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Death Star prototype

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The Death Star prototype was a test-bed for the first Death Star. It was constructed in the Empire's secret Maw Installation.

Text and facts from the “Death Star prototype” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Is mobile
1
Manufacturer
Imperial Department of Military Research
Model
Death Star prototype battlestation
Cost
Unknown
Length
120 kilometers
Height
120 kilometers
Engine
Ion engines (for sublight movement only)
Hyperdrive
None
Shield gen
Borstel Galactic Defense field generators
Armament
Concave Dish Composite Beam Superlaser (1)
Crew
Crew: 256
Gunners: 45
Skeleton
75
Consumables
2 months
Role
Testbed
Battleship (dreadnought)
Affiliations
Galactic Empire
Constructed
3 BBY
Destroyed
11 ABY
Battles
Battle of the Maw
Battle of Kessel
Owners
Tol Sivron

Appearances

3 works, in story order
  1. Death Star (mentioned only)
  2. Jedi Search (first appearance)
  3. Champions of the Force

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