Freight tenders were a class of starship equipped with ion engines for propulsion. During the events of 0 ABY, two freight tenders found themselves amidst the heavy traffic within the space routes over the planet Giju. As a firefight broke out involving an Alliance to Restore the Republic trio of X-wing starfighters battling a patrol of Imperial TIE fighters, the pair of freight tenders attempted a rapid escape from the conflict zone.