Republic Navy/Legends

The Republic Navy was the fleet used by the Galactic Republic throughout many millennia.

History
"The Republic never had its own navy until the Clone Wars. It always depended on the home fleets to supply what was necessary."

- Jan Dodonna



In millennia past, the Republic Navy was quite large, as not all planets encountered placed such a great emphasis on peaceful contact. For 4,000 years, the Republic Navy worked almost side by side with the Jedi Order in repelling attacks from the Sith Order and other aggressors. Any planetary government could call upon the Navy's help, although it would need Senate approval if the action was to last longer than seven standard days. Individual senators also often commandeered Navy groups for their own benefit.

During the Mandalorian Wars, the technological ancestors of the Star Destroyer would be manufactured, such as the Leviathan and the Ravager. Later, during the Jedi Civil War, the Republic used smaller ships such as the Endar Spire and the Harbinger.

After the New Sith Wars, the Republic scaled down the Navy as part of the Ruusan Reformation, and placed it under the control of the Judicial Department. Its priorities were shifted from full-scale conflict to sector-scale and system-scale patrol, anti-pirate operations, and exploration of the Galaxy.

During the final years of the Republic, a Militarist faction attempted to reform the Republic Navy and Army, but progress was slow. The Katana fleet was the first attempt by the Republic to make a functioning armada for the Navy, but it was soon lost. In 44 BBY during the Stark Hyperspace War, Ranulph Tarkin tried to portray the space forces of his fleet as the legitimate Republic Navy, even referring to it as such.

Decades later, the Republic Navy operated alongside the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars, and absorbed the local defense fleets following the Battle of Rendili. Until the passage of the Security Act shortly before the war's end, the Navy was under the joint command of the Galactic Senate and Jedi Council; afterwards, the Supreme Chancellor served as its sole commanding authority. When the Galactic Empire was formed, the Republic Navy became the Imperial Navy.

Battleships

 * Sienar Battleship

Starfighters

 * Koros Spaceworks Gunship
 * Koros Spaceworks Interceptor
 * Koros Spaceworks Starfighter
 * Koros Spaceworks Starbomber

Support ships

 * Jori Daragon's Armed Courier
 * Koros Spaceworks Courier

Battleships

 * Core Galaxy Systems Dreadnought

Battleships

 * Republic command ship

Cruisers

 * Republic assault cruiser
 * Republic Heavy Cruiser

Destroyers

 * Republic Escort Destroyer
 * Republic Heavy Destroyer

Frigates



 * Republic Frigate
 * Republic Heavy Frigate

Corvettes

 * Republic Corvette

Starfighters

 * Jedi Speed Fighter
 * Light tactical fighter
 * S-100 Stinger-class Starfighter
 * Star Saber XC-01

Support ships

 * Coruscant-class heavy courier
 * Delaya-class courier
 * Jedi Cruiser
 * Rocket-jumper troopship

Battleships

 * Courageous-type battleship

Cruisers

 * Interdictor-class cruiser

Frigates

 * Hammerhead-class capital ship
 * Republic blockade runner
 * Republic 9-volt battery frigate

Starfighters

 * Republic assault fighter
 * Aurek fighter
 * Republic twin exhaust khaki jet fighter
 * Republic Hammerhead Plus-wing starfighter

Support ships

 * Republic freighter
 * Republic yellow Lego freighter
 * Republic orbital shuttle
 * Republic military droid carrier
 * Republic Four Millennia BBY Falcon light freighter

Battleships

 * Ravager

Cruisers

 * Interdictor-class cruiser

Frigates

 * Hammerhead-class capital ship
 * Republic blockade runner

Starfighters

 * Republic assault fighter
 * Aurek fighter

Support Ships

 * Republic orbital shuttle
 * Republic military droid carrier
 * Republic freighter

Command ship

 * Wooden-hulled battleship

Cruisers

 * Hammerhead-class capital ship

Battleships

 * Republic battleship

Starfighters

 * Aurek fighter

Support Ships

 * Bivouac transport
 * Republic cargo ship

Battleships

 * Corellian warship
 * Humbarine warship
 * Mandator I-class Star Dreadnought

Battlecruisers

 * Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser

Cruisers

 * Heavy Munitions Cruiser
 * Trade Federation cargo hauler

Destroyers

 * Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser
 * Star Destroyer (multi-mile)

Frigates



 * Acclamator-class assault ship
 * Carrack-class light cruiser
 * Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser

Corvettes

 * CEC light cruiser
 * Consular-class space cruiser
 * Corellian Star Shuttle
 * CR70 corvette
 * CR90 corvette
 * Republic light assault cruiser

Starfighters

 * CloakShape fighter
 * Delta-6 starfighter
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Lancet




 * T.I.E. starfighter
 * Tikiar starfighter
 * Vulture droid
 * Whitecloak fighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter

Support Ships

 * Amphibious Interstellar Assault Transport/infantry
 * C-9979 landing craft
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport
 * Rescue frigate
 * Sky-mine delivery ship
 * Taxon-class probe ship

Battleships

 * Corellian warship
 * Humbarine warship
 * Mandator I-class Star Dreadnought
 * Mandator II-class Star Dreadnought
 * Rothana battleship

Battlecruisers

 * Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser

Destroyers

 * Rothana destroyer
 * Star Destroyer (multi-mile)
 * Victory I-class Star Destroyer
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer

Assault ships

 * Acclamator I-class assault ship
 * Acclamator II-class assault ship

Carriers

 * Republic carrier

Frigates



 * Alderaanian War Frigate
 * Carrack-class light cruiser
 * Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser

Corvettes

 * Republic light assault cruiser
 * Consular-class space cruiser
 * Corellian Star Shuttle
 * CR70 corvette
 * CR90 corvette

Starfighters

 * Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter
 * ARC-170 starfighter
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor




 * NTB-630 naval bomber
 * PTB-625 planetary bomber
 * T.I.E. starfighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter
 * V-19 Torrent starfighter

Support Ships

 * Kappa-class shuttle
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport
 * Medstar-class frigate
 * Theta-class T-2c shuttle

Great Sith War (4,000-3,996 BBY)

 * Enforcer One
 * Reliance

Mandalorian Wars (3,976 - 3,960 BBY)

 * Courageous
 * Leviathan
 * Ravager

Jedi Civil War, Sith Civil Wars & First Jedi Purge (3,959-3,951 BBY)



 * Endar Spire
 * Harbinger
 * Sojourn

Pre-Clone Wars (~100-22 BBY)

 * Katana
 * New Hope
 * Peregrine

Clone Wars (22-19 BBY)

 * Aken
 * Anvil
 * Arrestor
 * Atrisian Iron
 * Bolide
 * Candaserri
 * Coronet
 * Courageous
 * Doneeta
 * Guarlara




 * Implacable
 * Integrity
 * Intervention
 * Intrepid
 * Mas Ramdar
 * Monitor
 * Perseverance
 * Prominence
 * Prosecutor
 * Quaestor
 * Redoubt
 * Resolution
 * Ro-ti-Mundi
 * Sundiver
 * Triumph
 * VCD987
 * Vigiliance

Planetary Naval Forces
The Galactic Republic Navy, while having a standing military force throughout the galaxy, did include many volunteer/reserve forces or planetary forces, including:


 * Chandrila Defense Fleet
 * Corellian Defense Force
 * Coruscant Home Fleet
 * Freeworlds Common Navy
 * Humbarine Sector defense forces
 * Koros/Tetan Navy
 * Kuat sectorial defense fleets
 * Onderon Space Force
 * Royal Alderaan Civil Fleet
 * Rendili Home Defense Fleet

Fleet
A fleet was the total naval presence in a sector, commanded by an admiral. It was usually subdivided into battle groups of 60 warships each.

Notable Fleets

 * Galactic Republic Ninth Fleet
 * Open Circle Fleet
 * Katana Fleet
 * Victory Fleet

Naval Starfighter Corps
Though there was a separate starfighter corps, the navy also maintained its own squadrons of starfighters onboard each warship. These fighters were meant for ship-to-ship combat as well as space fights. Although not named, Clone Pilots operated under this same concept.

Marines
Marines were the ship-to-ship assault and defense soldiers of the navy. Originally birth-born recruits and officers, during the Clone Wars they used specially trained clone troopers as marines to counter the droid marines of the Confederate Navy. This was most likely the basis for the Imperial Marines.

Companies and Corporations
The primary suppliers of Republic ships throughout its existence were:


 * Alderaan Royal Engineers
 * Core Galaxy Systems
 * Corellia StarDrive
 * Hoersch-Kessel Drive, Inc.
 * Kuat Drive Yards
 * Rendili StarDrive
 * Republic Sienar Systems
 * Rothana Heavy Engineering

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith