Eclipse II
Production information
Model	Eclipse-class dreadnought
Technical specifications
Modified systems	Extensively redesigned engines Tower-structure added to superlaser
Length	17,500 meters[1]
Engine unit(s)	8 engine arrays
Hull	Jet-black durasteel and quadranium alloyed hull
Navigation system	Yes
Armament	1 superlaser 550 heavy laser cannons 500 turbolasers 10 gravity well projectors 100 tractor beams 75 ion cannons
Complement	50 TIE/In interceptor squadrons 8 TIE/sa bomber squadrons 100 All Terrain Armored Transports 5 prefabricated military bases 1 Royal Guard legion 1 CompForce Assault Battalion Imperial Sovereign Protectors
Crew	708,470; 4,175 gunners
Minimum crew	88,500
Passengers	150,000 troops
Cargo capacity	600,000 tons
Consumables	10 years
Usage
Role(s)	Battleship (Dreadnaught) Battlestation (while under construction) Command ship Carrier Battlecruiser
Era(s)	New Republic era
Commissioned	circa 0 BBY-0 ABY
Earliest sighting	11 ABY
Destroyed	11 ABY
Present for battles/events	Battle of Onderon Destruction of Byss
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Known owner(s)	Palpatine

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Eclipse II was the second Eclipse-class dreadnought. It was also the second flagship of Palpatine.

CharacteristicsEdit

The changed engine-array and the addition of a tower structure to the ship's superlaser meant that the Eclipse II was more representative of a new class rather than the original Eclipse-class.

The figures for armament, complement, crew, passengers, consumables and cargo are conjectural, under the assumption that the main design was the same as the original Eclipse.

HistoryEdit

The Eclipse II was developed around the same time as the first Eclipse, in 0 BBY-0 ABY. Unlike the first Eclipse, however, the Eclipse II was developed directly above Byss. Similar to its sister ship, the Eclipse II was also delayed in completion due to Palpatine's demise.^[1]

It served as the flagship of Emperor Palpatine after the destruction of the first Eclipse. The Eclipse II would transport Palpatine to the Sith world of Korriban, and later on become the focal point of the Battle of Onderon, where the New Republic attempted to capture the Emperor.

Eclipse II was ultimately destroyed over Byss, after the astromech droid R2-D2 took control of its computer banks and set the ship on a collision course with the Galaxy Gun. As it crashed into the orbital cannon, a projectile from the Galaxy Gun ejected and was pulled towards the planet below. In the ensuing explosion, both the remnants of the Star Dreadnought and the superweapon were destroyed. Its destruction alongside Byss also resulted in a massive amount of deaths among the royal guards, leaving only a handful left in existence, including Kir Kanos and Carnor Jax.^[2]

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AppearancesEdit

• Empire's End (First appearance)
• Empire's End audio drama
• Crimson Empire 3 (Appears in flashback(s))

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: Behind the Magic
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The Essential Chronology
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 33 (EMP2, The Emperor's Royal Guard)
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
•  Byss and the Deep Core on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• The New Essential Chronology
• Star Wars: The Comics Companion
• The Essential Atlas
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 31
• The Essential Guide to Warfare

Notes and referencesEdit