Interdictor-class Star Destroyer/Legends

Interdictor Star Destroyer The Interdictor Star Destroyer was a variant of the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer equipped with gravity well projectors.

Characteristics
These ships were created by the Empire because the common Immobilizer 418 cruiser was too lightly armed. Gravity well projectors made this ship unique in the fact that it could pull ships out of hyperspace. To make room for the gravity well projectors, half of the turbolasers and ion cannons, as well as eight of the tractor beam projectors found on the original Imperial-class Star Destroyer, had to be removed.

History
After the reformation of Rogue Squadron, an Interdictor Star Destroyer, the Black Asp ambushed Rogue Squadron during a mission. In the ensuing battle, Corran Horn took a hit from the Interdictor's TIE Fighters and distracted the fighters for long enough that Tycho Celchu was able to kill the fighters on Corran and the rest of Rogue Squadron was able to incapacitate the Interdictor.

After the Rogue's encounter with the Black Asp, Bror Jace recieved a call from home telling him that the family patriarch was dying. On his way home, Bror was intercepted by the Black Asp once again, but this time was killed. Later, Bror's squadmates learned that this was a ruse and Bror was indeed alive.

Grand Admiral Thrawn's fleet at the Battle of Bilbringi included a number of Interdictor Star Destroyers.

Many other Imperials as well as the New Republic used Interdictor Star Destroyers. These were used frequently in the hunt for Warlord Zsinj because Zsinj ran whenever he could not choose his battleground.

Some years later, some Imperial II-class Star Destroyers incoorperated the gravity well generators into their designs, in essence, making them more powerful Interdictors.

Known ships

 * Binder
 * Dominator

Behind the scenes

 * Whether this type of Star Destroyer was ever given a proper class name is unknown. The term "Interdictor Star Destroyer" was first used in Star Wars Handbook: X-wing: Rogue Squadron. Besides its interdiction role, the capabilities of the Interdictor Star Destroyer were unknown until the ship was briefly described in Starships of the Galaxy.


 * Before a canonical designation was known, Curtis Saxton documented this ship class on his Star Wars Technical Commentaries website. On his site, Saxton used the provisional name "Dominator-class Star Destroyer," created after the class's first named representative, Dominator. Since then, many fans have mistakenly believed this provisional name to be canon.

Appearances

 * Routine
 * Vader's Quest
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement
 * The Last Command comic
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge