DP20 frigate

Corellian gunship The Corellian gunship was one of the few dedicated warship designs produced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation.

Characteristics
Unlike its cousin, the CR90 corvette, the gunship had minimal cargo space and almost no space for passengers or troops. These small ships were designed to be only two things: fast and deadly. Engines consumed nearly half of the gunship's interior space. What little room is left was used for shield generators and weapons.

Armed with eight double turbolaser cannons, four concussion missile tubes, and six quad laser cannons, the Corellian gunship was effective against both larger capital ships as well as starfighters. These ships were 120 meters long. Each one carried a crew of 45, along with 46 gunners. They were equipped with Class 2 hyperdrives.

These vessels saw common use among the Corellian and Rebel Alliance/New Republic fleets, although some were seen in the hands of independent operators.

Behind the scenes

 * The design of the gunship is based on early concept art from the pre-production of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, depicting a lean, small warship which was originally conceived as an "Imperial starship" in the rough draft, evolving into a "pirate ship" as the script developed. This role in the movie was, of course, eventually taken by Millennium Falcon, while the linear design served as the basis for the hammerhead-bowed blockade runner: both are depicted as Corellian ships, from the same manufacturer as the non-movie gunship.


 * The gunship was first described in detail in the Rebel Alliance Sourcebook in 1990, but Rebel gunships based off the same concept-art designs first appeared in issue #12 of the Marvel Star Wars comics in 1978: these are generally regarded as Corellian gunships of the same or similar design.


 * Because of the reuse of old concept art in the prequel trilogy, the design is also similar to the Consular-class space cruiser, seen in The Phantom Menace&mdash;another Corellian design.


 * The Isis Coordinates, an adventure for the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End Games, featured the complete deck plans of a Corellian gunship, Handree.


 * It is often said that that the designation of this ship is "DP-20" or "DP20"; however, although this designation is mentioned in several fan sites and conforms in broad terms to the alphanumeric pattern closely associated with Corellian Engineering Corporation ships, no canon confirmation has been found at present.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Marvel Star Wars 12: Doomworld
 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance
 * The Truce at Bakura
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
 * The Last Command
 * Dark Empire
 * Dark Empire II
 * Darksaber
 * Planet of Twilight
 * Specter of the Past
 * Star by Star
 * Destiny's Way