Starship class
Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser
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The Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser, or simply the Dreadnaught, was a type of capital ship built for planetary occupation and space combat used by the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, New Republic, local governments, and various other organizations. In use for over a century, they were one of the most ubiquitous ship designs in all of the galaxy.
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Facts
- Manufacturer
- Rendili StarDrive
- Model
- Dreadnaught-class
- Cost
- 7,200,000 credits
- Black market value 35,555,000 credits (used)
- Length
- 600 meters
- Height
- 129.7/123.3 meters (including/excluding lower sensor array)
- Speed (MGLT)
- 20-40 MGLT
- Engine
- 6 ion engines
- Hyperdrive
- Class 4
- Class 2 (updated)
- Class 18 (backup)
- Hdsystem
- 6 hyperdrive engines
- Power
- Inefficient power generators
- Shield gen
- Rated 1920 SBD
- Hull
- Rated 1056 RU
- Sensor
- Medium-range primary and secondary sensor transceiver
- Navigation
- Equipped
- Armament
- Medium turbolaser batteries (10)
- 5 fore
- 5 aft
- Light quad turbolaser cannons (20)
- 10 port
- 10 starboard
- Heavy laser cannons (20)
- 10 port
- 10 starboard Common modification:
- Ion cannon
- Warhead launcher (1)
- Concussion missiles
- Complement
- Starfighters (12)
- T.I.E. Starfighters (Clone Wars "Standardized Drive")
- TIE Series (Common Imperial refit)
- I-7 Howlrunners (Routinely)
- 1+ shuttle
- All Terrain Personal Transports (Katana Fleet)
- Bays
- 1+
- Escapepods
- Several escape pods
- Crew
- Crew (16,113)
- Gunners (97) Katana fleet style variant:
- Crew (2,204)
- Skeleton
- 9,000
- Passengers
- 3,000 troops
- Capacity
- 9,000 metric tons
- Consumables
- 1 - 2 years
- Availability
- Not available for sale
- Role
- Battleship (scaled down)
- Patrol
- Convoy escort vessel
- Firstuse
- Approximately 119 BBY
- Affiliations
- Galactic Republic
- Judicial Forces
- Republic Outland Regions Security Force
- Corporate Sector Authority
- Sons and Daughters of Freedom
- Utapau
- Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Galactic Empire
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- New Republic
- Imperial Remnant
- Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
- Hutts
- Chiss
- Airam Clans
Appearances
64 works, in story order
- Cloak of Deception
- Rogue Planet (mentioned only)
- Outbound Flight
- Republic 69
- Republic 70
- Republic 71
- Jedi Trial
- The Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:2:29 Edition
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization
- Republic 78
- Mist Encounter (mentioned only)
- The Hutt Gambit
- Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
- Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
- The Cure
- Silent Fury
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire audio drama
- Star Wars: Rebellion
- A Deal Gone Sour
- Small Favors
- Allegiance (mentioned only)
- River of Chaos 1
- Choices of One
- Perlemian Haul (pictured only)
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- Star Wars: Imperial Ace
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power Campaigns
- Special Ops: Ship Jackers (mentioned only)
- The Ordeal of Boba Fett (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25 (in a flashback)
- Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
- Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
- Buyer's Market (mentioned only)
- Conflict of Interest (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Solo Command
- Endgame
- The Courtship of Princess Leia
- Heir to the Empire (mentioned only)
- Dark Force Rising (first appearance)
- The Last Command
- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
- Retreat from Coruscant
- Jedi Search
- Champions of the Force
- Darksaber (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Before the Storm (mentioned only)
- Shield of Lies (mentioned only)
- Tyrant's Test (mentioned only)
- Specter of the Past
- Vision of the Future
- Survivor's Quest
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
- The New Jedi Order: Ylesia
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
- Legacy (2006) 25
Non-canon appearances: 1
- Light and Dark (in a vision, unidentified)
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