Karinne was a CR90 corvette of the Twi'leki government. During the Galactic Civil War, Karinne was dispatched with a Twi'leki diplomat to meet with members of Rebel Alliance High Command. When Imperial spies discovered the nature of Karinne's mission, the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Avenger was sent to destroy it. In turn, the Alliance Counter Intelligence gained word of the Imperial ambush, and hastily scrambled two Y-wings to aid Karinne. The mission became a training scenario for Alliance pilots in the effective use of long range weaponry against bombing raids.