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Star Destroyer armament being upgraded at an Imperial shipyard
A shipyard was a place where starships were either constructed or repaired, typically located in orbit around a planet.
History
An Imperial-class Star Destroyer docked at a shipyard in the Colonies region.
There were many shipyards in the galaxy, with the three largest located at Kuat, Corellia, and Fondor.
At the height of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Order of Battle called for at least two deepdock shipyards to be maintained in each sector, in addition to as many orbital yards as were needed to maintain its sector group. The construction of capital-class ships outside Empire-approved shipyards declined massively in the years leading up to the Battle of Yavin, and only a limited number of independent facilities retained the capacity to produce such craft.[1]
By the time of 4 ABY, shortly before the Battle of Endor, major shipyards throughout the galaxy included but were not limited to: 30 civilian shipyards, 31 shipyards reserved for the Imperial military, and only 6 shipyards not affiliated with the Imperials at all. Of these, 27 of all 67 shipyards worked on the Imperial-class ships only, 22 worked on cruisers only, and 18 worked on both.[2]
Planets/systems with major shipyards
 Executor undergoing construction at Fondor
 Two construction facilities at the Mon Calamari shipyards |
Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Rebellion, the shipyard has an advanced variant, which produces vessels twice as rapidly as the conventional shipyard.
