Interdictor-class Star Destroyer/Legends

Interdictor Star Destroyer The Interdictor Star Destroyer was a variant of the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer equipped with gravity well projectors.

Characteristics
These ships were created by the Empire because the common Immobilizer 418 cruiser was too lightly armed.

To make room for the gravity well projectors, half of the turbolasers and ion cannons, as well as eight of the Phylon Q7 tractor beam projectors found on the original Imperial-class Star Destroyer, had to be removed.

History
A ship of this class was used as a command ship by Lord Darth Vader in the months immediately after the Battle of Yavin, but it was destroyed above Jazbina by Rebel pilot Jal Te Gniev.

In the months immediately after the Battle of Endor, ships of this class, such as Dominator and Binder, seemed to have been specifically deployed in Imperial efforts to defeat the Rebels' legendary Rogue Squadron.

By 9 ABY, Grand Admiral Thrawn's fleet at the Battle of Bilbringi included a number of Interdictor Star Destroyers. It is possible that Imperator and Wrack were also ships of this design.

Known ships

 * Binder
 * Dominator
 * Tory's Catcher

Behind the scenes

 * Whether this type of Star Destroyer was ever given a proper class name is unknown. The term "Interdictor Star Destroyer" was first used in Star Wars Handbook: X-wing: Rogue Squadron, but it is unknown if this was meant to be the class name (as in "Interdictor-class Star Destroyer"). Besides its interdiction role, the capabilities of the Interdictor Star Destroyer were unknown until the ship was briefly described in Starships of the Galaxy.


 * It is possibly the same design as the Interdictor Dreadnaught mentioned in the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy.


 * Before a canonical designation was known, Curtis Saxton documented this ship class on his Star Wars Technical Commentaries website. On his site, Saxton used the provisional name "Dominator-class Star Destroyer," created after the class's first named representative, Dominator. Since then, many fans have mistakenly believed this name to be canon.

Appearances

 * Routine
 * Vader's Quest
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement
 * The Last Command comic
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge