Zahtjav ( starship ) Named after a legendary Rodian monster by the pirate Venslas Beeli , the Zahtjav was a CR90 corvette produced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation . The ship was owned by the Galactic Republic and used as an exploration vessel until Beeli acquired it sometime after 19 BBY , making it a part of his Solar Terrors pirate band . Beeli and his pirates used it until shortly after 0 ABY , when an Imperial task force captured them . Imperial Captain Vocis Kenit forced Beeli and his pirates into a confrontation with the Alliance to Restore the Republic privateer frigate " Far Orbit " ; the " Zahtjav " was destroyed in the battle , and Beeli killed . Description . The " Zahtjav " was a CR90 corvette produced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation . Measuring 150 meters long , the corvette possessed a Class 2 primary hyperdrive , with a Class 12 as backup . The " Zahtjav " also had deflector shields , a navigation computer , and a set of sensors . Capable of carrying 3 , 000 metric tons of cargo as well as enough consumables to last the crew a year , the " Zahtjav " could carry up to twenty passengers , in addition to its crew of fifty and its twelve gunners ; the vessel was capable of running on a skeleton crew of twenty , with five gunners , if necessary . The corvette also had an armament of four double turbolaser cannons , with a pair of tractor beams situated at the front of the starship . Possessing life support systems , the corvette could reach a maximum speed of 950 kilometers per hour in the atmosphere of some planets . History . The ship that would later be known as the " Zahtjav " started out as an exploration vessel used for scouting the distant parts of the Outer Rim Territories for the Galactic Republic . In 19 BBY , the Republic was reorganized into the Galactic Empire , and with its creation , the corvette was sold as surplus due to budget cutbacks , becoming a secure cargo vessel . The CR90 served well , until an engineer was bribed by the pirate Venslas Beeli of the raiding band known as the Solar Terrors to cut the hyperdrive at a designated point . Right after Beeli acquired the ship , he reneged on his payment of the engineer , instead setting the individual adrift in an escape pod . Sometime afterward , Beeli named the corvette the " Zahtjav " , after a legendary Rodian monster . The ship later became Beeli ' s flagship . Beeli ' s activities in the Outer Rim soon brought him to Imperial attention around 0 ABY . After a three - month hunt , Captain Lev Kepzen and his EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate , the " Feral " , captured the Solar Terrors . Captain Vocis Kenit forced the pirates to do the Imperials ' bidding on pain of death , and they were tasked with posing as Alliance to Restore the Republic privateers and committing terrible acts in the Core Worlds ' Ringali Shell under that banner to sway the public ' s view of Alliance privateers . The poisoning of the public ' s opinion was in preparation for when the " Far Orbit " , an Alliance privateer frigate operating nearby , announced itself to the general public . The Imperials wanted the " Far Orbit " captured , so they hoped the frigate would track the pirates down and engage them in order to maintain its reputation . However , in order to prevent the pirates from simply running off , they were all infected with Vira606 , an incurable virus that could only be held at bay by a serum that the Imperials controlled and rationed out to them . The " Zahtjav " and the Solar Terrors began to attack civilian targets near the worlds of Esseles , Rhinnal , and Brentaal IV . While they secretly worked for the Imperials , Beeli ' s fleet , including his command ship , the " Zahtjav " , operated from a deep space location with Kenit ' s escort frigate , the " Stalwart " . With the Solar Terrors frequently hitting the area around Brentaal , Beeli ' s fleet encountered the " Far Orbit " , which was searching for the pirates in order to destroy them . The " Zahtjav " and Beeli ' s other ships , the " Javiq " and the " Pyesmev " , engaged the frigate , with all of them trying to stay out of the way of the " Far Orbit " forward fire arc . However , since Beeli fought with abandon due to the illness , the Solar Terrors lost the battle , and the " Zahtjav " was destroyed , with Beeli dying as well . Commanders and crew . After being acquired by the Solar Terrors , the command of the " Zahtjav " fell to Venslas Beeli , who used it as his flagship . However , it was Beeli who caused the ship ' s demise , as he fought with abandon due to Vira606 when the pirate fleet engaged the " Far Orbit " . Behind the scenes . The " Zahtjav " was first mentioned in 1998 ' s " The Far Orbit Project " , by Timothy S . O ' Brien , and appeared in the adventure scenario " The Rival " , published in the book . " The Far Orbit Project " was a supplement to West End Games ' " " and had the same theme of the previous publication , " Pirates & Privateers " , as it followed the privateering vessel " Far Orbit " . As the book says that Venslas Beeli fights with abandon and will ram the " Far Orbit " with his ship if necessary , this article assumes that the " Zahtjav " was destroyed in the battle . There are also several different ways that the battle against the " Far Orbit " can be played out . One way is to have the " Far Orbit " encounter Beeli ' s ships and the " Stalwart " in deep space . Another is that the pirates are captured by the frigate while Imperials are nearby , forcing the EF76 to pretend that it is an Imperial vessel . However , this article does not use either of those options , and assumes the course of events that are presented in this article , because it offers the fewest inconsistencies in the frigate ' s story .