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The stealth ship was a Galactic Republic prototype starship designed to help aid the war effort during the Clone Wars.
Description
A prototype of the stealth ship's cloak activating
The stealth ship was an experimental corvette equipped with a cloaking device, which allowed the ship to become completely invisible to the naked eye, and almost completely invisible to every scanner. The ship featured a multi-segmented main fuselage, mid-section antenna array, upper and lower anti-aircraft dual laser cannon turrets, four proton torpedo launchers, and a large engine pod at the tail. It also had a two-man crewed countermeasures compartment, and the capacity to carry extra troops and cargo.
History
- "It's a pretty small ship to destroy a whole fleet. Are there more?"
"No. This is the prototype, and you won't be on the offensive. I need you to run a mercy mission down to the planet surface." - ―Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
A prototype stealth ship was introduced by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the Battle of Christophsis. Although its objective was to continue the mercy mission to Bail Prestor Organa undetected, General Anakin Skywalker decided to attack the blockade. It was used against Separatist Admiral Trench during the breaking of the orbital blockade around the planet. Admiral Wullf Yularen, Commander Blackout, and Spark were also present on the prototype ship.[2]
Behind the scenes
In the episode when Anakin Skywalker states that it is unusual for a smaller ship to have a cloaking device, which is a reference to a line from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back by Lorth Needa. The Stealth Ship concept, alongside the entire premise of their debut episode, Cat and Mouse, was based on Submarine Warfare from World War II.[6]
Appearances
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cat and Mouse" (First appearance)- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Cat and Mouse on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (First identified as stealth ship)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts: The Visual Guide
- The Clone Wars Answers: Leia Troopers on StarWars.com (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Episode Guide Series 1 & 2
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars toy line (2010 Basic Figure: #57: Stealth Ops Clone Trooper) (backup link)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Who Are the Jedi?
- "100 and Counting" — Star Wars Insider 139 (reprinted in Special Edition 2018)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
- The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Seasons 1-5 Collector's Edition
- From World War to Star Wars: Spaceships, Submarines and Seismic Charges on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)
- Admiral Trench in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Christophsis in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Separatist dreadnought in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- stealth ship in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- "Cat and Mouse" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 74 REP 5-6: Republic Stealth Ship
Non-canon sources
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Episode Guide Series 1 & 2
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cat and Mouse"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
- ↑
"Cat and Mouse" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Annual 2011
- ↑ From World War to Star Wars: Spaceships, Submarines and Seismic Charges on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)