Marauder - class corvette The " Marauder " - class corvette was a 195 - meter - long light capital ship introduced prior to the Clone Wars . Characteristics . " Marauder " - class corvettes were equipped with eight double turbolasers and three tractor beam projectors , and could optionally support four more turbolasers if a larger power generator was installed . They had space for 12 starfighters , and capacity for 80 troops for use in boarding actions or planetary landings . Their very accurate tractor beams allowed them to capture ships with little collateral damage , and they were sometimes paired with ships equipped with gravity well projectors for this purpose . Some " Marauder " - class ships were equipped with four diamond - boron missile launchers in place of their heavy turbolasers . Sometimes called a " Pocket cruiser , " the " Marauder " sublight speed was faster than a " Victory I " - class Star Destroyer . Although not powerful enough for engagements against warships such as those used by the Imperial Navy , they were excellent as patrol and interdiction vessels . History . Built by the profitable Sienar Technologies division of Republic Sienar Systems , a precursor to Sienar Fleet Systems , the " Marauder " - class was intended for use as a patrol and escort ship by the Galactic Republic . When the Republic declined to purchase them , mainly due to the Republic ' s inefficient bureaucracy and not any problems with the ship itself , Sienar managed to sell some to other small governments and organizations such as the Kathol Republic . Orders were slow , and the " Marauder " was considered one of Sienar ' s rare failures , so RSS finally sold production rights to the Corporate Sector Authority to be produced and used in the Corporate Sector . The ship was used extensively by the forces of the Corporate Sector Authority , where they could often be found in use as escorts for " Victory " - class ships in the Corporate Sector Authority Picket Fleet , or employed for law enforcement or anti - piracy actions . They eventually came into use by private individuals and a few outlaw groups . The Corellian Resistance owned a " Maurauder " - class corvette , " Retribution " commanded by Bria Tharen participated in the Battle of Ylesia . The Rebel Alliance also employed a few of the ships , which were mostly acquired from the Corporate Sector through piracy . Many Alliance " Marauder " s had their turbolasers replaced with Diamond boron missile launchers , turning them into much more capable combat vessels able to handle most targets from range . Some Rebel " Marauder " - class ships continued to serve in the New Republic Defense Fleet . Imperial forces also utilized " Marauder " s . " Marauder " s remained in use in the Corporate Sector through at least 19 ABY , and the Diamalan Commerce Ministry purchased twelve of the ships approximately three months prior to the Caamas Document crisis . Pirate captain Zothip tried to buy the same ships , but was outbid by the Diamala . Around the same time , the crime lord Rei ' Kas lost three " Marauder " s against the Aing - Tii at Exocron . Some groups were known to employ " Marauder " s as late as the Yuuzhan Vong War . Behind the scenes . The " Marauder " - class corvette first appeared in " Han Solo at Stars ' End " during the Corporate Sector Authority ' s attack on an outlaw tech base and later during the evacuation of Stars ' End , but it was only identified as an " Authority corvette " in the former case and an " Espo assault ship " in the latter . A " pocket - cruiser of the outmoded Marauder class " later appeared in " Han Solo and the Lost Legacy " , but no connection between this particular vessel and the previous two was made until the publication of the " Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook " , where it was also given specifications and a visual depiction for the first time . While a " Marauder " - class corvette did appear in the " Darth Maul " comic series , its size was inaccurate . It was drawn smaller than Darth Maul ' s " Scimitar " , only about the size of a starfighter . The same problem as stated above has occurred in " " — pirate Sol Mon ' s ship that is attacking and intercepting " Draisini " looks exactly like a " Marauder " - class corvette , but is too small . " Draisini " , as a " Xiytiar " - class transport , should be shorter than the " Marauder " - class corvette ; in the comic , it is much larger ( about four times ) than the attacker . While there are no explicitly - stated dimensions for the " Marauder " ' s width and height , measurements derived from scale - matching the dorsal and anterior schematic views in " The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels " show the craft to have a calculated width of just over 131 meters , and a height of just over 22 meters . In " " , the " Marauder " is equipped with four diamond - boron missile launchers instead of the eight double turbolasers and are used exclusively by the Rebel Alliance . These are intended to counter the " Broadside " - class cruiser . The version with the eight double turbolasers does appear in the expansion , but it is used exclusively by the campaign - only and non - playable Hutt Cartel . There are some inconsistencies regarding the speed of this vessel . While some sources describe it as being rather slow , others portray it as fast . In " " , it operated at the lower end of starfighter speeds . This is comparable to the various reported speeds of the " Lancer " - class frigate , although in the case of the Marauder it is likely the result of the vessel ' s deceiving lines .