DP20 frigate The DP20 frigate or Corellian Gunship was one of the few dedicated warship designs produced by Corellian Engineering Corporation , and was the most common member of the Corellian gunship product line . Though small and compact , it was fast and carried heavy firepower for a ship of its size and class . Characteristics . Unlike its cousin , the CR90 corvette , the gunship had minimal cargo space and almost no space for passengers or troops . These small ships were designed to be only two things : fast and deadly . Engines consumed nearly half of the gunship ' s interior space . What little room was left was used for deflector shield generators and weapons . Armed with eight double turbolaser cannons , four concussion missile tubes , and six quad laser cannons , the Corellian gunship was effective against both larger capital ships as well as starfighters , though it was primarily used against the latter . These ships were 120 meters long . Each one carried a crew of 45 , along with 46 gunners . They were equipped with Class 2 hyperdrives . History . The DP20 was originally designed for the fleet of the Galactic Republic . These vessels saw extensive use among the Corellian and Rebel Alliance / New Republic fleets , although some were also seen in the hands of independent operators , such as pirate factions and other fringe groups . Local Imperial forces also utilized the class . The Rebel Alliance , in need of a small , fast attack vessel , decided to purchase a few of these starships after witnessing a group of pirates use them to successfully hijack an Imperial shipment guarded by several Imperial fighters and bombers . At least one of these vessels was wrecked in the Korteen asteroid belt by Quarg ' s father and his space wreckers . Behind the scenes . The design of the gunship is based on early concept art from the pre - production of , depicting a lean , small warship that was originally conceived as an Imperial starship in the rough draft , evolving into a " pirate ship " as the script developed . This role in the movie was , of course , eventually taken by " Millennium Falcon " , while the linear design served as the basis for the hammerhead - bowed blockade runner : both are depicted as Corellian ships , from the same manufacturer as the non - movie gunship . The gunship was first described in detail in the " Rebel Alliance Sourcebook " in 1990 , but Rebel gunships based on the same concept - art designs first appeared in of the Marvel Star Wars comics in 1978 : these were confirmed to be Corellian gunships in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Because of the reuse of old concept art in the prequel trilogy , the design is also similar to the " Consular " - class cruiser seen in " " — another Corellian design . " The Isis Coordinates " , an adventure for the " " by West End Games , featured the complete deck plans of a Corellian gunship , " Handree " . The common fan designation of this vessel was the " Corellian Gunship " , before the designation tag " DP - 20 " or " DP20 " was canonized in the revised version of " Starships of the Galaxy " . The term " Corellian Gunship " became a classification , one which is still widely used by fans , even today , to refer to this gunship specifically .