The following is a list of
starships,
cruisers,
battleships, and other
spacecraft
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in the ''
Star Wars'' films, books, and video games.
Spacecraft appearing in the original trilogy
Death Star
The Death Star is the Empire's battle station which has ability to use a kyber-crystal powered laser to destroy entire planets. It appears throughout the ''Star Wars'' franchise, particularly the original trilogy.
''Executor'' (Super Star Destroyer)
The ''Executor'' serves as
Darth Vader
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's
flagship during the events of ''
The Empire Strikes Back
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'', leading the Death Squadron against the Rebel Alliance on
Hoth
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and in pursuit of the ''
Millennium Falcon
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''. It features again in ''
Return of the Jedi
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'' where, during the final space battle, it is destroyed after a Rebel ''
A Wing
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'' crashes into the command bridge, causing the ''Executor'' to lose control and be destroyed as the
second Death Star
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's gravity pulls the flagship into its surface.
[Walker (2018), p. 197][Barr, et al. (2019), p. 330]
For ''The Empire Strikes Back'',
George Lucas wanted the ''Executor'' to be so massive it made the previous
Star Destroyer
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s appear tiny. A six-foot model of the ''Executor'' was constructed which had over 150,000 individual lights in it. According to chief model maker Lorne Peterson, the ship was originally scaled to appear sixteen miles long, though later sources would amend this figure.
According to in-universe ''Star Wars'' sources, the ''Executor'' was the
lead ship
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of a new class of Star Dreadnoughts; the term "Super Star Destroyer" is a colloquialism applied to any ship larger than a standard Imperial Star Destroyer. At long, the ship bristles with thousands of
turbolasers, ion cannons, missile launchers and tractor beams. It similarly carries more than a thousand ships including
TIE Fighter
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s.
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''Home One'' (Mon Calamari cruiser)
''Home One'' made its theatrical appearance in ''Return of the Jedi
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'' as Admiral Ackbar
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's flagship during the Battle of Endor
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. According to the old Expanded Universe (now Star Wars Legends) material, the Galactic Empire
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occupied the planet of Mon Calamari (also known as Mon Cala or Dac). After the Empire destroyed three floating cities to pacify the planet, the peaceful Mon Calamari converted their passenger liners and deep space exploration cruisers into warships, driving the Imperials from their homeworld prior to the Battle of Yavin
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. Darth Vader successfully subjugates Mon Cala, leading to a mass exodus of city-ships from Mon Cala. This fleet would later be commanded by Admiral Raddus and Admiral Ackbar
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and join the Rebel Alliance.
Each Mon Calamari vessel was individually unique due to the artistry of their Mon Calamari builders, even those of the same "class". According to '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' sourcebooks, while smaller and carrying less weaponry than ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyers, the Mon Calamari cruisers are often more than a match in head-to-head engagements. This is attributed to the Mon Calamari cruisers' multiple backup shields and multiple shield generators as well as more balanced all-around firing arcs. The franchise's books, comics, and video games from Legends describe and depict other Mon Calamari cruisers and successor designs, such as the MC80B ''Mon Remonda'' in the '' Star Wars: X-wing'' novels, the MC90 star cruiser ''Galactic Voyager'', the ''Mediator''-class battle cruisers, and ''Viscount''-class Star Defenders (which were meant to be the answer to the ''Executor''-class Super Star Destroyers) in R.A. Salvatore's ''Vector Prime
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''.
Industrial Light and Magic
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(ILM) created two Mon Calamari cruiser designs: the cylindrical "flying cigar" ''Home One'' command ship and a "winged" model identified in the Expanded Universe as the ''Liberty''. The "winged" model would have its wings removed and thrusters modified to portray another subtype. The ships were designed to be as aesthetically different from the Imperial Star Destroyer
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s as possible, although the filming crew disliked the "pickle ships" due to the models' unflattering angles. Internal neon lights provided lighting, and detail was painted on by using the second Death Star
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model's exposed framework as a makeshift frisket
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. The model's design, as well as that of other Mon Calamari cruisers to appear in the film, was a collaborative effort between George Lucas, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, and Joe Johnston
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.
In ''Return of the Jedi'', Admiral Ackbar ( Timothy M. Rose) leads the Rebels during the Battle of Endor
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from the flagship, Alliance Headquarters Frigate ''Home One'', a modified MC80A star cruiser; although that ship survives the Battle of Endor, the Death Star's superlaser destroys other Mon Calamari cruisers, including the ''Liberty''. In ''Revenge of the Sith'', the Confederacy of Independent Systems
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(Separatists) used the ''Providence''-class carrier/destroyer as their frontline capital ship at the Battle of Coruscant. A modified variant, the ''Invisible Hand'', serves as the command ship for Count Dooku and General Grievous. In ''Rogue One'', Admiral Raddus
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flew his flag on the MC75 Star Cruiser ''Profundity'' at the Battle of Scarif. The design of ''Profundity'' was meant to be a cross between the MC80 star cruiser from ''Return of the Jedi'' and the Separatists' ''Providence''-class carrier/destroyer in ''Revenge of the Sith''. In ''The Last Jedi'', the ''Raddus'', formerly known as the ''Dawn of Tranquility'', was an MC85 Star Cruiser that served as the flagship of General
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Leia Organa
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. It was used by the Resistance during its war against the First Order. It was one of the last purpose-built warships before the signing of the Military Disarmament Act by the Galactic Empire
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and New Republic. The vessel gained the moniker ''Raddus'' upon its entry into the service of the Resistance, when Admiral Gial Ackbar petitioned to rename it in honor of the famed Admiral Raddus
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, who had died in service of the Alliance
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at the Battle of Scarif after defying the Rebel Alliance's political leaders and choosing to fight against seemingly insurmountable odds.
A 1994 Micro Machines
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three-pack included a winged Mon Calamari cruiser toy, and a 1996 three-pack included the other variety. Hasbro
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in 2003 planned to release a Mon Calamari cruiser as part of its Action Fleet collection but they cancelled the line before producing it. Decipher
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and Wizards of the Coast
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published Mon Calamari cruiser cards for the '' Star Wars Customizable Card Game'' and '' Star Wars Trading Card Game'', respectively. In 2006, Wizards of the Coast created a Mon Calamari Star Defender miniature as part of its ''Star Wars Miniatures Starship Battles'' game. Mon Calamari cruisers are player-controllable units in LucasArts
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' ''Empire at War
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'' real-time strategy
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. Fantasy Flight Games
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's ''Star Wars: Armada'', a table top miniatures game released on March 27, 2015, adds several Mon Calamari cruisers to the Rebel side in the expansions, including the MC80 ''Home One'', MC80 ''Liberty'', MC75 ''Profundity'', and MC30c Frigate.
Imperial landing craft (''Sentinel''-class landing craft)
Imperial landing craft (or ''Sentinel''-class landing craft) were designed for the Special Edition release of ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' and created entirely with CGI. However, they first appeared in products of the '' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' multimedia campaign. According to in-universe sources, the primary mission for Sentinel-class craft is deploying Imperial military forces from orbit onto a planet, though it can be used for other missions including short-range scouting, cargo transport and close air support. Heavily armored and equipped with powerful deflector shields, Imperial landers carry eight laser cannons, two concussion missile launchers, two blaster cannons and an ion cannon turret. As a troop transport it can carry 54 stormtroopers into battle, or carry vehicles via cargo pod installed on its underside.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 322]
Imperial shuttle (''Lambda''-class shuttle)
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, Ralph McQuarrie
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, and Nilo Rodis-Jamero borrowed elements from the skyhopper designed for ''A New Hope'' when refining the shuttle's appearance. Earlier versions were boxy, boat-like, or had TIE fighter
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-like components. Industrial Light and Magic
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's modelmakers made two shooting models, although CGI versions were used for the craft's Special Edition appearance in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. The ''Theta''-class shuttle in ''Revenge of the Sith'' was designed to appear like a predecessor to the Lambda class. A ''Lambda''-class shuttle makes a cameo appearance during the docking sequence of Inara Serra
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's shuttle in " Serenity", the pilot episode of Joss Whedon's '' Firefly''.
According to reference material, ''Lambda''-class shuttles are one of the most common vessels in the Imperial navy and can be configured for a number of roles, including cargo transport, troop carrier, or diplomatic courier. It is a popular personal transport for high-ranking Imperial officials as its armament, reinforced hull and deflector shielding allow it to travel safely even without an escort. It was also rumored by Imperial officials that the Emperor himself used a highly modified Lambda-class shuttle, which was allegedly equipped with a cloaking device.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 320][Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 174-175] The shuttle is propelled by two ion engine
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s while a hyperdrive allows for long-distance journeys. At long, the shuttle can carry up to 20 passengers in standard configuration or up to 80 metric tons (176,370lbs) of cargo. A crew of two to six pilot the shuttle in a forward '' cockpit'', which in an emergency can jettison from the main body of the vehicle; not all 20 passengers can fit in the cockpit however, so the most senior personnel are given priority to escape.[ For armament the ''Lambda''-class shuttle is equipped with two Taim & Bak KX5 double blaster cannons on the folding wings, two forward-mounted Taim & Bak GA-60s double laser cannons, and a rear-mounted ArMek R-Z0 retractable double blaster cannon.][
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Imperial Star Destroyer
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''Millennium Falcon'' (YT-1300 light freighter)
The ''Millennium Falcon'' is a highly modified YT-1300F light freighter captained by smuggler Han Solo
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( Harrison Ford) and his Wookiee
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first mate
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, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew
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).
The YT-1300 Corellian light freighter, manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, was essentially a giant "forklift" designed to tug around giant container ships. As one of the most successful designs in history, the appeal of the vessel is not its basic equipment, but its modular ability to take an extraordinary amount of modifications and alterations. But the downside is the cockpit being placed on the right side makes it extremely hard to pilot correctly. Its popularity among freighter captains throughout the galaxy guaranteed commercial operation in the galaxy during the final days of the Galactic Republic and the reign of the Galactic Empire.
Rebel Medical Frigate (Nebulon-B frigate)
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( Mark Hamill) receives a prosthetic
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hand aboard the ''Redemption'', a modified Nebulon-B escort frigate, at the conclusion of '' Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back''. A Nebulon-B medical frigate is part of the Rebel Alliance
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fleet at the Battle of Endor in ''Return of the Jedi''. Expanded Universe material states that relatively affordable Nebulon-B frigates, which are effective at engaging starfighters, are used by both the Rebellion and the Galactic Empire
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. The frigates appear in several LucasArts
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titles, including the ''X-Wing
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'' flight simulators
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series, ''Empire at War
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'' real-time strategy
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game, and Star Wars: Battlefront, as well as episodes 'Zero Hour' and 'Secret Cargo' of Star Wars Rebels
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.
Industrial Light & Magic's Nilo Rodis-Jamero and Joe Johnston
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created the frigate late during work on ''The Empire Strikes Back'', with the design following a suggestion by George Lucas that it be based on an outboard motor
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. The model was produced in a short time with limited financial access; it was primarily built from components left over from previous kitbashing
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exercises, including battleship hulls and artillery pieces. The resulting model was long, tall, and included a "window" where a still from the scene in the medical bay could be inserted for filming.
Following the completion of filming, Lucas decided to revisit the end of the movie to better establish the characters' final locations, requiring a section of the frigate to be built that corresponded to the scale of the ''Millennium Falcon
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'' model. The model was originally referred to as the ''Rebel starcruiser'' or ''Rebel cruiser'', but during filming of ''Return of the Jedi'', it was renamed ''Rebel Medical Frigate'' after the cruiser name was used for the Mon Calamari cruisers.
According to in-universe sources, the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate is a versatile design which can be modified to fulfill a variety of different roles, from long-range scouting to search-and-rescue missions. When fully armed, the -long frigate is equipped with twelve turbolasers, twelve laser cannons, and a pair of tractor beam projectors, and can carry a full squadron of starfighters. The design is most famous for serving as medical frigates, with full-service hospital facilities and a capacity for 700 patients.
Rebel Transport (GR-75 medium transport)
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'' during the evacuation of Echo Base on Hoth
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, and have made appearances in other media. Only long, these ships are described in ''Star Wars'' sources as largely consisting of a thick outer hull with its interior entirely open for modular cargo pods. These are held in place by a magnetic shield and allows the transport to accommodate of cargo. Cheap and easy to maintain, these transports are only equipped with four twin laser cannons and minimal deflector shields, though some are retrofitted for combat.
''Slave I'' (Firespray-31)
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Boba Fett
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(Jeremy Bulloch
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) in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''The Mandalorian'' (in which Boba is played by Temuera Morrison
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), and by his father Jango Fett
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(also played by Morrison) in ''Attack of the Clones''. The ship's design is said to resemble the shape of a street lamp
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. However, the actual inspiration for the shape of the ship was a radar dish, according to Nilo Rodis-Jamero, the assistant art director and visual effects creator on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. Rodis-Jamero created the initial design after seeing Joe Johnston
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's ideas for Boba Fett
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, and states that "the original design I had was round, but when you looked at it from the side, it became elliptical...George ucas
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thought it was elliptical, so that's what it became." He goes on to say that " en building the ship at ILM Ilm or ILM may refer to:
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, someone looked at the street lamps and pointed out that they looked like Boba's ship. So everyone began to think that was where I got the idea for the design." Its appearance in the original release of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' was realized by a combination of matte painting
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s and a model.
According to in-universe reference material, ''Slave I'' is a modified ''Firespray-31''-class patrol craft produced by Kuat Systems Engineering. Unique in design, the ''Firespray-31''-class has a distinct engine cluster on which the ship rests when landed, but when in flight the ship rotates 90 degrees so that the top-mounted cockpit faces forward.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 298-299] The ship's artificial gravity
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similarly reorients depending on the flight mode, while the rotating stabilizer fins on either side carry repulsorlift
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s to assist with landing. The class only saw limited production, as it was considered too heavily armed for civilian use, too underpowered for Kuat's home fleet, and too reliable for post-sale maintenance business.[Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 58-59] Jango Fett chose the vessel for, among other reasons, its anonymous appearance, but heavily modified it with additional weaponry, expanded crew quarters and more secure (and less humane) prisoner cabinets.[
After inheriting ''Slave I'' from his father, Boba Fett made additional modifications to the vessel. These include a secret (and stolen) military sensor-jamming and masking device that enables the ship to disappear from most sensor systems, immobilizing bunks for up to six prisoners, and even more weaponry. Armaments include 2 Borstel GN-40 twin rotating blaster cannons, 2 Dymek HM-8 concussion missile launchers, a Brugiss C/In ion cannon, a Phylon F1 tractor beam projector, and 2 Arakyd AA/SL ]proton torpedo
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launchers.
''Tantive IV'' (Rebel Blockade Runner)
The ''Tantive IV'', identified in source material as a CR90 Corellian corvette, first appears in the opening scene of the original '' Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'', commanded by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher
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) as she evades pursuit from Darth Vader
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(David Prowse
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/James Earl Jones
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) aboard his Imperial Star Destroyer
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.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 306] Her adoptive father Bail Organa
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) is seen using a similar vessel during the prequel movie ''Revenge of the Sith
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'', identified in source material as the CR70 model ''Tantive III''. Corellian corvettes, also known as Rebel Blockade Runners for their powerful engine array and ability to outrun customs vessels, are manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation.[Walker (2018), p. 188]
Spacecraft appearing in the prequel trilogy
Banking Clan Frigate (''Munificent''-class Star Frigate)
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-related media. The design of these and other Separatist vessels was done specifically to reverse the visual iconography of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy by having "good guy" ships be triangular and "bad guy" ships be smoother and more organic. Unused Joe Johnston
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designs of Rebel ships from ''Return of the Jedi'' were used as inspiration by ''Revenge of the Sith'' concept artists in creating the Banking Clan frigate and other vessels.
According to in-universe material, these ''Munificent''-class Star Frigates were built by Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. on behalf of the InterGalactic Banking Clan for the Separatist cause.[Walker (2018), p. 181] Forming the bulk of the Separatist fleet during the war, these frigates filled the dual role of combat and communications ships, using powerful antennas to coordinate fleet actions utilizing faster-than-light
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hyperwaves to communicate anywhere within the galaxy or jam enemy sensors and communications.[Dougherty, et al (2020), p. 96-97]
Official sources give their length as , a width of and height of . However they require only a small crew of 200 battle droid
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s to operate, with a storage capacity of up to 150,000 additional battle droids for boarding actions or ground assaults.[ In battle, these frigates' armaments make them grossly overpowered for their size.][ Each is armed with two forward-facing heavy turbolaser cannons which at full power can blast-melt an ice-moon in diameter; two long-range ion cannons; 26 twin turbolaser cannons; 20 light turbolaser turrets; and 38 point-defense laser cannons.][
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Commerce Guild Support Destroyer (''Recusant''-class Light Destroyer)
These spacecraft made their theatrical appearance in ''Revenge of the Sith'' in addition to other Clone Wars-related media as a capital ship used by Separatist forces. As with other Separatist spacecraft, the design of these destroyers was based on unused concept art for Rebel capital ships from ''Return of the Jedi''.
Officially referred to as ''Recusant''-class light destroyers in background material, their in-universe origin comes from Mon Calamari plans that were stolen by Quarren Separatists and jointly manufactured by the Commerce Guild and Techno Union.[Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 95] These ships measure long, wide and high. Because they are primarily controlled via droid brain, they require a crew of only 300 battle droid
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s to operate, with storage space for an additional 40,000 battle droids.[ Their diverse armament includes a prow heavy turbolaser cannon, 4 heavy turbolaser cannons, 6 heavy turbolaser turrets, 5 turbolaser cannons, 30 dual laser cannons, 12 dual light laser cannons, and 60 point-defense light laser cannons. However their effectiveness in battle comes from overwhelming numbers, as between four to six ''Recusant''-class ships are needed to outgun a Venator Star Destroyer.][ Their only true weakness is the single-minded nature of their droid brain, although the lack of self-preservation means they are not above deliberately ramming their target in order to destroy it.][
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Dooku's solar sailer
Darth Tyranus, also known as Count Dooku ( Christopher Lee), reaches Coruscant
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near the end of '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' aboard a ''Punworcca 116''-class interstellar sloop, better known as a "solar sailer", built by the Huppla Pasa Tisc Shipwright Collective. The ship, which also appears multiple times in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', is equipped with a solar sail which was originally part of the concept for the Naboo royal starship
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in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. However the model was redesigned to reflect the harsher environment of Geonosis
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and the insectoid Geonosians, resembling both a beetle and a butterfly. Originally it was to have separate pilot and passenger compartments, but during production this was altered and a forward cockpit bubble was added when it was determined there was a need for a shot of Dooku sitting next to his pilot. It is somewhat similar to the private Antonov An-2 plane in real life.[ During filming of ''Attack of the Clones'', a full-size model of the sailer was built in order to stage the ]lightsaber
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duel between Count Dooku and Yoda
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).[
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. While only long, it is surprisingly spacious with room for Dooku's databook library and fast with a Class 1.5 hyperdrive. Instead of carrying fuel, the sailer deploys a wide sail which collects interstellar energy and channels it directly to the engines. To defend it from attack, the vessel is equipped with eighty-four tractor/repulsor beam projectors.[
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''Invisible Hand'' (''Providence''-class carrier/destroyer)
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. With Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid
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) held prisoner aboard the ship, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor
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) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen
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) launch a rescue mission to save him, boarding the ship where they confront and ultimately defeat Count Dooku ( Christopher Lee). With the ''Invisible Hand'' crippled in the battle, General Grievous flees aboard an escape pod as the heroes successfully guide it to an emergency landing
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on the planet below.
George Lucas had a personal hand in the design of the ship, including the addition of the raised spire in which Obi-Wan, Anakin and Count Dooku have their duel. The raised spire also helped differentiate the command ship from the other capital ships over Coruscant. While the ship was completely CGI, unlike similarly modeled ships for the film it needed a complex interior that was fully mapped out for the various set pieces which take place during the movie. Once the floor plans were approved, they were constructed as both CG and actual rooms, with multiple large-scale sets for the actors to perform in. More sets of rooms aboard the ship were built than seen in the final film; several "serial-type escapades" were cut from the final release. Other sets, built inside a mount that could rotate them, were used to depict the vessel's collapse.
The ''Invisible Hand'' is described according to in-universe references as a ''Providence''-class carrier/destroyer, a classification representing the dreadnought's dual roles in planetary domination.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 311] Manufactured by the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps, the vessel is long, wide and high. Given its size the ''Invisible Hand'' can store up to 1.5 million battle droid
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s but only requires a crew of 600 to operate.[Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 98-103] The ''Invisible Hand'' can unleash tremendous damage with 14 quad turbolaser cannons, each of which at maximum output is equivalent to a magnitude-10 earthquake; 2 heavy ion cannons; 34 dual laser cannons; 12 point-defense ion cannons, and 102 proton torpedo
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launchers.[ Its hangars have been extensively modified from other ''Providence''-class vessels, allowing the battleship to carry 120 fighters (a mixture of Vulture droids and Tri-fighters), 160 MTTs and 280 other ground vehicles including AATs, Hailfire droids and Homing spider droids.][ ''Providence''-class ships are equipped with a main upper sensor tower and a secondary ventral sensor pod, but on the ''Invisible Hand'' the main communication/sensor pod is refitted into a lofty sanctum for Count Dooku from which he broadcasts spiritual propaganda to divide the galaxy.][
]
Naboo Royal Cruiser
Also known as the Naboo Diplomatic Cruiser, this ship makes its theatrical appearance in the opening scene of '' Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones''. The ship is seen being escorted by Naboo N-1 starfighters, carrying Senator Padmé Amidala
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) to Coruscant
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for an important vote on the Military Creation Act. After coming to rest on a landing pad, the ship is blown up in an assassination attempt on Senator Amidala's life, though she escapes unharmed.
The ship's design was inspired by the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. While the cruiser was entirely CGI, for filming purposes a full-size set of the landing pad was built for the actors with a Matte painting, digital matte painting inserted to create the background. Pyrotechnics were used in the filming of the scene, though the majority of the explosion was created with CGI by visual effects art director Alex Jaeger.
Background material on the Diplomatic Cruiser state that it was designed in the wake of the Invasion of Naboo to address shortcomings in the previous Naboo Royal Starship, J-type 327 starship. Still unarmed and covered in shiny chromium plating, it is nevertheless faster and better shielded, with additional back-up drives in case the main Class 0.7 hyperdrive fails. At long, the vessel's spacious interiors are designed with comfort in mind for four VIPs, six bodyguards and a crew of five. The leading edge of its wing also feature four recharging sockets for N-1 starfighters to dock with the ship.
Naboo Royal Starship
The Naboo Royal Starship features prominently in ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' as the ship that Queen Padmé Amidala
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), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor
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) and Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) use to escape from the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo. After arriving on Tatooine where they free young Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), the heroes continue aboard the Royal Starship to Coruscant
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, before finally using it to return to Naboo and free the planet from the Trade Federation's occupation in a climactic battle. The ship is based on a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
An early design depicted the ship powered by a solar sail; when Lucas called for a sleeker look, designer Doug Chiang drew inspiration from 1950s hood ornaments. According to Chiang, the design of the queen's ship was to exemplify Theedian technology the same way the Space Shuttle exemplified the power of technology in America. A thirty inch, highly detailed model of the ship was built, then sliced into one-inch sections and scanned in order to create a digital model. To reduce the amount of CGI work on the film and get more realistic footage of the ship under natural lighting, a larger ten-foot model was also created for filming scenes of the ship when landed.
According to in-universe material, the Naboo Royal Starship was meant to be a visual representation of the glory of Naboo. A modified J-type 327 Nubian starship, the vessel's unique spaceframe was handcrafted by the Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corp. and its decorative plating of royal chromium – reserved only for Naboo's monarch – was hand-polished and crafted by artisans. Lacking weaponry, the -long ship featured state-of-the-art deflector shields and a cohort of astromech droids to make emergency repairs. One drawback was that its high-performance T-14 hyperdrive, while easy to acquire on many civilized worlds, could be harder to find on more remote planets.
Naboo Star Skiff
Padmé Amidala travels to Mustafar aboard a Naboo star skiff in ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' to confront Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen
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) after he turns to the Dark Side (Star Wars), dark side. Designer Ryan Church sketched the ship to appear "supercharged". Only the ship's boarding ramp was built full scale; some footage was altered from material used in ''Attack of the Clones''. The ship is designed to be reminiscent of the "rocket ships" seen in pulp science-fiction.
Neimoidian Shuttle (''Sheathipede''-class transport shuttle)
Neimoidian shuttles first appear in ''The Phantom Menace'' and are seen throughout the prequel trilogy and ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), Clone Wars'' television series. Their design is based on a Trade Federation landing ship, turned vertically and altered to be more insectoid and less symmetrical. They are also used by the other Separatist leaders, such as Nuvo Vindi and Wat Tambor. ''Star Wars'' lore refers to these vessels as ''Sheathipede''-class transport shuttles built by the insect-like Charrian species, especially popular with the Neimoidians but used by many worlds associated with the Separatist cause. Intended for short-range diplomatic missions, these -long shuttles feature powerful communication arrays and are unarmed but can be modified for combat. Some also incorporate an automatic pilot, allowing for a more expansive passenger compartment.
Republic Assault Ship (''Acclamator''-class assault ship)
Republic assault ships of the ''Acclamator''-class first appear in ''Attack of the Clones''. These ships, originally called "Jedi troop transports", demonstrate a connection to the original trilogy's Star Destroyer
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s through their triangular hulls. According to ''Star Wars'' reference material, these assault ships were built by Rothana Heavy Engineering to serve as the Galactic Republic (Star Wars), Republic's primary troop transport at the start of the Clone Wars Clone Wars may refer to:
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, with a secondary offensive role in space battles. Their secret construction was initiated by Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid
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) under false orders from the Jedi High Council as part his plan to take control of the galaxy.[Walker (2018), p. 177][Barr, et al. (2019), p. 301]
Republic assault ships measure at long, wide and in depth.[Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 68-69] With a crew of 700, they can carry up to 16,000 clone troopers and support personnel, along with heavy vehicles including LAAT gunships, AT-TE walkers and SPHA artillery.[ Unlike many other ''Star Wars'' vessels of similar size they can conduct both ground and water landings, allowing them to deploy troops and vehicles directly into battle.][ Their armament includes 12 quad turbolaser turrets, 24 laser cannons, and 4 heavy strategic missile/torpedo launchers. This weaponry allows them to conduct a range of orbital bombardments, from surgical strikes in support of ground forces to "Base Delta Zero" fleet bombardments which melt the upper crust of a planet's surface.][
]
Republic Attack Cruiser (''Venator''-class Star Destroyer)
Republic attack cruisers, formally known as ''Venator''-class Star Destroyers, made their first theatrical appearance in the opening space battle of ''Revenge of the Sith
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'' and have appeared throughout the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Described in-universe as large and powerful battleships of the Galactic Republic (Star Wars), Republic Navy, attack cruisers are long with a crew of 7,400 and powerfully armed with eight heavy dual turbolaser turrets, two medium dual turbolaser turrets, fifty-two point-defense laser cannons, four heavy proton torpedo
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launchers and six Technology in Star Wars#Tractor beams, tractor beam projectors. A -long flight deck is built directly into the ship's prow with bow doors, allowing a quick exit for the vessel's complement of 420 starfighters, forty LAAT gunships and twenty-four AT-TEs. After the Republic's victory, these cruisers continued to serve under the Galactic Empire
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.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 303]
Republic Cruiser (''Consular''-class cruiser)
The ''Consular''-class Republic Cruiser ''Radiant VII'' is the first vessel seen in ''The Phantom Menace''. Jedi, Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor
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) travel aboard the ''Radiant VII'' on their mission to end the Trade Federation's blockade of the planet Naboo. After docking with the Federation's Droid Control Ship, the ''Radiant VII'' is destroyed to prevent the Jedi from escaping.
Originally, the ''Radiant VII'' was going to be sleek like most Old Republic (Star Wars), Old Republic ships depicted in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy. However, Lucas suggested a design similar to the ships in the original trilogy; Doug Chiang and the Lucasfilm art department responded with a design similar to the ''Tantive IV'' model created for ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. Several antennae were added to focus attention to the cockpit during the opening sequence of ''The Phantom Menace''. For filming the destruction of the ''Radiant VII'', the crew built a gigantic seven-foot model and rigged it with pyrotechnics, around which was constructed a to-scale hangar. This use of practical special effects allowed for pieces of the exploding model to interact with the surrounding environment without having to utilize CGI resources.
''Consular''-class Republic Cruisers like the ''Radiant VII'' are "instantly recognizable throughout the galaxy" according to the Star Wars Databank. Built by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, these Republic Cruisers are generally unarmed and feature a red color scheme as a symbol of neutrality and "diplomatic immunity". At long, their features include strong Technology in Star Wars#Force fields, deflector shields, three powerful Dyne 577 radial atomizer engines and a Longe Voltrans tri-arc CD-3.2 hyperdrive for faster-than-light
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travel. Underneath the bridge is an interchangeable diplomatic salon pod which can eject from the cruiser in an emergency.[ During the ]Clone Wars Clone Wars may refer to:
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, many Republic Cruisers underwent the Charger c70 retrofit to become Republic Frigates. Slightly longer at , these vessels were retrofitted with additional armor plating, a twin laser cannon and five twin turbolaser cannon turrets.
''Scimitar'' (Sith Infiltrator)
Darth Maul pilots a Sith infiltrator, named ''Scimitar'', in ''The Phantom Menace''. Its design includes elements of the TIE fighter, TIE interceptor and #Lambda-class shuttle, ''Lambda''-class shuttle. The vehicle has been made into toys by Hasbro
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and Galoob and models kits by Lego and Ertl Company, Ertl. The ''Scimitar'' is identified by in-universe sources as a heavily-modified Star Courier manufactured by Republic Sienar Systems, supposedly designed by Raith Sienar himself under orders from Darth Sidious. The ship's distinctively long prow, giving it a length of , houses an experimental full-effect cloaking device that can make it invisible on command. Beneath the invisibility field generator are storage compartments for probe droids, a speeder bike and other equipment. The ''Scimitar'' also incorporates an experimental high-temperature ion engine
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system which necessitates large radiator panels that fold inward for landings, and is well-armed with six low-profile Blaster (Star Wars)#In-universe technology, laser cannons and a proton torpedo
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launcher.
Star freighter
Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker travel to Naboo aboard a starfreighter in ''Attack of the Clones''. The transport's design is partly based on an ocean liner.
Techno Union Starship (''Hardcell''-class Interstellar Transport)
Techno Union Starships made their theatrical appearance in ''Attack of the Clones'' during the Battle of Geonosis as the Separatist droid army attempts to hold off the clone troopers of the Galactic Republic (Star Wars), Galactic Republic. Background material on the ship class describes it as a common sight in the ''Star Wars'' universe, long with a Class 1 hyperdrive and six large rocket thrusters, but ineffective as a combatant with only two laser cannon batteries. Its lack of repulsorlift
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s gives it limited maneuverability within a planet's atmosphere and the large fuel stores for its rockets are a glaring weakness that can be exploited during the battle. Of the 286 Techno Union starships at the Battle of Geonosis, 169 escape.
''Theta''-class Shuttle
Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid (; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen, best known for portraying the Sith Lord Emperor Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious in the ''Star Wars'' multimedia franchise. Making his stage debut in '' ...
) travels aboard a ''Theta''-class shuttle in ''Revenge of the Sith''. The ship was designed to appear like a predecessor to the #Lambda-class shuttle, ''Lambda''-class shuttle. Only the shuttle's boarding ramp was built for filming.
Trade Federation battleship (''Lucrehulk''-class battleship)
Trade Federation ''Lucrehulk''-class battleships appear in the Prequel trilogy and various other Star Wars media. Lucas called for these ships to have a "saucer" look with a distinct front and rear, achieved by placing the engines on one side of the ship and the antennae and docking bays on the other.
In ''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Phantom Menace'' a fleet of these ships enforces a blockade of the planet Naboo, one of which (identified in background material as the ''Vuutun Palaa''[Walker (2018), p. 191]) serves as the Droid Control Ship at the center of the movie's climactic battle. To capture the Droid Control Ship's destruction, a 1/800 scale model was created and blown up using specially designed pyrotechnic material to simulate a believably massive explosion, and filmed at 340 frames per second to get enough frames for the cut. A second scale model of the ship's hangar was created and mapped out for the scene where Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) accidentally flies his Naboo N-1 starfighter, starfighter inside the ship.
In-universe, these vessels were originally ''Lucrehulk''-class LH-3210 cargo freighters manufactured by Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. that the Trade Federation secretly modified into warships to build up their armed forces. At in diameter, each massive battleship can carry an entire army: 6,250 Armored Assault Tanks, 550 Multi-troop transport, Multi-Troop Transports, 1,500 troop carriers, 50 Trade Federation Landing Ship, C-9979 Landing Craft, 1,500 Vulture droids and over 329,000 B1 Battle Droids.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 292][Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 36-41] The crew is similarly large with 60 supervisors, 3,000 droid crew and 200,000 maintenance droids.[ To destroy enemy starfighters trying to attack its transports, each converted battleship is equipped with 42 quad laser emplacements on rotating mounts to hide the ships' military nature. While helping to conceal the Trade Federations' military build-up, the limited coverage of these weapons leaves significant blind spots vulnerable to attack.][ A small number of these battleships were further modified as Droid Control Ships and featured additional communications and computer systems to operate the Trade Federation's droid armies; destroying a Droid Control Ship would disable all droids under its command.][
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, many ''Lucrehulk''-class freighters were more extensively retrofitted to increase their armament over what was carried during the Battle of Naboo.[ These Separatist battleships had 185 quad laser batteries, 520 assault laser cannons, and 51 turbolasers.][ However, blind spots remained in the armament's coverage which left vulnerable angles that Galactic Republic (Star Wars), Republic ships could exploit.][
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Trade Federation Landing Ship (C-9979 Landing Craft)
Trade Federation Landing Ships transport the Trade Federation's invasion forces to Naboo's surface in ''The Phantom Menace'' and have appeared in other Star Wars media. Although initial designs were reminiscent of dirigibles, the final design is based on a dragonfly. George Lucas likened the ship's similarity to a biplane. In addition to digital models, an eight-foot-wide scale model of the lander was built to film scenes of these craft landing on Naboo's surface. Another larger-scale model of the lander's doorway was built to film scenes of Trade Federation vehicles exiting the craft.
Formally known within the setting as a C-9979 Landing Craft, this vessel has an imposing wingspan of which is used to store a tremendous number of vehicles: 114 Armored Assault Tanks, 11 Multi-troop transports and 28 troop carriers.[Dougherty, et al. (2020), p. 18-19][Walker (2018), p. 174][Barr et al. (2019), p. 293] Deploying a full load of vehicles is a complex process which can take up to 45 minutes to complete as they exit the vessel via large deployment doors. These doors include perimeter field sensors which detect land mines and other hazards.[ Powerful tensor field generators bind the removable wings to the vessel while "]repulsorlift
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s" keep them from sagging under their own weight. Manufactured for the Trade Federation by Haor Chall Engineering, the -long craft has a crew of 88 battle droid
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s. In addition to piloting the landing craft and manning its weaponry, these droids also run maintenance and repair shops which service the onboard attack force.[ Another 361 battle droids can also be carried on board in storage. For self-defense the landing craft is equipped with deflector shields and is armed with two pairs of wingtip laser cannons and four turret-mounted laser cannons.][
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Spacecraft appearing in the sequel trilogy
Raddus
The Raddus made its theatrical debut as the main cruiser used during the Evacuation of D’Qar in ''The Force Awakens.'' The Raddus got its name on request of Gial Ackbar, Admiral Gial Akbar, to honor the fallen Admiral Raddus who died during the battle of Scarif after his ship sustained heavy damage from Imperial bombardment. The Raddus is a MC85 model flagship designed and made in Mon Calamari. The Raddus would later go on to be used by Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo in a near light speed raming of the First Order Supremacy.
Spacecraft appearing in other ''Star Wars'' media
''Ghost'' (VCX-100 light freighter)
The ''Ghost'' is a modified VCX-100 light freighter, manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, appearing in the ''Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...
'' television series. Owned and piloted by the gifted Twi'lek, Hera Syndulla (voiced by Vanessa Marshall), it serves as "home base" for a small band of Star Wars Rebels, Lothal rebels during the Age of the Empire. Named for its ability to travel past Imperial sensors without detection on numerous missions and skirmishes, the craft included many hidden surprises that aided the crew in their fight against the Empire. Among its many features were a 360-degree dorsal laser cannon turret
The ''Ghost'' makes a cameo appearance in ''Rogue One'' near the Great Temple of Massassi on Yavin IV. Its captain, Hera Syndulla, is briefly mentioned in the film, and its repair droid, Chopper, makes a brief appearance inside the Temple.
Han Solo
Han Solo is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. The character first appeared in the 1977 film '' Star Wars'' portrayed by Harrison Ford, who reprised his role in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) an ...
pretends to own a spacecraft of the same model in ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'', during the Sabacc game in which he first met Lando Calrissian.
Hammerhead corvette (''Sphyrna''-class corvette)
The Hammerhead corvette is a ship class that originally appeared in the ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' video game, and was given a prominent role in ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' during the final space battle when one of these ships rammed a disabled Imperial Star Destroyer
Star Destroyers are capital ships in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe. Star Destroyers were produced by Kuat Drive Yards, later Kuat-Entralla Engineering, and serve as "the Ship of the line, signature vessel of the fleet" for the Galactic Repub ...
into another. Its CGI design was purposefully meant to be evocative of the ''Tantive IV'' from the original ''Star Wars'' film. The in-universe origin for Hammerhead corvettes, formally known as ''Sphyrna''-class corvettes, is that they are an ancient line of ships built by the Corellian Engineering Corporation. Reliable and adaptable, these corvettes are long and armed with two forward and one rear dual laser cannons, but can be modified with additional Technology in Star Wars#Interstellar travel, sublight engines and add-on modules. They are used by the Rebel Alliance
The Alliance to Restore the Republic (colloquial: Rebel Alliance; the Rebellion; the Alliance; or the Rebels) is a fictional stateless interstellar coalition of republican dissidents, imperial defectors, revolutionary factions and anti-imperi ...
in many different roles: scout ships, tugs, transports, and even battleships.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 323]
Rhett Allain, an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University, estimated in a 2017 article for ''Wired (magazine), Wired'' that the Hammerhead's engines in ''Rogue One'' would have had to generate (or 200 billion) Newton (unit), Newtons of force to push the Star Destroyer: 6,000 times the amount of thrust force generated by a Saturn V rocket.
Imperial Freighter (''Gozanti''-class cruiser)
The term Imperial Freighter refers to a type of ''Gozanti''-class cruiser, which first appeared as a background vessel in ''The Phantom Menace'' and has appeared in other ''Star Wars'' media, most notably the ''Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...
'' television series. Reference material describes ''Gozanti''-class cruisers as being used by a variety of factions, but those in Imperial service have stronger deflector shields, quicker engines and better weaponry to deter pirates and rebels from stealing their cargo. In addition to a dorsal twin laser cannon turret and ventral heavy laser cannon turret, these -long ships can carry four TIE fighter
The Twin Ion Engine (TIE) fighter is a series of fictional starfighters featured in the ''Star Wars'' universe. TIE fighters are depicted as fast, agile, yet fragile starfighters produced by Sienar Fleet Systems for the Galactic Empire and by ...
s via extendable docking clamps. ''Gozanti''-class Assault Carriers are equipped with magnetic docking clamps that allow them to carry a pair of Walker (Star Wars), Walkers for planetary assaults. Another variant, the IGV-55 Surveillance Vessel, is equipped with multiple listening arrays, modified sensor-dampened engines, and a computer database to store billions of yottabytes of data.
Imperial / Jedi Light Cruiser (''Arquitens''-class light cruiser)
The ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser is a vessel which first appears in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), 2008 ''Clone Wars'' television series as well as the Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...
television series. Source material describes it as serving the Galactic Republic (Star Wars), Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars Clone Wars may refer to:
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as a light warship, earning the nickname Jedi Light Cruiser. After the Republic's victory it continued to serve the Galactic Empire
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in the same capacity, though under the name Imperial Light Cruiser. Armed with four double-barrel turbolaser batteries and four quad laser turrets, ''Arquitens''-class ships can absorb a surprising amount of damage thanks to their armored hulls and layers of Technology in Star Wars#Force fields, energy shielding.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 307]
''Outrider'' (YT-2400 freighter)
Within '' Star Wars Legends'', the ''Outrider'' is Dash Rendar's CEC YT-2400 class freighter in the ''Shadows of the Empire'' multimedia campaign. It is a playable ship in the ''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (video game), Shadows of the Empire'' video game, and Kenner Products, Kenner released an ''Outrider'' toy. While Steve Perry (author), Steve Perry outlined the ship's story and role, Doug Chiang designed the ship itself.
The ''Outrider'' was digitally inserted into the Special Edition of ''A New Hope''. A YT-2400 light freighter also appeared within the ''Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...
'' Season 3 episode ''List of Star Wars Rebels episodes, Iron Squadron''. It was piloted by Mart Mattin, who was a nephew of Rebel Commander, Jun Sato. It is unknown if the ship is meant to be same as the one in ''A New Hope''. According to Gary Whitta, who served as writer of ''Rogue One'', Dash Rendar is a controversial character among Lucasfilm Story Group, which decreases the chances of the character becoming part of canon.
''Profundity'' (Mon Calamari cruiser)
The ''Profundity'' first appears in ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'', leading the Rebel fleet's attack on Scarif under Admiral Raddus. It is identified in ''Star Wars'' sources as a modified MC75 star cruiser, a class of Mon Calamari buildings and exploration ships which have been repurposed for war. The ''Profundity'' itself was the former Civic Governance tower of the city of Nystullum during the Mon Calamari's exodus from their homeworld. At long, the ''Profundity'' has a crew of 3,225 and is heavily armed with twelve turbolaser cannons, four ion cannons, twenty point-defense laser cannons, twelve proton torpedo
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By type Directed-energy weapons
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launchers and six Technology in Star Wars#Tractor beams, tractor beam projectors.[Barr, et al. (2019), p. 327]
''Razor Crest''
The ''Razor Crest'' was a pre-Imperial patrol gunship owned and piloted by the Mandalorian bounty hunter The Mandalorian (character), Din Djarin in the Disney+ web-series ''The Mandalorian''.
''Stinger Mantis''
The ''Stinger Mantis'', more commonly known as the ''Mantis'', was an S-161 "Stinger" XL luxury yacht piloted by Greez Dritus in ''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order''.
''The Malevolence''
The Malevolence was a Subjugator-class heavy cruiser that served as the flagship of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, as well as General Grievous's ship until it was destroyed by Anakin Skywalker when he sabotaged the navigation systems and caused it to slam into a moon. It has two ion cannons that can knock out the power from ships, before destroying it with its turbolasers. The warship appeared in Season One of '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''.
Spacecraft appearing in '' Star Wars Legends''
A number of named vessels appear only in '' Star Wars Legends'' sources, material which was branded non-canon after The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm. The ''Ebon Hawk'' is Darth Revan's ship in ''Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan'', ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', and ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords''. It is designed to be reminiscent of the ''Millennium Falcon
The ''Millennium Falcon'' is a fictional starship in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Designed by Joe Johnston for the movie ''Star Wars'' (1977), it has subsequently appeared in ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), ''The Empire Strikes Back' ...
''. The ''Moldy Crow'' is a modified Corellian HWK-290 used by Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors in the ''Star Wars: Dark Forces'' and ''Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight'' video games. After it is destroyed in ''Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast'', it is replaced with the ''Raven's Claw''. The ''Rogue Shadow'' is the ship used by Starkiller and Juno Eclipse in ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed''. The ''Virago'' is Xizor's ship in ''Shadows of the Empire''. Its clamshell design, styled after a stealth fighter, is inspired by pulley castings. The ''Wild Karrde'' is medium-sized freight vessel used by smuggler Talon Karrde in Timothy Zahn's ''Heir to the Empire'' novels.
See also
*List of Star Wars starfighters, List of ''Star Wars'' starfighters
*Walker (Star Wars), Walker (''Star Wars'')
*Star Wars planetary vehicles, ''Star Wars'' planetary vehicles
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External links
Index to ''Star Wars'' starships at starwars.com
A visual guide to major ''Star Wars'' starships at https://screenrant.com
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