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Patrol Frigate

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this Imperial starship was a basic Nebulon-B frigate which was outfitted to act as a deep-space probe ship. The patrol frigate was equipped with a tethered sensor array that trailed behind the ship. The crew complement of the patrol frigate was a mere 456 crewers and just 56 gunners, as much of the basic Nebulon-B design was mothballed for this modification. The array it towed was capable of detecting and intercepting the presence of a large warship passing through hyperspace in its vicinity, and it could even tap into hyperspacial communications. The patrol frigate was not equipped with any form of decryption software, and so any signals it received would have to be passed on for decoding. The patrol frigate was armed with 9 turbolaser batteries, 7 laser cannons, and 3 ion cannons, as well as a pair of tractor beam projectors. It could transport up to 400 troops if needed.