Pursuit-class light cruiser
Production information
Manufacturer	Kuat Drive Yards[1]
Model	Pursuit-class light cruiser
Class	Light cruiser[2]
Technical specifications
Length	500 meters[1]
Armament	Turrets (2)[2] 2 barrels per turret[2] Additional flanking weaponry[2]
Complement	TIE squadrons (2)[1] TIE/LN starfighters[1] TIE Advanced x1s[2]
Usage
Role(s)	Patrol ship[2]
Era(s)	Rebellion era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

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The Pursuit-class light cruiser was a type of capital ship in the Imperial Navy.^[2]

CharacteristicsEdit

It resembled a small variant of the more common Star Destroyers that the Galactic Empire used, although the main hull was a rather flat, square-bowed platform instead of a deep-keeled dagger. The main engines were mounted in the superstructure rising above the hull platform at the rear, which was topped by a row of sensor globes. The primary armament consisted of two weapons turrets mounted ahead of the superstructure.^[2]

The Pursuit-class cruiser had a docking bay capable of launching several TIE series starfighters, and it was sometimes equipped with more potent TIE Advanced x1 starfighters. In open space, the cruiser's straight-line acceleration seems to have been slightly below that of Millennium Falcon.^[2]

HistoryEdit

In the Battle of Andalia, the Pursuit-class light cruiser Shepherd, commanded by Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik, led a contingent of two squadrons of TIE fighters and eight gunships to fight the Hapan consortium that was doomed to fail, resulting in the destruction of the ship and the entire fleet.^[3] Another Pursuit-class vessel was used as a command ship by Commander Strom in his sector near the Wheel.^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars 18: The Empire Strikes (First appearance)
• Star Wars 19: The Ultimate Gamble (First identified as Pursuit-class light cruiser)
• Star Wars 20: Deathgame
• Star Wars 21: Shadow of a Dark Lord

SourcesEdit

• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (under Greyshade, Simon)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare

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