Interdictor-class cruiser

Interdictor-class Cruiser "Sith Interdictor ship! They must've been waiting for us in the hyperspace route. We're caught in their tractor beam."

- Carth Onasi

Interdictor-class Cruisers, also known as hyperspace interdiction cruisers, were among the most numerous capital ships seen in action with the Sith Navy during and after the Jedi Civil War.

Characteristics
These ships featured a tractor beam, which could trap nearby vessels and pull them into the cruiser's hangar bay. Many of the original Interdictors were built in Corellian shipyards, though many more would be constructed by the Star Forge to fuel the growing warfleet of the Sith Lord Darth Revan.

History


The class name "Interdictor" was first proposed by Admiral Jimas Veltraa. When Veltraa was killed in the Mandalorian Wars, some proposed that the name of the class be changed to honor him, but this was overruled by the Supreme Chancellor. In 3,963 BBY, construction on the Interdictor-class was approved. They appeared to have replaced the Courageous-class capital ships at some point during the war that followed.

The most notable Interdictor-class Cruiser was the Leviathan, a Galactic Republic warship that later came into service of the Sith Lords Revan and Malak as a result of Admiral Saul Karath's defection; the ship would then serve as his flagship.

Malak, in the Leviathan, brought a fleet of Interdictors to Taris and positioned them around that world in an attempt to stop the Jedi Knight Bastila Shan from escaping. Frustrated that the search for the missing Jedi was taking too long, he ordered his fleet to bombard Taris with their turbolasers, turning the upper city into slag. Some time later, a number of Interdictors participated in the Battle of Rakata Prime, which bore witness to the destruction of the Star Forge and the mass production of Interdictor-class ships and Sith fighters.

Despite that, many of the remaining Interdictor-class Cruisers were later used to form the core of Darth Nihilus's Sith battlefleet and were seen in action at the Battle of Telos IV. As would be seen millennia later, the overall design principles would survive in the Galactic Republic and the later Galactic Empire in the form of the Star Destroyer line of warships.

Known ships

 * Leviathan
 * Ravenger

Behind the scenes


According to the Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, the Interdictor-class was built by Sienar Fleet Systems, a company which would not exist until the formation of the Galactic Empire. This confusion is most likely due to the fact that the Immobilizer 418 cruiser, which was also built by Sienar Fleet Systems for the Empire, is often referred to as the Interdictor-class cruiser.

Appearances

 * The Admiral's List: Jimas Veltraa Memorial Edition
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords