Interdictor-class cruiser

Interdictor-class Cruiser Interdictor-class Cruisers, also known as hyperspace interdiction cruisers, were among the most numerous capital ships during and after the Jedi Civil War.

These ships indicated a technological breakthrough, being capable of producing an interdiction field simulating the presence of planetary-strong gravity fields and prevent other ships from escaping into hyperspace. Also, it featured a tractor beam similar to the one used on the later Death Star I, which could trap nearby vessels and pull them into the cruiser. The most notable Interdictor-class Cruiser was the Leviathan, a Republic warship that later came into service of the Sith Lords Darth Revan and Darth Malak as a result of Admiral Saul Karath's treachery. The Sith used the Star Forge to replicate these cruisers, resulting in them becoming the most common Sith capital ships. Malak, in the Leviathan, brought a fleet of Interdictors to the planet Taris and positioned them around the planet. In an attempt to stop the Jedi, Bastila Shan from escaping, he ordered his fleet to bombard Taris with their turbolasers, turning the upper city into slag. A number of Interdictors participated in the Battle of Rakata Prime which put an end to the Star Forge and mass production of Interdictor-class ships.

Despite that, the remaining Interdictor-class Cruisers later became the core of Darth Nihilus's Sith fleet and were seen en masse in the Battle of Telos IV.

As would be seen millenia later, the design would survive in the Galactic Republic, and later Galactic Empire, as Star Destroyer and Acclamator ships.

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

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