Imperial escort carrier/Legends

Combat escort carrier Combat escort carriers were a variant of the escort carriers used by the Galactic Empire's storm commandos.

Role
The escort carrier was a heavy assault craft, usually used to attack Rebel Alliance medium-sized craft. The warship was also able, like its cousin, to deploy TIE starfighters into battle. Escort carriers were designed to carry tractor beams to seize Rebel ships and capture its crew. The warship carried a complement of 3 escape pods in case of an emergency.

The craft were known to have guarded the Fondor construction yards, used during the Battle of Fondor. The storm commando Captain Sarkli flew a modified escort carrier, in which he abducted scientists during the First Battle of Bakura. He later fled to Geonosis, where Wedge Antilles shot his craft down, starting the Second Battle of Geonosis of the Galactic Civil War.

The craft saw very limited use during the war.

Behind the scenes
Though Sarkli had a "modified" escort carrier, the game shows that his is exactly the same as any other. This could mean a modified carrier was fit to work with less crew or has the ability to carry more craft.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike

Imperiales Geleitschiff