New Star The New Star was an Imperial EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate that served as part of the Imperial Navy in 0 ABY . Commanded by Captain Miech Conar , it was assigned to accompany the convoy Shipment 1037 to the Outer Rim Territories that year . While it and the convoy were en route , they were met by the " Far Orbit " , a seemingly Imperial frigate that had come to help protect the convoy . However , as the " Far Orbit " was actually an Alliance to Restore the Republic privateer vessel , it led an Alliance strike force to capture the convoy somewhere in the Core Worlds ' Ringali Shell . In the resulting battle , the " New Star " was captured . Description . The " New Star " was an EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate produced by Kuat Drive Yards . Measuring 300 meters in length , the frigate had at least one deflector shield generator installed , and possessed an armament of twelve turbolaser cannons , twelve smaller laser cannons , and two tractor beams . The " New Star " carried twelve TIE / LN starfighter s and had a full complement of shuttles and escape pods . It also had enough room to house two platoons of soldiers , besides the crew . History . The " New Star " was commanded by Captain Miech Conar and was serving as an Imperial vessel by 0 ABY , at the time that the Empire was engaging the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the Galactic Civil War . That year , the " New Star " was assigned to accompany Shipment 1037 , a convoy of over ten transports , to the Outer Rim Territories . During the escort duty , Conar brought along a platoon each of stormtroopers and Imperial Navy trooper s on his ship . While the frigate was on guard duty , its convoy was joined by Transport A - 175 , along with the escort frigate " Far Orbit " , near the planet Brentaal IV in the Core Worlds ' Ringali Shell . The " Far Orbit " claimed that it had orders to accompany the convoy as well , a set of orders that Conar did not bother checking with Bormea Imperial Command . The " Far Orbit " also asserted that a new destination had been set to link up with an even larger escort force , as Imperial Navy Intelligence had uncovered a plot to intercept the convoy . However , as the convoy and the " New Star " arrived at the supposed rendezvous in the Ringali Shell with the escort force , they were attacked by an Alliance strike force , consisting of thirty - six BTL Y - wing starfighter s and a pair of CR90 corvettes , and turned on by the " Far Orbit " . In actuality , the " Far Orbit " was an Alliance privateer vessel in disguise and had funneled the convoy into a trap . In the resulting battle , the convoy was captured , as well as the " New Star " , which was relatively undamaged . The privateers were awarded two million credits for the capture of the " New Star " by the Alliance . Commanders and crew . The " New Star " was commanded by Captain Miech Conar , a competent , intelligent leader who did not want to get killed in a pointless battle between two ships . The frigate was also fully crewed by well trained ship hands and officers . Behind the scenes . The " New Star " first appeared in 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 , it is possible for the Alliance to not send any help for the " Far Orbit " in its attack on the convoy and the " New Star " , leaving the " Far Orbit " to try to take the convoy alone . If that is the case , the " Far Orbit " might attempt to capture the " New Star " . It is also possible for the " New Star " to be destroyed in the battle instead of being captured , in which case the privateers receive no money from the Alliance . If the " New Star " is captured but seriously damaged , the " Far Orbit " crew is awarded a million credits . However , this article assumes that the course of events that this article presents is correct because they represent the best course of actions for the privateers , who are controlled by the players .