The Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruiser, also designated as the Cantwell-class 410 cruiser, was a type of cruiser used by the Galactic Empire. Manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards at the request of the Department of Imperial Justice and the Imperial Navy, it featured three powerful tractor beam projectors which it used to ensnare suspect vessels and steer traffic away from construction zones. One Arrestor was notably featured in an Imperial recruitment film played on Corellia and a few could be seen at The Death Star’s construction site over Scarif.
The Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruiser first appeared in the Star Wars canon in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, in an Imperial recruitment film. However, in the script for Solo, the Millennium Falcon was at one point to be captured by a tractor beam ship, which was developed into the Arrestor Cruiser. This full appearance in the film was eventually cut, but the cruiser was featured in the Onyx Squadron sequence in the film’s deleted scenes.
In 2018, Leland Chee stated on Twitter that the cruiser’s name is the Cantwell-class, although this wasn’t confirmed by any officially licensed material until Starships and Speeders, a 2020 sourcebook for Fantasy Flight Games‘ Star Wars roleplaying game system.