The "winged" model would have its wings removed and thrusters modified to portray another subtype. Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) created two Mon Calamari cruiser designs: the cylindrical "flying cigar" Home One command ship and a "winged" model identified in the Expanded Universe as the Liberty.
The franchise's books, comics, and video games from Legends describe and depict other Mon Calamari cruisers and successor designs, such as the MC80B Mon Remonda in the Star Wars: X-wing novels, the MC90 star cruiser Galactic Voyager, the Mediator-class battle cruisers, and Viscount-class Star Defenders (which were meant to be the answer to the Executor-class Super Star Destroyers) in R.A. This is attributed to the Mon Calamari cruisers' multiple backup shields and multiple shield generators as well as more balanced all-around firing arcs. According to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game sourcebooks, while smaller and carrying less weaponry than Imperial-class Star Destroyers, the Mon Calamari cruisers are often more than a match in head-to-head engagements. Įach Mon Calamari vessel was individually unique due to the artistry of their Mon Calamari builders, even those of the same "class". This fleet would later be commanded by Admiral Raddus and Admiral Ackbar and join the Rebel Alliance. Darth Vader successfully subjugates Mon Cala, leading to a mass exodus of city-ships from Mon Cala. After the Empire destroyed three floating cities to pacify the planet, the peaceful Mon Calamari converted their passenger liners and deep space exploration cruisers into warships, driving the Imperials from their homeworld prior to the Battle of Yavin. According to the old Expanded Universe (now Star Wars Legends) material, the Galactic Empire occupied the planet of Mon Calamari (also known as Mon Cala or Dac). Home One made its theatrical appearance in Return of the Jedi as Admiral Ackbar's flagship during the Battle of Endor. It similarly carries more than a thousand ships including TIE Fighters. At 19,000 m (62,000 ft) long, the ship bristles with thousands of turbolasers, ion cannons, missile launchers and tractor beams. Īccording to in-universe Star Wars sources, the Executor was the lead ship of a new class of Star Dreadnoughts the term "Super Star Destroyer" is a colloquialism applied to any ship larger than a standard Imperial Star Destroyer. According to chief model maker Lorne Peterson, the ship was originally scaled to appear sixteen miles long, though later sources would amend this figure. A six-foot model of the Executor was constructed which had over 150,000 individual lights in it. įor The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas wanted the Executor to be so massive it made the previous Star Destroyers appear tiny. It features again in Return of the Jedi where, during the final space battle, it is destroyed after a Rebel A Wing crashes into the command bridge, causing the Executor to lose control and be destroyed as the second Death Star's gravity pulls the flagship into its surface. The Executor serves as Darth Vader's personal flagship during the events of The Empire Strikes Back, leading the Death Squadron against the Rebel Alliance on Hoth and in pursuit of the Millennium Falcon. Spacecraft appearing in the original trilogy Death Star 5 Spacecraft appearing in Star Wars Legends.4.4 Imperial / Jedi Light Cruiser ( Arquitens-class light cruiser).4.3 Imperial Freighter ( Gozanti-class cruiser).4.2 Hammerhead corvette ( Sphyrna-class corvette).4 Spacecraft appearing in other Star Wars media.3 Spacecraft appearing in the sequel trilogy.2.17 Trade Federation Landing Ship (C-9979 Landing Craft).2.16 Trade Federation battleship ( Lucrehulk-class battleship).2.14 Techno Union Starship ( Hardcell-class Interstellar Transport).2.11 Republic Cruiser ( Consular-class cruiser).2.10 Republic Attack Cruiser ( Venator-class Star Destroyer).2.9 Republic Assault Ship ( Acclamator-class assault ship).2.8 Neimoidian Shuttle ( Sheathipede-class transport shuttle).2.4 Invisible Hand ( Providence-class carrier/destroyer).2.2 Commerce Guild Support Destroyer ( Recusant-class Light Destroyer).2.1 Banking Clan Frigate ( Munificent-class Star Frigate).2 Spacecraft appearing in the prequel trilogy.1.11 Tantive IV (Rebel Blockade Runner).1.9 Rebel Transport (GR-75 medium transport).1.8 Rebel Medical Frigate (Nebulon-B frigate).1.7 Millennium Falcon (YT-1300 light freighter).
1.5 Imperial shuttle ( Lambda-class shuttle).1.4 Imperial landing craft ( Sentinel-class landing craft).1 Spacecraft appearing in the original trilogy.