of her homeworld , causing the pursuing TIEs to collide with a waterfall . The waterfall shaved off the wreckage of the ship ' s turret , but the rest was unscathed . After forcibly reuniting with her son Temmin , Norra brought him back to the " Moth " only to find that Owerto had been killed by roving stormtrooper s . Still bitter at his mom for leaving him to join the Rebel Alliance and not wanting to leaving his B1 battle droid Mister Bones and junk shop behind , Temmin tells Norra he has a plan . He manages to escape the " Moth " but he and Norra attract the attention of stormtroopers . After reconciling with her son , Norra , Temmin , and Mister Bones joined forces with the bounty hunter Jas Emari and the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus to inspire a rebellion on Akiva against the Empire . Norra ' s Imperial hunters . Following the rebellion on Akiva , Norra and her team became New Republic operatives who hunted for Imperial fugitives . In 5 ABY , Norra used the " Moth " as her team ' s base of operations and transport . During a mission to capture the former Imperial Vice Admiral Perwin Gedde , Temmin and Bones stayed aboard the " Moth " . After Norra and her team had secured the fugitive , the rebels traveled on the " Moth " back to the New Republic capital of Chandrila . Later , Norra and Captain Wedge Antilles used the " Moth " to travel to the edge of Wild Space at the request of Prince ss Leia Organa to find the last coordinates of her husband Han Solo and his ship , the " Millennium Falcon " . They were attacked by Commander Valent ' s Star Destroyer but were rescued by New Republic ships led by Commodore Kyrsta Agate . Following the Attack on Chandrila , Norra along with Temmin , Mister Bones , Sinjir , and Jas Emari traveled aboard the " Moth " during their hunt for Grand Admiral Rae Sloane , the alleged mastermind behind the assassination attempt on the New Republic leadership . For several months , Norra ' s team traveled on the " Moth " to Kashyyyk , Ord Mantell , Corellia , and Jindau Station . Norra and her team eventually managed to capture the bounty hunter Mercurial Swift , who had ties with Sloane , on the planet Taris . While Temmin and Mister Bones manned the " Moth " , Norra , Sinjir , and Jas interrogated Swift and discovered that Sloane had traveled to the Inner Rim planet of Jakku . Under Norra ' s guidance , Temmin set the coordinates for Jakku . They exited hyperspace only to find a large Imperial fleet above Jakku . This fleet turned out to be part of the Imperial remnants forces that Counselor to the Empire Gallius Rax had mustered on Jakku . Temmin flew the " Moth " as it came under attack from TIE fighters . Before leaving in an escape pod with Jas Emari to find Sloane , Norra told her son to point the ship clear and that she had set the " Moth " to jump into hyperspace within two minutes . Temmin sent Mister Bones to look after his mother in a second escape pod . The " Moth " escaped into hyperspace before it could be hit by Imperial torpedoes .