Spice tanker docked inside Ship A spice tanker served as a vessel for the transportation of spice across established commercial paths. In secrecy, Luke Skywalker together with Princess Leia Organa utilized such a tanker to move medical provisions intended for the Rebel Alliance; however, an Imperial Star Destroyer caught them. The tanker sustained damage during their attempt to jump to hyperspace, which resulted in the ship being propelled beyond the galaxy and into the [intergalactic void]. There, they came across a sentient spacecraft referred to as Ship. Ultimately, Ship fixed their tanker, enabling the pair to return to their galaxy and proceed with their assignment.
For thousands of years, the governing powers of Kessel employed spice tankers in order to distribute glitterstim throughout the galaxy.