Old Republic shipping fleet

The Old Republic shipping fleet, also known as the Old Republic merchant fleet or simply the Republic merchant fleet,The New Essential Guide to Droids was the merchant fleet of the Galactic Republic. It was comprised of bulk cruisers and container vessels. Industrial Automaton exclusively sold their prototype P2-series astromech droids to the Republic for use aboard their merchant vessels on a trial basis, the droid manufacturer having specifically designed them for the fleet's capital-scale space transports. Despite their flaws, most captains were pleased with the P2 units and the astromech droids would go on to serve the shipping fleet well.
==Behind the scenes==
The Old Republic shipping fleet was first mentioned in "The History of R-Series Astromech Droids," a 1995 article written by Pablo Hidalgo and illustrated by Matt Busch that was published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 7.
==Sources==
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*The Essential Guide to Droids 
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*Arms & Equipment Guide
*The New Essential Guide to Droids 
*The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
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==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Republic fleets
Category:Merchant fleets