Vengeance (Vengeance-class)



The Vengeance was a long, slender black warship that served as the flagship of the Dark Jedi Jerec in the years following the Battle of Endor. The Vengeance was approximately 10 kilometers long, and was named after Jerec's old Star Destroyer flagship, which he commanded some time prior to the Battle of Yavin.



Little is known about the capabilities of the Vengeance, except that it carried a number of TIEs, and was capable of defeating a small Corellian Corvette. The most striking feature of the ship was its slender frame, which was more narrow than standard Star Destroyers, almost sword-like in comparison to the usual dagger-shape. The ship class which the Vengeance belonged to is unknown. It has been referred to as a Super Star Destroyer variant. However, such a description is of little use, as the term "Super Star Destroyer" has been applied to many different classes of warship larger than the standard Imperial-class Star Destroyer, and the Vengeance bore few similarities to the Executor-class.



The Vengeance was last seen taking Jerec and his Dark Jedi to the planet Ruusan, the location of the Valley of the Jedi. Accompanying the ship was a large transport and a small task force of Imperial-class Star Destroyers.

It is quite possible that the Vengeance was one of three Super Star Destroyers from Black Sword Command, since the other two were never accounted for, and neither was the Vengeance.

Behind the scenes



 * Curtis Saxton, in his Star Wars Technical Commentaries has given this ship type the provisional name of Vengeance-class because the Vengeance is its only known representative.
 * A sleek warship of the same class (or similar), was seen near Byss during the reign of Palpatine's clones.
 * The Vengeance´s slim form contrasts greatly with its wide array of engines and the decreased surface area would allow for fewer guns than on ships like the Executor or Admiral Giel's Flagship. These features indicate a possible designation of this type of vessel as 'Star Battlecruiser', if we were to believe the historical definition of 'battlecruiser': They were designed to hunt down and outgun smaller warships (or merchant ships in the case of the pocket battleships), and outrun larger warships that they could not outgun. Originally, to achieve this, they deviated from the standard practice of providing a ship with sufficient armour to protect against its own guns. The weight saving from the reduced armour allowed more powerful engines to be fitted.
 * In the official sources where the Vengeance has appeared, it was simply specified as a 'Super Star Destroyer'.

Appearances

 * Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

External Link

 * Star Wars Technical Commentaries