Krayt ' s Honor The Krayt ' s Honor was a Gozanti Cruiser captained by Siqo Vass , who , along with his crew , utilized his ship as an escort for independent merchants . The merchants , who found themselves constantly harassed by criminals in the employ of the Trade Federation , were constantly grateful to Vass and his crew for their services , but the Federation itself eventually came to target the " Krayt ' s Honor " specifically . Fortunately for Vass , he and his crew found themselves in favor with the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure , who offered them safe haven on the arid world of Tatooine . From there , the " Krayt ' s Honor " continued to prove an irritant to the Trade Federation . Description . Initially constructed by Gallofree Yards , the 41 . 8 - meter - long Gozanti Cruiser " Krayt ' s Honor " was armed with eight side - mounted laser turrets for defense , in addition to several quad cannon turrets that protected the ship ' s dorsal and ventral hulls . Apart from the standard armament , the ship boasted a variety of modifications : located in the ship ' s bow were a trio of turbolaser cannons , in addition to a pair of fire - linked proton torpedo launchers , which carried an expanded payload . The ship ' s captain , Siqo Vass , would utilize the torpedo es as an opening salvo in an engagement , but would not reveal the ship ' s highly illegal turbolasers unless he had to . When used , however , the turbolasers could cause considerable damage to capital ships . For defense , the " Krayt ' s Honor " boasted military grade deflector shields that were able to hold off starfighter attacks , but not those of capital ships . History . The " Krayt ' s Honor " was captained by the Kel Dor Siqo Vass , although , to escape the widespread humanocentric prejudices of the galaxy , the Human Layn Wynest posed as captain . The ship was crewed by a wide variety of sentient beings from various races , including Ithorians and Feeorin . During the Republic Classic era , the " Krayt ' s Honor " served as an escort for independent merchants who found themselves targeted by raiders and privateers acting covertly under the influence of the Trade Federation , a conglomerate that did not take kindly to competition . In order to do so , the " Krayt ' s Honor " worked as a Q - Ship — by appearing to be a common cargo craft , Vass could lure assailants in close enough to destroy them with the cruiser ' s hidden weaponry . The merchants themselves highly valued the actions of Vass and his crew , but the " Krayt ' s Honor " soon drew the Federation ' s ire and attention . To make matters more difficult for the crew , the Federation placed a bounty on Vass ' head . Fortunately for Vass , one of the ships the " Krayt ' s Honor " saved was the " Star Jewel " — the personal yacht of Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure , who was grateful enough to offer the crew and their ship safe haven on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine , one of the rare ports that the Federation wanted nothing to do with . In both 32 BBY and 22 BBY , the crew took the ship to the spaceport of Mos Espa . As they made their home on Tatooine , Vass and his crew were able to continue to harass the Federation , even during the pan - galactic Clone Wars . Eventually , they were brought into direct conflict with Federation craft , as opposed to the hired guns they had fought in the past . Following the Clone Wars , the ship and its crew disappeared , and it was not known whether or not they had simply stopped working , or had been destroyed by the ascendant Galactic Empire . Behind the scenes . The " Krayt ' s Honor " first appeared in 1999 ' s , as an unidentified background ship in the film ' s Mos Espa sequence . It appeared again , three years later , in 2002 ' s , again in scenes taking place at Mos Espa . In 2006 , the ship was identified , and its backstory elaborated upon by " KenobiDX67 " through StarWars . com ' s feature , " What ' s The Story ? " KenobiDX67 ' s work was later expanded upon in the 2007 edition of " Starships of the Galaxy " , and in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .