Assault Frigate Mark I

The Assault Frigate was a modified cruiser that served as a mainstay of the New Republic fleet in the early years of its development.

As the New Republic began to acquire Clone Wars-era Rendili Star Drive Dreadnaught-class starships, it found the required 16,000 being crew to be difficult to manage, and yet was in desperate need of heavy cruisers.

After equiping Dreadnoughts with droids and automated systems to reduce the crew requirement to 5,000 beings, and thus rendering the ships usable, New Republic engineers began modifying Dreadnaughts to allow for greater speed and efficiency while retaining the original weapon systems. The final product was only recognizable as a decendent of the Dreadnought-class by the nose of the ship. Most of the internal structure was exposed to space and two dorsal solar fins provided added maneuverability.

The name of this ship class is a proper noun as well as a description of the vessel type. To aid in the potential confusion, the ship was commonly refered to as the "New Republic Assault Frigate" or "Rebel Assault Frigate" by Imperial forces.