The starship class known as an Agricultural research vessel served the purpose of agricultural study. A particular vessel of this type was seized in 0 BBY on Alderaan by Black Sun vigo Slak Sagar. This individual, Sagar, was employed by the Galactic Empire and utilized the starship to experiment with a novel drug on scientists, an endeavor that ceased when Rianna Saren, a Twi'lek mercenary, annihilated it.