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- "Looks like an Imperial cruiser. Our passengers must be hotter than I thought."
- ―Han Solo as the Millennium Falcon escapes Tatooine
The Tantive IV, a CR90 corvette, also called an Alderaan cruiser
A cruiser was a designation given to starships, usually capital ships, of varying sizes and capabilities. In a wider sense, the term included corvettes, frigates and actual cruisers.[1] Examples included the Consular-class space cruiser,[2] the CR90 corvette,[3] the Arquitens-class light cruiser,[4] the MC80 Star Cruiser,[5] and the Venator-class Star Destroyer, often referred to as a "Republic attack cruiser."[6]
By the time of the Separatist Crisis, the Jedi Order typically used the Republic's cruisers for its diplomatic missions across the galaxy. However, some tasks required less conspicuous and smaller starships such as the Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor.[7]
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- ↑ Rise of the Separatists
- ↑
Republic Cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Alderaan Cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Imperial Light Cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑
Mon Calamari star cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Republic Attack Cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
