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Super Star Destroyer

Legends Canon version → Linked from 203 articles

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

Super Star Destroyer (SSD) was a term used by Imperial, Rebel, New Republic and Galactic Alliance personnel for many dagger-shaped warship classes larger than Star Destroyers, ranging from Star Cruiser to Star Dreadnought models.

It was often used concurrently with the term Super-class Star Destroyer, both of which capitalized on the general "Star Destroyer" term, which, after getting popular exposure throughout the Clone Wars, came to symbolize weapons that in people's minds could destroy entire star systems.

Darth Vader's command ship, the Executor, was a Super Star Destroyer and one of the most famous Imperial vessels fielded, as was the even deadlier Eclipse, which served as one of Emperor Palpatine's flagships.

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

Facts

Manufacturer
Fondor Shipyards
Kuat Drive Yards
Loronar Corporation
Rendili
Length
Known models:
15,000 meters
17,500 meters
19,000 meters
Engine
13 colossal engine thrusters
Hdsystem
Equipped on all known models
Armament
Over 5,000 turbolasers and ion cannons
Tractor beam projectors
Individual designs also utilized either assault concussion missile launchers, Gravity well projectors or superlaser cannons
Role
Command ship
Affiliations
Galactic Republic
Galactic Empire
New Republic
Warlords
Imperial Remnant
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

Appearances

111 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (mentioned only)
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns (mentioned only)
  3. The Core of Corruption (mentioned only)
  4. Jaws of the Sarlacc
  5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  6. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed novelization
  7. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed graphic novel (in a flashback)
  8. Death Star
  9. Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
  10. Star Wars: X-Wing
  11. Star Wars: Dark Forces
  12. Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
  13. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
  14. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
  15. Star Wars: Rebellion
  16. Star Wars Missions 18: Rogue Squadron to the Rescue
  17. Scoundrel's Luck
  18. Allegiance
  19. Darth Vader Strikes
  20. Traitor's Gambit (in a flashback)
  21. The Return of Ben Kenobi
  22. The Power Gem (as a hologram)
  23. It's a Trap
  24. Doom Mission
  25. Race for Survival
  26. Showdown
  27. The Final Trap
  28. Sand Blasted
  29. Operation: Elrood
  30. Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
  31. Starfall (mentioned only)
  32. The Game Chambers of Questal (mentioned only)
  33. Splinter of the Mind's Eye 3
  34. Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM (mentioned only)
  35. Galaxywide NewsNets
  36. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (first appearance)
  37. Star Wars (1977) 39
  38. Star Wars (1977) 40
  39. Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
  40. Star Wars (1977) 41
  41. The Millennium Falcon Pursuit
  42. Way of the Jedi
  43. Star Wars (1977) 42
  44. New Allies, New Enemies
  45. Gambler's Choice (indirect mention)
  46. Star Wars (1977) 44
  47. The Clash of Lightsabers
  48. Temporary Reassignment
  49. Star Wars: Imperial Ace
  50. Star Wars (1977) 60
  51. Star Wars (1977) 61
  52. Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power Campaigns
  53. The Emperor's Trophy (mentioned only)
  54. Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
  55. Shadows of the Empire 1
  56. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
  57. Hasty Exit (mentioned only)
  58. Shadows of the Empire 5
  59. Shadows of the Empire 6
  60. The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
  61. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  62. Return of the Jedi 1
  63. Return of the Jedi 2
  64. Prophecies and Destinies (indirect mention)
  65. Slave Ship
  66. Return of the Jedi 3
  67. Pattern and Web
  68. A Day in the Life
  69. Mara Jade: A Night on the Town (as a hologram)
  70. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 22 (mentioned only)
  71. Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
  72. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
  73. Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
  74. X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
  75. X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
  76. X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
  77. X-Wing: The Bacta War
  78. X-Wing: Iron Fist
  79. X-Wing: Solo Command
  80. The Courtship of Princess Leia
  81. Heir to the Empire (mentioned only)
  82. X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
  83. Dark Empire audio drama
  84. Dark Empire 6 (first appearance)
  85. Empire's End audio drama
  86. Empire's End 1
  87. Empire's End 2
  88. Crimson Empire 5
  89. I, Jedi (in a vision)
  90. Darksaber
  91. X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar (mentioned only)
  92. Murder in Slushtime (mentioned only)
  93. Before the Storm
  94. Shield of Lies
  95. Tyrant's Test
  96. Two for One
  97. Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan (mentioned only)
  98. The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin (mentioned only)
  99. The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
  100. The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
  101. The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
  102. The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
  103. The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
  104. Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
  105. Legacy of the Force: Inferno
  106. Legacy of the Force: Fury (mentioned only)
  107. Legacy of the Force: Revelation (mentioned only)
  108. Legacy of the Force: Invincible
  109. Fate of the Jedi: Backlash (as a hologram)
  110. Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
  111. Celestia Galactica Photografica
Non-canon appearances: 4
  1. Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope 4
  2. Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi 2
  3. Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi 3
  4. Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi 4

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