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A battleship was a large, armored, and heavily armed[1] type of capital ship that not only was armed for fighting, but was also typically designed to transport ground troops, launch squadrons of starfighters, and serve as mobile hospitals.[2] Battleships were designed to be part of force projection, fleet actions, and for bombarding planets.[1]
History
The Alsakan Conflicts saw the first deployment of capital ships that matched the scale of those used in the later Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. This "dreadnought era" ended with the development of cutting-edge turbolasers that could tear apart ray shields, therefore rendering large warships obsolete. Battleships returned to the spacelanes after Verpine shipbuilders revolutionized deflector shield design, only to fall out of favor once again amid economic strains and Republic restrictions on capital ships larger than modern cruisers.[3]
Types of battleships
Lucrehulk-class Battleship
The Lucrehulk-class Battleship was a modified version of the Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[4]
Starhawk-class battleship
The Starhawk-class battleship was a type of warship created by Nadiri Dockyards using parts from Imperial-class Star Destroyers for the New Republic. There were two variants, the Starhawk-class Battleship Mark I and the Starhawk-class Battleship Mark II.[5]
Appearances
- The High Republic: Quest for Planet X (and audiobook)
- Star Wars Eclipse
- The Vow of Silver Dawn
- Darth Maul (2017) 1
- The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special 1
- Queen's Peril (and audiobook) (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (In deleted scene(s))
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cat and Mouse" (Mentioned on computer screen only) - Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destroy Malevolence"
- Darth Vader (2017) 13
- Tarkin (and audiobook)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Wreckage only)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Wreckage only)
- Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan (and audiobook)
- "Blood Moon Uprising" — Stories of Jedi and Sith (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Princess Leia 3
- Heir to the Jedi (and audiobook)
- "No Time for Poetry" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook) (Wreckage only)
- Bounty Hunters 5 (Wreckage only)
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 6 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 8
- Star Wars (2020) 15
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 36
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 37
- Dark Droids 2
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
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"Blade Squadron" — Star Wars Insider 149–150 - Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Shadow Fall (and audiobook)
- Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook)
- Victory's Price (and audiobook)
- Aftermath: Empire's End (and audiobook)
v*Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 3
- "The Starship Graveyard" — The Legends of Luke Skywalker—The Manga
- "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku" — Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources
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From World War to Star Wars: Malevolence and Bismarck on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) - "Rising Malevolence" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Downfall of a Droid" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Storm Over Ryloth" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
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Republic Cruiser in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) - Trade Federation battleship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Tools to Creating Blockades and Wars, Courtesy of the Trade Federation on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Star Pilot
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Star Wars Helmet Collection 18 (Databank A-Z: First Order–Fyrnocks) - Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Highlights of the Saga: Alderaan Survives!)
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 59 (Helmets: Sidon Ithano)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 67 (Weapons & Uniforms: Blade Squadron)
- Star Wars: Droidography
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Highlights of the Saga: The End of Endurance)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Weapons & Uniforms: Aurra Sing)
- Rise of the Separatists
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"R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia - "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "C-3PO" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
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Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Dark Side" - Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Trailer Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
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A-wing Fighter in the Databank (backup link) - Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)
- B-Wing Prototype (Blade Wing) in the Databank (backup link)
- Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- Republic Cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- Sith Star Destroyer in the Databank (backup link)
- the Starhawk in the Databank (backup link)
- Trade Federation Battleship in the Databank (backup link)
- Y-wing Starfighter in the Databank (backup link)
