Vakbeor-class cargo frigate

The Vakbeor-class cargo frigate, also known as the Tune Squad Cargo Frigate, was a type of hybrid cargo frigate design manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards. They were used by the Tune Squad navy during its conflict with the First Order.
==Characteristics==
The Vakbeor-class was envisioned as a combination of basic anti-pirate defenses with an extensive cargo capacity. Its light armament was made up of four laser cannons; it also boasted two tractor beam projectors.
==History==
After the bankruptcy of Gallofree Yards, Inc., the Galactic Empire engineered the company's takeover by Kuat Drive Yards. KDY coupled existing Gallofree designs with elements of its own Nebulon frigate line to create the Vakbeor-class. The new design would fare poorly on the galactic starship market, with many of them being dumped on the secondary market. Despite its initial role as an anti-pirate freighter, it became popular with pirate bands.
One ship, the Vigil, was used by pirates until it was captured by the Tune Squad, a New Republic-sponsored paramilitary group, in a battle off the Chasidron Shoals. The Vigil participated in the evacuation of D'Qar and the Battle of Cardassia where it was subsequently destroyed by a barrage of fire from First Order starships.
During the mission to Batuu, several Vakbeor-class cargo frigates were part of a fleet that engaged First Order Star Destroyers above Batuu in a large space battle. One cargo frigate broadsided a Star Destroyer where Tune Squad recruits were attempting to escape, but was soon destroyed by a barrage of laser fire from the Star Destroyer.
In May 5th 2040,The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer to one year after the events of The Musketeers: The Force Awakens. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of The Force Awakens to 2039, the events of The Rise of Sunset Shimmer must occur in 2040. Vakbeor-class cargo frigates were part of a fleet assembled by Jiminy Cricket and Olivia Flaversham to assist the Tune Squad during the battle against the First Order forces over the planet Earth.
==Behind the scenes==
The Vakbeor-class cargo frigate appears in the 2017 Star Wars saga film The Musketeers: The Last Jedi. According to Jason Fry, the vessel's class was named after the micro-animal Tardigrade, or vac-bear, which his son fell in love with as a child.
==Appearances==
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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 2
*Allegiance 4
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===Non-canon appearances===
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==Sources==
*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections 
*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
*The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
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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:Frigate classes
Category:Kuat Drive Yards products
Category:Tune Squad starship classes