Rebel capital ship

Several ships of this point-nosed design are seen in depictions of the Rebel fleet around the time of the Battle of Endor. Two are shown at Sullust, in an image which suggests they were comparable in length to 300m escort frigates, while three are showing in a painting that depicts the Battle of Endor itself, again in close formation, and perhaps operating as a single unit. One ship of this design is also depicted shortly after the battle, in the recently-liberated Fondor shipyards in Tapani Sector.

This design is often regarded as a type of Mon Calamari Star Cruiser, as it originates in a production painting by Ralph McQuarrie that is clearly linked to the development of these ships for Return of the Jedi. However, there is no direct canon evidence for a Mon Cal association for this design. Although they share the same basic spaceframe concept of "blister-bulge" extrusions around a roughly cylindrical hull, they lack the distinctive, irregular pattern of small blisters and other detailing that identifies other Mon Cal designs.

Behind the scenes
Nevertheless, ships of this sort appeared in the Rebel fleet at Sullust in the comic-book adaption of Return of the Jedi, and at Fondor in Star Wars 98: Supply and Demand, and the original painting was used as an illustration in the 1990 edition of Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi. This series of appearances secures this design's place in Star Wars canon, although some fans have argued that it could be interpreted as a persistent misrepresentation of a more familiar Mon Calamari Star Cruiser.

Appearances

 * Marvel Star Wars Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars 98: Supply and Demand
 * Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi