Star Destroyer-class battlecruiser
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Star Destroyer-class battlecruiser, alternately known as the Star-Destroyer-class, was a designation used to classify some of the Galactic Empire's battlecruisers.
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[edit] Characteristics
Different models existed, but most followed similar design-attributes. These included more than two sensor globes per command tower, bridges that were less visible from outside than on contemporary designs, few to no terraces underneath the tower, and five to seven main engines complemented by a number of smaller auxiliary engines.
[edit] History
Being substantially larger than vessels like the Imperial-class Star Destroyers, these warships participated in large-scale operations like the Siege of Yavin, where the entire Gordian Reach sector was blockaded by countless warships belonging to the Imperial Navy and the powerful Tagge family.
Noted Imperial officers like General Ulric Tagge and Lord Darth Vader would utilize several battlecruisers each, when visiting various parts of the blockading force and Vader used several during his hunt for Luke Skywalker in the same period.
One noted ship became infamous as the vessel of the dreaded space pirate Crimson Jack and his gang, who discovered a damaged battlecruiser adrift after the Rebels' first great victory, killed the remainder of its Imperial crew and refurbished and modified it with backing from the gangster Jabba the Hutt. The vessel was eventually damaged beyond repair over Drexel II and left as space junk.
[edit] Known ships
- Crimson Jack's battlecruiser
- Captain Wermis's battlecruiser
- Crimson Jack's battlecruiser
- General Tagge's battlecruiser
[edit] Behind the scenes
The origins of these designs can be found in early concept art for both the Imperial-class Star Destroyer and the Executor-class Star Dreadnought. Some comic panels even copied the different angles from the production drawings, with some minor additions or changes.
Although Star Battlecruiser is another term used in the Empire, it is unknown if the vessels in this article rank among them.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils (First appearance)
- Star Wars 11: Star Search
- Star Wars 12: Doomworld
- Star Wars 13: Day of the Dragon Lords
- Star Wars 14: The Sound of Armageddon
- Star Wars 15: Star Duel
- Star Wars 21: Shadow of a Dark Lord
- Star Wars 22: To the Last Gladiator
- Star Wars 23: Flight Into Fury
- Star Wars 29: Dark Encounter
- Star Wars 31: Return to Tatooine
- Star Wars 33: Saber Clash
- Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit
- Star Wars 36: Red Queen Rising
- Star Wars 37: In Mortal Combat
