Harbinger (Imperial I-class)

The Harbinger was an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer of the Imperial Navy famous for being one of the only Star Destroyers to be hijacked by the Rebel Alliance.

DescriptionEdit

The Harbinger was 1,600 meters long, the standard length for an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. As such, it was initially armed with turbolaser batteries, ion cannons, and several tractor beam projectors.^[13] Before it was hijacked, the Harbinger was upgraded with the removal of its tractor beam targeting array with a communications tower.^[2][3]

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Behind the scenesEdit

The opening crawl of Star Wars 23: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part III states that the Harbinger is crewed by a thousand people. Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know establishes that an Imperial-class Star Destroyer is crewed by 9,700. This article assumes that the latter source is correct, and the opening crawl of Star Wars 23 was attempting to use hyperbole.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars 22: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part II (First appearance)
• Star Wars 23: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part III
• Star Wars 24: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part IV
• Star Wars 25: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part V
• Star Wars 26: Yoda's Secret War, Part I (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars 37: Imperial Pride (Mentioned only)
• Aftermath: Life Debt (First mentioned; albeit indirectly)

SourcesEdit

•  It's Star Destroyer-Hijacking Time in Star Wars #22, Plus New Covers Revealed for Darth Vader #25 on StarWars.com
• Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files

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