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136-585: The following is a list of starships , cruisers , battleships , and other spacecraft in the Star Wars films, books, and video games. The Death Star is the Empire's battle station which has the ability to use a kyber-crystal powered laser to destroy entire planets. It appears throughout the Star Wars franchise, particularly the original trilogy. The Executor serves as Darth Vader 's flagship during

272-495: 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. Darth Tyranus , also known as Count Dooku ( Christopher Lee ), reaches Coruscant near the end of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones aboard a Punworcca 116 -class interstellar sloop, better known as

408-402: A custom-built PC made to look like a Venator Star Destroyer. Built around a fully-functional, liquid-cooled PC, the surrounding case was constructed in the shape of a Venator using aluminum and 3D printed material. The final product required 400 hours of work to complete. In Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), set 30 years after the fall of the Empire, a new class of Star Destroyer

544-482: A "Star Dreadnought" (sometimes spelled "Star Dreadnaught") to emphasize their massive size relative to Star Destroyers. Author Jason Fry introduced the "Anaxes War College System" which specifically divide warships into different types depending on their size and power, which explain all the differently sized "Super Star Destroyers" appearing in the Expanded Universe (now Star Wars Legends), supplementing

680-723: 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 in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . However the model was redesigned to reflect the harsher environment of Geonosis and the insectoid Geonosians , resembling both

816-646: A "star-ship" appears as early as 1882 in Oahspe: A New Bible . While NASA 's Voyager and Pioneer probes have traveled into local interstellar space, the purpose of these uncrewed craft was specifically interplanetary, and they are not predicted to reach another star system; Voyager 1 probe and Gliese 445 will pass one another within 1.6 light years in about 40,000 years. Several preliminary designs for starships have been undertaken through exploratory engineering , using feasibility studies with modern technology or technology thought likely to be available in

952-402: 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 2-foot (0.61 m) Millennium Falcon model. The model was originally referred to as

1088-550: 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 Destroyers as possible, although the filming crew disliked the "pickle ships" due to the models' unflattering angles. Internal neon lights provided lighting, and detail

1224-614: A 91-centimeter (36 in) shooting model that was about half the size of the model for the Tantive IV the Star Destroyer was chasing. Lucas asked ILM to build a larger Star Destroyer model to match the Tantive IV 's scale, but ILM convinced him that the Dykstraflex camera invented for the film made this unnecessary. Nevertheless, they added additional hull details to the Star Destroyer model. The 13-second opening shot

1360-400: 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 ) as she tries to escape from Darth Vader ( David Prowse / James Earl Jones ) aboard his Imperial Star Destroyer . Her adoptive father Bail Organa ( Jimmy Smits ) is seen using a similar vessel during the prequel movie Revenge of

1496-649: A Naboo star skiff in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith to confront Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader ( Hayden Christensen ) after he turns to the 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

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1632-419: A Star Destroyer carries troops and vehicles for ground operations and a full wing of TIE fighters (typically 48 fighters, 12 bombers and 12 boarding craft). A single Star Destroyer is considered sufficient to overwhelm a rebellious planet, though major industrialized worlds may be assaulted by a fleet of six Star Destroyers with support cruisers and supply craft. Deep-crust survival bunkers are regarded as

1768-408: 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

1904-605: A cameo appearance during the docking sequence of Inara Serra '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

2040-677: A carrier, the Star Destroyer can rapidly deploy hundreds of starfighters, including ARC-170s , V-wings , Z-95 Headhunters and Jedi interceptors , from a .5 km (0.31 mi)-long dorsal flight deck. While strong deflector shielding is employed around the armored bow doors, they are slow to open or close, presenting a weakness in the vessel's design. During the Clone Wars these Star Destroyers, referred to also as Republic attack cruisers or Jedi cruisers, play an important role combating Separatist fleets and providing supporting fire for ground forces. Thanks to their superior firepower,

2176-691: A combined total thrust of 3.5 million newtons . However getting the parts into space to construct the Star Destroyer would require an additional $ 44.4 trillion USD in launch costs, suggesting that asteroid mining and refining technologies would have to be developed first to make it more economical. Joe Pappalardo of Popular Mechanics argues that the Imperial Star Destroyer is a poorly-designed spaceship, being asymmetrical with its superstructure jutting out in one direction. Additionally, while its wedge shape would make sense for atmospheric travel, it serves no purpose in space. He argues

2312-728: A crew of 19,000 officers and 55,000 enlisted personnel. While evoking the traditional Imperial -class Star Destroyer, the Resurgent -class incorporates a number of fixes to the former's design flaws, including a less exposed command bridge and larger fighter complement. The ship is armed with thousands of turbolasers and ion cannons, sufficient firepower to slug it out with capital ships or reduce planetary surfaces to molten slag. Additional point-defense laser turrets and missile launchers are used to attack more nimble opponents. Two wings of TIE fighters can be quickly launched from dorsal flight decks and side hangars, and for planetary assaults,

2448-705: A crew of 2,225,000 personnel, a majority of whom are adolescents training to become officers and stormtroopers. The Supremacy serves as the capital from which Supreme Leader Snoke commands the First Order. Thousands of heavy turbolasers, antiship missile batteries, heavy ion cannons and tractor beam projectors give the ship firepower equivalent to an entire fleet. The vessel also possesses an industrial capacity that would rival most planets, with asteroid mining complexes, foundries, production lines, research labs and training centers. Six external and two internal stations allow Resurgent -class Star Destroyers to dock with

2584-632: A crew of 600 to operate. 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 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

2720-718: A crew of five. The leading edge of its wing also feature four recharging sockets for N-1 starfighters to dock with the ship. The Naboo Royal Starship features prominently in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as the ship that Queen Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ), Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor ) 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 ),

2856-584: A distinguished place in the Imperial Navy , symbolizing the Empire's military might with a peak number of more than 25,000 vessels. Like the Venator and Victory -class ships that precede it, the Imperial -class is a multi-role capital ship combining the roles of a battleship , starfighter carrier , and troopship . Notable for its massive size and overwhelming firepower compared to its fore-bearers;

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2992-416: A general categorization of the kinds of starships: The Alcubierre drive is a speculative warp drive conjectured by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre in a 1994 paper which has not been peer-reviewed . The paper suggests that space itself could be topographically warped to create a local region of spacetime wherein the region ahead of the "warp bubble" is compressed, allowed to resume normalcy within

3128-604: 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 –

3264-690: A last refuge in the event of planetary bombardment by Imperial Star Destroyers. At the Empire's height there were over 25,000 Star Destroyers in existence, requiring roughly 925 million crew. Darth Vader's Devastator is the last of the Imperial I -class ships to be built by Kuat Drive Yards before switching to the Imperial II -class, a fleet of which take part in the Battle of Hoth as depicted in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Designated Death Squadron, this fleet of Star Destroyers

3400-550: 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. 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

3536-582: A major role in the Battle of Endor as depicted in Return of the Jedi (1983). During the battle, Imperial Star Destroyers prove vulnerable to fleets of starfighters flown by skilled Rebel pilots, who exploit the ships' exposed bridges and deflector shield generators to cause damage. A year after their defeat at Endor, the Empire makes a last stand at Jakku . During the battle, Imperial Star Destroyers use their tractor beams to drag New Republic ships down to

3672-700: A model of the Executor was built to scale and placed hovering over New York City , it would cast a shadow over the island of Manhattan . Like the Imperial Star Destroyer, the Super Star Destroyer has also been merchandised. Lego released a 125-centimetre (49 in) 3,152-piece model of the Executor . Kenner wanted to use a less ominous name than Executor for the toy playset of Darth Vader's meditation chamber. An advertisement agency's list of 153 alternatives included Starbase Malevolent, Black Coven, Haphaestus VII, and Cosmocurse; ultimately,

3808-585: 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 (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

3944-494: A more realistic and effective design would be symmetrical and bowl-shaped like a saucer . Lego has released multiple different Star Destroyer kits over the years, from small sets with just 21 pieces to the largest versions with thousands of pieces. These include two Ultimate Collector Series models, the first of which was released in 2002. Measuring 37-inch (940 mm) long and 23-inch (580 mm), it sold for $ 269.99 until being retired in 2007. The second UCS Star Destroyer

4080-437: 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

4216-696: A prefabricated base if a permanent planetary garrison is required. Though the Imperial Navy also has smaller capital ships like Nebulon-B Escort Frigates and CR90 Corvettes (the films show these vessels being used exclusively by the Rebel Alliance), Imperial -class Star Destroyers are usually the default choice for frontline deployments. At the Battle of Endor the Rebel Alliance captured two Imperial -class Star Destroyers and added them to

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4352-594: 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 . The Consular -class Republic Cruiser Radiant VII is the first vessel seen in The Phantom Menace . Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn ( Liam Neeson ) and Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor ) travel aboard

4488-463: 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 cruisers, formally known as Venator -class Star Destroyers, made their first theatrical appearance in the opening space battle of Revenge of the Sith and have appeared throughout the Star Wars franchise. Described in-universe as large and powerful battleships of

4624-503: A rear-mounted ArMek R-Z0 retractable double blaster cannon. The Imperial -class Star Destroyers are the Galactic Empire's assault ships. Much like the Republic assault ships, the two have similar hulls, bridges, engines, and many other parts. They appear in a variety of forms throughout the Star Wars franchise. The Ravager , an Executor -class Star Dreadnought, was destroyed during the Battle of Jakku. The Millennium Falcon

4760-513: A single Imperial -class ship is capable of singlehandedly taking on a fleet of enemy vessels or "reducing the surface of a planet to a slag" (known as "Base Delta Zero"), and its mere presence is often enough to deter rebellion. At 1,600 meters (5,200 ft) long, Imperial -class Star Destroyers are crewed by 9,235 Officers, 27,850 enlisted personnel, and 275 Gunners. The Imperial I is armed with 60 turbolasers, 60 ion cannons, and 10 tractor beam projectors for space combat. The standard complement

4896-504: A small rebel fleet . Notable examples of Star Destroyers include the precursor Venator -class Star Destroyer ( prequel trilogy ), the ubiquitous Imperial -class Star Destroyer ( original trilogy ), and the recent Resurgent -class and Xyston -class Star Destroyer ( sequel trilogy ). Numerous other classes of "Star Destroyers" share the basic triangular "dagger" hull; the successful v-shaped designs are explained in Legends as reflecting

5032-614: 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 (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

5168-425: A total crew of 29,585 personnel, the distinguishing feature of these Sith Star Destroyers is an axial superlaser powerful enough to shatter a planet, made possible by a powerful reactor channeling the energy of a miniature sun through kyber crystals . Other weaponry includes 40 heavy turbolaser batteries, 40 ion cannons, 40 point-defense laser cannons, 35 warhead launchers, and 10 heavy tractor beam projectors, though

5304-507: A troop transport it can carry 54 stormtroopers into battle, or carry vehicles via cargo pod installed on its underside. Lambda -class T4a shuttles first appeared in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi , and were later added to the Special Edition release of The Empire Strikes Back . Joe Johnston , Ralph McQuarrie , and Nilo Rodis-Jamero borrowed elements from the skyhopper designed for A New Hope when refining

5440-740: A width of 426 m (1,398 ft) and height of 243 m (797 ft). However they require only a small crew of 200 battle droids 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 1,000 km (620 mi) in diameter; two long-range ion cannons ; 26 twin turbolaser cannons; 20 light turbolaser turrets; and 38 point-defense laser cannons. These spacecraft made their theatrical appearance in Revenge of

5576-611: Is 72 TIE fighters (including 12 TIE Bombers and 12-24 TIE Interceptors), and a variety of support craft including shuttles and transports. Unlike other comparable capital ships like the Mon Calamari MC80 Star Cruiser of the Rebel Alliance (later New Republic), an Imperial -class Star Destroyer carries a full array of ground forces (including 9700 stormtroopers , 20 AT-ATs and 30 AT-STs ) with dropships for rapid deployment to planetary surfaces, plus

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5712-490: Is a highly modified YT-1300F light freighter captained by smuggler Han Solo ( Harrison Ford ) and his Wookiee first mate , Chewbacca ( Peter Mayhew ). 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

5848-662: Is an idea to use nuclear fusion of interstellar gas to provide propulsion. Examined in an October 1973 issue of Analog , the Enzmann Starship proposed using a 12,000-ton ball of frozen deuterium to power pulse propulsion units. Twice as long as the Empire State Building is tall and assembled in-orbit, the proposed spacecraft would be part of a larger project preceded by interstellar probes and telescopic observation of target star systems. The NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (1996–2002)

5984-545: Is described according to in-universe references as a Providence -class carrier/destroyer, a classification representing the dreadnought's dual roles in planetary domination. Manufactured by the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps, the vessel is 1,088 m (3,570 ft) long, 198 m (650 ft) wide and 347 m (1,138 ft) high. Given its size the Invisible Hand can store up to 1.5 million battle droids but only requires

6120-547: Is introduced in service to the First Order . The Finalizer , the first of the Resurgent -class Star Destroyers built in secret by Kuat-Entralla Engineering, serves as the flagship for both Kylo Ren and General Hux . Described in background literature as a clear violation of the treaties between the New Republic and the First Order, Resurgent -class Star Destroyers are 2,916 m (9,567 ft) in length with

6256-573: Is led by Darth Vader aboard the Executor , first in a new class of Super Star Destroyer . Although the battle is won by Imperial forces, Vader orders his Star Destroyers to focus on capturing the Millennium Falcon rather than hunt down the escaping Rebel transports, allowing many to escape. The Falcon manages to evade this pursuit by hiding in the sensor blind spot of the Star Destroyer Avenger . These ships play

6392-535: Is seen being escorted by Naboo N-1 starfighters , carrying Senator Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ) to Coruscant 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

6528-456: Is the Executor , which first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as the personal flagship of Darth Vader. The first in a line of Executor -class Star Dreadnoughts, the ship is over 19,000 m (62,000 ft) in length, propelled by thirteen colossal engines and a Class 1 hyperdrive . Its armament includes over 5,000 turbolasers , ion cannons and tractor beam projectors and it can carry more than 1,000 vessels. The crew of

6664-505: Is the starship used by bounty hunter Boba Fett ( Jeremy Bulloch ) in The Empire Strikes Back and The Mandalorian (in which Boba is played by Temuera Morrison ), and by his father Jango Fett (also played by Morrison) in Attack of the Clones . The ship's design is said to resemble the shape of a street lamp . However, the actual inspiration for the shape of the ship was a radar dish, according to Nilo Rodis-Jamero,

6800-578: 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

6936-581: 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 . Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) created two Mon Calamari cruiser designs: the cylindrical "flying cigar" Home One command ship and

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7072-564: 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 Destroyers through their triangular hulls. According to Star Wars reference material, these assault ships were built by Rothana Heavy Engineering to serve as the Republic 's primary troop transport at the start of

7208-505: The Battle of Yavin . 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 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 ,

7344-1016: The Clone Wars , with a secondary offensive role in space battles. Their secret construction was initiated by Darth Sidious ( Ian McDiarmid ) under false orders from the Jedi High Council as part his plan to take control of the galaxy. Republic assault ships measure at 752 m (2,467 ft) long, 460 m (1,510 ft) wide and 183 m (600 ft) in depth. 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

7480-585: The Dawn of Tranquility , was an MC85 Star Cruiser that served as the flagship of General Leia Organa . 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 and New Republic . The vessel gained the moniker Raddus upon its entry into the service of

7616-403: The Executor numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Its command tower, rising above the ship's technoscape on a thick stalk, is a standard model found on other Star Destroyers – including a pair of geodesic domes containing communication transceivers, sensors and deflector shield projectors – and allows for an unobstructed view of the battlefield. At least twelve of these vessels were built by

7752-465: The Executor was the lead ship 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 19,000 m (62,000 ft) 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 fighters . Home One made its theatrical appearance in Return of

7888-469: 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. The ship's artificial gravity similarly reorients depending on the flight mode, while the rotating stabilizer fins on either side carry repulsorlifts to assist with landing. The class only saw limited production, as it

8024-735: The Pellaeon -class Star Destroyer in the Legacy comic series (2006–2010), and the reborn Emperor Palpatine's flagships Eclipse and Eclipse II Super Star Destroyers in the Dark Empire series (1991–1995). The Eclipse -class was perhaps the ultimate Super Star Destroyer or Star Dreadnought in the Expanded Universe, incorporating a Death Star-type superlaser but miniaturized and more advanced, and gravity well projectors to prevent enemies from jumping to hyperspace, and having strong enough shields/armor to be able to ram enemy vessels. Curtis Saxton, in

8160-526: 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 ships depicted in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. However, Lucas suggested a design similar to the ships in

8296-596: 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,

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8432-646: The Republic Navy during the Clone Wars , serving double duty as battleships and starfighter carriers. These massive ship require a relatively small crew to operate as a deliberate feature compensating for the fact that the Separatists can produce battle droids faster than the Republic can grow clone troopers . As a true warship, the Venator -class can feed nearly its entire reactor output (which at maximum power consumes 40,000 tons of fuel per second) into its heavy turbolasers to devastating effect. As

8568-419: The Republic Navy, attack cruisers are 1,137 m (3,730 ft) 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 launchers and six tractor beam projectors . A 500 m (1,600 ft)-long flight deck is built directly into the ship's prow with bow doors, allowing

8704-563: The Venator -class has a strong advantage against Separatist warships, and a small flotilla of attack cruisers can easily blast through the deflector shields of a Trade Federation Battleship . At the Battle of Coruscant, over a thousand attack cruisers are deployed to defend the planet, one of which (the Star Destroyer Guarlara ) delivers a devastating barrage to the Invisible Hand at point-blank range . After

8840-572: The "rocket ships" seen in pulp science-fiction. Neimoidian shuttles first appear in The Phantom Menace and are seen throughout the prequel trilogy and 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

8976-425: The 300 m (980 ft)-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. GR-75 medium transports are a class of ship which first appears in The Empire Strikes Back during

9112-603: The CR90 Corvette Tantive IV (carrying Princess Leia ) above Tatooine after the latter had fled from Scarif . Background literature describes Imperial -class Star Destroyers as the chief warship of the Imperial Navy and symbol of Imperial might. These enormous capital ships are used to enforce the Emperor's will, bolster Imperial-backed governments, and act as mobile headquarters for senior Imperial commanders. In addition to their powerful armament,

9248-775: The Commerce Guild and Techno Union. These ships measure 1,187 m (3,894 ft) long, 157 m (515 ft) wide and 163 m (535 ft) high. Because they are primarily controlled via droid brain, they require a crew of only 300 battle droids 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 and six Recusant -class ships are needed to outgun

9384-479: The Death Star itself. At Jakku where the Empire made its last stand , the Super Star Destroyer Ravager is one of the wrecks which make up the Graveyard of Ships. Rhett Allain , an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University , examined the death of the Executor in a Star Wars Day -themed article for Wired . According to him, the Executor impacted the second Death Star traveling at 3.5 km/s (7,800 mph), which - assuming

9520-459: The Empire's "Tarkin's Doctrine" military philosophy and originating from Sith ideological influence, and have been adapted by numerous factions for a wide variety of applications. Numerous Star Destroyer models and toys have been released. The iconic scene in Star Wars (1977) featuring the Imperial Star Destroyer's first appearance where it pursues a Corellian corvette has been called a milestone in special effects history. In draft scripts for

9656-429: The Empire, including the Executor , Annihilator , Ravager and Arbitrator , but the exact number is unknown thanks to Imperial propaganda and black budgets . From the bridge of the Executor , Darth Vader leads Death Squadron during the Battle of Hoth and afterwards in pursuit of the Millennium Falcon . It later serves as the Imperial command ship during the Battle of Endor . At Endor, intense bombardment by

9792-523: The Galactic Empire's Imperial Navy which technically means they are all "Imperial Star Destroyers", although the Imperator / Imperial -class Star Destroyers are by far the most common type. Similarly, the "Super Star Destroyer" moniker has been used for numerous unrelated vessels of varying sizes and classes, so fans have suggested labeling the class instead of by the lead ship such as Executor -class and Eclipse -class, with some referring to them instead as

9928-589: The Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker ( Mark Hamill ) receives a prosthetic 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 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

10064-569: The InterGalactic Banking Clan for the Separatist cause. 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 hyperwaves to communicate anywhere within the galaxy or jam enemy sensors and communications. Official sources give their length as 825 m (2,707 ft),

10200-493: The Jedi as Admiral Ackbar 's flagship during the Battle of Endor . According to the old Expanded Universe (now Star Wars Legends ) material, the Galactic Empire occupied the planet of Mon Cala. 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

10336-702: The Mega-Destroyer. In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), a resurrected Darth Sidious unveils a new class of Star Destroyer as part of the Sith Eternal 's fleet, the Final Order. Identified by in-universe sources as Xyston -class but referred to informally as Sith Star Destroyers, these ships resemble the older Imperial I -class Star Destroyers but are larger with a length of 2,406 m (7,894 ft) and height of 682 m (2,238 ft). Built on Exegol by automated factories and with

10472-530: 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

10608-722: The New Republic fleet; they serve alongside Mon Calamari Cruisers in General Han Solo 's task force as told in the X-wing series of novels and Dark Empire comics. Although the New Republic eventually upgrades its starfleet with newer ship types, the Imperial -class Star Destroyer remains in service well into the New Jedi Order era and fights during the Yuuzhan Vong War. Described in A Guide to

10744-420: The Rebel Alliance fleet cause the ship's shields to fail, allowing Rebel starfighters to strafe the command tower. During this attack an A-wing piloted by Arvel Crynyd crashes into the command bridge, destroying the main navigation complex and causing the vessel to lose control. The Executor is lost when the second Death Star 's gravity well pulls the ship into its surface, destroying the vessel and damaging

10880-549: The Rebellion and the Galactic Empire . The frigates appear in several LucasArts titles, including the X-Wing flight simulators series, Empire at War real-time strategy game, and Star Wars: Battlefront , as well as episodes "Zero Hour" and "Secret Cargo" of Star Wars Rebels . Industrial Light & Magic 's Nilo Rodis-Jamero and Joe Johnston created the frigate late during work on The Empire Strikes Back , with

11016-516: The Resistance, when Admiral Gial Ackbar petitioned to rename it in honor of the famed Admiral Raddus , who had died in service of the Alliance 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 three-pack included a winged Mon Calamari cruiser toy, and a 1996 three-pack included

11152-546: The Sith , 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. Also known as Separatist Frigates, these vessels made their theatrical appearance in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and feature in Clone Wars -related media. The design of these and other Separatist vessels

11288-464: 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

11424-453: The Sith . The Victory appears very similar in appearance to the Imperial -class which succeeded it; albeit the Victory being considerably smaller in scale (900 meters in length versus 1600 meters), adds atmospheric maneuvering "wings" on the port and starboard sides (according to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game sourcebooks, the Victory I -class can enter a planetary atmosphere which is

11560-693: The Star Wars Universe (1984) as being 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) long, Executor -class Super Star Destroyers were later described as being 19 kilometers (12 mi) long. In addition to Vader's command ship Executor , Star Wars novels introduce the prison ship Lusankya and stealth-armored Knight Hammer as other in the class. Kevin J. Anderson 's novel Darksaber describes a Super Star Destroyer as being "worth twenty Imperial Star Destroyers". The description "Star Destroyer" and "Super Star Destroyer" are applied to several another massive dagger/triangle-shaped warships in Star Wars , such as

11696-583: The appearance of the Acclamator -class transports in Attack of the Clones (2002) and the Imperial -class in the original trilogy. This included making use of the Imperial Star Destroyer bridge set for interior shots of the Venator as a connecting theme. Additionally, the changing coloration of the Star Destroyers is meant to represent the downfall of the Republic and rise of the Empire. At

11832-403: The assistant art director and visual effects creator on The Empire Strikes Back . Rodis-Jamero created the initial design after seeing Joe Johnston 's ideas for Boba Fett , and states that "the original design I had was round, but when you looked at it from the side, it became elliptical...George [Lucas] thought it was elliptical, so that's what it became." He goes on to say that "[w]hen building

11968-513: The bubble, and then rapidly expanded behind the bubble creating an effect that results in apparent FTL travel, all in a manner consistent with the Einstein field equations of general relativity and without the introduction of wormholes. However, the actual construction of such a drive would face other serious theoretical difficulties . There are widely known vessels in various science fiction franchises. The most prominent cultural use and one of

12104-423: The collision was strictly a result of gravitational interaction between the two objects - would require a super-dense Death Star to achieve such an impact velocity. Additionally, the Executor had a near constant angular velocity of 0.159 radians/second during the scene where it rotates to face the Death Star. For the crew at the front of the ship, this would result in a centripetal acceleration of 39 G . If

12240-601: The command ship for Count Dooku and General Grievous . In Rogue One , Admiral Raddus 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

12376-558: The contradictory classification systems used in Star Wars lore previously, becoming reference material in the Star Wars Sourcebooks by West End Games . The Victory -class Star Destroyer first described in the early Star Wars novella, was initially designed as a direct predecessor to the Imperial -class during the development of A New Hope , which would make it a follow-up to the Venator -class seen in Revenge of

12512-402: The design following a suggestion by George Lucas that it be based on an outboard motor . The model was produced in a short time with limited financial access; it was primarily built from components left over from previous kitbashing exercises, including battleship hulls and artillery pieces. The resulting model was 247 centimetres (97 in) long, 99 centimetres (39 in) tall, and included

12648-522: 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,

12784-677: The earliest common uses of the term starship was in Star Trek: The Original Series . (This list is not exhaustive.) Imperial Star Destroyer A single Star Destroyer could project considerable influence over a star system in the name of the Empire : each can be deployed individually as both a forward operating base and as mobile weapon systems platform responsible for safeguarding multiple planets, trade routes, and systems, and carried enough firepower to subdue an entire planetary system or annihilate

12920-534: The end of the Clone Wars and creation of the Galactic Empire , these Star Destroyers will continue to serve for decades in the Imperial Navy until eventually replaced with the Imperial -class Star Destroyer. There have been five different Lego sets of the Ventor released since 2009, with the most recent one revealed in 2023. This version of the Venator, part of the Ultimate Collector Series,

13056-581: The evacuation of Echo Base on Hoth , and have made appearances in other media. Only 90 m (300 ft) 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 19,000 metric tons (42,000,000 lb) 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

13192-466: The events of The Empire Strikes Back , leading the Death Squadron against the Rebel Alliance on Hoth and in pursuit of the Millennium Falcon . It features again in Return of the Jedi where, during the final space battle, it is destroyed after an RZ-1 A-wing crashes into the command bridge, causing the Executor to lose control and be destroyed as the second Death Star 's gravity pulls

13328-420: The film that would become Star Wars , the term "Stardestroyer" refers to two-man fighters flown by what would become the Galactic Empire . The film's second draft features four Star Destroyers chasing a single Rebel ship, but the tremendous costs incurred by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) when production began helped lead Lucas to use a single "terrifyingly large" Star Destroyer instead of four. ILM built

13464-484: The flagship into its surface. For The Empire Strikes Back , George Lucas wanted the Executor to be so massive it made the previous Star Destroyers 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 16 miles long, though later sources would amend this figure to almost 12 miles. According to in-universe Star Wars sources,

13600-555: The heroes continue aboard the Royal Starship to Coruscant , 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,

13736-495: 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 20 m (66 ft)-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 ships of

13872-422: 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

14008-399: The near future. In April 2016, scientists announced Breakthrough Starshot , a Breakthrough Initiatives program, to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of small centimeter-sized light sail spacecraft named StarChip , capable of making the journey to Alpha Centauri , the nearest star system , at speeds of 20% and 15% of the speed of light , taking between 20 and 30 years to reach

14144-548: 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

14280-822: The other variety. Hasbro 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 and Wizards of the Coast 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 ' Empire at War real-time strategy . Fantasy Flight Games 's Star Wars: Armada ,

14416-567: The planet's surface, where their wrecks form the Graveyard of Ships as seen in The Force Awakens (2015). Examining what it would take to realistically build an Imperial Star Destroyer, it was estimated in 2016 that such a vessel would cost $ 636 billion USD . Using then-current technology and naval vessels as a reference, the ship would weigh 4.44 billion kilograms, generate 146.5 gigawatts of power, and its engines would produce

14552-467: The sailer deploys a 100 m (330 ft) 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. General Grievous 's flagship in Revenge of the Sith is the Invisible Hand , appearing in the film's opening space battle above the planet Coruscant . With Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ( Ian McDiarmid ) held prisoner aboard

14688-498: The ship at ILM , 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 paintings and a 69-centimeter (27 in) 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,

14824-488: The ship carries a full legion of over 8,000 stormtroopers and over a hundred assault vehicles. The Finalizer features as the command ship for both Kylo Ren and General Hux during their journeys in The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). However, sometime before as the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Resistance hero Finn managed to sneak aboard and severely damaged

14960-455: The ship, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor ) and Anakin Skywalker ( Hayden Christensen ) 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 Anakin and Obi Wan successfully guide half the ship to an emergency landing on Coruscant. George Lucas had

15096-660: The ship. This forced Ren to transfer his command over to a new Resurgent -class Star Destroyer, the Steadfast , and reduced Hux to a junior member of the First Order Supreme Council. B. Alan Orange of MovieWeb felt the design of the Finalizer was intimidating and scary while still being instantly recognizable as a Star Destoyer. They also believed it had the "perfect pulp name" in theme with Starkiller Base . YouTube content creator "LegoSpencer"

15232-465: 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

15368-478: The shuttle's appearance. Earlier versions were boxy, boat-like, or had TIE fighter -like components. Industrial Light and Magic '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

15504-606: The space for a hangar and other storage facilities is taken up by the superlaser. In April 2014, most of the licensed Star Wars novels, games, and comics produced since 1976 (and prior to 2014), were rebranded by Lucasfilm as Star Wars Legends ; and therefore declared non-canon to the franchise. Star Destroyers feature in numerous Legends publications, with a considerable amount of additional notable information. According to West End Games ' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game sourcebooks and other texts, Imperial -class Star Destroyers are constructed by Kuat Drive Yards and hold

15640-462: The star system, respectively, and about 4 years to notify Earth of a successful arrival. To travel between stars in a reasonable time using rocket -like technology requires very high effective exhaust velocity jet and enormous energy to power this, such as might be provided by fusion power or antimatter . There are very few scientific studies that investigate the issues in building a starship. Some examples of this include: The Bussard ramjet

15776-465: The start of the film they are given a red paint scheme first established in The Phantom Menace (1999) as representing the Republic, but by the end they are colorless. The Venator -class Star Destroyer makes its first theatrical appearance in Revenge of the Sith during the opening Battle of Coruscant . Within the Star Wars setting, these ships are regarded as the most powerful capital ships of

15912-401: The toy was labeled "Darth Vader's Star Destroyer". In 2006, Wizards of the Coast created an Executor miniature as part of its Star Wars Miniatures Starship Battles game. An electronic Super Star Destroyer toy released by Hasbro "is the rarest among Hasbro's Collector Fleet". The design of the Venator -class Star Destroyers appearing in Revenge of the Sith (2005) are meant to bridge

16048-603: The unofficial Star Wars Technical Commentaries (he has since been the author of the official Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections ), has advocated using the term Imperator -class in lieu of Imperial -class. Saxton argues that "Imperial Star Destroyer" is a somewhat generic term, as the vast majority of Star Destroyer types are operated by

16184-475: 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

16320-501: The vessel. These include a secret (and stolen) military sensor-jamming and cloaking 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 launchers. The Tantive IV , identified in source material as

16456-522: The wake of the Invasion of Naboo to address shortcomings in the previous 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 39 m (128 ft) long, the vessel's spacious interiors are designed with comfort in mind for four VIPs , six bodyguards and

16592-492: Was a professional scientific study examining advanced spacecraft propulsion systems. A common science-fiction device is to posit a faster-than-light propulsion system (such as warp drive ) or travel through hyperspace , although some posit starships as outfitted for centuries-long journeys of slower-than-light travel. Other designs posit a way to boost the ship to near-lightspeed, allowing relatively "quick" travel (i.e. decades, not centuries) to nearer stars. This results in

16728-438: 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. The shuttle is propelled by two ion engines while a hyperdrive allows for long-distance journeys. At 20 m (66 ft) 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

16864-443: Was built in order to stage the lightsaber duel between Count Dooku and Yoda ( Frank Oz ). According to Star Wars canon sources, the solar sailer is a luxurious yacht commissioned by Dooku from his allies on Geonosis prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars . While only 16.7 m (55 ft) long, it is surprisingly spacious with room for Dooku's databook library and fast with a Class 1.5 hyperdrive . Instead of carrying fuel,

17000-438: Was considered too heavily armed for civilian use, too underpowered for Kuat's home fleet, and too reliable for post-sale maintenance business. 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

17136-423: 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. Starship A starship , starcraft , or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between planetary systems . The term is mostly found in science fiction . Reference to

17272-565: 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 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

17408-471: Was entirely CGI , for filming purposes a full-size set of the landing pad was built for the actors with a 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

17544-408: Was hand-polished and crafted by artisans. Lacking weaponry, the 76 m (249 ft)-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. Padmé Amidala travels to Mustafar aboard

17680-602: Was inspired to build a model of the TIE fighter hangar bay on the Finalizer , a process which took six weeks to complete. The Mega -class Star Dreadnought Supremacy made its first appearance in The Last Jedi (2017). Described as the only Mega -class Star Destroyer in the galaxy, the Supremacy is 60,543 m (198,632 ft) wide, 13,234 m (43,419 ft) long and 3,975 m (13,041 ft) high. It has

17816-436: Was larger, 43-inch (1,100 mm) long and 26-inch (660 mm) wide, and sold for $ 699.99 between 2019 and 2022. For The Empire Strikes Back , George Lucas wanted Darth Vader's new flagship, Executor , to be huge and to play a greater role in the film. According to chief model maker Lorne Peterson, the Executor' s model was 6 feet (1.8 meters) long and constructed with over 150,000 individual lights. The resulting model

17952-505: Was painted on by using the second Death Star model's exposed framework as a makeshift frisket . 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 . In Return of the Jedi , Admiral Ackbar ( Timothy M. Rose ) leads the Rebels during the Battle of Endor from the flagship, Alliance Headquarters Frigate Home One ,

18088-481: Was released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV show. Measuring 43-inch (1,100 mm) long, 21-inch (530 mm) wide and 12.5-inch (320 mm) tall, the set consists of 5,374 pieces and comes with a commemorative plaque, at an original retail price of $ 649.99. For the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show , noted modder Sander van der Velden created

18224-517: Was revised in later sources. The Imperial I -class Star Destroyers are white, as shown in A New Hope , Rogue One , and Solo . The Imperial II -class Star Destroyers in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are grey. The iconic Imperial -class Star Destroyer first appears in the opening scene of Star Wars (1977), where the Imperial Star Destroyer Devastator (carrying Darth Vader ) chases

18360-441: Was so heavy it required additional support to keep from overwhelming the Dykstraflex 's mechanical structure. The ship was originally scaled to appear 16 miles (26 km) long according to Lorne, though later sources would amend this figure. Within the Star Wars universe, the term "Super Star Destroyer" is a colloquialism used to refer to any ship larger than an Imperial Star Destroyer. The largest and most powerful of these

18496-491: Was the first special effects piece ILM completed, and its success was an essential test for the Dykstraflex. ILM built a 259-centimeter (102 in) Star Destroyer, equipped with internal lighting to provide a better sense of scale, for The Empire Strikes Back (1980). According to chief model maker Lorne Peterson, the new Star Destroyer model was scaled to appear two and a half miles long, though their official length

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