Swiftsure
Production information
Model	Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship[1]
Technical specifications
Sensor systems	Improved sensor package[2][3]
Usage
Role(s)	Battleship[1] Command ship[1] Carrier[1]
Era(s)	Old Republic era[1]
Earliest sighting	3,963 BBY[4]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic[1]
Commander(s)	Saul Karath[5]

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The Swiftsure was one of six Inexpugnable-class tactical command ships to serve the Galactic Republic during the Mandalorian Wars.^[1]

HistoryEdit

In 3,963 BBY, the vessel prepared to leave its drydock within the shipyards of Corellia; it was speculated at the time that Admiral Saul Karath would be given command.^[4] The ship also underwent a refit while in the dockyards, having an improved sensor package installed that predicted enemy movements and made adjustments to the battle line.^[2][3]

Karath was indeed appointed as the ship's commanding officer, whereupon he prepared and executed a shakedown cruise in orbit above the Galactic Republic capital of Coruscant. Here, he made an arrangement with the Jedi Covenant, through Lucien Draay who had by this time been appointed to the Jedi High Council, to take aboard Jedi Master Xamar. They were to intercept the fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick before he could go planetside and, though Karath did not know it, to prevent him from revealing the truth about his masters and the Covenant.^[5] The ship formed a defensive line around the planet with a fleet of Hammerhead-class cruisers, slaving their tactical and drive systems to its own.^[3]

AppearancesEdit

• The Admiral's List: Karath Home Safely (First mentioned)
• Galactic Republic Defense Ministry Daily Brief KD0092 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 30: Exalted, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 34: Vindication, Part 3
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 35: Vindication, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 49: Demon, Part 3

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook
• Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
•  KOTOR Campaign Guide Web Enhancement 2: Captain Dallan Morvis on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)

Notes and referencesEdit