A profile view of a Providence-class carrier-destroyer
The Providence-class carrier-destroyer, also known as the Trade Federation cruiser, was a capital starship produced and used during the Clone Wars. Designed by the Quarren Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps, the rounded, pseudo-organic aesthetic echoed the influence of Dac upon the design of the later produced Mon Calamari Cruisers. The ships were operated by 600 droids although commanded by sentient officers.
Providence-class ships were massive, cylindrical 1088-meter-long warships with a pointed nose that tapered towards the superstructure. The surface of Providence-class ships were covered with heavy weapons emplacements including fourteen turret-mounted quad turbolasers, thirty-four dual laser cannons, two capital-scale ion cannons, twelve point-defense ion cannons, and 102 proton torpedo tubes. Along with thick hull plating and heavy combat shields, the ships relied on four Creveld-4 radial ion drive units for sublight propulsion and featured an advanced Class 1.5 hyperdrive.
While a destroyer in firepower, the Providence-class was also a carrier with a compliment of 120 Tri-Droid Fighters and 120 Vulture starfighters, along with 1.5 million deactivated battle droids, 160 Multi Troop Transports, and 280 droid vehicles including Armoured Assault Tanks, Hailfire droids, OG-9 Spider Droids, LM-432 Crab Droids, Persuader-class Droid Enforcers and Homing spider droids.
When the Quarren allied with the Confederacy, Providence-class ships became the heart of the Separatist starfleet, using their firepower to combat Republic cruisers and acting as point ships for planetary blockades, bombardments and invasions.
Known Ships
- Colicoid Swarm
- Invisible Hand
- Lucid Voice
Sources
- Saxton, Curtis. Star Wars Episode III Incredible Cross-Sections. DK Publishing, Incorporated: 2005.