Allegiance (Allegiance-class)


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The Allegiance was a 2,200 meter-long Star Cruiser that took part in the Battle of Dac, six standard years after the Battle of Endor.

At Dac, the Allegiance remained in orbit, transmitting images of the destruction being wreaked on the planet below by the World Devastators to Byss for the Emperor's viewing. The New Republic Star Destroyer Emancipator took advantage of this by tracking the Allegiance's transmissions while still in hyperspace, allowing it to jump out at close range and catch the Imperial ship with its shields down. Defenseless, the Allegiance was destroyed by a concentrated bombardment from the Emancipator and its fleet.

Other ships of the same class were seen escorting the Emperor's command ship, the Eclipse. The name of the class which the Allegiance belonged to is currently unknown.

Behind the Scenes

 * The term 'Star Cruiser' is used to classify the Allegiance in this article. This is rationalized by the use of the term, when applied to warships in the Imperial Navy, which canonically describes ships greater in size and strength than Imperial destroyers, yet still minor compared to Star Dreadnoughts and presumably Star Battlecruisers. In its one canonical appearance, the Allegiance was referred to as a 'Super Star Destroyer'.
 * This class was similar in appearance to the Imperial-class. However, the Allegiance and its sisterships lacked a ventral hangar bay.  The terraces surrounding its bridge tower were far smoother than those on the Imperial-class, with better armor coverage and less exposure of the inter-plate surfaces.  The Allegiance had a large ventral bulb, implying a massive reactor and powerful weapons and shields.  These features made it likely that the Allegiance was either a fleet destroyer or a Star Cruiser dedicated towards heavy combat, rather than a destroyer/carrier hybrid.  Because of its lack of a hangar, it's possible that the Allegiance was actually a Tector-class Star Destroyer.
 * This class of Star Destroyer was analyzed by Curtis Saxton at his Star Wars Technical Commentaries website. Saxton adopted the provisional label of "Allegiance-class" after its only named representative.  This provisional name has come into widespread usage among the online Star Wars community, and is sometimes mistakenly believed to be official.

Appearances

 * Dark Empire

External Link

 * Star Wars Technical Commentaries