Gozanti-class cruiser

"Commence hyperspace jump!"

- Imperial freighter captain

The Gozanti-class cruiser, known generally as the Imperial freighter, was a heavily armored starship used by both the Galactic Empire and other independent factions.

Characteristics
The Gozanti-class cruiser was a 64-meter long starship that could act as a freighter and cruiser. It sported a twin laser turret in a dorsal mount and a heavy laser cannon on its ventral side. The Gozanti also had a loading elevator on the bottom near the nose. The ships had a hyperdrive and three engines. The Imperial version could carry up to four TIE fighters or two All Terrain Defense Pods on underside-mounted docking clamps. The ships could fit in the main hangar of a Separatist supply ship.

History
Gozanti-class cruisers were introduced by Corellian Engineering Corporation at least ten years prior to the Clone Wars. Shortly before Anakin Skywalker won the Boonta Eve Classic, a Gozanti-class cruiser with red markings was seen in the spaceport of Mos Espa on Tatooine.

During the Clone Wars, the cruiser was adopted by various factions, including the Separatist Alliance. At least one was in the fleet led by the Super tactical droid Aut-O.

The Black Sun crime syndicate also used modified Gozanti-class cruisers. They were forced into joining Darth Maul's Shadow Collective and took part in the Takeover of Mandalore. Several joined with Maul's forces after the Battle of Zanbar.

Several years after the rise of the Empire, the freighters were converted into TIE carriers. Several were present at Count Denetrius Vidian's Calcoraan Depot, and were ordered to protect a Baradium-357 convoy at Gorse.

During the reign of the Empire, the cruisers were known as the Imperial freighters. A group of rebels once raided Freighter 651 in order to rescue a group of Wookiee slaves, but it was a trap set by Agent Kallus. The rebels detonated explosives, destroying the freighter after it was secured in the hangar of the Lawbringer.

Soon after, Kallus and a squad of stormtroopers later took a freighter to attack the same rebel cell after they stole a shipment of T-7 ion disruptors. The ship dropped two AT-DPs, which were destroyed by the rebels.

Weeks later, a convoy of three was tasked with transporting a large Kyber crystal. The same Lothal rebel cell captured an Imperial decoder and discovered the convoy's location. The starship Ghost arrived and launched its attack shuttle, piloted by former Jedi Kanan Jarrus, to distract the convoy's TIE escorts. The lead freighter attempted to flee back into hyperspace, but was destroyed by the Ghost. The kyber crystal amplified the explosion and destroyed the rest of the Imperial ships.

Behind the scenes
A Gozanti cruiser first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. It was later added to Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series to add more ship models.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * The Rebellion Begins