

Carrack-class light cruisers did not have an internal hangar, so an exterior rack was added for up to five TIEs on reconnaissance or courier duties.


Additionally, some other ships, such as Corellian corvettes, could be modified to carry a handful of fighters. ĮF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates and Strike-class medium cruisers regularly had a small complement of fighters. In contrast, the Galactic Empire used different Super Star Destroyers for command and carrier purposes, respectively. The New Republic's Fifth Fleet flagship during the Black Fleet Crisis was an Endurance-class carrier. ĭue to the communication and coordination capabilities of carriers, they were often used as command ships. This tradition of using similar hull design, but with a separate carrier and destroyer version, was carried on in the New Republic's New Class Modernization Program, with the Endurance-class fleet carrier sharing the same hull as the Nebula-class Star Destroyer. By contrast, the Victory-class Star Destroyer was assigned to strictly a destroyer role, as it had a small complement of fighters relative to its size. In the Clone Wars era, the Venator-class Star Destroyer was used as a dual destroyer/carrier. Vong carriers and Hapan Battle Dragons are caught in a blast from Centerpoint Station. The term carrier can be divided into two main types: dedicated carriers, generally with few weapons and weak shielding, and warships, which also had a substantial capacity for carrying starfighters. 3.11 Sh'ner-class planetary assault carrier.
