Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer

In honor of its second anniversary, Wookieepedia announces the Visual Identity Contest for web designers! Vote for your fellow Wookieepedians at the Source Based Awards page! Sovereign-class Star Dreadnought From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki. Sovereign-class Star Dreadnought Production information Manufacturer 	Kuat Drive Yards Product line 	·	Super Star Destroyers o	Star Dreadnoughts Model 	Sovereign-class Star Dreadnought Class 	Star Dreadnought Technical specifications Length 	15,000 meters Armament 	·	Axial superlaser (1) ·	Heavy turbolaser cannons (500) ·	Turbolaser batteries (500) ·	Ion cannons (75) ·	Tractor beam projectors (100) ·	Gravity well projectors (5) Crew 	·	Crew (605,745) ·	Gunners (4,075) Minimum crew 	86,000 Passengers 	130,100 troops Cargo capacity 	400,000 tons Consumables 	5 years Usage Role(s) 	·	Battleship (Dreadnought) ·	Carrier Era(s) 	New Republic era Affiliation 	Galactic Empire [Hide][Source] The 15-kilometer-long Sovereign-class Star Dreadnought, also known as the Sovereign-class Star Destroyer or Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer, was one of the largest Imperial warship designs, surpassed only by the Eclipse-class and Executor-class Star Dreadnoughts. Contents[hide]·	1 Characteristics ·	2 History ·	3 Behind the scenes ·	4 Sources [edit] Characteristics Sleek vessels in orbit around Byss. The Sovereign was essentially a smaller cousin to the Eclipse-class design, with fewer weapons, a slower hyperdrive, and a smaller complement of starfighters and crew. Nevertheless, the Sovereign-class ships were vastly larger than almost any other warships they might encounter, and designed to instill fear in any enemies of the Empire. In terms of scale, they could be seen as successors to the Eye of Palpatine and the Kuati Star Dreadnoughts that preceeded the New Republic era. They boasted 500 heavy turbolaser cannons, 500 turbolaser batteries, 75 ion cannons, 100 tractor beam projectors, 5 gravity well projectors, and carried 605,745 crew. They were equipped with an axial superlaser designed to devastate a world, penetrating even the strongest planetary shields. [edit] History Many Sovereigns were planned, with the first, Sovereign, undergoing construction at the time of the first defeat of the Emperor's clone. Only three additional ships were known to have been named at the time of the project's cancellation: Autarch, Heresiarch, and Despot. Whether any of these ships were actually built is unknown, but it is believed that all ships under construction were lost when Byss was accidentally destroyed by the Galaxy Gun. [edit] Behind the scenes ·	The only official image of the Sovereign-class is a silhouette in the Dark Empire Sourcebook. ·	Designs reminiscent of slim Sovereigns and Eclipses, can be seen in various locations in Dark Empire. Whether there is any actual design-relationship with the superlaser-wielding vessels is unknown. ·	Some fans dislike the description of Sovereign-class ships as Star Dreadnoughts, feeling that the term "Star Destroyer" adequately covers all types of dagger-shaped warships and have questioned the necessity for any additional classifications (especially ones that fit into similar patterns of real navies). However, as many sources throughout the history of the Expanded Universe have shown, "Star Destroyer" is not the sole term available, and is often used interchangably with real-life terms. ·	The Starship Battles Preview 1 on Wizards of the Coast also explained the use of "Star Destroyer" for larger vessels as a product of popular slang. For more on the issue, see Super Star Destroyer and Star Dreadnought. [edit] Sources ·	Starship Battles Preview 1 on Wizards of the Coast ·	Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy ·	The Complete Locations of Star Wars ·	Dark Empire Sourcebook ·	The Jedi Academy Sourcebook ·	Byss and the Deep Core