J-type 327 Starship

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Entity Information
Name: Jiuk Hlov
Identifier: 82159
Date of Manufacture: n.a.
Date of Acquisition: Y13D227
Acquisition Method: Purchase
Acquisition Source: Owyn Darklighter
Location: Docking Bay 1
Collection: Freighters

J-type 327 Starship.jpg

Master Jedi Owyn Darklighter owned the Jiuk Hlov for about 9 years. He started collecting Nubian freighters - both J- and H-types - at around that time and eventually managed to amass dozens and dozens of them. He sold most of them off over the next few years, but the Jiuk Hvol remained in his fleet.
This ship was based out of planet Sullust for quite a few years and the name is actually Sullustese which roughly translates to "beautiful, pure water." (Unfortunately Galactic Basic doesn't convey the meaning all that well.) The ship was named by one of Darklighter's adopted daughters, a Sullustan. She ran a travel service providing luxury flights in the Sullust system and nearby systems, primarily to SoroSuub executives and their families. She eventually left Sullust and her business to join the Rebel Alliance as a starfighter pilot. After that, Owyn Darklighter took over maintenance of the ship and it remained in orbit of the planet Sullust for a while, and its use was limited to a storage location for the Jedi's equipment.

However, the 327 saw use again, eventually: she became the ceremonial starship of the Governor of Dagobah after receiving an extensive retrofit including an all new interior using rare materials from Tatooine. The J-type and an escort squadron of N-1 starfighters were often seen in the Dagobah system at events such as the christening of the new Dagobah shipyards. The ship was to have been used by the Governor of Kerest, but it was determined that the Kerest Government could not afford to support such a lavish vessel for mere ceremonial purposes when the funds would be better spent on infrastructure and social projects. For this reason, the Jiuk Hlov reverted back to private use and was shortly sold to the Galactic Museum.