List of Star Wars capital ships
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The following is a list of fictional starships, cruisers, battleships, and other capital ships seen in the Star Wars saga.
[edit] Aramadia-class Thrustship
The Aramadia-class thrustship was a fictional spaceship in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was created by the Yevethan aliens and actively participated in naval engagements in the Black Fleet Crisis. It was externally a silver sphere that was 240 meters in diameter. There were two models: an unarmed troop transport and an armed warship. They were both propelled by Aradian pulse-lifters. They were designated as "Yevethan T-type" by New Republic Intelligence, also called "Fat Men" by other Naval officers. They tended to have less firepower than other vessels of the same length, but had increased shielding. The spherical plane of the vessel allow for maximal shielding power with minimal input energy, as the geometry of the vessel greatly enhanced the shielding capabilities.
The armed class carried eight turbolaser batteries as primary weapons, that were rated at medium-cruiser class. They also have four ten-tube missile launchers that can be reloaded. There were also half a dozen ion cannons for disrupting hostile electronic systems. However, the batteries are weak, and it takes prolonged barrages to kill a Warrior-class gunship (see New Class program), as demonstrated in the Battle of ICL-905. Forty Yevethan fighters are carried onboard in four hangar bays.
It needed 6,810 Yevethans and 49 gunners to operate the weapons. The unarmed transport could carry 16,000 troops or 100 thousand metric tons of cargo. They could not externally differentiated from the transport or warship class... to quote Colonel Mauit'ta of the New Republic Fifth Fleet: "...there are two versions of the Yevethan T-type - one a capital warship, and the other an unarmed transport. At this point, we're still looking for tipoffs to give to your sensor crews. But we believe the risks could be justified by a rule of thumb: Don't bother firing on any targets that aren't firing on you."
Examples are the Tholos and Rizaron.
[edit] Arc Hammer
The Arc Hammer is an Imperial factory ship featured in the game Star Wars: Dark Forces. It resembles a generic Star Destroyer, except that it has two large columns on either side, and no bridge structure. Being a secret initiative, this factory made frequent hyperspace jumps, and only certain Imperial ships (like the Executor) knew its exact position at any given time. This vessel, as well as the Darktrooper project itself, was commanded by General Rom Mohc.
This was the factory where the infamous Dark Troopers were built: large, more powerful robotic versions of Imperial Stormtroopers. Following the successful theft of the Death Star plans, the mercenary and Rebel sympathizer Kyle Katarn was assigned to investigate the loss of an Alliance base. While there, Katarn discovered a large gun, too cumbersome to be efficiently wielded by a regular Stormtrooper.
Eventually, after investigating various secret Imperial factories and weapons scientists, he learned of the Darktrooper project and snuck aboard the Arc Hammer during a cargo transfer. He later destroyed the Hammer by placing sequencer charges in exhaust ports throughout the ship. Darth Vader watched the destruction of the Arc Hammer from the bridge of the Executor. He referred to the destruction as "an unfortunate setback" for the Empire.
[edit] Assault Frigate Mk. II
Though the Mon Calamari Star Cruisers may have filled the Rebel needs for capital ships, rebel engineers still needed large support ships. They decided to look to past models; the Dreadnought Cruiser was where they started. After they finished it had extensive automation so it could operate in under 5000, less than a third of the dreadnought's standard crew complement.
Rebel engineers saw room for improvement, thus came the "Assault Frigate Mark II." Now with Mon Calamari shield subsystems allowing them to boost shield strength without burning out the shield generators.
Though the Mark I was more common the Mark II still played a large role in the Galactic civil war. Eventually the Mark II project was abandoned, but it was still used by independent shipyards.
[edit] Banking Clan Cruiser
The Banking Clan Cruiser, formally referred to as the Munificent-class Star Frigate is a fictional starship from the Star Wars saga, created for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It is also seen in Star Wars Battlefront II as a Confederacy of Independent Systems frigate.
Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars on Geonosis, the various super-corporations beefed up their forces to combat the Army of the Republic. The Intergalactic Banking Clan introduced a warship to the fleet of the Confederacy of Independent Systems to aid their cause. Rumor has it that this class of Cruiser was once a Mandalorian Class that was given to the Banking Clan by Jango Fett.
The ships are extensively equipped with communications and jamming systems, leading many to refer to them as "communications frigates." At over 800 meters in length they are small for ships designated "cruisers," similar to the Dreadnought-class Star Frigates, which are termed "Heavy Cruisers" in many sector fleets. Their dual heavy turbolasers are fixed forward, giving them an incredibly heavy punch but less flexibility compared to other frigate class warships (most of which do not mount heavy turbolasers).
Thousands of Banking Clan Cruisers were deployed during the Battle of Coruscant. Its Turbolaser batteries put up a brave fight against the might of the Republic's Star Destroyers and Jedi Starfighter squadrons.
[edit] Bothan Assault Cruiser
The Bothan assault cruiser was an 850-meter-long warship in the fictional Star Wars Universe. It had a crew of 1,240, could carry up to 250 passengers, and boasted 20 heavy turbolasers, 24 light turbolasers, 10 enhanced ion cannons, 20 proton torpedo tubes, and 4 Class III tractor beam projectors. Its firepower is nearly equal to that of a far larger Imperator I-class Star Destroyer and has a fast Class I hyperdrive. It also has a stunningly small crew for such a large warship, unlike the nearly 39,000 crewmembers needed to fully operate an Imperial Star Destroyer. In addition, it has defensive capabilities that are nearly twice as much as those of a Mark I Imperial Star Destroyer, and is still superior to even the advanced Mark II Imperial Star Destroyer.
However, one of its main flaws is the lack of ground forces onboard. It also carries a paltry 250 ground troops onboard, which is incomparable to the 8,000 stormtroopers and dozens of walkers and artillery pieces carried by an Imperial Star Destroyer.
However, in its strengths and weaknesses, the Bothan Assault Cruiser represents a new era in Star Wars capital ship: a high firepower-to-length ratio, a small crew, and few ground troopers. After all, its primary purpose is starship-to-starship battling, not the multipurpose objective of the Imperator, which is both starship combat but also ground support. These features make the Bothan Assault Cruiser a unique ship in its own right.
[edit] Bulk Cruiser
The Bulk Cruiser is a ship used by the Old Republic in the Clone Wars and even before that. The Bulk Cruiser is small very powerful, easy to maintain, and all things considered not very fulfilling of its name. The Empire also used them.
[edit] Carrack-Class Light Cruiser
The Carrack-class Light Cruiser is a light cruiser and a fleet support ship that has been a part of the Imperial Starfleet since the earliest days of Palpatine's New Order; indeed they appear to have entered service as early as the Clone Wars.
[edit] Chu'unthor
The Chu'unthor was originally designed as a mobile Jedi school. The Jedi Master Yoda headed up the construction of the ship, which the Jedi Order had specially built 400 years before the events of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. From the outside, the Chu'unthor is large, flat, and asymmetrical. The interior of the ship consisted partly of meditation rooms, lightsaber sparring rooms, and observation bubbles; the rest of the interior space was devoted to a bridge, engine section, a docking bay, and a large meeting/mess hall.
The Chu'unthor was lost when Yoda and several other Masters took it on a voyage to the small planet Dathomir. The force witches on the planet pulled the ship down through the atmosphere. Luckily, the Jedi on board were able to escape using the on board evac-ships after Yoda convinced the natives of the planet to allow them to leave. In exchange Yoda left the data tapes of the ship in the care of a native and told her that eventually a young man would have need of the tapes.
The remains of the ship were later discovered by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker when he visited the planet (four years after the events of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi). He was able to contact the now elderly native who held the ship's Jedi archives. With the knowledge he gained from the archives he finally had a foundation to begin his Jedi Academy on Yavin 4.
[edit] Commerce Guild Destroyer
The Recusant-class Light Destroyer - known commonly as the Commerce Guild Destroyer - was a vessel used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the events known as the "Clone Wars" that took place within the fictional Star Wars universe. The Recusant was mass-produced by zealous workers led by Techno Union foremen, using materials from Commerce Guild worlds. The Commerce Guild Destroyer was manufactured by Hoersch-Kessel Drive and Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps. During the Clone Wars, large numbers of this vessel were built, destroyed in battle, and replaced. Recusants were often used to carry out raids on Loyalist commercial shipping, though in large number, such craft were deadly. Four to six Commerce Guild Destoyers could defeat a Republic Venator-class Star Destroyer or Victory-class Star Destroyer. However, it would take 1,000 Recusants to engage a Kuat Drive Yards Mandator-II Star Dreadnought.
Being in part a product of the Mon Calamari (whose homeworld is commonly referred to as Calamari, but is called Dac in the local language), these ships bear a passing resemblance to the Mon Calamari Star Cruisers of the later Rebel Alliance.
The Recusant, like the vast majority of the Confederacy's warships, was largely controlled by automated droid brain technology. As a result, little crew space was required. This gave the Commerce Guild Destroyer a sinister, skeletal appearance. It was not equipped with hangars for ground based forces, but carried about 40,000 battle droids for boarding actions. The Recusant also carried starfghters for fleet engagements and was armed with 1 prow heavy turbolaser; 4 heavy turbolaser cannons; 6 heavy turbolaser turrets; 5 turbolaser cannons; 30 dual laser cannons; 12 dual light laser cannons and 60 point-defense laser cannons.
[edit] Corellian Gunship
The Corellian Gunship is a 120-meter long capital starship in the fictional Star Wars Universe, produced by Corellian Engineering Corporation. It terms of firepower, it is far more efficient than its brother: the CR90 Corellian Corvette, otherwise known as the Tantive-class corvette or the "Rebel blockade runner". It has a slightly better sublight speed than the Corellian Corvette, with a velocity of 7 Space Units. It has a standard Class 2 hyperdrive for superluminal travel. It can travel 1,000 kilometers per hour in atmosphere, and has a maneuverability of 2D. It has an optimal crew of 91 (a minimal of 10), which can survive 8 months on the stores carried on the vessel. It also can carry 300 metric tons of material. It can be bought brand-new for 4.8 million credits, and can purchased for half that price secondhand.
The Corellian Gunship is armed with 8 double turbolaser cannons, 4 concussion missile tubes, and 6 quad laser cannons. It is the most heavily armed corvette (100-200 meters long), and can outgun an Interdictor cruiser and a Lancer frigate on a 1-on-1 battle. It also has firepower a bit less than half of a Strike-class medium cruiser, which is more than 3.5 times larger.
However, this warship pays a price for its extensive weaponry. Nearly fifty meters are eaten up by its engines, and the rest are consumed by the control deck, weapons, and control computers. It has precious little room for soldiers or cargo, like the Corellian Corvette, which could carry ten times more in its vast internal compartments.
While the Corellian Engineering Corporation intended for this formidable vessel to be a rapid anti-starfighter platform, it easily fufills a secondary role of attacking, and successfully neutralizing larger capital vessels.
[edit] Doomgiver
The Doomgiver is a capital transport spaceship in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It appears in the computer game Jedi Outcast.
The Doomgiver is the flagship of Admiral Galak Fyyar, a military scientist in the Imperial Remnant; it is similar to a Mark 2 Imperial Star Destroyer, but with several differences- its ventral surface was made of detachable landing pods, its prow was forked in two, and it was specially modified to carry Reborn and Shadowtroopers. It is first seen docked in Cairn Station, an asteroid base in the Lenico Belt. The Doomgiver made its way to the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. However, Kyle Katarn managed to sneak onboard before it launched. His activities included rescuing Jan Ors, summoning Rogue Squadron, shutting down its deflector shields, killing Galak Fyyar and evacuating before the Rogue Squadron finished the ship off. The Doomgiver is destroyed, but not before several invasion pods can descend onto the moon surface.
It is possible that the ship was named after the sword Doomgiver, an important artifact in Fred Saberhagen's Book of Swords trilogy.
[edit] Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser
The Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser, in the Star Wars science fantasy saga, is a type of large, heavy cruiser starship commissioned by the Old Republic. They were 600 meters long and, at the time of their construction, were the largest ships built by the post-Ruusan Republic until the development of the Victory-class Star Destroyer.
Even though they were the core of the pre-clone war fleet, the ships themselves were poorly designed with only 1 turbolaser and a number of laser turrents, but their greatest flaw was the massive 20,000 man crew needed to man each one.
The largest known fleet of these warships has been the Katana Fleet, which contained 200 ships, but shortly after the formation of the fleet, it made a jump to hyperspace and was presumed lost until it was found (completely accidentally) by Talon
[edit] Droid Control Ship
The most important battleship in the Trade Federation blockade at Naboo was the Droid Control Ship. Appearing very similar to the standard battleship -- a flattened ring shape with engines at the aft, docking claws at the fore, and a large detachable sphere in the center -- the Droid Control Ship was easily distinguished by the clustered array of transmitters and receiver antennae on its dorsal surface.
[edit] Endar Spire
The Endar Spire is, in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, a Republic vessel that served during the Jedi Civil War, in the award-winning Role playing Video Game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Not as grand or as powerful as most of the pre-Malachor V Republic capital ships, vessels during the second half of the civil war appeared to be little more than modified transport vehicles, somewhat similar to the later Consular-class Space Cruiser and Corellian Corvette. Its only armament appears to have been a quartet of twin Turbolasers mounted on fins above, below, and beside the bridge. This was likely the result of a combination between the expended resources in the war against Revan, and the fact that Revan absconded with most, if not all, of the Republic's former capital ships, such as the Leviathan. However, the Harbinger, a vessel of this class featured prominently in Knights of the Old Republic II, was seen firing a trio of laser cannons mounted on the side of the primary hull. (Presumably there was another trio of these cannons mounted on the starboard side of the ship as well.) It is possible that all such cruisers were equipped with these secondary weapons, or that the Harbinger was simply a later model that had additional weaponry.
The Endar Spire was one of these later capital ships. It was crewed by Republic soldiers and was assigned to carry skilled pilot and decorated war hero Carth Onasi and Jedi Bastila Shan, along with another important passenger, whose identity was kept a secret. The Endar Spire is ambushed above the Sith-occupied world of Taris and is destroyed. Before the destruction, however, numerous escape pods manage to slip out of the ship, evade the Sith fighters and crash onto the surface of Taris. While the ultimate fates of most of the crew aboard the escape pods were unpleasant, Bastila Shan, Carth Onasi, and the player survive the crash and escape from Taris.
The Endar Spire is a 'Hammerhead' class heavy cruiser. The wreckage of a similar ship is visible on a beach on Rakata Prime.
[edit] Escort Carrier
The 500-meter escort carrier is a starfighter carrier produced by Kuat Drive Yards. It holds a wing of 72 starfighters (TIE fighters, X-wings, etc...), and also carries ten twin laser cannons for light anti-fighter defense. However, it is extraordinarily vulnerable against enemy capital vessels, and is almost always escorted by another vessel when coming into a combat situation. However, in peaceful areas, it is called upon along with the Strike-class medium cruiser to protect unarmed freighter convoys.
It is run by a crew of 3,505 crewmen, but in critical situations, can be controlled by a skeleton crew of 1,500. It has a sublight speed of 4 space units, typical velocity for its size, but has a relatively fast Class 1 hyperdrive. It also has a typical maneuverability of 1D. It can operate autonomously for 9 months, and also has limited repair facilities onboard to tend to damaged fighters. In addition, it can lug around 500 metric tons of cargo.
In addition to its fighter compliment, it can hold 6 various shuttles and 800 soldiers. It can't enter atmosphere, however, so the soldiers must slowly be deployed by the shuttles.
Other firepower configurations include swapping out two of the twin laser cannons with two weak Class I tractor beam projectors. Modified escort carriers also can have a Krupx VL-6 warhead launcher.
[edit] Flurry
The Starship Flurry is Quasar Fire-class Escort Carrier in the book The Truce at Bakura. It could carry nearly 30 fighters. It was 350 meters long.
The Flurry was destroyed by the Carrack-class light cruiser Dominant after the Imperial ship fired at the ship. All hands were lost. In the final battle it was destroyed when the captain valiantly tried to protect the Imperial Planet down below.
[edit] Fw'sen-class Picket Ship
In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Fw’sen-class Picket ships were small warships deployed by the Ssi-Ruuk in the Expanded Universe book The Truce at Bakura.
The Fw’sen-class took the ovoid overlapping shell shape of other Ssi-Ruuvi starships, although it featured a set of four small wings for stabilization during atmospheric flight. The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook lists the ship’s length at 45 meters, while The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels lists it at 50 meters. The two sources also differ on the armament of the picket ship. The former lists the armament of the ships as a pair of bow laser cannons, fin- and keel-mounted Turbolasers and six ion cannons, while the later excludes the ion cannons. The West End Games profile of the ship class appears more accurate, as the ion cannons would have assisted the disabling of enemy ships to collect their crews for entechment.
Each Fw’sen-class Picket Ship is crewed by thirteen P'w'ecks and six enteched servant droids, although the ships could be remotely piloted by Ssi-Ruuk cruisers. This remote piloting option, combined with the design choice to forgo thick hull plating for shield generators, demonstrated a Ssi-Ruuvi intention to sacrifice the picket ships where tactically necessary.
During the Bakura Incident, and subsequent Battle of Bakura, the Ssi-Ruuk fielded twenty Fw’sen-class picket ship. The Imperial defenses destroyed five of the ships during the preliminary battle, while the rest were destroyed or captured by the Rebel Alliance relief force that arrived to rescue Bakura.
- Sources
- Kathy Tyers (1994). The Truce at Bakura. Spectra.
- Eric S. Trautmann and Kathy Tyers (1996). The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook. West End Games. 0874312566.
- Bill Smith, Doug Chiang, Troy Vigil (1996). The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (Star Wars). Del Ray. 034539299X.
[edit] Galactic-class battle carrier
The Galactic-class carrier is a fictional starship in the Star Wars Universe. This carrier is a brand-new model commissioned by the Galactic Alliance. It is 1,600 meters long, and vaguely resembles the Imperator-class Star Destroyer. However, it is half as heavy, and is broader than its forerunner. It is the newest starship line of the Galactic Alliance, and was named the Galactic class in order to stay away from the infamy of the Imperator lineage. The only known vessel of this newly minted classification is the G.A.S. Dodonna, which was assigned to the Galactic Alliance Second Fleet, although presumably there was a G.A.S. Galactic at some point in the past to serve as the class ship.
[edit] Geonosian Dreadnaught
The Geonosian Dreadnaught is a large capital ship in the fictional Star Wars universe, used by the Separatists. It used the standard Trade Federation coreship as a command and control center. In terms of strength it is probably comparable to the Republic's Mandator class star dreadnaught. These ships were through the final days of the Clone Wars, and General Grievous chose to command from one when not traveling aboard his personal ship the Providence class star destroyer Invisible Hand.
Produced by the insectoid Geonosians, among the founding races of the Confederacy, the dreadnought Pinnance is the strongest ship in the Separatist movement. It is the largest Geonosian ship ever produced and is capable of challenging even the mammoth Pride of the Core. Sonic-ball, missile, tractor-repulsor, and laser weapons all line its crafted hull. It is capable of dealing with almost any threat.
[edit] Hapan Battle Dragon
The Hapan Battle Dragons are saucer-shaped starships used by the Hapes Cluster. They are about 500 metres long and are heavily armed with nearly 100 gun emplacements. A Hapan Battle Dragon consists of two saucers joined in the middle and manipulated by means of saucer rotation struts. Ion cannons were mounted along the edge of the top disk, set on a type of rotating chain. As each cannon fired, it rotated along the saucer rim, the next cannon in line swung into place, ready to fire. This configuration proved to be superior to a standard turbo laser battery due to the speed at which the guns circled the saucer. While each individual cannon spends approximately 90% of its combat time idle while it charges its capacitors, no gun is stationary, the net result was a sustained barrage of ion cannon blasts. The Hapans used this to disable the shields of another capital ship, such as an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, and then fired salvos of proton torpedoes from the Dragon's 10 launchers, projecting a "mass shadow". This was found to be extremely effective, especially when the Hapans attacked with multiple Battle Dragons, as witnessed during the battle over Dathomir. Unique amongst their weaponry were pulse mass mines distributed by means of pulse mass generator tubes exerting an effect similar in nature to gravity well projectors and dovin basals that stimulate a "mass shadow" that prevents ships from jumping into hyperspace. Battle Dragons also carried three squadrens of Miy'tils, and were deployed as a fighter screen to prevent heavy bombers penetrating the ion cannon defense.
[edit] Hapes Nova Class battle Cruiser
The Hapes Nova-Class Battle Cruisers are spacecraft from the Hapes Consortium, a small group of planets under one ruler, had several different warships at their disposal. The ship that they used to deal out damage was their signature Battle Dragons, but the battle cruisers were used primarily to supplement the Dragons. They are usually found patrolling the border, where they served to suppress the innumerable pirates and smugglers who sought to penetrate to the fabulously wealthy inner worlds of the Hapes Cluster (one smuggler would be a one Han Solo). To better patrol, these cruisers are well-stocked, to the point where they can operate for a full Standard-year without ever returning to a base.
[edit] Harbinger
The Harbinger is, in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, a Separatist army transport ship captured by a group of Sith assassins and their leader Darth Sion, in the Role playing Video Game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II.
In contrast to The Endar Spire, a vessel of this class featured prominently in Knights of the Old Republic, whose only armaments appear to have been a quartet of twin Turbolasers mounted on fins above, below, and beside the bridge, The Harbinger is seen firing a trio of laser cannons mounted on the side of the primary hull. It is thought possible that all such cruisers were equipped with these secondary weapons, or that the Harbinger is simply a later model fitted with additional weaponry.
The Harbinger tracked The Exile to the Peragus Mining Facility and was involved in the facility's destruction. Whether the shot originated from The Harbinger or from The Exile's own ship, the Ebon Hawk, is uncertain, but the detonation of one of the system's highly unstable asteroids - from which starship fuel was mined (excessive mining prior to this event caused the destruction of Peragus itself) - began a chain detonation that destroyed the facility. The Harbinger was itself presumed destroyed in the explosion, although its commander Darth Sion later reappeared unscathed.
The Harbinger is a 'Hammerhead' class heavy cruiser.
[edit] Interdictor Cruiser
An Interdictor Cruiser is a starship capable of interfering with hyperspace travel. They are most common to the Imperial Starfleet, but can be found serving with other forces.
[edit] Invincible-class dreadnaught heavy cruiser
The Invincible-class dreadnaught was a warship class over 2 kilometers long capable of atmospheric operations. It was constructed by Rendili StarDrive and Vaufthau Shipyards, Ltd., c. 3,000 BBY, during the 17th Alsakan Conflict between Coruscant and Alsakan.
This class would be used by the Galactic Republic and later by the Corporate Sector Authority as picket ships. Despite its large size and crew compliment, it was generally limited to combating pirates and smugglers due to its ancient technology.
Known ships
- Shannador's Revenge
Appearances
Sources
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- Tempest Feud
- The New Essential Chronology
External links
- Original article at Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki.
[edit] Knight Hammer
The Knight Hammer is a Super Star Destroyer in the fictional Star Wars universe.
The Knight Hammer, originally named the Night Hammer was constructed by Superior General Delvardus. After his death at the hands of Admiral Daala, Colonel Cronus presented the ship to her. Daala took the Night Hammer as her flagship, adding a "K" to its name as a pun, as she was about to attack the Jedi academy on Yavin 4. The ship was coated in black stealth-armor, making it difficult to detect both visually and with sensors.
Daala used the Knight Hammer in an attack against Yavin 4, but ended up losing it completely when the Jedi Callista dentonated her stolen TIE Bomber's torpedoes in the hanger bay of the Knight Hammer, resulting in a domino effect on the payloads of the other TIE Bombers, destroying the giant ship's sublight engines and sending it plummeting into the gas giant Yavin.
[edit] Koros-strohna Worldships
The Koros-strohna worldships were a large transport used by the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong from the Star Wars New Jedi Order series. They were huge, about 10 km long and could be used to house entire communities of Yuuzhan Vong, providing them with food and shelter. Like all other Yuuzhan Vong vehicles and vessels, the Koros Strohna or Worldship was made of yorik coral. The Worldship has more in common with a planet than a starship and like most other Yuuzhan Vong bio-engineered vessels, it did not appear to be a starship at all. It resembled in shape the very galaxy the Yuuzhan Vong had come to conquer though far smaller. It was immense and its main body was a disc-shaped bulked littered with hundreds of weapons projections and other protrusions. On the edges of the Worldship were several large spiral arms, making the ship resemble a galaxy. These spiral arms or outrider ganglia were used to dock the worldships Coralskippers. They could also be used as solar sails to push the worldship through space with the Coralskippers keeping them extended. Dovin Basals could also be used to propel the worldship by projecting gravity wells to drag Yuuzhan Vong ships through the interstellar void or to strip enemy vessels of their deflector shields. The Worldship was protected by 200 plasma weapons emplacements. Additional defense came from the worldship's cargo and troop holds which could transport 5,000 warriors along with starfighters and planetary vehicles. Another weapon was the huge, tubular worm called Gorros' Fen which extended from the bowels of the worldship. The Gorros' Fen could be used to deploy troops and to gather nutrients for the worldship to stay alive.
[edit] Lancer-Class Frigate
[edit] Leviathan
The Leviathan is the Flagship of Darth Malak's Sith Armada, a pre Mandalorian Wars Republic ship, and (in some ways), resembles a Star Destroyer. It is one of the more deadly Sith capital ships, with its Auto-Targeting Laser Cannons, which can prove effective in enforcing planetary blockades. It was run by a joint combination of Darth Malak and Admiral Saul Karath. Not much else is known in great detail about this ship.
[edit] Marauder Corvette
The 'Marauder Corvette is a capital starship in the fictional Star Wars universe. It is 195 meters long and is armed with 8 double turbolasers (although more can be added when a better power generator is installed), 3 tractor beam emitters, 12 starfighters, and 80 troops for use in boarding or planetary landing operations. The Marauder Corvette was designed by Republic Sienar Systems, a precursor of Sienar Fleet Systems. When the Republic decided not to use any in the Clone Wars, they were sold to planetary and corporate navies. The ship is used extensively by the forces of the Corporate Sector Authority and by outlawed groups. Although not powerful enough for engagements against Imperial Navy starships alone, they are excellent as patrol and interdiction ships. The Rebels acquired several of these and modified them with 4 Diamond-Boron missile launchers instead of turbolasers and downsized the engines.
[edit] Matalok Command Cruiser
The Matalok Command Cruiser are large bioships commonly found in the Yuuzhan Vong warfleet. They are use to command the Yuuzhan Vong attack forces. They resemble the Mon Calamari Cruisers from a distance and are heavily armed and shielded. A Yammosk can also be fitted into the ship.
[edit] Naboo Royal Cruiser
The Naboo Royal Cruiser is a capital ship which transported Padmé Amidala to Coruscant during the creation of the Military Creation Act. It was design and constructed by Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps, and succeeded the Naboo Royal Starship as the primary transport for Naboo's monarch. Like the Naboo Royal Starship, it has no weapons since it is a peaceful ambassadorial ship. The Royal Starship is built around 2 Nubian S-6 hyperdrive generators and 4 J-type sublight engines. It carries 5 crew and 5 astro-utility droids for maintaining the ship, and can carry 10 passengers. It can carry an escort of four fighters with it through hyperspace.
The design for Naboo Royal Starship was inspired by the B-2 Spirit.
[edit] Naboo Royal Starship
The Naboo Royal Starship is a capital ship which transported Padmé Amidala and the Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi to Coruscant. It was design and constructed by Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps. This ship was also used to carry Amidala on formal state visits to other planetary rulers and to the Galactic Senate in Coruscant. It has no weapons since it is a peaceful ambassadorial ship. The Royal Starship is built around an elegant Nubian 327 sublight and hyperdrive propulsion system. The starship was designed to embody the glory of Naboo royalty which represented the noble spirit of the citizens of Naboo. It carries 8 crew, including pilots, and 8 astro-utility droids for maintaining the ship. It can be protected by Rhys Dallows and Essara till in Star Wars: Starfighter.
The design for Naboo Royal Starship was inspired by the SR-71 Blackbird.
[edit] Nubian I-Type Cruiser
In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Nubian I Type Cruiser is a spaceship. One of the larger diplomatic transports built by the planet Nubia, the Nubian I Type Cruiser was large, expensive, and sold well. The main problem was the size, for although it was short as any, its wide width made its landing space requirements as large as bulk transports, meaning that on most worlds it would have to land in a cargo bay instead of usual passenger areas.
Because of that, it killed production, and although some I types survived till today, they are used mostly as cargo vessels.
[edit] Nebulon-B Frigate
[edit] Old Republic Light Cruiser
The Old Republic light cruiser was a 102-meter long warship that participated actively amongst the Galactic Republic fleets during the Jedi Civil War and the Sith Wars. They fought in the Battle of Telos IV and the Battle of Rataka Prime (a.k.a. Battle of the Star Forge).
They had three sections: a command section, midsection, and engine section. The command section was like a rectangular block, with a blue-tinted viewport that signified a bridge that was ventrally-aligned (upside-down). On the dorsal (top) part of the command section, there were two double turbolaser batteries. The midsection was externally similar to the command section, except slightly elongated. The engine section boasted seven engines in the following form:
The central thruster was over twice as big as the others, and was the primary source of thrust. The six others, three to either side, were optional maneuvering thrusters.
[edit] Profiteer
The Profiteer, captained by Daultay Dofine, was a Droid Control Ship and led the blockade of the planet Naboo. It was destroyed during the Battle of Naboo when Anakin Skywalker, after flying into the ship's open hangar, accidentally shot the ship's reactor, causing the Profiteer to be consumed by a series of internal explosions that killed all aboard.
[edit] Rand Ecliptic
The Rand Ecliptic was a large warship with a design reminiscent of the Acclamator-class Assault Ship. It was supposedly a "Class II Frigate", and was first commanded by Captain Heliesk, serving the Galactic Empire.
[edit] Ranger Gunship
The Ranger Gunships first made their appearance in the book Vector Prime. In the battle at Helska 4 there were roughly 7 Ranger Gunships. They are rival the Corellian Gunship in speed, but are a close match in power.
[edit] Ravager
[edit] Rebel Assault Frigate
The Assault Frigate is a Dreadnaught-esque spaceship found in the Star Wars comics. The Rebel Alliance Assault Frigate resulted from an attempt by the Rebel Navy for a ship that was as capable as a Dreadnaught but less crew intensive. What resulted was a ship that used the ubiquitous Dreadnaught as a foundation. By updating the electronic suites and adding automation the designers reduced crew requirements and were able to shoe horn in more armaments, armor and shielding. This also resulted in the loss of the fighter squadron that a normal Dreadnaught carries.
- Sources
- West End Games, Rebel Source Book
- LucasArts, Rebellion
[edit] Republic Assault Ship
The Republic Assault Ship is a ship from The Clone Wars era.
The Arrival of massive acclamator-class Troopships above Geonosis is a pivotal moment in galactic military history. The Separatists, working with nefarious corporate organisations, are stunned not only by the decisiveness of the hitherto stagnant Republic, but moreover by its use of a trained and well equipped clone army-the first time the Republic has deployed an army since its inception. At the battle's turning point, the troopships land to disgorge swarms of armed transport gunships under the cover of turbolaser fire. The ships are accompanied by heavy ground vehicles and thousands of well-trained, dedicated clone troops. This ship is manufactured by the Rothana Heavy Engineering, the length of the ship is 752 m (2466 ft) and the width is 460 m (1509 ft). The max acceleration of the ship is 3500G which is quite good for a huge ship. This ship can carry a crew of 700 as well as 16000 clone troopers and support personnel. This ship's armament is 12 quad turbolaser turrets, 24 laser cannons and 4 missile/torpedo launch tubes. The new Galactic Army's arsenal was secretly built by a mighty corporation that could have led the separatists if not for a bloody treachery. Leading Kuati executives were assassinated when Neimoidians took over the Trade Federation at the notorious Eriadu Conference a decade earlier. The outraged industrialists have since aligned with the Supreme Chancellery. Meanwhile, the pace of clandestine construction accelerates in Kuat's cordoned shipyards and factories on Rothana.
[edit] Republic Cruiser
The Republic Cruiser (officially known as a Consular-class cruiser) was used by the Old Republic to transport Jedi and diplomats to trouble spots across the Star Wars galaxy. Designed and manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation.
The Republic cruiser was coated in red to declare its diplomatic immunity and to also serve as a warning not to attack. Red was the colour of ambassadorial relations and neutrality for capital ships of the Republic, and has been so for many centuries. This tradition even continued into the days of the Empire. Princess Leia's vessel Tantive IV of Alderaan, which appeared in A New Hope, was striped in red to indicate diplomatic immunity. It also seems that blue is the color of the Republic's Senatorial craft (as seen in the Revenge of the Sith).
The Republic Cruiser was also equipped with a salon pod that served as a meeting area for Republic representatives and leaders of groups in conflict. There was also a variety of salon pods that catered to different alien species. In emergency situations, the entire salon pod could eject from the mother craft, and with its own sensors and life support equipment, protecting the diplomatic crew on board.
The Cruiser's total capacity was 8 crew and 16 passengers. Although initially unarmed, the Clone Wars forced the Republic to outfit its diplomatic vessels with laser cannons, for added security.
The Cruiser first appeared in the Phantom Menace, in which it transported Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi to the Trade Federation Droid Control Ship orbiting the planet Naboo. On the orders of Darth Sidious, the Trade Federation destroyed the Cruiser.
Another Republic Cruiser was Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's flagship which landed on Naboo after the Battle of Naboo.
[edit] Recusant-class Destroyer
More commonly known as simply the Commerce Guild Destroyer, the Recusant-class ships were some of the most frequently-encountered sizable space warships of the Clone Wars. Many hundreds or thousands of these ships were built, then destroyed and then replaced again in the ongoing war for space supremacy throughout the conflict. Sporting heavier firepower than the Munificent-class frigates and many other Separatist warships, these ships were designated destroyers only because they were rather skeletal and the in-system warships used by sector defence fleets (such as the Kuat Sector Defence Fleet’s Mandator-II class Star Dreadnaught) were so gargantuan. Commerce Guild Destroyers were fairly powerful in their own right but were at their best in groups.
Acting partly as lone commerce raiders for much of the war but also as integral elements of strike groups, Recusant-class ships carried heavy armament for ships of their low mass. While their main prow heavy turbolaser was not as destructive as the huge forward twin cannons of its IGBC counterpart, it served much the same role and was still quite deadly to other medium-weight warships. This was complemented by a large battery of other, slightly smaller turbolasers in single mountings (only some of them steerable) that served as the ship’s primary assault weapons. Turreted turbolasers provided cover from all angles, laser cannons fended off smaller combatants and point-defence laser cannon defended against strafing or bombing runs from Loyalist starfighter forces. While it carried this large arsenal of beam weapons the ship was without any physical weaponry, though this lack was lessened to some extent by a powerful reactor that kept a constant supply of power to the ships’ turbolasers and laser cannon. Also, the ship carried no ion cannon, making it hard to use if you wanted the enemy taken more or less intact. That said, 4 Resucant-class ships could overwhelm a Venator-class carrier and 6 could win a battle against the more formidable Victory-class Star Destroyers. Used in sufficient numbers, Commerce Guild Destroyers often proved the main strike force of the Confederate space navy.
As with the Munificent-class frigates, the Commerce Guild Destroyer was relatively large but had few actual habitable decks and was composed primarily of its structural frame and the outer plating. Also as with the Banking Clan frigates, this empty space was ideal for carrying wings of small droid fighters such as the Droid Starfighter and the Tri-Fighter into battle as the small fighters lacked hyperdrives of their own. And, once again as with the IGBC’s craft these hollow hulls made them vulnerable to the big guns of Republic warships should their shields fail.
[edit] Sh'ner-class Planetary Assault Carrier
The Sh'ner-class Planetary Assault Carrier is important to the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium fleet as they carry Swarm-class Battle Droids and D'kee class Landing ships used in invasions and space battles. It is weak in armour and armament and is 750 metres long. Its weapons are 6 ion cannons and 2 tractor beam projectors. The carrier also has 12 launching bays for the D'kee-class Landing Ships with 12 landing bays used for capturing enemy vessels. The carrier is also equipped with 12 entechment labs to drain prisoners of their life energies and giant batteries to store these energies. The crew consists of 60 Ssi-Ruuk who make up the command crew along with about 500 P'w'ecks which are slaves and 300 droids. Because of the large number of P'w'ecks, their Ssi-Ruuvi masters make sure that stun traps are planted in every corridor and room to ensure obedience. These stun traps can cause terrible pain to the P'w'ecks, and can kill humans. Every P'w'eck also has a neural inhibitor implanted into them. The carrier can carry 12 D'kee-class landing ships which can transport troops.
[edit] Shree-class Battle Cruiser
The Shriwirr was a massive battle cruiser from the Expanded Universe novel The Truce at Bakura, used by the reptilian Ssi-Ruuk. It was a Shree-class battle cruiser.
The Shriwirr was 900 metres long and littered with countless weapons emplacements. It was armed with the equivalent of 24 ion cannons, 12 concussion missile launchers, 24 heavy turbolasers and 12 tractor beam projectors. It could carry 500 Swarm-class Battle Droids which were the Ssi-Ruuk equivalent of starfighters and 12 D'Kee-class Landing Ships.
It was staffed by a large crew of P'w'ecks which are a species enslaved by the Ssi-Ruuk. The Ssi-Ruuk concentrate more on capturing enemy troops rather than destroying them because they rely on a technology that draws out the life essences of captives called entechment. The Shriwirr had a large entechment lab on board where many prisoners taken during the Battle of Bakura were turned into slaves. After the Battle of Bakura, the Shriwirr was captured by the Rebel Alliance who had it refitted to become a part of its fledgling fleet. The Shriwirr was renamed Deb Sibwarra to honour the human slave who sacrificed his life so that the Ssi-Ruuk could be defeated.
The Shriwirr also lead the Ssi-Ruuk invasion fleet which consisted a Sh'ner-class Planetary Assault Cruiser, a Lwhekk-class Manufacturing Ship, four Wurrif-class Light Cruisers and 20 Fw'sen-class Picket Ships.
[edit] Star Destroyer
[edit] Strike Cruiser
The Strike-class medium cruiser is a venerable 450-meter warship from the Star Wars Universe. It contained firepower about half of a Victory II-class Star Destroyer and defensive shielding and armor superior to an Interdictor Cruiser. It has an optimal crew of 2,112 crewmen and a skeleton crew of 800. It had twenty standard turbolasers, ten turbolaser batteries, ten enhanced ion cannons, and ten tractor beam projectors. The Strike cruiser had a modular superstructure that allowed for quick manufacturing, repairing, upgrades, and modifications.
However, the modular superstructure eventually proved to be its greatest fault. A well-placed series of shots can break part of the superstructure, disintergrating the vessel.
Its primary hyperdrive was a Class 2 rating, and its backup was a Class 12 rating. It can carry 6 thousand metric tons of cargo, could operate autonomously for 1.5 years, and had a velocity of "6 space units" and maneuverability of "2D".
| Configuration | Ground complement | TIE complement |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Configuration | 5 AT-ATs, 340 stormtroopers | Zero TIE Squadrons |
| One-Hangar Configuration | 340 stormtroopers | One TIE Squadron |
| Two-Hangar Configuration | 170 stormtroopers | Two TIE Squadrons |
| TIE Carrier Configuration | No ground complement | Three TIE Squadrons |
[edit] Techno Union Starship
The Techno Union Starship is a capital ship used by both the Techno Union and the Intergalactic Banking Clan. It first appeared during the Battle of Geonosis (in Attack of the Clones) where many of its kind had their fuel-cells taken out by Republic LAAT gunships, thus preventing them from escaping. Before the Battle of Geonosis, there were 286 of the starships on Geonosis but only 169 escaped to space. It was designated as the "Hardcell Class" transport starship, was 220 metres long, and was shaped like a rocket. It was used to deploy hailfire droids and later the Intergalactic Banking Clan's own battle droids, the IG lancers. The ship had a conical nose housing quarters for the organic crew, command decks and medical decks. It had six primary thruster units around its base that were capable of providing a fast take-off speed of 4,000 km/h.
[edit] Trade Federation Battleship
The Trade Federation Battleship is a fictional spaceship used by the Trade Federation in the movies Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
At over three kilometers in diameter, the enormous vessels resemble flattened disks with a central sphere containing the ship's bridge and reactor assemblies. The disk is broken at the front of the craft, revealing two mammoth docking bays lined with forward docking claws. These gigantic cargo vessels have been built for many years by the Trade Federation and are an important asset to their enterprise. Its weapons are 42 quad-laser emplacements scattered all over the ship, 66 dual laser cannons, 500 proton torpedoes tubes, 40 point-defense ion cannons it was a huge destructive battle vessel. The Trade Federation Battleship could carry 50 Trade Federation Landing Ships, 1,500 Droid Starfighters, 550 MTTs, 6,250 AATs and 1,500 PACs. A crew of 2,000 was needed to operate the ship to its full capacity, it could carry over 10 million deactivated droids without including the droidekas, or destroyer droids, and the "peasant" type droids. The most important vessel in the Trade Federation's blockade was the Droid Control Ship. When the rest of the blockade had dispersed after Naboo was successfully occupied, the Neimoidians left the Droid Control Ship in orbit.
After the Battle of Naboo, the Republic ordered the Trade Federation to disband its military forces. The crafty Trade Federation pretended to comply with this command by apparently disassembling most of its battleships, only to transform their centrispheres into detachable Core Ships capable of carrying supplies. These Core Ships were seen during the Battle of Geonosis where they carried legions of battle droids. In retreat, the Core Ships were found to be able to reattach themselves to the outer ring. These vessels saw continued use during the devastating Clone Wars, transporting military equipment and troops to countless worlds, and engaging Republic fleets in combat. After the Clone Wars, the remaining Trade Federation Battleships and Core Ships were sold to the Corporate Sector or other organisations.
[edit] Trade Federation Cruiser
The Trade Federation Cruisers first appeared in Revenge of the Sith, which included General Grevious' ship Invisible Hand.
[edit] Wurif-class Light Cruiser
The Wurif-class Light Cruiser are the midrange ships of the Ssi-Ruuk and like the Shree-class Battle Cruiser, carry 250 Swarm-class Battle Droids and are heavily armed.
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