Hammerhead-class cruiser



The unnamed Republic capital ships were vessels used by the Republic Navy during the Old Sith Wars. They were 167 meters long and boasted 4 double turbolasers and 4 laser cannons.

Details
With a third of the Republic's fleet crushed at Malachor V, another third taken by Revan to form the basis of his Sith Empire's forces, and the final third presumably with the Republic, the ailing government turned to these smaller capital ships, in use since the Great Sith War of thirty years earlier, to halt the Sith advance. Vastly inferior to Sith ex-Republic craft such as Leviathan and Ravager, the Republic capital ships and Republic cruisers appear to have been little more than modified diplomatic transports, resembling the later Consular-class space cruiser and the CR90 Corellian Corvette. The Capital ships bear a large resemlance to the Nebulon-B Frigate of the Galactic Civil War era, especially the elongated bridge.They were poorly armed in comparison, possessing only a few turbolasers, maximum has been seen ranging from 6 to 8 respectively, all forward facing,(Though it appears that they also possess 8-10 laser cannons along their sides) but it appears when gathered in large enough numbers they could hold their ground for some time against Sith forces. At the afts of each vessel, it appears that quad-lasers were used for anti-starfighter warfare. They were propelled by ion engines.

It is unknown for how long these ships were in use, although the wreckage of one could be seen on Mustafar as late as 0 BBY.

Known ships

 * Endar Spire
 * Harbinger
 * Sojourn

Behind the scenes
Though appearing in official canon sources, these vessels have never been assigned a class designation by official continuity.

They are occasionally referred to as "hammerheads" by fans, using their distinctive bridge shape to distinguish them from the other capital ship classes belonging to the Republic.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan