Allegiance (Allegiance-class)

Allegiance was an Imperial Gauntlet Star Cruiser that took part in the First Battle of Mon Calamari, six standard years after the Battle of Endor.

Characteristics
The Super Star Destroyer's main reactor bulged out of the vessel's midsection and the vessel appeared to have no ventral hangar-entrance.



The engine-arrangement was almost identical to that of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer and the ship was relatively similar in its dimensions, with an exception of a more built up and sleeker superstructure. Allegiance's length stood at more than 3,2 kilometers, at the minimum.

History
At Dac, Allegiance remained in orbit, transmitting images of the destruction being wreaked on the planet below by the World Devastators to Byss for Emperor Palpatine's viewing. The New Republic Star Destroyer Emancipator took advantage of this by tracking 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, Allegiance had its command tower and surrounding superstructure blown away by a concentrated bombardment from Emancipator and its fleet. The remaining hulk was left to drift in orbit as the New Republic fleet moved on.

Behind the scenes

 * Allegiance, being a relatively small Super Star Destroyer, is referred to here as a Star Cruiser. Imperial Star Cruisers were defined as the smallest of SSDs in Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: Complete Locations.

Appearances

 * Dark Empire