CR90 corvette Argo

CR90 corvette Argo.

The Corellian corvette is the logical step up from the YT-1300 transport--a larger configurable space vessel for larger jobs. The corvette can serve as a cargo transport, a passenger liner, a troop ship, or an escort, and the refitting time to convert from one function to another is minimal. As many corvettes find their way into civilian use as they do military duty, and a significant number fall into the hands of pirates, who opt for a configuration somewhere between "military" and "cargo"--that is, big engines with lots of weapons and enough storage space to make it worthwhile. As the Empire closes its grip on the galaxy, the Corellian corvette rapidly becomes the capital ship of choice for worlds sympathetic for the Rebellion.

The Argo is a CR90 corvette that was manufactured by Corellian Engineering Corporation at their shipyards in the Corellian system. The vessel entered service with the Royal Alderaan Civil Fleet twenty years before the Battle of Yavin. During the Clone Wars the ship patrolled the Alderaan system. Following the war, Alderaan underwent a period of disarmament and the Argo and other military resources were auctioned off or disposed of.

The Argo was rescued from the scrapheap seventeen years before the Battle of Yavin when it was purchased by Krenza Freight to be used as a transport. For fifteen years the Argo plied the Rimma Trade Route for Krenza Freight before attracting the attention of the dread pirate Danaan Talrus. In a daring raid near Adarlon, Talrus captured the vessel, seized its cargo, and auctions its crew off as slaves to the highest bidder.

The vessel remained in Talrus' pirate fleet until a run-in with Moff Kalvin Shevon convinced him to begin supplying the fledgling Rebel Alliance. The Argo was among the resources Talrus 'donated' one year of the Battle of Yavin. Assigned to the Rebel Alliance Fleet, the Argo was placed under the command of Captain Rhobert Dartanyn, who had actually served aboard the vessel during the Clone Wars. Following Dartyn's death during the Argo's disastrous Mission to Thyferra, Lieutenant Derek Atio, the vessel's engineer, took command.

Following the Mission to Thyferra, Atio brought the damaged vessel back to the Rebel base on Dantooine, where he expected to receive a new captain, make repairs, and re-supply. Unfortunately, the Alliance's position on Dantooine had been compromised and no such assistance could be provided. Atio received a brevet promotion to Commander and was instructed to evacuate Captain Dagon Tong's commando unit and proceed to the Thuris Sector.

Just twelve hours after leaving Dantooine, the Argo undertook its Mission to Arzid and successfully raided the Imperial Outpost there for intelligence and supplies. After evading the Carrack-class Light Cruiser Swiftsure, the Argo regrouped with the bulk of the Rebel Fleet in the Vergesso Asteroids where it is underwent makeshift repairs.

The Argo's next assignment was the Mission to Berea. Using information obtained in the raid on the Empire's Arzid outpost, Alliance Intelligence was able to obtain the location and details surrounding the Imperial prison labor camp on the frozen world of Berea. Captain Tong's commando unit successfully liberated twenty-four Rebel prisoners. After evading attacks from TIE/ln starfighters the Argo once again returned to the Vergesso Asteroids.

The Argo next embarked on the Mission to Sriluur. The mission's object was to link up with members of the Weequay resistance, however the Argo was damaged and forced to make emergency repairs on the moon of Ruul. After making repairs, the Argo proceeded to Sriluur where Captain Tong's commando unit linked with members of the resistance, but their presence was detected by Imperial patrols and they were forced to withdraw before completing their objectives.

Currently, the Argo is operating out of the Alderaan system, having been reassigned to the task of ferrying personnel and supplies to Massassi Station, the new Alliance base on Yavin 4.

Appearances (12): Twelve Hours In, Escape from Berea, Welcome to the Club, Moon Landing, Mistaken Identity, Robotic Rescue, Reassignment, Replacements, Miscommunication, Analog Emotions, Two Masters, Breakout.

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