General R&D: Dauphin-class Light Pinnace
Name/Type: Dauphin-class Fast Pinnace
Designer/Manufacturer: SoroSuub / Various
Designation: Armed Merchant Ship / Blockade Runner
Crew: 45 + 46 Gunners
Length: 320 Meters
Speed: 65 MGLT, 1000 Kph
Hyperdrive: x2
Shield Rating: 1200 SBD
Hull Rating: 495 RU
Weapons: 8 Dual Turbolaser Cannons, 6 Quad Laser Cannons, 4 Concussion Missile Tubes.
Fighter Complement: 6 Starfighters.
Troops: 50 Security Personnel.
Support Craft: 2 shuttles / Light Transports.
Cargo Space: 135,000 Metric Tons
Description: The Dauphin-class Fast Pinnace is an older design that predates the Clone Wars. It was SoroSuub’s ambitious attempt to create a fast and moderately armed merchant ship for traders that operated in dangerous outer territories. While it was certainly fast and reasonably armed for a civilian ship, the Dauphin did not sell as well as expected, because its main selling points took up a fair amount of cargo space; the CEC Bulk Transports, being nearly a third of the size of the Dauphin, could carry nearly as much. For this reason, it did not sell well with most corporations and traders, but it became a common and well-liked ship with less reputable groups across the galaxy, seeing use with mercenaries, pirates, and smugglers. Some corporations do operate Dauphin’s because they can effectively outrun and/or outgun some pirate forces. While the original Dauphin was produced by SoroSuub, shadowports and other small shipbuilders have acquired the plans and sometimes produce variants of the design at their own yards.