The Nebulon-B Escort Frigate is used to protect our convoys. The powerful weapons and shields on this ship makes this vessel a formidable escort ship that makes the enemy think twice about attacking our convoys. These ships have several docking fixtures for light and medium freighters. Also the Nebulon-B has sophisticated sensors and deep-space, multi-frequency antennas, allowing them to function as long-range scouts or relay battle information to a command ship. These powerful ships were commissioned due to the Rebel and pirate attacks on Imperial shipping. And also early in the Rebellion, the Rebels significant success in attacking Imperial convoys also caused the creation of the Nebulon-B Frigate.

    These seven engine ships were seen by the Empire as the solution to the Rebel and pirate problem. Since the Imperial Navy began assigning these vessels to escort duty, the Rebels found it deadly attacking Imperial convoys. These vessels have proven to be a great deterrent to Rebel attacks. Though these ships are medium sized combat vessels, they have more weaponry then any other combat vessel in their class except the Carrack-class Cruiser. Their contingent of starfighters makes it the superior vessel. Nebulon-B Frigates have seen more action fighting off Rebel attacks, then fending off pirate raids.

    The Nebulon-B comes equipped with powerful hyperdrives and durasteel support structures. Overall this vessel has performed admirably; kill rates have doubled since the ship's inception, which was a few years before the Battle of Yavin. The Nebulon-B's performance against the Rebels and pirates have guaranteed continued production and Imperial High Command has begun using these vessels as flagships in lighter lines.
 

    Unfortunately, the Nebulon-B Frigate somehow found its way into the hands of fringe paramilitary groups after the wildly successful raids of the Rebel Privateer Nebulon-B Frigate Far Orbit, just after the Battle of Yavin. Of the few early Nebulon-B crews that mutinied, some of them went to the Rebels while others struck out on their own. Nebulon-B Frigates have quickly become a popular ship for raiders (Pirates), due to this warship's combination of capital and starfighter scale weapons. The Nebulon-B Frigates which have found their way into the hands of these raiders are often heavily modified to suit the needs of the new owner.