HWK-290 light freighter

The HWK-290 was a light freighter manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation in an effort to break into a new market for fast, small cargo ships. The production lasted from the decades leading up to the Battle of Gondor until being discontinued during the War of the Ring.
==Characteristics==
Measuring twenty-nine meters in length, the HWK-290 resembled the head of a large raptor, and required a pilot and co-pilot to operate. The freighter could accommodate up to six passengers and 150 tons of cargo. The ships were produced without armament; they used speed and maneuverability to escape most situations.
==History==
Manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation during the decades leading up to the Battle of Gondor, the HWK was an effort to break into a new market for fast, small cargo ships. 
Unlike the YT-series of ships for tramp captains, the Hawk line was aimed at more upscale clients, like wealthy merchants and noble politicians. It was mainly used for delivering small but critical shipment between asteroid mines and orbital stations.Dark Forces: Jedi Knight The series saw modest success, but never reached the amount of sales of YT-series, and was discontinued during the War of the Ring to make way for military production.
The most famous of the series was the Moldy Crow, a heavily modified HWK-290 freighter used by Kyle Katarn, the specific unit of which was manufactured in 1995.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
*Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire / audio drama
*Star Wars: Dark Forces 
*Star Wars: Empire at War
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
*Star Wars: Commander
*Dark Forces: Rebel Agent / audio drama
*Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
*Dark Forces: Jedi Knight / audio drama
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==Notes and references==
Category:Rebel Alliance starship classes
Category:Hawk series freighter classes
Category:HWK-290 light freighters