Venator-class Star Destroyer

The Venator-class Star Destroyer, also known as a Republic attack cruiser, Venator-class Destroyer or Jedi Cruiser, was a dagger-shaped capital ship used by the Galactic Republic for ship-to-ship combat against the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Having eclipsed the Republic's diplomatic frigate, the attack cruiser faced the Separatist dreadnoughts in some of the most well-known battles of the Clone Wars, including those of Sullust, Christophsis and Coruscant.

Early in the war, the Separatists created the Malevolence, a heavy cruiser that could cripple the electronic and power systems of a Republic attack cruiser thanks to its powerful ion blast.

The design of the Republic attack cruiser ultimately evolved into the similarly wedge-shaped Imperial Star Destroyer, the signature battleship of the Galactic Empire. However, at least one Venator-class continued to serve at least a few months after Battle of Yavin.