Wild Karrde The Wild Karrde was a heavily modified Corellian Engineering Corporation Action VI transport used by Talon Karrde for smuggling and as a mobile base of operations . Underneath the craft ' s dented and worn hull plates was concealed an incredible mobile base of operations for Karrde and his band of smugglers . Characteristics . An Action VI class bulk freighter fresh off the CEC ' s assembly lines would be a ponderous and ungainly space transport that lacked armaments of any kind and could hold immense amounts of raw materials in its vast holds . However , the " Wild Karrde " was no ordinary freighter . Karrde had made many important modifications to his ship that allowed it to hold its own against the Imperial patrols that often came to check his stash . Three heavy retractable turbolasers were added , giving the ship a firepower that no pirate could ever expect . The entirety of the hull was doubly reinforced with giant durasteel plates that matched the color of the original , unmodified hull so as not to tip off pursuers . Deflector shields and a large power source were also secreted deep in the bowels of the ship . Talon Karrde had a hand in almost all galactic affairs , and thus had a far - flung web of spies and informants spread across hundreds of worlds . In order to keep tabs on them and process all the incoming data , Karrde converted most of the passenger and crew quarters on his vessel into a cavernous communications nexus . A monstrous hyperradio rectenna gave Karrde instantaneous links to his spies , while stolen HoloNet transceivers intercepted and cataloged many thousands of transmissions from across the galaxy . This sensor package incorporated a cloaking device that was powerful enough to conceal the " Wild Karrde " from passive scans . The machinery also transmitted false transponders to any ship inquiring about the nature of the cargo aboard the " Wild Karrde " . A section of the cargo hold was outfitted with a life support system that was frequently utilized to conceal smuggled living beings . In this block was also a kennel for Karrde ' s pet vornskr s . At least one small repulsorlift vehicle was kept in yet another section of the bay at all times . A dedicated medical bay could care for crew members or passengers who had been hurt . Another space stored Karrde ' s small fleet of droids , which ranged from astromechs to GNK power droid s . Finally , a small force tube positioned in the aft could generate a small pathway of oxygen in otherwise airless deep space . This exotic device was meant to rescue pilots trapped in the void . As is typical of smuggling vessels , the " Wild Karrde " operated under many false names and registries . One of these was " Hab Camber " , registered in Valrar to Abel Quiller , an alias of Karrde ' s subordinate Dankin . This alias was used during the Raid on Bilbringi , when Karrde ' s Smugglers ' Alliance was infiltrating the Imperial shipyards . History . In 4 ABY , the ship was seen near Outpost 327 , while Ace Azzameen was stealing the shuttle " Tydirium " . In 9 ABY , when Thrawn came to Myrkr to harvest ysalamir i , Karrde guessed that they were important and kept some in the " Wild Karrde " . Later that year , Karrde flew it to a meeting with some other smugglers , on Trogan . During the Almanian Uprising in 17 ABY , Karrde flew it during the Battle of Almania and succeeded in destroying a " Victory " - class Star Destroyer . Karrde still used it during the time of the Yuuzhan Vong War . Behind the scenes . Like all of Karrde ' s other ships , the name is a pun . It sounds like " wild card . "