The ShipFinder was a subspace tracking device that was engineered by Drooim-Durtha Systems. Neb Ufentes, an engineer with expertise in hyperspace, was hired by Drooim-Durtha to develop this device. Following the creation of multiple prototypes, Ufentes successfully built a compact device, equipped with a power source that could transmit its signal across a distance of 20 light-years.
Prior to Ufentes being able to deliver his final improved version to Drooim-Durtha, Mahk'khar, a crime lord, launched an assault on his laboratory, which was located on the border of the Corva sector. Ufentes was murdered and Mahk'khar absconded with the prototypes. Subsequent to Mahk'khar's apprehension by the New Republic military, the devices were acquired by them.