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Invisible Hand

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The Invisible Hand was a modified Providence-class Dreadnought that served in the naval forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems as the flagship of the navy and the command ship of Kaleesh Separatist General Grievous during the Clone Wars. Manufactured by Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps and Pammant Docks as the first of its class, the dreadnought was initially used by the Trade Federation, where it belonged to Viceroy Nute Gunray, but was given to Grievous after demanding control over the vessel.

In 19 BBY, the Invisible Hand was used by Grievous in a decisive assault against the Galactic Republic's capital planet Coruscant in an attempt to capture Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. However, during the battle, the ship was boarded by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in order to rescue the Chancellor. Amid the rescue, the Jedi, who had been brought to the bridge, managed to force the ship's commander to flee the battle, which led to the Invisible Hand destruction as the vessel broke in two while the Jedi attempted to land the dreadnought on Coruscant's surface.

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Facts

Manufacturer: Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps; Pammant Docks
Model: Modified Providence-class Dreadnought
Sysmods: Major design modifications; Hangars expanded; Reinforced weapons systems; Wizard's Tower; comms/sensor pod retrofitted
Length: 1,088 meters
Height: 347 meters (1,138 ft, 5 in)
Max accel: 2,500G (linear in open space)
Speed (MGLT): 50
Max speed: 2,000 kph (1,240 mph)
Engine: 4 Creveld-4 radial ion drives (equipped with emergency boosters)
Hyperdrive: Class 1.0; Class 10.0 (backup)
Hdsystem: Multiple hyperdrive units
Power: 1 main reactor; Subsidiary/auxiliary reactors
Shield gen: 2 deflector shield generators; 1 atmospheric shield generator
Hull: Thick armor
Sensor: Communications/sensor masts
Armament: 14 heavy quad turbolaser turrets; 34 dual heavy laser cannons; 2 battleship ion cannons; 12 heavy flak cannons/ mass-driver cannons (23 warheads each); 12 twin light ion cannons; Point-defense laser cannons; Anti-aircraft cannons; Heavy tractor beam projectors
Complement: 240 droid starfighters (20 squadrons); 120 droid tri-fighters; 120 Vulture-class droid starfighters; 440 assault vehicles; 160 Multi-Troop Transport; Armored Assault Tanks; Hailfire droid tanks; OG-9 homing spider droids
Bays: 1 main hangar (expanded in modification)
Escapepods: Equipped
Crew: 900 crewmembers; Neimoidians; OOM-series battle droids (commanders and pilots); Other conscripted crew; Partially cybernetically directed
Passengers: 1 legion-sized invasion force; B1-series battle droids; B2-series super battle droids; Droidekas, including the Q-series; OOM-series security droids; Another 1.5 million deactivated battle droids
Cargohandling: Freight shaft; Hangar cranes; Heavy lift platforms
Consumables: Approx. 12,000 tonnes of exotic hypermatter fuel (annihilated per second)
Lifesupport: Air ducts (minimal atmospheric circulation)
Communications: Communication masts; Interstellar communications array
Othersystems: Artificial gravity generators; Compressed reactant tanks; Inertial compensator; Tensor fields
Role: Mobile command base; Naval flagship; Total planetary domination
Destroyed: 19 BBY, Coruscant
Affiliations: Trade Federation; Confederacy of Independent Systems
Navy: Trade Federation fleet; Confederacy of Independent Systems Navy
Fleet: Coruscant attack fleet
Owners: Nute Gunray; Grievous
Captains: Lushros Dofine

Appearances

3 works, in story order

Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (first appearance)
Aftermath (in a flashback)

Non-canon appearances: 3

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