Capture of the Sidral II

In 0 BBY, several days before the Battle of Yavin, the Alliance to Restore the Republic captured the Imperial BFF-1 bulk freighter Sidral II.
==Background==
After learning that the Empire was building the Death Star, a battlestation capable of destroying a planet, the Alliance attempted to discover which contractors were involved in its construction.
==The battle==
As part of this operation the Mon Calamari privateer Tuz helped to capture the Sidral IIX-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide while it transported a cargo of military hardware, including timers and fusion shells. The Alliance dispatched the CR90 corvette Frazier to rendezvous with the freighter and transfer its cargo. The operation was interrupted by the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Immortal, but the Rebel forces were able to complete the transfer before escaping to hyperspace.
==Aftermath==
Part of the stolen shipment had passed through an Imperial repair dock near Coruscant, the Imperial capital. Alliance High Command decided to launch an attack on the facility in the hopes of crippling the infrastructure that was servicing ships working on the Death Star.
==Behind the scenes==
Though the X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide states that Operation Skyhook began after the capture of the Tantive IV, later sources such as The Essential Atlas clarified that this is impossible, as Operation Skyhook's second phase results in the acquisition of the Death Star plans that are then sent to the Tantive IV.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: X-Wing 
==Sources==
*X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide
*X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide
==Notes and references==
Category:Battles of Operation Skyhook