Hammerhead-class cruiser



The unnamed Republic capital ships were vessels used by the Republic during the Jedi Civil War.

With a third of the Republic's fleet crushed at Malachor V, another third taken by Revan to form the basis of his Sith Empire's forces, and the final third presumably lost in battle, the ailing government turned to these smaller capital ships to halt the Sith advance.

Vastly inferior to Sith ex-Republic craft such as Leviathan and Ravager, the Republic capital ships and Republic cruisers appear to have been little more than modified diplomatic transports, resembling the later Consular-class space cruiser and the CR90 Corellian Corvette. They were poorly armed in comparison, possessing only a few turbolasers, but it appears when gathered in large enough numbers they could hold their ground for some time against Sith forces.

Behind the scenes
Though appearing in official canon sources, these vessels have never been assigned a class designation by official continuity.

They are occasionally referred to as "hammerheads" by fans, using their distinctive bridge shape to distinguish them from the other capital ship classes belonging to the Republic.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords