Imperial capital ship (Giel's armada)
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This Imperial capital ship was a wedge-shaped vessel that served as a part of Admiral Giel's assembled fleet c. 3 ABY.[4]
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[edit] Characteristics
It was very similar in appearance to Giel's own command ship, but instead of a simple arrowhead hullform, it had a truncated bow with double-pronged protrusions either side of a recessed area.[4]
Based on a comparison with other Imperial warships, like the Gladiator-class Star Destroyer[5] or the Broadside-class cruiser,[6] the torus-shaped section protruding from the stern either contained hangars, docking bays or missile batteries of some sort.[4]
[edit] Behind the scenes
This ship appears in a single panel in Star Wars 61; its design seems to be derived from that of Admiral Giel's ship, which plays a major role in the same issue, and which was based on early concept art for Darth Vader's vessel, Executor. Given the many similarities in appearance, it is possible that this ship and Giel's ship were variants of the same design, or separate designs deriving from a shared design tradition.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars 61: Screams in the Void (First appearance)
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Starships of the Galaxy (2007)
- ↑ West End Games classification system
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast classification system
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Star Wars 61: Screams in the Void
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Star Wars: Droids - "The Pirates of Tarnoonga" - ↑ Star Wars: Empire at War
