Harrower-class dreadnaughts served the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War and the Cold War.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 External links 7 Notes and references 7.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

These dreadnaughts served as the backbone of the Imperial Navy during the Great Galactic War of 3,681 BBY and the Cold War between the Sith Empire and Old Republic that followed in 3,653 BBY.^[2] In this respect, they served a similar role to the earlier Interdictor-class cruiser, and vessels which would follow thousands of years later like the Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Republic, Imperial-class Star Destroyer of the Empire, and the Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer of the Fel Empire.

The class had an overall similar build to the Republic's Centurion-class battlecruiser, and was likely an ancestor of the later Star Destroyer line of vessels used by the Republic and Empire. The class of ship had a deep gap running along the centerline of its wedge shaped hull, and had three large thrusters and four smaller ones, arranged like on the Imperial-class.^[3] The class also carried a compliment of Sith starfighters.

These ships were reserved for only the best and brightest Imperial naval officers, mostly designated as the flagship for fleet operations with enough armament and heavy armor to give it an advantage in any fight. The Harrower-class Dreadnaught were unmatched in combat only against Valor-class cruisers or a large overwhelming fleet. Each of these ships hold a small army on board consisting of Imperial commandoes, Mark I and Mark II Sith War Droids that can be deployed on the surface as well as having them deployed around the corridors in order to ensure the protection of the ship.

HistoryEdit

The Harrower design was first developed under the supervision of the Sith Empire's first Grand Moff, Odile Vaiken, in the decades after the Empire's establishment on the planet Dromund Kaas. The first ships were assembled in orbital shipyards while Vaiken plotted his build-up and estimated that they and the rest of the military would not reach their goals of challenging the Republic within his lifetime.^[3] Ships of this kind participated in the Great Galactic War, culminating in the Sacking of Coruscant and the bombardment of the surface of the city-planet, during the Great Galactic War.^[1] They were later the main Sith vessel used during the Cold War,^[2] where they served alongside the Oppressor Battle Cruiser and Sith starfighters.

One notable example of the Harrower-class Dreadnaught is called the Doombringer, a Harrower with the Silencer fleet killing superweapon added onto it with the assistance of Kallig, it was able to destroy a Republic Fleet in orbit of Corellia as a test whether saving or destroying the Carnage, another Harrower under the command of one of many of Darth Thanaton's lackies. After the test was a success, Kallig allowed one to be added onto the vessels of his or her allies securing an alliance between several Moffs and Generals. The Doombringer would later orbit Corellia in an ancient sith game called the Kaggath, a battle that pits one Sith's power base against another.

Behind the scenesEdit

One depiction of these warships, found in the Galactic Timeline trailers for the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game, was actually taken from concept art for the Pellaeon-class done by Star Wars: Legacy concept artist, Sean Cooke. This was apparently a placeholder until more suitable artwork could be found.

AppearancesEdit

• Timeline 11: Rebirth of the Sith Empire
• Return
• Hope
• Star Wars: The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire
• Timeline 6: Onslaught of the Sith Empire (Appears in hologram)
• Timeline 2: The Mandalorian Blockade is Broken
• Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant
• Star Wars: The Old Republic

SourcesEdit

• The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
• The Essential Guide to Warfare

External linksEdit

• Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant on swtor.com
• The Mandalorian Blockade is Broken on swtor.com
• PC Gamer October 2010 issue
• TORhead
• Harrower-class Dreadnaught on Star Wars: The Old Republic Wiki

Notes and referencesEdit