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"Oh, my. I could've sworn the hangar was down this hallway. Oh, why do they build these infernal ships so absurdly large?"
―C-3PO[17]

The Imperial-class Star Destroyer (ISD) known generally as the Imperial Star Destroyer, Imperial-class destroyer, or as an Impstar, was a product line of massive dagger-shaped capital ships of the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire and later the naval branch of the First Order. It consisted of three variants, the Imperial I-class, the Imperial II-class, and the Interdictor-class.

Characteristics

General charachteristics

Technical drawing of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer

Technical drawing of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer

The Imperial-class Star Destroyer was a line of capital ship used by the Galactic Empire's Imperial Navy which including the Imperial I-class, the Imperial II-class,[18] and the Interdictor-class,[19] and was one of the most powerful ships fielded by the Empire.[5] The massive Imperial-class Star Destroyer[5] measured 1600m in length,[20] and was essentially a flying city.[6] Imperial I- and Imperial II-class vessels cost 150,000,000 credits,[5] and they where designed and built by Kuat Drive Yards.[21] The iconic[5] vessels were the chief warship used by the Empire,[9] and they were possibly the most common warship in the Imperial Fleet,[5] with 25,000 Imperial-class Star Destroyers in service.[22] Keeping with the Empire's habit of favoring muted colors whenever possible,[23] the hull of the Imperial-class was painted in whitish gray.[9] The Imperial Star Destroyer outclassed virtually every contemporary vessel, including the Rebel Alliance's Mon Calamari Star Cruisers.[24]

Desctiption

Cross section of an Imperial I

Cross section of an Imperial I

With the bridge being located in the upper half of the ship, the officer's quarters were located right below it.[25]

Imperial I and Imperial IIs had long-range sensors and[5] utilized a ventral[26] SFS I-a2b solar ionization reactor to power the ship's primary systems, including propulsion, weapons and hyperdrive. Well shielded by durasteel and carbonite, the solar ionization reactor gave the vessel enough power to accomplish any task at hand.[6] They had a main hangar, a secondary hangar,[27] and a tertiary hangar. Its tertiary hangar had a durasteel door that opened into it and was equipped with scanners to tell the amount of life forms aboard docking vessels.[28]

The appearance of the Imperial Star Destroyer contrasted with the ships of the Rebel Alliance. The Alliance's MC80 Star Cruiser had a rounded shape that evoked an organic structure, whereas the Imperial-class Star Destroyer was a grey ship with acute angles.[29]

Store information

Some isd1 has commander offices with desks[30] the Chimara had a cabin for thrawn.[31] Executrix had a cabin for Tarkin that had a holoprojector and a veiwport[32]

  • "active sensors"[33]

{{Quote|Oh, I'm sorry, your highness, but there's only a sixteen-hundred-meter Star Destroyer covered with ion cannons and turbolasers that's trying to blast us into stardust!|Han Solo, to Princess Leia, on the Harbinger.|[11]

Crew requirements

"This ship usually runs with a crew of thousands. We've got 200 rebels. None of which have even set foot on a Star Destroyer"
―Han Solo, to Princess Leia, on the Harbinger[11]

Having a crew of anywhere between 37,085 and 47,060,— specifically 9,235 officers, 27,850 enlisted personnel and 275 gunners, an Imperial-class required a massive number of staff to maintain normal operations. Its most important officers mainly worked from the ship's bridge, and the vessel was commanded by a flag officer, who was either a captain or an admiral of the fleet.[19] Imperial Star Destroyers also carried a full-scale army[34] of 9,700 stormtroopers[9] There were multiple different positions of crew members aboard an Imperial I, including chief hanger master, helm officer, tech, sensor officer,[31] chief gunnery officer,[35] and forward turbolaser crew.[33] "packed to the gunnels with highly trained crew soldiers and pilots"[19] Like other Star Destroyers, a single Internal Affairs officer was stationed aboard the ship to scan the crew for signs of disloyalty and sedition, as well as interrogate any captured prisoners.[36] As most ships in the Navy, Rebaxan Columni MSE-6 series repair droids were employed to serve as messenger, repair and custodial assistants.[37]

Armament

Imperial I-class Star Destroyers performing an orbital bombardment

Imperial I-class Star Destroyers performing an orbital bombardment

The Imperial-class Star Destroyer was armed to the teeth,[6] and bristled with weapons emplacements, giving them devastating firepower[27] and a well-earned reputation for power.[5] Update Their armament included 60 Taim & Bak XX-9 heavy turbolaser batteries, 60 Borstel NK-7 ion cannons. It was also equipped with ten heavy[5] and powerful[20] Phylon Q7 tractor beam projectors[9] in a forward pursuit tractor beam array,[7] usually equipped with jamming fields.[33] Its tractor beams could also be used to help friendly vessels into its hangar bay.[30] At the very front of the ship existed the forward pursuit tractor beam array. The ship also featured six dual heavy turbolaser turrets, two quad heavy turbolasers, three triple medium turbolasers, and two medium turbolasers. The Imperial I-class also featured two dual heavy ion cannon turrets that lined the dorsal superstructure flanking the command tower.[7] The turbolaser turrets of an ISD were hooked to large arrays of auxiliary power cells.[25] "Twelve hundred kilometers was well beyond the turbolasers usual range, at least for something carrying any decent armor"[33] At both "ends" of the Star Destroyer existed an aft point defense laser cannon.[7]

While Imperial I-class Star Destroyers typically had a tractor beam targeting array between its bridge deflector shields,[38] some Imperial Is such as the Conquest,[39] Devastator,[40] and Harbinger.[41] where upgraded.[40] However, an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer with a tractor beam targeting array participated in the Battle of Endor.[42]

A heavy battery on an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer

A heavy turbolaser battery on an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer

By far the heaviest weapons on the ship were the six turbolaser turrets positioned alongside the two ion turrets. With a diameter of 50 meters, each turbolaser was capable of ripping through heavy armor and overloading shields. Although it was difficult to hit small, fast-moving craft, even a glancing blow would destroy them.[27] Despite the fact that many Imperial Is had double heavy turbolaser turrets, starships of the seventh fleet had octuple barbette turbolasers, like Imperial IIs While the armament aboard an Imperial I-class was formidable, its weapons did have some blind spots that allowed small vessels to destroy it.[5]

Shielding and armor

"This is an Imperial Star Destroyer. All vital equipment is shielded. Even twenty bombs will do nothing."
―Prelate Verge, on the Herald[28]

Imperial I-class Star Destroyers were heavily armored and had a well-earned reputation for resiliency. In addition to their heavy armor,[5] the vessel was equipped with multiple deflector shields.[7][26] On the underside of the very tip of the Imperial I was the navigational deflector generator,[7] It had two KDY ISD-72x shield generator domes;[1] its deflector shields gave the ship heavy[5] and dense shielding.[34]

"They're not even attempting to attack our forward shield generators."
―A officer, on the Harbinger[11]

Complement

TIE/ln fighters where stored aboard Imperial I-class Star Destroyers

The vehicle complement of an Imperial-class was larger than many spaceports in the galaxy.[6] An Imperial-class Star Destroyer carried an impressive complement of starfighters, consisting of a wing of seventy-two TIE fighter series starfighters, divided into six squadrons. It typically carried fourty-eight Tie/ln starfighters twelve TIE/sa bombers and twelve TIE/IN interceptors.[43]Update Sometimes they would carry a squadron of twelve TIE/d defenders,[33] It also carried many attack craft,[27] shuttles, landing craft, landing barges and ultility vehicles,[5] including eight Lambda-class T-4a shuttles.[9] The Imperial-class carried fifteen Delta-class stormtrooper transports, five assault gunboats, twelve Sentinel-class landing craft,[19] a variable number of GAT-12 Skipray Blastboats, and at least one Gamma-class assa ult shuttle.[6] Imperial I-class Star Destroyers also carried numerous ground vehicles,[5] including twenty AT-AT walkers, thirty AT-ST or AT-DP walkers, and fifteen Imperial Troop Transports.[9] They were essential in the Imperial doctrine of planetary containment and fast infantry deployment, and the vessel was noted as one of the most resource-intensive ships in the Imperial Navy.[28] Its ships could transport personnel down to the surface of a planet, or from ship to ship.[19] "hundreds of attack vehicles"[19]

Propulsion systems

The ion engines of an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer.

The ion engines of an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer.

The Imperial-class was powered by seven main engine units: 3 KDY Destroyer-I ion engines and four Cygnus Spaceworks Gemon-4 ion engines for emergency use.[26] Despite their large size, Imperial-class vessels where fast ships, with the ability to overtake most craft.[20] It's seven engines[38] could accelerate to speeds of up to 975 kph (606 mph)[34] in atmosphere or 60 megalight per hour in space.[19] The ship's hyperdrive field generator was located deep in the ventral dome of the vessel; and was the largest ever built at the time of its introduction. It used more raw power than many planetary nations would use throughout their whole history.[6] Imperial I and Imperial II-class Star Destroyers were equipped with a primary hyperdrive of Class 2, and a backup hyperdrive of Class 8, which utilized a navicomputer,[5] with Imperial Is using alluvial dampers with its hyperdrive.[31] Using its hyperdrive, the Imperial Star Destroyer could travel anywhere in the galaxy.[6] It was standard protocol to dump the ship's garbage before entering hyperspace to reduce the weight of the vessel.[9]

Because of the vessel's bulk, inertia[19] and size they were not particularly maneuverable, and thus took a lengthy amount of time to respond to steering input, with a tendency to stay in a straight path for some time. This could provide them with a weakness in naval combat, as they would be dependent solely on their firepower and shields, with smaller, more agile, starfighters being easily able to outmaneuver them.[44] Despite their massive size, Imperial Star Destroyers could perform maneuvers in atmosphere, entering low orbit and launching fighters to sweep over the cities on Imperial planets.[19] The ship, however, was not suited towards planetary atmospheres, in which full power was required to stay aloft. Any interruption in the power supply in the atmosphere could be catastrophic to the vessel, despite all vital equipment being shielded.[28]

Conning tower

The bridge of the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator.

The bridge of the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator.

A prominent feature of the Imperial-class was its[38] elevated[45] bridge tower. Located atop the tower were twin deflector shield generator globes and a tractor beam targeting array.[38] The command bridge itself featured two elongated[46] data pits[45] set below floor level, whose walls were lined with monitors and control panels.[46] The crew pits could be used for private holocommunications[45] and had stairs leading up to the higher level.[33] In addition, six more duty station consoles were mounted freely in each pit. The superior officers stood on a[46] command walkway[45] surrounding the pits at the normal deck height. All the consoles were aligned perpendicular to the walkway. A small room behind[46] and below[45] the main bridge existed separated by a single blast door, which had access to advanced communications equipment and a holographic imaging table.[46] This arrangement was considered beneficial for denoting rank hierarchy within the ship.[37] The command bridge had trapezoidal viewports,[45] a bridge speaker, a monitor that could display sensor recordings possibly the sensor station, a turbolift in the aft brige[33] and a bridge comm station for outgoing transmissions.[30]

  • "status boards"[33]
  • "stations"[33]
  • "tactical and telescopic displays"[33]
  • klaxons[45]

Role

Imperial Star Destroyers where often used as command vessels

Imperial Star Destroyers where often used as command vessels

Imperial-class Star Destroyers were the considered "face of the Imperial Navy",[5] a symbol of Imperial military might, and the heart of the Navy.[27] The Empire used the massive size of its military to intimidate opponents, and thus the Imperial Star Destroyer was a huge success in this regard.[34] An unmistakable weapon of oppression,[18] these imposing and terrifying vessels[5] where carefully designed to engender fear in would-be rebels,[18] even designed as much for intimidation as for ship-to-ship combat,[5] and thus the Empire can win by the threat of force alone.[18] The massive arrowhead shape of the vessel represented the Palpatine's reign of terror over the galaxy,[44] and was a physical embodiment of his will across the galaxy.[6] The backbone of the Imperial Navy, it was reinforced with a handful of larger dreadnoughts and battlecruisers.[4]

Twenty-four Imperial Star Destroyers were assigned to each of the 1,024 regional sectors, operating as a Sector Group, which were used to enforce and patrol the will of the Emperor.[19] They were used by the Galactic Empire to wage war and maintain order in the galaxy. They were also used to hunt down high-priority targets, instill fear in civilian populations, and attack centers of rebel operations,[9] patrol hyperspace lanes to protect Imperial interests,[19] hunt down rebel task forces, or blockade disorderly[20] or troubled planets.[34] Imperial Star Destroyers could additionally be used for protecting loyal worlds and aiding them in times of crisis. The massive vessels could drop out of hyperspace in a number of different formations, which could create confusion in enemy tactics, prevent escape or simply create shock and awe.[19]

Compared to the Venator-class, their role as a starfighter carrier was lacking, with a greater focus on the ability to sunder planets.[18] Many admirals, Grand Moffs, ISB agents and senior Imperial commanders utilized these ships as their personal command ship, with the ship's officer often being as intimidating as the ship itself—whose shadow alone could bring results. Imperial Star Destroyers were fully equipped to fight a lengthy campaign on a planetary surface[9] or serve as a base for a ground assault,[20] and as such were capable of easily taking an entire planet or star system unaided[19] or lay a planet to waste with a powerful orbital bombardment.[5] As attacking an Imperial-class was considered to be a suicide mission, a single ship was normally enough to pacify a planet.[24] Possessing the ability to destroy townships and cities from high in orbit, the vessel's capabilities were almost impossible to defend against or ignore,[19] and the mere threat of a Star Destroyer's orbital bombardment or blockade was enough to force most planets to comply with Imperial law.[27] It was common that the first sign of the Empire's presence was when, without warning, a Imperial-class dropped out of hyperspace and entered orbit over a planet. If any strong opposition was encountered, the Star Destroyers were capable of quickly requesting reinforcements, and as there were more than 25,000 Imperial-class Star Destroyers in operation, another was seldom distant.[19] For important industrial worlds, a fleet of six Star Destroyers plus support cruisers and supply craft were used to obliterate any defenses and occupy or completely destroy settlements.[27]

These ships were fast craft; however, if they didn't catch their target they could simply shoot them down with their turbolasers.[20] While Star Destroyers could not be stationed at every inhabited planet, the Imperial Navy could deploy its Imperial-class Star Destroyers to even remote planets relatively rapidly.[27] The Imperial Star Destroyer was also used as an efficient platform for stopping and slowing the underworld's illegal activities such as profiteering, free trading, smuggling, slaving, and others. The vessel was stationed far out the Mid and Outer Rims, operating as a vital part of Palpatine's plan to formalize commerce in the galaxy and destroy the arrangement of the underworld.[19]

Despite being powerful and intimidating vessels, Imperial I-class Star Destroyers possessed several weaknessess.

Despite being powerful and intimidating vessels, Imperial I-class Star Destroyers possessed several weaknessess.

Initially, the new Star Destroyers were deployed to sectors and systems that had once been beyond the reach of Republic law, where they would subjugate them and crush any signs of resistance or rebellion. Imperial Star Destroyers became symbols of this new order. Citizens weary of chaos and war cheered the sight of these giant dagger-shaped warships, while pirates and enslavers quailed at the thought of confronting them. But a few citizens wondered if the imposition of Imperial law was worth the freedoms lost.[20] [40]

Description

Imperial-class Star Destroyers where a line of massive[5] wedge-shaped[20] capital ships manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards for the Galactic Empire's naval forces.[5] Measuring 1600 meters in length[20] and composed of three separate classes, the Interdictor-class[1] Imperial I-class and Imperial II-class.[5]

Role

History

"With shipyards turning out Imperial-class Star Destroyers, any revolt will be hard pressed to make so much as a dent in the Emperor's armor."
―Artoz[47]
Imperial-class Star Destroyer schematics

Imperial-class Star Destroyer schematics

Early inspirations

The well-known arrowhead shape of the Imperial Star Destroyer goes back for millennia, as numerous factions, including the Old Republic, discovered that a wedge-shaped capital ship efficiently concentrated firepower forward.[1] During the Clone Wars, a conflict between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems that took place from 22 BBY to 19 BBY, the naval forces of the Republic utilized the versatile[20] Venator-class Star Destroyers as battleships,[9] starfighter carriers and troop transports,[20] and they where one of the first modern[24] examples of the wedge-shape design philosophy that would later feature in Imperial-class vessels.[9] Because the Clone Wars was the first major galactic conflict after centuries of peace, a rush of new capital ship design changes ensued in the arms race between Republic and CIS, with the shipbuilding concern Kuat Drive Yards,[18] who only worked for the Republic,[19] gaining an advantage.[18] In 19 BBY, KDY built upon their Ventator-class design to produce the Imperator-class Star Destroyer, which sees limited service during the Clone Wars.[48]

Immediately following Emperor Palpatine's declaration of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY after the end of the Clone Wars, work began for a new warship that will embody the new Imperial Era[18] per Palpatine's decree of a massive military buildup.[48][7] In order to enforce Emperor Palpatin's will through the far reaches of the galaxy, the Imperial Starflight needed a starship of scale and power that was unprecedented. The Navy needed a vessel that could subdue cities, and perhaps even whole continents and worlds. The Imperial Navy was fortunate that such a vessel already was in existence; the Victoria-class Star Destroyer, which had operated in small numbers during the Clone Wars. However, the Victoria-class had design flaws and was not associated with the Republic like the venator and acclamator. Thus at the end of the Clone Wars, the Empire stopped producing and commissioned KDY to move on the the Victoria II-class. Despite this, the structural flaws weren't fixed and the Empire didn't have the vessel it needed until the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer was produced. Kuat Drive Yards Clone Wars-era contracts continued forward,[19] and the company was given the exclusive contract to produce new Star Destroyers for the Empire.[48] KDY reworked the Imperator-class into the Imperial-class in that same year,[48] designed by Lira Wessex,[19] and building off the strengths of the smaller Venator-class.[20] The great shipyards of the galaxy that were fired up during the Clone Wars remained lit well into the Age of the Empire. The enormous construction facilities at Kuat, Corellia, Ringo Vinda, Fondor, and elsewhere were converted from civilian graving docks into military starports capable of churning out Imperial-class Star Destroyers.[7]

During the Galactic Civil War Imperial Star Destroyers were a normal sight.[19] At the height of its power, the Empire operated over 25,000 Star Destroyers.[14] The distinctive profile of the Imperial-class instilled fear into the soldiers of rebellious factions, and the name of a Star Destroyer could be preceded by the ship prefix ISD (standing for Imperial Star Destroyer). In a report to an admiral, Senior Commander Alecia Beck referred to the ISD Vehement.[49]

In 31 ABY,[source?] an Imperial-class Star Destroyer fought during the Skirmish in OR-Kappa-2722.[16]

Roughly thirty years after the Battle of Endor,[48] the new Resurgent-class Star Destroyers were constructed to replace the aging Imperial-class by the Empire's successor state, the First Order, and would borrow design philosophies from the highly respected and coveted ship.[16] The Resurgent-class was superior to the Imperial-class in almost every regard,[24] and featured a more refined design than the Imperial-class, with side hangars and dorsal flight decks allowing starfighters to be more easily deployed.[9] The layout of the Resurgent-class's bridge was the same as the old Imperial vessels;[50] however, the Resurgent-class's conning tower was better protected that the exposed conning towers of old Imperial vessels.[51] The Sith Eternal's Xyston-class Star Destroyer was a derivative of the Imperial-class, but was a larger vessel with more automated systems that possess an axial superlaser capable of destroying a planet.[52]

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Creating the model

"The eight-foot Destroyer is a duplicate of the first four-foot Destroyer, but it had to do so much more. It was certainly hard to do, and it took a lot of people efforts over many months."
―Joe Johnston, on designing the Star Destroyer model used in The Empire Strikes Back.[53]

For A New Hope, the vessel was originally intended to be portrayed by four separate, smaller models, but due to budget contstraints, a single, massive model was built.[53] Another considered plan was to track the camera over an amorous set, but instead a relatively small model[1] measuring 41 x 91 x 46 cm.[54] The model had only three mounting points with a simple internal structure, indicating its important, yet limited role in the film.[1] While the Imperial-class was larger than the Tantive IV in the film, the initial model used was much smaller, this was made possible by innovations in computer-controlled film techniques by special effect supervisor John Dykstra. A four-inch version of the Tantive IV was attached to the Devastator when filming the distance shot.[53] While ILM was building the Destroyer model for Empire, they used hundreds of storebought pieces, as well as handcrafted parts. The model included a sophisticated internal light system with thousands of fiber optic cables; creating this took a long time to to the work's intricacy. Far larger and more detailed than the A New Hope model, it measured 137 x 259 x 71 cm[54] and cost $55,000 to make, a figure that was four times the original value due to inflation of costs.[55] As well as a smaller, yet still detailed model newly constructed for Empire, the A New Hope model, albeit modified, was reused for a few shots.[54] According to Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, his original vision, which was storyboarded, involved beginning the film with vessels from the New Republic towing an Imperial-class Star Destroyer into the gravitational pull of Jakku, with the various shots being deliberately modeled after the famous opening sequence for A New Hope. After crashing, the wreckage was going to be scavenged by Rey. Though the sequence was cut and ultimately replaced with the attack on Tuanul, animator Tim Grey recreated the original opening sequence in a YouTube video which was uploaded on February 4, 2018.[56]

While working on the Imperial-class Star Destroyers of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, model maker John Knoll worked from Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections to make sure that what the audience saw inside the ship matched what was known about Star Destroyers.[57]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 20 Starship Fact File: Imperial Star Destroyer
  2. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 Starships and Speeders
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 23 Starship Fact File: Star Destroyer Deployment
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  8. ↑ SWInsider "Blade Squadron" — Star Wars Insider 149–150
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide states that Galen Walton Erso was recruited into Project Celestial Power by Orson Callan Krennic 19 years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As the events of Rogue One are dated to 0 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, Erso was recruited in 19 BBY. Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel depicts the recruitment in the same chapter the Executrix appears, and as the Executrix is identified as an Imperial-class Star Destroyer by Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, Imperial-class Star Destroyers must have been introduced by that year.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Star Wars (2015) 22
  12. ↑ TIE Fighter 2
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Star Wars: Squadrons
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars: Uprising
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Victory's Price
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Before the Awakening
  17. ↑ Star Wars (2015) 25
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
  19. ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 20 Starship Fact File: Imperial Star Destroyer
  20. ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 StarWars-DatabankII Imperial Star Destroyer in the Databank (backup link)
  21. ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Databank A-Z: Imperial Future Council–Inquisitorius
  22. ↑ Star Wars: Uprising
  23. ↑ A New Hero
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 The Star Wars Book
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Rey's Survival Guide
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Star Wars: Card Trader No set defined!
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Battlefront: Twilight Company
  29. ↑ S&V4
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Thrawn
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Thrawn: Alliances
  32. ↑ Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
  33. ↑ 33.00 33.01 33.02 33.03 33.04 33.05 33.06 33.07 33.08 33.09 Thrawn: Treason
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
  35. ↑ "The Sith of Datawork" — From a Certain Point of View
  36. ↑ Lost Stars
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 Star Wars: Card Trader No set defined!
  39. ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader No set defined! identified the Tractor beam targeting array the Conquest was seen to have in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. This was replaced by the communications array as seen in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back on the Conquest, so the Conquest must have been upgraded.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 SWInsider "Blade Squadron" — Star Wars Insider 149–150
  41. ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files depicts the Harbinger as an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer. Star Wars (2015) 22 then subsequently depicts it as an Imperial II-class. Therefore, the Harbinger must have been upgraded.
  42. ↑ Star Wars: On the Front Lines
  43. ↑ Star Wars: TIE Fighter Deluxe Book and Model Set
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "Starships of the Empire and the Rebellion" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 Tarkin
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
  47. ↑ Tarkin
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 Star Wars: Timelines
  49. ↑ Smuggler's Run
  50. ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
  51. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
  52. ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Ships & Battles
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 Star Wars: Chronicles
  55. ↑ Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 37 Building the Galaxy: Racing to the Finish
  56. ↑ Premium-Era-real Watch how 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was originally going to begin on NME (February 13, 2018) (backup link archived on June 30, 2018)
  57. ↑ Premium-Era-real Meet John Knoll, the Creative Genius Who Brought Rogue One to Life by Capps, Robert, published by wired.com on WIRED (backup link archived on January 18, 2017)

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