Derriphan-class battleship

Sith battleship Sith battleships were the primary capital ships of the Sith Empire. Most Sith Lords of the time carried these vessels in their fleets.

Characteristics
By modern galactic standards they were fairly small, slow and ungainly, but the Sith battleships were among the most powerful and fearsome warships of their time.

One vessel was said to succumb only to the firepower of six main Republic warships, thanks to its heavy armor, and even then was able to cripple or destroy at least one of the opposing ships.

History


Ludo Kressh attacked his rival, Naga Sadow, with a small fleet of these battleships, while Sadow would later on launch his invasion of Republic space using battleships of his own as primary space combatants.

About one hundred battleships were created prior to the Great Hyperspace War, with only one remaining by the end of it.

Naga Sadow sacrificed the remainder of his fleet to cover his escape when the Republic counterattacked. He hid his flagship on the fourth moon of Yavin, where it would remain for 1000 years, until discovered and used by the Sith Lord Exar Kun.

Behind the scenes

 * Since Sith battlecruisers were also mentioned in connection with these ships and with battleships and battlecruisers being different to one another, it's assumed that some of these ships came with lesser armor.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith