Though substantially smaller than the later Super Transport XI, it could still carry an impressive 2 million metric tons worth of cargo. Like other Super Transports, it was slow and carried no weapons or shields, and was highly vulnerable to pirates if unescorted.
One Super Transport VII, the Impasse, was modified by Chalmer Trillili, leader of the Scourge Pirates, with a single gravity well projector salvaged from an Interdictor cruiser.