- "Maybe, if we fight hard and smart enough, slow it down to the point that we could contact the Alliance communications ship that's in orbit near Sullust, and get some kind of operational task force ordered out here."
- ―Gennad Rozhdenst
A communications ship was a naval vessel fitted with transceivers to facilitate communication between various fleet elements and military headquarters.
History[]
Comm ships were used during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War to both aid friendly forces and hinder enemies. The latter was accomplished through jamming measures that scrambled the enemy's lines of communication.
In the time of the Empire, several communications ships were among the support vessels kept in readiness by individual Sector and Oversector navy worlds.[2]
Notable classes and starships[]
- Allegiance-class battlecruiser
- Munificent-class star frigate
- Avenger
- Pride of Tarlandia
- Rebel Alliance communications ship
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Obsession 1 (First appearance)
- Obsession 2
- Obsession 3
- Obsession 4
- Obsession 5
- Labyrinth of Evil
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 1
- Dark Times 1
- Dark Times 2
- Dark Times 3
- Dark Times 4
- Dark Times 5
- Dark Times 6
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Hard Merchandise (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections
"The Starships of Episode III" — Star Wars Insider 82
Starships and Vehicles of Revenge of the Sith on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)- The New Essential Chronology
- Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- Banking Clan communications frigate in the Databank (original site is defunct)
