Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer

Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer The 15-kilometer-long Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer, also known as the Sovereign-class Star Destroyer, was one of the largest Imperial warship designs, surpassed only by the Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer and Executor-class Star Dreadnought.

Dimensions
The Sovereign-class 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 were the successors to heavy warships like the Eye of Palpatine and the Star Dreadnaughts that preceded the New Republic era. Like the Eclipse-class, they were regarded as a new generation of Super-class Star Destroyer.

Offensive and defensive systems
They boasted 500 heavy turbolaser cannons, 500 turbolaser batteries, 75 ion cannons, 100 tractor beam projectors, and 5 gravity well projectors. They were equipped with an axial superlaser designed to devastate a world, penetrating even the strongest planetary shields.

Crew requirements
The Sovereign-class needed 605,745 individuals to crew each vessel.

History
Many Sovereigns were planned, with the first, Sovereign, undergoing construction at the time of the first defeat of the resurrected Emperor. Despite its unfinished state, the Sovereign was used by Warlord Zsinj at some point of his campaign against the New Republic.

Only three additional ships were known to have been named at the time of the project's cancellation: Autarch, Despot, and Heresiarch. It was believed that all four named ships under construction had been lost around Palpatine's final death.

Behind the scenes


The only official image of the Sovereign-class is a silhouette in the Dark Empire Sourcebook. Designs reminiscent of slim Sovereign-class and Eclipse-class ships can be seen in various locations in Dark Empire.

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