Derriphan-class battleship
Production information
Manufacturer	Sith Empire[1] Star Forge[2]
Model	Derriphan-class battleship[2]
Class	Capital ship[1]
Cost	Not available for sale[1]
Technical specifications
Length	215 meters[1]
Hyperdrive rating	Class 4.0[1] Backup: Class 12[1]
Shielding	None[1]
Armament	Autoblasters (6: three left and right)[1] Heavy concussion missile launchers (3 frontal)[1] 60 missiles[2]
Complement	Starfighters (6)[2]
Crew	25[1]
Passengers	850[1]
Cargo capacity	5,000 metric tons[1]
Consumables	1 year[1]
Usage
Role(s)	Battleship[1] Command ship[1] Frigate analog (later use)[2]
Era(s)	Old Republic era[1]
Affiliation	Sith Empire[3] Sith Empire (Jedi Civil War)[2]

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The Derriphan-class battleship was the primary capital ship used by the old Sith Empire. Most Sith Lords of the time carried these vessels in their fleets.^[3]

CharacteristicsEdit

By modern galactic standards they were fairly small, slow, and ungainly, but the Sith battleships were among the most powerful and fearsome warships of their time, despite sporting no shields.^[2] One vessel was said to succumb only to the firepower of six main Republic warships, thanks to its heavy armor, and even then was able to cripple or destroy at least one of the opposing ships.

HistoryEdit

Ludo Kressh attacked his rival, Naga Sadow, with a small fleet of these battleships, while Sadow would later on launch his invasion of Republic space using Derriphan-class battleships of his own as primary space combatants.^[4]

About one hundred battleships were created prior to the Great Hyperspace War, with only one remaining by the end of it. Naga Sadow sacrificed the remainder of his fleet to cover his escape when the Republic counterattacked.^[4] He hid his flagship on the fourth moon of Yavin, where it would remain for 1000 years until discovered and used by the Sith Lord Exar Kun.^[5]

Following Kun's defeat, the Sith Empire under Lords Darth Revan and Darth Malak discovered the design's blueprints and produced more of them, using the massive Star Forge. They were effective against the Republic's frigates, but suffered massive casualties due to having no shields.^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 3: The Fabric of an Empire
• Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 4: Pawns of a Sith Lord
• Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 5: The Flight of Starbreaker 12
• Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
• Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 1: Masters and Students of the Force (First appearance) (Appears in holocron)
• Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 5: Sith Secrets
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 2: The Battle of Coruscant
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 3: The Trial of Ulic Qel-Droma
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 4: Jedi Holocaust
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 5: Brother Against Brother (Mentioned only)
• Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War (Appears in hologram)

SourcesEdit

• The Dark Side Sourcebook
• Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit