Lucrehulk-class battleship

Lucrehulk-class battleship The Lucrehulk-class battleship was the primary capital ship of the Trade Federation. Most Lucrehulks were modified from enormous cargo haulers. Upgraded versions would later be used by the CIS.

Characteristics


At over three kilometers in diameter, the enormous vessels resembled flattened disks with a central sphere containing the ship's bridge and reactor assemblies. The disk was broken at the front of the craft, revealing two mammoth docking bays lined with forward docking claws. These gigantic cargo vessels had been built for many years by the Trade Federation and were an important asset to their enterprise.

Housed in the stern of the main disk-shaped body were the main reactors, each connected to one of the three main engines, as well as to secondary engines and each other. The central sphere housed its own reactor/power generator assemblies.



Lining the equatorial bands in batteries of three, were quad laser cannons capable of rotating inwards when not in use. Their limited coverage of the hull made the early battleships vulnerable, and made them rely more on the massive number of starfighters carried, to defend the ships against enemy starfighters.

Clone Wars-era battleships had less trouble with weak spots, as they were augmented with gun batteries.

History
When the Trade Federation began creating its military, the Executive Board realized the need for large cruisers to transport their weapons across the Galaxy, battleships to defend against starfighter attacks, and flagships for controlling their vast legions of battle droids. Reluctant to spend the credits necessary to construct and purchase a fleet of military vessels, the Trade Federation began modifying its existing Lucrehulk-class freighters into warships.



The Trade Federation used a substantial fleet of Lucrehulk-class battleships to enforce the invasion of Naboo, led by the flagship Saak'ak.

The most important vessel in the Trade Federation's blockade was the Droid Control Ship. When the rest of the blockade dispersed after Naboo was successfully occupied, the Neimoidians left the Droid Control Ship in orbit to coordinate their droid forces. The Control Ship was later destroyed by the young Anakin Skywalker, resulting in the deactivation of the Droid Army.

After the Invasion of Naboo, the Republic ordered the Trade Federation to disband its military forces. The crafty Trade Federation pretended to comply with this command by apparently disassembling most of its battleships, only to transform their centrispheres into detachable core ships capable of carrying supplies.



Later, some of these vessels were used to try to destroy Outbound Flight. Chiss Commander Thrawn destroyed all but one of the Lucrehulks, allowing it to surrender.

Core ships were seen during the Battle of Geonosis where they carried legions of battle droids. In retreat, the Core Ships were found to be able to reattach themselves to the outer ring. These vessels saw continued use during the devastating Clone Wars, transporting military equipment and troops to countless worlds, and engaging Republic fleets in combat.

During the wars, the Lucrehulk-class would receive a massive upgrade in terms of firepower, with the addition of hundreds of long guns, quad guns, and heavy guns dotting the surface of both the core ship and the surrounding cargo arms. They, along with the other capital ships of the Confederate Navy, also proudly wore the colors and insignia of the Confederacy. Many would participate in the attack on Coruscant.

After the Clone Wars, the few that were left found their way into the Corporate Sector or were purchased by wealthy merchants

Appearances



 * Cloak of Deception
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Single Cell
 * Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Star Wars: Starfighter
 * Outbound Flight
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Deep Forest
 * Star Wars: General Grievous
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
 * LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader