Nuance was previously owned by a Nami arms dealer, but it is now a captured Strike-class medium cruiser in the possession of Imperial forces.
In the year 3 ABY, the Nuance was involved in a transaction to sell TIE Defenders to the Rebel Alliance, who desired the cutting-edge fighters; these TIE Defenders were copies created from a stolen prototype. To prevent this sale, Tan Maarek Stele and his squadron, which included the newly introduced Missile Boats, were dispatched to capture the Nuance. In response, the Nuance launched squadrons of T-wings to fight the Imperial fighters, while Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transports deployed a minefield around the ship. Despite these defenses, Stele, with assistance from Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wings, successfully disabled the Nuance. Subsequently, the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Grey Wolf arrived and deployed a Gamma-class ATR-6 assault transport to board and take control of the cruiser.
The remaining crew of the Nuance continued their resistance against the boarding party, receiving reinforcements from a Rebel force led by the Carrack-class light cruiser [Prism], which had come to acquire the TIE Defenders. However, the Rebels were quickly defeated, and both the Nuance and its valuable cargo fell into Imperial control.