MC85 Star Cruiser

Production information

Manufacturer

Model

MC85 Star Cruiser^[1]

Class

Star Cruiser^[1]

Technical specifications

Length

3,438.37 meters (11,280.74 ft)^[1]

Width

706.55 meters (2,318.08 ft)^[1]

Height/depth

461.61 meters (1,514.84 ft)^[1]

Engine unit(s)

11 Sublight ion engines^[1]

Sensor systems

1 ventral integrated targeting and sensor array^[1]
1 forward sensor array group^[1]

Targeting systems

1 ventral integrated targeting and sensor array^[1]
1 dorsal turbolaser targeting array^[1]

Armament

Complement

At least 4 starfighter squadrons^[source?]

Docking bays

2^[1]

Escape craft

At least 6 escape pods^[source?]

Minimum crew

Around 1,100^[1]

Life support

Enabled^[2]

Communication systems

Short range communications array (1)^[1]
Long range communications array (1)^[1]

Other systems

Emergency command bridge^[1]
Droid repair bay^[1]
Aquatic species waterways^[1]

Usage

Role(s)

Affiliation

New Republic (retired)^[1]
- New Republic military (retired)^[1]
Resistance^[2]
- Resistance military^[2]

The MC85 Star Cruiser was a heavy cruiser manufactured by Mon Calamari Shipyards and Corellian Engineering Corporation after the Galactic Civil War. It was used by the New Republic fleet and the Resistance navy.^[1] One ship, the Raddus, served as the flagship of the Resistance navy, and was crucial in the Evacuation of D'Qar. The bridge of the Raddus was destroyed, and resulted in the deaths of most of Resistance High Command, including Admiral Gial Ackbar, when it was attacked by First Order TIE fighters. It was subsequently destroyed during the Attack on the Resistance fleet when Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo purposefully entered hyperspace through the Supremacy, splintering the massive vessel in two, with the debris cutting through twenty escorting Resurgent-class Battlecruisers.^[2]

CharacteristicsEdit

SpeedEdit

Despite its large size, the MC85 was a fast cruiser. Even thirteen years after commission, the Dawn of Tranquility, in service with the Resistance under the name Raddus, was still able to outrun the First Order’s modern battlecruisers and the massive Supremacy. Propelled by eleven sublight ion engines, these massive ships were as fuel hungry as they were fast.^[4]

Offensive and defensive systemsEdit

While undergunned for a typical heavy cruiser, featuring only a few dozen turbolasers, ion cannons, and point-defense turrets in total, the MC85 compensated for this with highly durable advanced deflector shields. These experimental shields that cocooned the ship were capable of repelling huge amounts of damage before failing, far more than most other ships.^[1]