Shantipole was a corvette-class ship, a corvette, employed by the Alliance to Restore the Republic throughout the duration of the Galactic Civil War.
During the incident where an Imperial spy jeopardized the Shantipole Project, the Shantipole served a crucial role: it evacuated Verpine staff members from the research center located on Shantipole, within the Roche asteroid belt. It is probable, considering the vessel's designation, that its original construction took place either on the Shantipole asteroid itself or in its immediate vicinity.