List of Star Wars spacecraft

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See also: List of Star Wars starfighters

The following is a list of fictional starships, cruisers, battleships, and other spacecraft in the Star Wars saga.

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[edit] Acclamator-class assault ship

Main article: #Republic assault ship

[edit] Corellian corvette

Main article: #Tantive IV

The Corellian corvette Tantive IV is the first ship to appear in Star Wars.

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[edit] Death Star

Main article: Death Star

Death Stars are planet-destroying mobile space stations that appear throughout the Star Wars series.

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[edit] Ebon Hawk

The Ebon Hawk is the player's character's ship in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. It is designed to be reminiscent of the Millennium Falcon.[1]

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[edit] Geonosian solar sailer

Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) reaches Coruscant aboard a Geonosian solar sailer in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. The ship's solar sail was originally part of the concept for the Naboo royal starship in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.[2] The insectoid ship resembles both a beetle and a butterfly.[2] Its forward cockpit bubble was added when it was determined there was a need for a shot of Dooku sitting next to his pilot.[2]

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[edit] Imperial landing craft

Imperial landing craft were inserted into the Special Edition release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The all-CGI ships were initially designed as part of the Shadows of the Empire multimedia campaign.[3]

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[edit] Lambda-class shuttle

Main article: Lambda-class shuttle

Lambda-class shuttles first appear in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and were later added to the Special Edition release of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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[edit] Millennium Falcon

Main article: Millennium Falcon

The Millennium Falcon is Han Solo's (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca's (Peter Mayhew)'s Corellian YT-1300 freighter in the original Star Wars trilogy.

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[edit] Moldy Crow

A modified Corellian HWK-90 used by Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors in the Star Wars: Dark Forces and Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight video games.[4]

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[edit] Mon Calamari cruiser

Main article: Mon Calamari cruiser

Mon Calamari cruisers make up part of the Rebel fleet that attacks the Death Star in Return of the Jedi.

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[edit] Naboo royal cruiser

A Naboo royal cruiser is destroyed in a failed attempt to assassinate Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) at the beginning of Attack of the Clones. The ship's design was inspired by the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.[5]

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[edit] Naboo royal starship

Padmé Amidala escapes from and returns to Naboo aboard a Naboo royal starship in The Phantom Menace. An early design depicted the ship powered by a solar sail; when Lucas called for a sleeker look, designer Doug Chiang drew inspiration from 1950s hood ornaments.[6]

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[edit] Naboo star skiff

Padmé Amidala travels to Mustafar aboard a Naboo star skiff in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Design Ryan Church sketched the ship to appear "supercharged".[7] Only the ship's boarding ramp was built full scale; some footage was altered from material used in Attack of the Clones.[7]

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[edit] Naboo yacht

Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christiansen) travel to Geonosis aboard a Naboo yacht in Attack of the Clones. The ship is designed to be reminiscent of the "rocket ships" scene in pulp science-fiction.[8]

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[edit] Nebulon-B frigate

Main article: Nebulon-B frigate

A Nebulon-B frigate first appears in The Empire Strikes Back.

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[edit] Neimoidian shuttle

Neimoidian shuttles appear throughout the prequel trilogy. Its design is based on a Trade Federation landing ship turned vertically and altered to be more insectoid and less symmaetrical.[9]

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[edit] Outrider

The Outrider is Dash Rendar's YT-2400 freighter in the Shadows of the Empire multimedia campaign. It is a playable ship in the Shadows of the Empire video game and Hasbro released an Outrider toy.[10] While Steve Perry outlined the ship's story and role, Doug Chiang designed the ship itself.[10] The Outrider was digitally inserted into the Special Edition of A New Hope.[10]

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[edit] Radiant VII

Main article: #Republic cruiser
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[edit] Raven's Claw

A ship used by Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors in Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.

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[edit] Rebel blockade runner

Main article: #Tantive IV

The Corellian corvette Tantive IV, sometimes identified as a blockade runner, is the first ship to appear in Star Wars. Darth Vader (David Prowse) and his stormtroopers capture the ship and its crew.

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[edit] Republic assault ship

Republic assault ships appear in Attack of the Clones. These ships, originally called "Jedi troop transports", demonstrate a connection to the original trilogy's star destroyers through their triangular hulls.[11]

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[edit] Republic attack cruiser

Main article: Star Destroyer#Other types

Republic attack cruisers, also known as Venator-class star destroyers, appear throughout Revenge of the Sith.

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[edit] Republic cruiser

Main article: Radiant VII

Republic cruisers appear at the beginning and end of The Phantom Menace. Doug Chiang designed the ship to have a visual link to the original trilogy's blockade runner.[12]

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[edit] Republic Starship

During the early years of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic employed a model of air cruiser called the Republic Starship. The Republic Starship is armed with one turbolaser or artillery cannon. The air cruiser was most notably used in the game Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds under the command of General Echuu Shen-Jon.

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[edit] Sith infiltrator

Darth Maul (Ray Park) pilots a Sith infiltrator in The Phantom Menace. Its design includes elements of the TIE interceptor and Lambda-class shuttle.[13] The vehicle has been made into toys by Hasbro and Galoob and models kits by Lego[14] and Ertl.

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[edit] Slave I

Main article: Slave I

Slave I is the starship used by bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison) in Attack of the Clones and by his clone, Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), in The Empire Strikes Back.

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[edit] Star Destroyer

Main article: Star Destroyer

Star destroyers appear in a variety of forms throughout the Star Wars franchise.

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[edit] Starfreighter

Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker travel to Naboo aboard a starfreighter in Attack of the Clones. The transport's design is partly based on an ocean liner.[15]

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[edit] Tantive IV

Main article: Tantive IV

The Corellian corvette Tantive IV is the first ship to appear in Star Wars. It is used by Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) in A New Hope and by her adopted father, Bail Organa (Jimmy Smits), in Revenge of the Sith.

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[edit] Theta-class shuttle

Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) travels aboard a Theta-class shuttle in Revenge of the Sith. The ship was designed to appear like a predecessor to the Lambda-class shuttle.[16] Only the shuttle's boarding ramp was built for filming.[16]

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[edit] Trade Federation battleship

Trade Federation battleships appear in all three of the prequel films. Lucas called for these ships to have a "saucer" look with a distinct front and rear, achieved by placing the engines on one side of the ship and the antennae and docking bays on the other.[17]

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[edit] Trade Federation cruiser

General Grievous' flagship in Revenge of the Sith is the Trade Federation cruiser Invisible Hand.[18] The raised spire helped differentiate the command ship from the other capital ships over Coruscant and to help map out the ship's various locations.[19] More sets aboard the ship were built than seen in the film; several "serial-type escapades" were cut from the final release.[19] Other sets, built inside a mount that could rotate them, were used to depict the vessel's collapse.[19]

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[edit] Trade Federation landing ship

Trade Federation landing ships transport the Trade Federation's invasion forces to Naboo's surface in The Phantom Menace. Although initial designs were reminiscent of dirigibles, the final design is based on a dragonfly.[20] Lucas liked the ship's similarity to a biplane.[20]

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[edit] Venator-class star destroyer

Main article: Star Destroyer#Other types

Republic attack cruisers, also known as Venator-class star destroyers, appear throughout Revenge of the Sith.

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[edit] Virago

The Virago is Xizor's ship in Shadows of the Empire. Its clamshell design, styled after a stealth fighter, is inspired by pulley castings.[21]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Ebon Hawk (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Database. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  2. ^ a b c Geonosian solar sailer (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Database. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  3. ^ Imperial landing craft (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Database. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  4. ^ Katarn, Kyle (Expanded Universe). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  5. ^ Naboo Royal Cruiser (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  6. ^ Naboo Royal Starship (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  7. ^ a b Naboo star skiff (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  8. ^ Naboo yacht (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  9. ^ Neimoidian shuttle (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  10. ^ a b c Outrider (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  11. ^ Republic assault ship (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  12. ^ Republic Cruiser (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  13. ^ Sith Infiltrator (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  14. ^ Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
  15. ^ starfreighter (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  16. ^ a b Imperial Theta-class shuttle (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  17. ^ Trade Federation Battleship (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  18. ^ Trade Federation cruiser (Expanded Universe). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  19. ^ a b c Trade Federation cruiser (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  20. ^ a b Trade Federation landing ship (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  21. ^ Virago (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.

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