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this ring-shaped cargo freighter was produced by Hoersch-Kessel Drive, Incorporated, during the last decades of the New Order. The LH-3210 was the culmination of centuries of work and cooperation between H-KD and the Trade Federation, and was created to certain specifications provided by the Federation. Measuring 3,170 meters in diameter, the LH-3210 was designed to be tubular in shape and open at one end, ensuring that the ship was easily recognizable as a Trade Federation vessel. This shape also allowed cargo to be loaded into the vast storage bays. These ships could carry up to five million metric tons of cargo, and were designed to carry normal cargoes as well as weapons of war. The average LH-3210 required a crew of 175 to operate, including the command staff and workers. It could accommodate up to 6,250 AAT tanks, 550 MTT transports, fifty C-9979 transports, and a complement of 1,500 droid starfighters. With specific modifications, the LH-3210 could be used as a Trade Federation Battleship or a Droid Control Ship, providing the Federation a measure of surprise against pirates or other threats. Although primarily interstellar vessels with Class 2 hyperdrives, the LH-3210 could be operating in an atmosphere for ground-side operations. It could attain speeds of 500 kilometers per hour in atmosphere. In the wake of the Battle of Naboo, the Trade Federation was ordered to eliminate large portions of its war fleet. Although many LH-3210 freighters were disassembled, they were neved scrapped. In fact, the disassembly allowed the Trade Federation to figure out a way to separate the Core Ship from the main ring. This allowed the main freighter to remain in space, while the command crew moved back and forth to planetside locations in the Core Ship. During the Clone Wars, most LH-3210 freighters were destroyed in battle, although a handful made their way into the fleet of the Corporate Sector Authority. Note that The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels indicates that the LH-3210 freighter was Lucrehulk-class ship.