Pirates often made an effort to capture light corvettes, and smaller shipbuilding operations such as those at shadowports manufactured copies of the design.
Rendili StarDrive sold the Light Corvette to the Imperial Customs Office by an exclusive contract, but smaller governmental organizations, such as the Rodian Home Fleet, also acquired the light corvette for system patrol and defense.The utility and efficiency of these craft also created a demand from less legal organizations. For boarding operations, the corvette carried a stormtrooper platoon. While it was not capable of taking on large warships, these ships were more than adequate for taking on most freighters or starfighters. Systems with an Imperial Customs branch generally had at least one of these vessels, and more important systems had several. Rendili StarDrive’s light corvette was the backbone of this force. The Imperial Customs Office employed a force of patrol vessels that operated independently from the Imperial Navy in order to spare the Imperial government the expense of assigning ships of the line to monitor shipping, interdict piracy, and perform search-and-rescue operations. Targeting a freighter with Concussion Missiles would be at +1 to hit but doing a -2 to damage. So a cruiser can attack a Size 3 Fighter without penalty and a size 2 speeder at -1 to hit and +2 to damage.
Although the diplomatic versions were unarmed, various cruisers were modified to have double turbolaser cannons and two concussion missile launchers installed and to serve in the Judicial Forces and regional security forces, at least some of which were then re-designated as either Republic light assault cruisers or Republic frigates. For increased security on diplomatic missions, the organic crew was kept to a minimum, with many ship functions attended to by droids.
The cruiser’s total capacity was 9 crew and 16 passengers. Despite being called a Cruiser it is more accurately classified as a Corvette because of its size. The Consular-class space cruiser, commonly referred to as Republic cruiser, was a Corellian Engineering Corporation starship used by the Galactic Republic to transport Jedi and diplomats to troubled spots across the galaxy.
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