Lord Junn The Lord Junn was a pleasure craft that originally belonged to Junn , a male human who lived as a Lord on the planet Naboo during the Galactic Civil War . In the aftermath of the Battle of Yavin , Junn betrayed his old friend Leia Organa by revealing her presence on Naboo to her Imperial pursuers . When Organa confronted Junn about his betrayal and threatened to kill him , he let her have his pleasure craft in exchange for his life . Organa put the " Lord Junn " to good use in her mission to rescue the remaining sons and daughters of her homeworld of Alderaan , which had been destroyed by the Empire recently . History . Princess Leia ' s mission . The " Lord Junn " was owned by Lord Junn of the planet Naboo during the reign of the Galactic Empire . During the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic , the Empire destroyed the peaceful planet Alderaan for being sympathetic to the Rebel cause . Prince ss Leia Organa was the last surviving member of the ruling family of Alderaan , so she took it upon herself to rescue all the surviving sons and daughters of Alderaan spread throughout the galaxy . Organa ' s first stop was Naboo , where she rescued and recruited the Melodic Order , a group of Alderaanian musician s from Imperial slavers , to her cause . And , after Junn betrayed Organa , he gave her the " Lord Junn " — in exchange for his life — to help transport the Alderaanians . Organa put the yacht to good use , carrying the Alderaanains who numbered about twenty in luxury . Madam Uwa Pareece , the leader of the Melodic Order , along with an Alderaanian pilot , piloted the yacht to the volcanic planet Sullust in the Outer Rim , along with Organa ' s borrowed T - 1 shuttle . However , unknown to everyone on board , a young musician named Tace was contacting her sister Tula who was using the information her sister gave her to aid the Empire in tracking Organa . Some time later , the two starship s arrived in the Sullust system . The " Lord Junn " remained in orbit , while Organa and her companions , Evaan Verlaine and the astromech droid R2 - D2 , went to the Alderaan Enclave , a group of Alderaanians who lived in a massive cave system underground , in order to rescue them as well . However , the Alderaanians , led by Preserver Jora Astane , harbored much distrust for Organa and tried to kill her after a recording of Tace and Tula was discovered originating from an Imperial cruiser ; the destroyer where Tula was stationed . While on the run , Organa contacted the " Lord Junn " and told them to leave because an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer was nearby . Pareece at first refused , but relented when an Imperial " Sentinel " - class landing craft appeared on the yacht ' s scanners . The landing craft made planet - fall and attacked the compound . The platoon of stormtrooper s were quickly defeated by Artoo ' s quick thinking . Astane then realized she has been truly mistaken in her mistrust , and pledged herself to Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan . Although , as Organa reminded them , they still had a spy to catch . Over the next several days , the " Lord Junn " and the Sullustan smuggler Nien Nunb , along with his freighter , the " Mellcrawler " , helped transport all the Alderaanians of the Alderaan Enclave away from Sullust to save them from the Empire . Later , the " Lord Junn " traveled to the planet Espirion , where it remained in orbit while Nunb supplied Organa with many blaster s and blaster cannon s for use in a secret plan . In the " Lord Junn ' s " biggest chamber , Organa awarded Nunb with her late mother ' s necklace , the Chalcedony waves , for his bravery . Immediately after , Astane , with Tace in handcuffs , arrived having found their " spy . " Organa took control of the situation and questioned the young girl in the yacht ' s cafeteria . Tace soon admitted to communicating with her sister , but was unaware that Tula had been relaying Organa ' s efforts to the Empire . Soon thereafter , aboard the " Lord Junn ' s " bridge , Organa tasked Pareece and Astane to go to Espirion ' s surface and request the Alderaanians who had lived there for generations to join the rescue mission . She then went back to Tace ' s quarters , and had her contact Tula . Tula , however , realized something was amiss ; as did Dreed , Tula ' s commanding officer , he knew that the Rebels had learned of the spying and arrested Tula . Organa quickly bargained for an exchange with the commander : Organa for Tula . Organa went to prepare to once again be the Empire ' s prisoner in her quarters . Organa ' s T - 1 shuttle docked with the " Lord Junn " , to let her , her pilot , Covis , to meet the Empire on fair - ground on the desert planet Skaradosh . Later , Organa was arrested , while Tula was rescued . The " Lord Junn " , still in orbit over Espirion awaiting for Pareece and Astane to return from the reunification talks , were suddenly overwhelmed when a multitude of starships of all classes emerged from hyperspace over Espirion . The ships , however , were all crewed by Alderaanians who had come to help their princess . On Skaradosh , Verlaine and Nunb rescued Organa aboard the " Mellcrawler " and killed Dreed . At the same time , the Alderaanian fleet , led by the " Lord Junn " moved to Organa ' s position over Skaradosh . Organa was informed the ships had come to fight , she told them to prepare for battle . The " Mellcrawler " docked with the " Lord Junn " , allowing Organa , Verlaine , Tula and Artoo boarded . Organa knew the Alderaanian fleet was in danger : Dreed ' s Star Destroyer was out to avenge Dreed ' s death by destroying the last of the Alderaanians : The Alderaanian fleet . The princess knew they had no chance of winning the forthcoming battle without the help of Espirion ' s military . Therefore , she was angry when she learned the reunification talks with Espirion ' s leader , Beon Beonel had failed . Organa prepared for battle anyway and broadcast a message to the fleet , telling them they had little chance of winning against the Imperial flagship , but they would fight together as one , as Alderaan . The destroyer arrived and launched many TIE / ln space superiority starfighter s . The " Lord Junn " turret s were manned by Organa and Astane while the pleasure craft opened fire on the Imperials along with the rest of the fleet . The battle raged , until the " Espirion Multi " , an Espirion warship sent by Beonel after hearing Organa ' s speech , arrived to handle the destroyer with its powerful laser cannon s . The " Espirion Multi " soon landed the shot that annihilated the Imperial ship , the battle was over . Soon thereafter , dignitaries , including Nunb , the " Espirion Multi " captain and Beonel himself , gathered aboard the " Lord Junn " to celebrate their victory and the unification of the survivors of Alderaan . Organa had decided that she needed to return to the Rebel Alliance to continue the fight against the Empire ' s tyranny , so after endorsing Verlaine as the steward to the throne until she could return , departed , while Pareece , Verlaine , Astane and Beonel led the search for a new world to colonize with the Alderaanian fleet . The " Lord Junn " served as the fleet ' s flagship during that time .