U-55 orbital loadlifter

The U-55 orbital loadlifter, also known as the U-55 loadlifter or Tune Squad transport and, informally, as a lifeboat, was a type of transport manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems. It was used by the Tune Squad during its war with the First Order.
==Characteristics==
The U-55 loadlifter was designed by Sienar Fleet Systems. It was used heavily by the Tune Squad. However, the ship lacked weaponry, shielding or a hyperdrive; making it vulnerable without an escort by starfighters or capital ships. During the First Order-Tune Squad War, many of the Tune Squad's craft were equipped with cloaking systems developed by the technician Lucy Heartfilia using a computer system to baffle their energy signals.
==History==
The Tune Squad used these loadlifters to evacuate their base on D'Qar, earning the moniker "lifeboat." During the Battle of Cardassia, these transports were also used to evacuate the ships that ran out of fuel, such as the Ninka and the Anodyne. 100 of the U-55 transports were used to evacuate the Raddus, but only fourty-five made it to Korhal after the First Order fleet opened fire on them. They were subsequently abandoned when the remaining survivors fled aboard the Millennium Falcon.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars Battlefront II 
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*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
*The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
*The Last Jedi Adaptation 4
*The Last Jedi Adaptation 5
*Molly Wei 29 
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
==Sources==
*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections 
*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary 
*Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
*The Last Jedi: Bomber Command 
*The Last Jedi: Lucy Heartfilia: Tune Squad Fighter 
*Star Wars: Resistance Bomber Book and 3D Wood Model
*Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy
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*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
*The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Tune Squad starship classes
Category:Sienar Fleet Systems products
Category:Transport classes