- "It's only a light cruiser… not in the full Star-Destroyer class!"
- ―Han Solo
The Pursuit-class light cruiser was a type of capital ship in the Imperial Navy.[2]
Characteristics[]
- "Or that one of the Empire's Pursuit-class cruisers would immediately hop on our tails, intent upon nailing us as the Rebel pirates?!"
- ―Han Solo
A Pursuit-class light cruiser lets loose a barrage of gun fire from the turrets and stationary gun.
The Pursuit-class light cruiser resembled a small variant of the more common Star Destroyers that the Galactic Empire used, though the main hull was a rather flat, square-bowed platform instead of a deep-keeled dagger. The main engines were mounted in the superstructure rising above the hull platform at the rear, which was topped by a row of sensor globes. The primary armament consisted of two weapons turrets mounted ahead of the superstructure.[2]
The light cruiser had a docking bay capable of launching several TIE Series starfighters, and it was sometimes equipped with more potent TIE Advanced x1 starfighters. In open space, the cruiser's straight-line acceleration seems to have been slightly below that of Millennium Falcon.[2]
The bridge's interior design featured a similar cockpit window design to that of Kuat-designed starships, and featured consoles directly near the windows.[1]
History[]
In the Battle of Andalia, the Pursuit-class light cruiser Shepherd, commanded by Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik, led a contingent of two squadrons of TIE fighters and eight gunships to fight the Hapan consortium that was doomed to fail, resulting in the destruction of the ship and the entire fleet.[1] Another Pursuit-class vessel named Enforcement was used as a command ship by Commander Strom in his sector near the Wheel.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars (1977) 18 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld) (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 19 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld) (First identified as Pursuit-class light cruiser)
- Star Wars (1977) 20 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld)
- Star Wars (1977) 21 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters)
- Star Wars (1977) 22 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (under Greyshade, Simon)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
Viva Space Vegas! The History of the Marvelous Wheel, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
