Whirlwind (Chiss)

The Whirlwind was a Chiss combat cruiser; in 27 BBY, she was one of the main combat vessels of Picket Force Two under Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo.

Although little bigger than a 115 meter Republic cruiser, the Springhawk was nevertheless the command ship for the Chiss Expansionary Fleet in the area of frontier space around Crustai. Armed with missile batteries and the typical blue-beamed Chiss masers, she packed a powerful punch for a ship of her size. A precisely-tuned hyperdrive enabled her to make tactical microjumps, and a powerful communications array allowed her to deploy electronic warfare techniques that could confound far more heavily-armed enemies.

When Mitth'raw'nuruodo seized a Vagaari gravity well projector near the Geroon homeworld, he installed in the Whirlwind. This allowed the Whirlwind to play a crucial role in the destruction of the Outbound Flight and a large portion of the Vagaari fleet.