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this Corellian Engineering Corporation luxury liner was owned by the Haj Shipping Lines, and made regular stops at Cloud City during the middle years of the New Order. Measuring 150 meters in length, the Queen of Empire was operated by a crew of 122, which included the pilot, co-pilot, and 120 servants and wait staff. It could accommodate up to 600 passengers and 2,000 metric tons of supplies. Since it was a civilian vessel, the Queen of Empire was only lightly armed, with a pair of double turbolasers being its only weaponry. Bria Tharen boarded the Queen of Empire as Bria Lavval, and was nearly captured by Boba Fett but for the timely intervention of Lando Calrissian. However, Calrissian was unable to rescue her without the timelier intervention of Drea Renthal and her pirates. They had used an asteroid's mass shadow to drag the luxury liner out of hyperspace, and began looting the ship as Fett tried to escape with his prey. Drea stopped the bounty hunter before he could escape, and offered to pay Bria's bounty in return for their safety. Fett had no choice but to agree. The ship was well maintained, and continued to operate throughout the Galactic Civil War and the early part of the New Republic. It was attacked by pirates hired by the Peace Brigade during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, after it was learned that Major Showolter was transporting Elan and Vergere to Coruscant on the ship.