Munificent-class star frigate/Legends

Munificent-class star frigate The Munificent-class star frigate, commonly referred to as the Banking Clan frigate was a starship used by the InterGalactic Banking Clan to defend their private, secure comm network, harass worlds heavily in debt, transfer key financial assets, and guard treasure vaults.

Description


Manufactured by Hoersch-Kessel Drive and Gwori Revolutionary Industries, the star frigates acted as a key component of the Banking Clan's network by carrying hyperwave transceivers that allowed secure financial transactions to occur across the Galaxy.

When the Banking Clan joined the Confederacy, Chairman San Hill devoted a fleet of star frigates to the cause. Munificent-class star frigates assisted the navigation and coordination of Confederacy fleets deep in enemy space. They also escorted and coordinated Separatist fleet actions such as attacks on the interstellar HoloNet relays to demoralize and isolate Galactic Republic forces. The Confederacy also took advantage of the star frigates' powerful antennae to broadcast anti-Republic propaganda while using its jamming devices to hinder enemy sensors, targeting systems and distress calls.

At 825 meters in length, Banking Clan star frigates were armed for heavy combat with a massive twin turbolaser cannon and two long-range ion cannons for use against capital ships, 38 point-defense laser cannons for anti-starfighter firepower, and 26 twin turbolaser cannons and 20 light turbolaser turrets for flexible response. The ships also carried 150,000 compressed, deactivated battle droids for boarding or ground operations. The twin turbolaser cannon was powerful enough to melt an ice moon measuring 1,000 km in diameter or pierce the shields of a 10 km-wide Grade III battle station.

Known ships

 * Tide of Progress XII

Behind the scenes
The official Databank entry on the frigate indicates that the organic, rounded appearance for the starship was meant to provide a stark opposite to the clean, triangular designs of the Galactic Republic's starships, similar to that of the Imperial warships and Mon Calamari cruisers participating in the Battle of Endor.

Appearances

 * Obsession
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II