Viscount-class Star Defender

Viscount-class Star Defender The Viscount-class Star Defender was a very large warship developed by the Mon Calamari for use by the New Republic Defense Fleet.

Dimensions


The Viscount-class was envisioned as the New Republic equivalent of an Executor-class Star Dreadnought. As such, it measured almost twice as large as the Mediator-class battle cruiser.

Although slightly shorter in length than the Executor-class, the superior construction skills of the Mon Calamari enabled the vessel to carry more starfighters, as well as having a substantially smaller crew. Its shape was also more compact than the Executor-class.

Offensive and defensive systems
The Viscount-class was equipped with over four thousand weapons systems, including heavy turbolaser batteries and assault concussion missile launchers.

Complement
Ships of the class could carry hundreds of starfighters, as well as dozens of small support vessels, including frigate-sized ships.

Development


During the Black Fleet Crisis, the New Republic Fifth Fleet's Recon-X scouting of the Koornacht Cluster uncovered the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Intimidator as an element of the Duskhan League fleet.

With the potential threat of other heavy battleships, the New Republic Defense Force realized the need for larger dreadnoughts as Republic command ships in major battles. Admiral Ackbar especially pushed for the development of these heavy warships.

Despite having used Mon Calamari battleships and Bulwark-class battlecruisers in previous decades, the New Republic had never constructed anything on this scale before. Regardless, the Mon Calamari began development on the Viscount-class.

Construction on the class dragged on, as the threat posed by the Imperial Remnant diminished and the New Republic captured several Star Dreadnoughts during the war.

Active service


Viscount, the first ship of the class, was eventually completed in time to engage rogue Imperial warlords and hideouts. It was noted as being commissioned in 25 ABY, shortly before the Yuuzhan Vong War began.

The extent of the Viscount's Civil War-related battles and their duration is not known, but they constituted the only events in which the Viscount-class was used for its original purpose, battling Imperial targets, including at least one Star Dreadnought.

The Viscount-class, along with the Corellian Strident-class, marked the first of the Star Defender ship type. When the New Republic government transitioned into the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, the Viscount-class continued to play a prominent role in the fleet.

The power of a Viscount-class Star Defender was evident during the Battle of Mon Calamari. The Viscount was part of a trio of heavy warships, including the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Guardian and the Mon Calamari battle cruiser Harbinger, that was deployed by the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet to use their heavy long range weapons to assault the center of the Yuuzhan Vong armada. The heavy guns of the Viscount were instrumental in destroying numerous warships.

Appearances

 * Vector Prime
 * The Unifying Force