The Star Dreadnought classification was used to classify ships that had a length of over
5,000 meters.
However, there were a few exceptions to this rule, which we will address later in the video
as a separate list.
First are the Executor-class Star Dreadnoughts, also known are super star destroyers.
They were one of the largest ships in the Imperial Navy and were used as flagships,
commanding the other Imperial warships.
Due to their massive size, they had 4,000 turbolaser cannons, were so heavily armored
that they were almost invincible in combat, and were capable of carrying thousands of
tie fighters.
Darth Vader used one of these ships as his command ship, which was destroyed in the space
battle of Endor.
Second are the Eclipse-class Dreadnoughts.
They were introduced by the Empire six years after the Battle of Endor, and were among
the largest warships ever created in galactic history.
They were equipped with a superlaser, which was capable of destroying capital ships and
even penetrating planetary shields to crack a planet’s crust with a single shot.
They possessed shields and armor so powerful that they could literally ram enemy ships
without taking any damage.
Third are the Assertor-class Star Dreadnoughts.
They were often used as sector command ships.
They were distinguishable by the turbolaser batteries that littered their upper and lower
hulls.
Fourth are the Bellator-class dreadnoughts.
They were one of the faster dreadnoughts, and they had two massive reactor domes protruding
underneath.
They were used to escort the larger Assertor-class dreadnoughts.
Fifth are the Sovereign-class Dreadnoughts.
Emperor Palpatine envisioned an entire fleet of these massive ships, but that never happened
due to his death and how long it took to construction these dreadnoughts.
Sixth are the Vengeance-class dreadnoughts.
They were very long and narrow ships, and had a shape more of a sword than the typical
dagger seen by other Imperial ships.
They also possessed a unique square-shaped command bridge tower than the usual wedge
shaped one seen in most other Imperial capital ships.
Seventh are the Mandator-class Star Dreadnoughts.
They were the first warships to be considered Star Dreadnoughts by the over 5,000 meter
length rule, and were created two decades before the Clone Wars.
They inspired the design of the Bellator-class dreadnoughts.
There were later the Mandator 2 and Mandator 3 class dreadnoughts, which were larger and
more powerful than the standard Mandator-class.
The next set of Dreadnoughts do not have a length of over 5,000 meters, however, they
were still considered dreadnoughts by their respective governments due to them being one
of the largest ships in their navies.
First are the Harrower-class dreadnoughts.
They were used by the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War, and the wars that followed.
For their time they were one of the most powerful ships in the galaxy, and were capable of carrying
over 100 starfighters.
The knowledge of these ships remained for thousands of years, with even Emperor Palpatine
comparing the similarities of them with Imperial Star Destroyers.
Second are the Providence-class carriers, also known as Separatist dreadnoughts.
They were used heavily by the Confederate Navy during the Clone Wars.
The crew of these ships were made up entirely of droids, with a few organic officers in
command positions.
General Grievous used one of these ships as a flagship during the battle of Coruscant.
Third are the Kandosii-type dreadnoughts.
They were used by the Mandalorians during the Mandalorian wars.
They were built using stolen technology and ship designs, and they served as powerful
battleships.
Fourth are the Core Galaxy Systems Dreadnoughts.
They were used by the Old Republic during the Great Sith War.
Their primary roles included planetary assault and occupation.
Fifth are the Conqueror-class atmospheric dreadnaughts.
They were massive attack platforms used by the Separatists during the clone wars.
They were equipped with dozens of laser cannons, and were very effective against enemy starfighters.
Sixth are the Invincible-class dreadnoughts.
They were among the largest ships of the Old Republic; however, due to weapon advancements
in starfighters, they became very vulnerable to fast attacks dealt by starfighters.
This resulted in future warships being made smaller for many centuries, up until around
the Clone Wars era.
Seventh are the Black Hole-class salvage dreadnoughts.
They were used by the Ugor for scavenging operations in space.
The last two don’t have any images of themselves, so instead we’ll just put pictures of space
battles in their place.
Eighth are the Geonosian dreadnaughts.
They were developed by the Geonosians for the Separatists, and saw limited use during
the clone wars.
Last are the Corellian dreadnaughts.
They were used by the Five Worlds, and were designed for close quarter ship to ship combat.