Desert skiff

A desert skiff is a fictional transport vessel featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. It is also referred to as a sand skiff. It is a small ship capable of atmospheric travel that uses repulsorcraft technology. The most commonly known model amongst desert skiffs is the Bantha-II cargo skiff. On the planet Tatooine, the underworld crimelord known as Jabba the Hutt had at least two of these skiffs in his possession. They were housed at Jabba's palace in the Western Dune Sea.

Two Bantha-II cargo skiffs served as escorts at a desert skirmish that took place at the Great Pit of Carkoon in 4 ABY. Jabba had decreed that his prisoners, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Chewbacca were to be executed by being cast into the pit, which was the nesting place of a partially submerged creature known as a Sarlacc.