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Transport · Naboo
Naboo royal starship
Queen Amidala's polished chrome starship: the royal transport that runs the Trade Federation blockade.
- Model
- J-type 327 Nubian royal starship
- Maker
- Nubia Star Drives, Inc.
- Length
- 76 m
- Crew
- 8 crew positions, led by the royal pilot
- Passengers
- 10
- Top speed in atmosphere
- 920 km/h
- Hyperdrive
- class 1.8
- Shields
- yes
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Overview
The Naboo royal starship is the chrome transport that carries Queen Amidala away from her besieged homeworld in The Phantom Menace[1][2]. It is a J-type 327 Nubian, 76 metres long, built by Nubia Star Drives and the engineers of Theed Palace as the Queen's official craft[1][2].
Eight crew positions keep it running, from pilot and co-pilot to a diplomatic aide and a security officer, and it has room for ten passengers[2]. In the film the royal pilot, Ric Olie, flies it through the Trade Federation blockade[1].
Length 76 m
How it flies and fights
The J-type 327 is a royal transport with a polished chrome hull[2]. Deflector shields protect it, and a T-14 hyperdrive generator rated class 1.8 carries it between systems[2]. In an atmosphere it reaches about 920 km/h[2]. Its crew of eight is led by a pilot and co-pilot and includes a diplomatic aide[2].
Who flew it
Chronicle
Key moments in the ship's life, in story order. Spoilers stay hidden until you mark the title as watched in the timeline.
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32 BBY
Episode I — The Phantom Menace
During the Trade Federation invasion, Queen Amidala and her retinue flee Naboo aboard the ship and run the blockade, but its hyperdrive is damaged[1].
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32 BBY
Episode I — The Phantom Menace
The damaged ship limps to Tatooine, where a replacement T-14 hyperdrive generator is bought[1].
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Darth Sidious gives the ship to Darth Vader, who flies it to Mustafar with the shields down and scorches the hull. He uses it as a work base while building his castle, and the chrome is later restored[2].
Where it flew
Where to see the Naboo royal starship
Films, series and games with the Naboo royal starship, in story order.
Behind the scenes
- The look of the ship is drawn from two real-world sources: the chrome hood ornaments on 1950s cars and the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a high-speed spy plane[3].
Did you know
- The number 327 turns up again in the saga: it is the Death Star docking bay where the Falcon is held in A New Hope and the Cloud City landing platform in The Empire Strikes Back[3].
