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"Attack those Federation starships, quickly!"
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, during the Battle of Geonosis[6]

Core ships, also known as Command Spheres, were modified Lucrehulk-class Battleship central spheres that were used by the Trade Federation for planetary landings during the Clone Wars and often hosted Separatist leaders. Equipped with both land and air defenses, those autonomous spheres were 696 meters in diameter and could carry numerous B1-series battle droids.

Characteristics[]

Lucrehulk-class Core Ships

Core ships on Geonosis in the Trade Federation landing zones prior to the Battle of Geonosis.

Core ships were huge[4] autonomous[3] Trade Federation command vessels modified from[4] the central spheres of[3] Lucrehulk-class Battleships.[1] Core ships could detach and re-attach to the battleship ring.[6] A core ship's central diameter came to 696 meters, or 2,283 feet, and the vessel possessed landing legs which retracted into the hull during travel in space. Towards the top of the ship was a command tower and a sensor antenna.[4]

Core ships could carry vast numbers of B1-series battle droids.[4] The ships had air and land defenses. The Federation would use core ships for planetary landings during the Clone Wars,[3] and the craft were often used to host leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[4] Circular repulsorlift pits were used as service areas for core ships.[10]

History[]

"We must get the starships back into space!"
―A Nemoidian during the Battle of Geonosis[6]
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The wreckage of core ships on Xorrn

Several core ships were present on Geonosis[6] within the Trade Federation landing zones[11] prior to and during the First Battle of Geonosis.[6] DH-Omni Support Vessels, a Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. supply ship used by the Confederacy, were built from salvaged core ships.[12] Skytop Station was a core ship converted to serve as a listening post. It was later destroyed by a Republic infiltration.[13] In 19 BBY, a modified core ship served as the venue for a meeting between the Separatist Council and General Grievous on Utapau, shortly before Grievous' final duel with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi.[14]

In 14 BBY,[15] the fifth year of the Imperial Era, Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and Sith Lord Darth Vader led an Imperial mission to Murkhana. While Tarkin was looking through a viewport on the Carrion Spike, it was impossible to tell the core ship repulsorlift pits from bomb craters.[10] By 9 BBY,[16] the core ship of the Primacy was left abandoned on the planet Koboh. It was used as a base by the Bedlam Raiders, a group of marauders who used the battle droids present on the ship to increase their power.[17][8] Another Separatist core ship was left crashed on a large asteroid outside of the Red Honeycomb Zone and later became home to the former Acolyte of the Beyond Kiza.[9] In 21 ABY,[18] the ship's forge overloaded during her duel with Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, melting down much of Kiza's droid army and leading to her own death. The exterior of the core ship, however, remained standing and was left abandoned once more.[9]

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 AltayaCite "Republic and Separatist Ships (1)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Rogue One: Death Star Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
  5. Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition establishes the core ship was active at least a century before the First Battle of Geonosis, dated to 22 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  7. 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
  8. 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Shadow of the Sith
  10. 10.0 10.1 Tarkin
  11. Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
  12. Rise of the Separatists
  13. TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Duel of the Droids"
  14. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  15. Tarkin states that "Five standard years have passed since Darth Sidious proclaimed himself galactic Emperor," an event shown in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Since Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Revenge of the Sith to 19 BBY, it can be deduced that the events of Tarkin occur in 14 BBY.
  16. StarWars Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on StarWars.com (backup link) dates Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which in turn take place in 14 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. As such, Jedi: Survivor must occur in 9 BBY.
  17. YouTube Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – 9 Minutes of Gameplay | IGN First on the IGN YouTube channel (July 2, 2023) (backup link)
  18. The events of Shadow of the Sith take place in 21 ABY per the reasoning here.

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