Republic Navy/Legends

The Republic Navy was the military fleet used to defend the Galactic Republic throughout many millennia.

History
"I'm just a soldier; I go where the fleet Admirals tell me to. I follow my orders and I do my duty."

- Carth Onasi



For millennia, the Republic Navy was quite large, as not all planets encountered placed such a great emphasis on peaceful contact. The Republic Navy was bolstered around 15,000 BBY to keep watch for uprisings in the far corners of the Republic, and occasional massive campaigns like the Pius Dea crusades kept it preoccupied. For 4,000 years, the Republic Navy also worked almost side by side with the Jedi Order in repelling attacks from the Sith Order and other aggressors. Any planetary government could call upon the Navy's help, although it would need Senate approval if the action was to last longer than seven standard days. Individual senators also often commandeered Navy groups for their own benefit.

During the Mandalorian Wars, the technological ancestors of the Star Destroyer would be manufactured, such as the Interdictor-class cruiser and the Centurion-class battlecruiser. Later, during the Jedi Civil War, the Republic had to rely on smaller ships such as the Hammerhead-class cruiser. After the New Sith Wars, the Republic scaled down the Navy as part of the Ruusan Reformation, and placed it under the control of the Judicial Department. Its priorities were shifted from full-scale conflict to sector-scale and system-scale patrol, anti-pirate operations, and exploration of the galaxy.



During the final years of the Republic, a Militarist faction attempted to reform the Republic Navy and Army, but progress was slow. The Katana fleet was the first attempt by the Republic to make a functioning armada for the Navy, but it was soon lost. In 44 BBY, during the Stark Hyperspace War, Ranulph Tarkin tried to portray the space forces of his fleet as the legitimate Republic Navy, even referring to it as such.

Decades later, the Republic Navy operated alongside the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars, and absorbed the local member world defense fleets into the consolidated Navy following the Battle of Rendili. Until the passage of the Security Act shortly before the war's end, the Navy was under the joint command of the Galactic Senate and Jedi Council; afterwards, the Supreme Chancellor served as its sole commanding authority. When the Galactic Empire was formed, the Republic Navy became the Imperial Navy.

Battleships

 * Cal-class battleship

Battlecruisers

 * Titanic battle cruiser

Battleships

 * Koros Spaceworks Warship
 * Sienar Battleship



Cruisers

 * Heavy cruiser

Starfighters

 * Koros Spaceworks Gunship
 * Koros Spaceworks Interceptor
 * Koros Spaceworks Starfighter
 * Koros Spaceworks Starbomber

Support ships

 * Jori Daragon's Armed Courier
 * Koros Spaceworks Courier
 * Odan-Urr's courier

Battleships

 * Core Galaxy Systems Dreadnaught

Destroyers

 * Republic destroyer

Battleships

 * Republic command ship
 * Republic battleship

Battlecruisers

 * Republic battlecruiser

Cruisers

 * Hammerhead-class cruiser
 * Republic cruiser (supremacy style)



Frigates and escorts

 * Praetorian-class frigate
 * Republic escort destroyer

Starfighters

 * Foerost fighters
 * Oss Wilum's starfighter
 * S-100 Stinger-class Starfighter
 * Star Saber XC-01
 * Tott Doneeta's starfighter

Logistics vessels

 * Kedriss One
 * Kestrel Nova

Dropships and landing craft

 * Jedi Cruiser
 * Rocket-jumper troopship

Shuttles

 * Crescent-X9 heavy courier
 * Dace Diath's starship
 * Delaya-class courier
 * Jedi courier
 * Qrrrl Toq's starship
 * Shoaneb Culu's starship
 * Starstorm One
 * Vodo-Siosk Baas's courier
 * Vodo-Siosk Baas's heavy courier

Scouts

 * Vaya-class scout

Battleships

 * Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship

Battlecruisers

 * Centurion-class battlecruiser

Cruisers

 * Interdictor-class cruiser
 * Hammerhead-class cruiser
 * Republic heavy cruiser

Frigates

 * Praetorian-class frigate
 * Hammerhead starship
 * Foray-class blockade runner
 * Republic 9-volt battery frigate

Starfighters

 * S-250 Chela-class starfighter
 * Aurek tactical strikefighter
 * Republic twin exhaust khaki jet fighter

Logistics vessels

 * Dynamic-class freighter
 * Republic freighter
 * Quartermaster-class supply carrier
 * Republic yellow Lego freighter
 * Republic Four Millennia BBY Falcon light freighter

Dropships and landing craft

 * KT-400 military droid carrier

Shuttles

 * G-Type light shuttle
 * Herald-class shuttle
 * Ministry-class orbital shuttle

Cruisers

 * Hammerhead-class cruiser

Frigates

 * Foray-class blockade runner

Starfighters

 * S-250 Chela-class starfighter
 * Aurek tactical strikefighter

Logistics vessels

 * Republic freighter

Dropships and landing craft

 * KT-400 military droid carrier

Shuttles

 * G-Type light shuttle
 * Ministry-class orbital shuttle

Battleships

 * Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser

Battlecruisers

 * Old Republic battle cruiser

Battleships

 * Republic battleship

Cruisers

 * Hammerhead-class cruiser

Gunships

 * Wooden-hulled battleship

Starfighters

 * Aurek tactical strikefighter

Logistics vessels

 * Bivouac transport
 * Republic cargo ship

Shuttles

 * Envoy-class shuttle
 * Torr Snapit's starship

Pre-Clone Wars (~1000-22 BBY)


(Note: Prior to Clone Wars, some of these ships were used by the home fleets and not the centralized Navy. )

Battleships

 * Corellian warship
 * Humbarine warship
 * Mandator I-class Star Dreadnaught

Battlecruisers

 * Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser

Cruisers

 * Heavy Munitions Cruiser
 * Trade Federation cargo hauler

Destroyers

 * Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser
 * Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser
 * Star Destroyer (multi-mile)

Frigates and escorts



 * Acclamator-class assault ship
 * CEC light cruiser
 * Corellian gunship
 * DP20 frigate

Corvettes

 * Corellian Star Shuttle
 * CR90 corvette
 * Republic light assault cruiser

Starfighters

 * CloakShape fighter
 * Delta-6 starfighter
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Fourwing fighter
 * Jedi Justice Cruiser
 * Lancet
 * Tri-Mark VII Interceptor
 * Variable Altitude Republic Patrol Vehicle


 * Republic starfighter
 * Tikiar starfighter
 * Vulture droid
 * Whitecloak fighter
 * Yoshi Raph-Elan's starfighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter

Logistics vessels

 * Captain Cautious's freighter
 * Consular-class space cruiser
 * Rescue frigate

Dropships and landing craft

 * Amphibious Interstellar Assault Transport/infantry
 * Attack cruiser
 * C-9979 landing craft
 * Light of Truth
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport
 * Sky-mine delivery ship

Shuttles

 * Emissary-class shuttle
 * Envoy-class shuttle
 * Jedi spacecraft
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi's starship
 * Ky Narec's starship
 * Metal beast
 * Quinlan Vos's space junk
 * Sharad Hett's cruiser
 * Taylander shuttle
 * Theta-class T-2c shuttle

Scouts

 * Taxon-class probe ship
 * Tholme's commandeered fighter
 * T'ra Saa's courier
 * Yoshi Raph-Elan's courier

Space stations

 * Galactic Republic space station
 * Kaliida Shoals Medical Center

Battleships

 * Corellian warship
 * Humbarine warship
 * Mandator I-class Star Dreadnaught
 * Mandator II-class Star Dreadnaught
 * Republic battleship
 * Rothana battleship

Battlecruisers

 * Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser
 * Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser

Destroyers



 * Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser
 * Grizmallt warship
 * Imperator-class Star Destroyer
 * Rothana destroyer
 * Star Destroyer (multi-mile)
 * Tector-class Star Destroyer
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer
 * Victory I-class Star Destroyer
 * Victory II-class Star Destroyer

Assault ships and carriers

 * Acclamator I-class assault ship
 * Acclamator II-class assault ship
 * GAR rapid assault vessel
 * Republic carrier
 * KDY carrier

Frigates and escorts



 * Alderaanian War Frigate
 * Carrack-class light cruiser
 * Centax-class heavy frigate
 * Consular-class cruiser (Charger c70 retrofit)
 * Corellian gunship
 * DP20 frigate
 * Pelta-class frigate
 * Thranta-class War Cruiser

Corvettes

 * Republic light assault cruiser
 * Corellian Star Shuttle
 * CR90 corvette

Starfighters



 * Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter
 * ARC-170 starfighter
 * BTL-B Y-wing starfighter
 * Cord-class starfighter
 * Crusher-class starfighter
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor


 * NTB-630 naval bomber
 * PTB-625 planetary bomber
 * T.I.E. starfighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter
 * V-19 Torrent starfighter

Logistics vessels

 * Consular-class space cruiser
 * Liberator-class troopship
 * MedStar-class frigate
 * Pelta-class frigate
 * Porter-class transport
 * Republic Fleet Auxiliary Support Vessel
 * Republic Starship
 * Republic tug
 * Sprint-class rescue craft
 * Supercruiser
 * Tholme's starship

Dropships and landing craft

 * CR20 troop carrier
 * CR25 troop carrier
 * Galleon
 * Jadthu-class landing ship
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport

Shuttles

 * Kappa-class shuttle
 * Nu-class attack shuttle
 * Skorp-Ion
 * Theta-class T-2c shuttle
 * Zeta-class shuttle

Scouts

 * IR-3F patrol craft
 * IPV-1 System Patrol Craft

Great Sith War (4,000-3,996 BBY)

 * Alliance I
 * Defiant
 * Enforcer One
 * Nebula II
 * Reliance I

Mandalorian Wars (3,976 - 3,960 BBY)

 * Courageous
 * Indefatigable
 * Leviathan
 * Ravager
 * Reliance
 * Swiftsure
 * Tremendous

Jedi Civil War, Sith Civil Wars & First Jedi Purge (3,959-3,951 BBY)



 * Endar Spire
 * Harbinger
 * Sojourn

Pre-Clone Wars (~100-22 BBY)

 * Katana
 * New Hope
 * Peregrine

Clone Wars (22-19 BBY)

 * Aken
 * Anvil
 * Arrestor
 * Atrisian Iron
 * Bolide
 * Candaserri
 * Coronet
 * Courageous
 * Defender (Venator-class)
 * Doneeta
 * Guarlara




 * Implacable
 * Integrity
 * Intervention
 * Intrepid
 * Maelstrom
 * Majestic
 * Mas Ramdar
 * Monitor
 * Perseverance
 * Prominence
 * Prosecutor
 * Quaestor
 * Redeemer (Venator-class)
 * Redoubt
 * Resolute (Venator-class)
 * Resolution
 * Ro-ti-Mundi
 * Sundiver
 * Triumph
 * VCD987
 * Vigilance

Planetary Naval Forces


The Galactic Republic Navy, while having a standing military force throughout the galaxy, did include many volunteer and planetary forces. The rich and heavily industrialized Core worlds like Corellia, Humbarine, and Kuat built fleets centered around powerful multi-kilometer long warships. However, due to their limited hyperdrives these large warships were designed to only defend their respective local sectors. These planetary navies were headed up by the Admirals of the Coreworlds, whose authority was recognized only within in their respective sectors. Meanwhile, rimward sectors usually operated a large amount of smaller and less powerful vessels. Some of these planetary forces include:


 * Chandrila Defense Fleet
 * Corellian Defense Force
 * Coruscant Home Fleet
 * Freeworlds Common Navy
 * Humbarine Sector defense forces
 * Koros/Tetan Navy
 * Kuat sectorial defense fleets
 * Onderon Space Force
 * Royal Alderaan Civil Fleet
 * Rendili Home Defense Fleet

Fleet
A fleet was the total naval presence in a sector, commanded by an admiral. It was usually subdivided into battle groups of 60 warships each.

Notable Fleets

 * Galactic Republic Ninth Fleet
 * Open Circle Fleet
 * Katana Fleet
 * Victory Fleet

Naval Starfighter Corps
Though there was a separate starfighter corps, the navy also maintained its own squadrons of starfighters onboard each warship. These fighters were meant for ship-to-ship combat as well as space fights. Although not named, Clone Pilots operated under this same concept.

Marines
Marines were the ship-to-ship assault and defense soldiers of the navy. Originally birth-born recruits and officers, during the Clone Wars they used specially trained clone troopers as marines to counter the droid marines of the Confederate Navy. This was most likely the basis for the Imperial Marines.

Companies and Corporations
The primary suppliers of Republic ships throughout its existence were:


 * Alderaan Royal Engineers
 * Core Galaxy Systems
 * Corellia StarDrive
 * Hoersch-Kessel Drive, Inc.
 * Kuat Drive Yards
 * Rendili StarDrive
 * Republic Sienar Systems
 * Rothana Heavy Engineering

Appearances



 * Tales of the Jedi
 * The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Dark Lords of the Sith
 * The Sith War
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comics)
 * The Betrayal of Darth Revan
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Storm Fleet Warnings
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film / novel
 * The Clone Wars: Prelude
 * The Clone Wars: Shakedown
 * HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided
 * The Clone Wars: Procedure
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * MedStar II: Jedi Healer
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith film/novelization
 * Millennium Falcon (novel)
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * MedStar II: Jedi Healer
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith film/novelization
 * Millennium Falcon (novel)
 * Millennium Falcon (novel)

Notes and references
Tasavallan laivasto