Editing Arquitens-class light cruiser

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|firstuse=By [[22 BBY]]<ref name="Date22">''[[Rise of the Separatists]]'' establishes that the ''Arquitens''-class [[light cruiser]] was rushed into [[Galactic Republic]] service since the [[First Battle of Geonosis|outbreak]] of the [[Clone Wars]], dated to [[22 BBY]] by ''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]'', indicating that the Arquitens was introduced around the same [[Standard year|year]].</ref>
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**[[Galactic Republic Navy]]<ref name="Grievous Intrigue" />
*[[Galactic Empire]]<ref name="DV7">[[Darth Vader (2015) 7|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 7]]</ref>
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{{Quote|This is an ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser. It may not be the largest, but it is well armed with a thick hull. Its crew is certainly well trained and prepared for a space battle. Externally it is defended. But they are not expecting an assault from within, as has proven to be the case.|Grievous, on the ''[[Stellar Rise]]''|<ref name="Saber Truth">{{InsiderCite|210|Galactic Tales: Saber Truth}}</ref>}}
The '''''Arquitens''-class light cruiser''', also known as the '''Jedi light cruiser''' or '''Republic light cruiser''' and later the '''Imperial light cruiser''', was a line of [[light cruiser]]s designed by [[Kuat Drive Yards]] that saw extensive service with the [[Galactic Republic Navy|Republic Navy]] during the [[Clone Wars]]. They would go on to see limited service under the [[Galactic Empire]], though Kuat Drive Yards would later refit them into an updated variant for the [[Imperial Navy]], the [[Arquitens-class command cruiser|''Arquitens''-class command cruiser]].

==Characteristics==
{{Quote|The enemy ships are faster and more maneuverable. I suggest caution.|TV-94, referring to the ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser and its companion ''Consular''-class cruisers|<ref name="Grievous Intrigue" />}}
[[File:ArquitensBridge-GI.png|thumb|left|250px|The bridge of the ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser ''Surrogator'']]
The ''Arquitens''-class were built on a broad, kite-shaped [[hull]], in line with the [[Kuat Drive Yards]] triangular design motif that was also reflected in its contemporaries, the [[Venator-class Star Destroyer|''Venator'']] and [[Acclamator-class transgalactic military assault ship|''Acclamator''-classes]].<ref name="Rise" /> It was set apart, however, by its three powerful engines (reminiscent of the smaller [[Consular-class space cruiser|''Consular''-class space cruiser]]), as well as its two forward spars cleaved into the ship's triangular bow.<ref name="Grievous Intrigue" />

[[File:96th_Task_Force.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Arquitens''-class light cruisers were equipped with turbolasers]]
The [[Bridge (starship)|bridge]] was a small T-shaped command tower positioned atop the hull, flanked by two turret-mounted quad light<ref name="Rise" /> [[turbolaser]]s; these were matched by identical emplacements, located on the ventral side.<ref name="Escape from Kadavo">{{TCW|Escape from Kadavo}}</ref> The cruiser's anti-fighter and anti-ship capabilities were bolstered by the quad laser batteries mounted port and starboard.<ref name="Rise" /> All of the batteries could be retracted into the hull in the case of atmospheric operations.<ref name="Escape from Kadavo" /> Additionally, the ship also had two pairs of forward ordinance [[Missile launcher|launchers]]. Its ordinance launchers were typically equipped with [[concussion missile]]s, but any standard Republic Navy ordinance could be used.<ref name="Rise" />

''Arquitens''-class light cruisers were relatively small vessels; like the retrofitted [[Consular-class cruiser (Charger c70 retrofit)|''Consular''-class]], they were regarded as "escort-class" vessels by the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems Navy|Confederacy navy]] in contrast with the Venators, identified as "cruiser-class."<ref name="Grievous Intrigue" /> However, their versatility allowed them to serve in various roles, such as escorting convoys, performing reconnaissance pickets, and supporting larger [[capital ship]]s. They earned the respect of both their crews and their enemy counterparts.<ref name="Rise" />

==History==
===Clone Wars===
{{Quote|Get back to the bridge. We need to detach before Grievous jumps ship.|Obi-Wan Kenobi, to the clone naval officers aboard his ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser during the Battle of Saleucami|<ref name="Grievous Intrigue" />}}
''Arquitens''-class light cruisers were rushed into service with the [[Galactic Republic Navy|Republic Navy]] upon the outbreak of the [[Clone Wars]] in [[22 BBY]].<ref name="Rise" /> One of these ships, named the ''[[Surrogator]]'',<ref name="BMF 60" /> was part of [[Jedi General]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s flotilla during the [[Battle of Saleucami]]; it was used as bait for [[General]] [[Grievous]], distracting him from the [[Jedi]] boarding party on his own [[Grievous's Recusant-class light destroyer|flagship]] that was attempting to rescue the captured [[Eeth Koth]]. In the course of the battle, the ship was targeted at point-blank range by Grievous' flagship and was destroyed.<ref name="Grievous Intrigue" />

[[File:CoburnAtTheHelm-EFK.png|thumb|left|250px|Admiral Coburn commands an ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser at Kadavo.]]
Several ''Arquitens''-class light cruisers formed part of the [[Kamino blockade|fleet]] that protected [[Kamino]] when it was [[Battle of Kamino|attacked]] by Grievous and [[Asajj Ventress]].<ref name="ARC Troopers">{{TCW|ARC Troopers}}</ref> ''Arquitens''-class ships were also part of the fleet that later [[Battle of Sullust|engaged]] [[Ventress's fleet]] in the [[Sullust system]].<ref name="Nightsisters">{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)}}</ref>

Following a distress call from the [[Togruta]] colonists of the planet [[Kiros]], [[Jedi Master]] [[Yoda]] deployed a group containing ''Arquitens''-class light cruisers and a ''Venator''-class Star Destroyer to investigate.<ref name="Kidnapped">{{TCW|Kidnapped}}</ref> After the slaves were transferred to a [[Kadavo slave processing facility|slave processing facility]] on [[Kadavo]], an ''Arquitens''-class cruiser<ref name="Escape from Kadavo">{{TCW|Escape from Kadavo}}</ref> known as the ''[[Hand of Justice]]''<ref name="Hand of Justice">{{Armada|Imperial Light Cruiser Expansion Pack|cardname=''Hand of Justice''|link=https://starwars-armada.fandom.com/wiki/Hand_of_Justice}}</ref> helmed by Admiral [[Barton Coburn]] maneuvered underneath the facility to deploy the Wolfpack to aid in the rescue. The troops brought the freed slaves onboard, and Coburn's ship left as [[Plo Koon]] and his squadron destroyed the facility.<ref name="Escape from Kadavo" />

An ''Arquitens''-class fought in the [[Battle of Ringo Vinda]] late in the war.<ref name="TCW:Unknown>{{TCW|The Unknown}}</ref>

===Age of the Empire===
====Imperial reign====
[[File:Arquitens-classLightCruiser-SWM.png|thumb|right|250px|An Imperial light cruiser destroys multiple enemies]]
Republic light cruisers continued to serve in the [[Imperial Navy]] after the Republic's [[Proclamation of the New Order|transition]] into the [[Galactic Empire]].<ref name="Dawn" /> One Imperial light cruiser, the ''[[Thunder Wasp]]'' (under the command of [[Commander]] [[Alfren Cheno]]), served as part of the [[Carlou Gendling's task force|task force]] of [[Admiral]] [[Carlou Gendling]] during the [[Mission to Umbara|pacification]] of [[Umbara]]. The [[Chiss]] [[Captain]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo|Thrawn]] and [[Ensign]] [[Eli N. Vanto|Eli Vanto]] served aboard the ''Thunder Wasp'', helping to knock out a [[Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I|vulture droid]] transmission station and effectively winning the day for the Empire.<ref name="Thrawn" />

During the [[Batonn sector insurgency]], Admiral Thrawn commanded three Imperial light cruisers [[Shyrack (Arquitens-class light cruiser)|''Shyrack'']], ''[[Flensor]]'', and ''[[Tumnor]]'' during the assault on [[Nevil Cygni|Nightswan's]] forces on [[Scrim Island]]. These light cruisers were disabled by a hidden [[ion cannon]] emplacement but Thrawn ordered his fleet to bombard the waters around the ion cannons, creating a tsunami that flooded the base and knocked out its defenses. Later, Thrawn used the cruisers as bait to entice Nightswan's ships to attack his [[command ship]] ''[[Chimaera]]''. Nightswan's ships bypassed the cruisers, which deployed repair barges containing [[TIE/ln space superiority starfighter|TIE fighters]] that neutralized Nightswan's fleet.<ref name="Thrawn" />

====Refit program====
[[File:ArquitensCommandCruiser-SWS.png|thumb|left|250px|An ''Arquitens''-class command cruiser]]
Several [[Standard year|years]] prior to [[4 BBY]],<ref name="Date-4BBY">"[[Rebel Resolve]]," the first appearance of the ''Arquitens''-class command cruisers, directly follows the events of "[[Call to Action]]," which ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]'' dates to [[4 BBY]]. ''[[Dawn of Rebellion]]'' states the conversion to the command cruiser variant happened "several years ago". As the sourcebook's in-universe perspective is apparently around the time of ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', it is assumed here that the conversion took "several years" before the cruisers first appearance.</ref> the Imperial Navy recalled those former Republic light cruisers still in service. At the Kuat Drive Yards, they would undergo a mass refit as part of a service life extension program. The interior was effectively gutted and replaced with radically improved systems to maximize speed, agility, combat ability and power output. This generation of refits would be the first of the [[Arquitens-class command cruiser|''Arquitens''-class command cruisers]].<ref name="Dawn" /> Those command cruisers could see further modifications under the [[Class 546 program]], turning them into [[Class 546 Cruiser]]s.<ref name="Battles that Changed the Galaxy">''[[Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy]]''</ref>

Nevertheless, some unmodified light cruisers continued in the service of the Empire well into the [[Galactic Civil War]]. Serving as a [[transport]], [[Unidentified Arquitens-class light cruiser|one ''Arquitens''-class]] carrying [[credit]]s confiscated from the [[Son-tuul Pride]] crime syndicate was [[Son-tuul Pride robbery|hijacked]] in the [[Anthan system]] in [[0 ABY]];<ref name="Vader 8">[[Darth Vader (2015) 8|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 8]]</ref> for their investigation of the heist, [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]] and Inspector [[Thanoth]] also utilized a light cruiser.<ref name="Vader 9">[[Darth Vader (2015) 9|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 9]]</ref> Three of these ships also [[Skirmish in an unidentified system|intercepted]] [[Prince]]ss [[Leia Skywalker Organa Solo|Leia Organa's]] [[Unidentified Rebel Alliance convoy|convoy]] after the [[Battle of Hoth]].<ref name="MovingTarget">''[[Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure]]''</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
The ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser first appeared in the [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|''The Clone Wars'']] episode ''[[Grievous Intrigue]]''. Although the ships seen in ''[[Star Wars: Commander]]'' are virtually identical to other ''Arquitens''-class light cruisers, the bridge design is more reminiscent of a command cruiser.{{Fact}}

The ''Arquitens''-class light cruisers in [[Darth Vader (2015) 12|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 12]] are incorrectly depicted as having bridges<ref name="Vader 12">[[Darth Vader (2015) 12|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 12]]</ref> similar to those of [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyers]].<ref name="ESB">{{Film|V}}</ref> "[[The Anti-Hero's Journey]]" in [[Star Wars Insider 217|''Star Wars Insider'' 217]] erroneously calls [[Gideon's light cruiser]] an ''Arquitens''-class light cruiser,<ref name="Anti-Hero">{{InsiderCite|217|The Anti-Hero's Journey}}</ref> but it is actually a Class 546-modified ''Arquitens''-class command cruiser.<ref name="Battles that Changed the Galaxy" />

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars Battlefront II]]''
*{{InsiderCite|210|Galactic Tales: Saber Truth}}
*{{TCW|Grievous Intrigue}} {{1st}}
*{{TCW|The Deserter}} {{Flash}} {{Wreck}}
*{{TCW|ARC Troopers}}
*{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)}}
*{{TCW|Kidnapped}}
*{{TCW|Escape from Kadavo}}
*{{TCW|Bound for Rescue}}
*{{TCW|A Necessary Bond}}
*{{TCW|Point of No Return}}
*{{TCW|The Jedi Who Knew Too Much}}
*{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}
*{{TCW|The Unknown}}
*{{TCW|Crisis at the Heart}}
*''[[Dark Disciple]]''
*[[Dark Disciple (audiobook)|''Dark Disciple'' audiobook]]
*[[Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 3|''Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir'' 3]]
*{{TCW|The Bad Batch (episode)}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Unfinished Business (episode)}} {{Flash}}
*[[Thrawn (novel)|''Thrawn'']]
*[[Thrawn (audiobook)|''Thrawn'' audiobook]]
*[[Thrawn 4|''Thrawn'' 4]]
*[[Thrawn 5|''Thrawn'' 5]]
*[[Thrawn 6|''Thrawn'' 6]]
*{{SWRMCite|15|A Day's Duty}}
*[[Target Vader 6|''Target Vader'' 6]] {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars: Commander]]''
*''[[Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original]]''
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 7|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 7]] {{Hologram}}
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 8|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 8]]
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 9|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 9]]
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 10|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 10]] {{C|Indirect mention only, in the opening crawl}}
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 11|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 11]]
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 12|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 12]]
*[[Darth Vader (2015) 20|''Darth Vader'' (2015) 20]]
*{{IDWAdventuresCite-2020|issue=11|story=Squad Goals, Part One}}
*[[War of the Bounty Hunters 5|''War of the Bounty Hunters'' 5]]
*''[[Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure]]''
*[[Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (audiobook)|''Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Squadrons]]'' {{Wreck}}
*''[[Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes]]''
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==Sources==
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*<!-- 2011-09-13 -->{{SW|url=explore/the-clone-wars/ep209|text="Grievous Intrigue" - ''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide|nolive=1}} {{1stID|Republic light cruiser}}
*<!-- 2014-07-01 -->{{SWE|characters|admiralcoburn|Admiral Coburn}} {{1stID|Jedi light cruiser}}
*<!-- 2015-02-23 -->{{SW|url=series/star-wars-rebels/rebel-resolve-episode-guide|text="Rebel Resolve" Episode Guide &#124; Star Wars Rebels}} {{1stID|Imperial light cruiser}}
*<!-- 2015-04-28 -->''[[Ultimate Star Wars]]''
*<!-- 2016-02-24 -->{{BuildFalconCite|60|Starship Fact File|''Arquitens''-class Light Cruiser}}
*<!-- 2016-12-22 -->{{Armada|Imperial Light Cruiser Expansion Pack}}
*<!-- 2017-11-21 -->''[[Star Wars: The Rebel Files]]''
*<!-- 2018-02-22 -->''[[Dawn of Rebellion]]''
*<!-- 2018-03-07 -->{{HelmetCollectionCite|57|Highlights of the Saga|Leaving Skystrike}} {{Po}}
*<!-- 2018-07-25 -->{{HelmetCollectionCite|67|Highlights of the Saga|Birth of the Blade Wing}}
*<!-- 2018-09-05 -->{{HelmetCollectionCite|70|Weapons & Uniforms|Grand Admiral Thrawn}}
*<!-- 2018-10-23 -->''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]'' {{Imo}}
*<!-- 2019-05-09 -->''[[Rise of the Separatists]]''
*<!-- 2019-10-04 -->''[[Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition]]''
*<!-- 2020-02-28 -->{{SW|url=series/clone-wars/a-distant-echo-episode-guide|text="A Distant Echo" Episode Guide &#124; The Clone Wars}} {{Po}}
*<!-- 2020-11-13 -->{{EncyclopediaCite|Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters}}
*<!-- 2021-10-28 -->''[[Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy]]''
*<!-- 2022-11-26 -->{{LEGOCite|lego|912290|Imperial Light Cruiser}}
*<!-- 2023-03-14 -->{{InsiderCite|217|The Anti-Hero's Journey}} {{C|Erroneous mention}}
*{{Databank|admiral-coburn|Admiral Coburn}}
*{{Databank|b-wing-prototype-blade-wing|B-Wing Prototype (Blade Wing)}} {{Imo}}
*{{Databank|imperial-light-cruiser|Imperial Light Cruiser}} {{1stID|''Arquitens''-class light cruiser}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Interlang
|cs=Lehký křižník třídy Arquitens
|de=Arquitens-Klasse Kreuzer#kanon
|es=Crucero ligero clase Arquitens
|ja=アーキテンス級軽クルーザー
|ko=아르퀴텐즈급 경순양함
|pl=Lekki krążownik typu Arquitens
|tr=Arquitens-sınıfı hafif kruvazör
|uk=Легкий крейсер типу «Арквітенс»
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