Emancipator Originally named the Accuser , this warship was one of two " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyers captured by the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Endor , when it was boarded by Rebel forces under the command of Han Solo and Judder Page . Renamed the Emancipator , this ship went on to serve in the New Republic fleet and was destroyed during Operation Shadow Hand . History . Imperial service . The " Accuser " originally worked as a patrol ship in the Imperial Starfleet . It was extensively modified in order to operate at optimal speed during a crisis and its crew was veteran experienced in monitoring the shipping lanes and Imperial port traffic . In 1 BBY , the " Accuser " was one of the ten Imperial Star Destroyers involved in the Battle of Turkana . In 0 BBY , the " Accuser " was modified with more modern weapons , also being fitted with a powerful proton beam cannon . The ship was placed under command of Captain Firmus Piett . When Dac joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic , a group of Star Destroyers , including the " Accuser " were charged to attack the planet . However they were intercepted by a Rebel fleet before reaching the system and the " Accuser " retreated after the rest of the fleet was destroyed . Tycho Celchu served as a TIE pilot aboard the starship prior to his defection following the Destruction of Alderaan . During the blockade of Yavin 4 , Piett ' s " Accuser " joined the Death Squadron under the leadership of Admiral Griff . Several months after the Battle of Yavin , the " Accuser " came across the planet Kabal , which was claiming neutrality in the Galactic Civil War . But the Empire had learned that the planet was the site of the Rebel conference . Piett had the " Accuser " attack Kabal . Among the craft fleeing from the planet was the " Millennium Falcon " . Piett ' s fighters pursued the Rebel craft , until it entered a collapsed dwarf star . Eight months after the Battle of Yavin , the ship fought Warlord Nuso Esva ' s forces in the Poln system as part of Death Squadron . In 3 ABY , the " Accuser " fought at the Battle of Hoth . At this time , Piett became a Fleet Admiral and took command of the " Executor " . Following the Duel on Cloud City , Admiral Piett was briefly reassigned to the " Accuser " to lead the fleet while the " Executor " , under the command of Captain Kallic , escorted Lord Vader back to Coruscant . When Bothan operatives gathering information on the second Death Star returned from the Endor construction site hidden aboard civilian cargo vessels in 4 ABY , " Accuser " and the Interdictor cruiser " Grappler " pulled the convoy out of hyperspace in search of the spies . A quick deployment of X - wings launched from the cruiser " Liberty " was able to neutralize the Interdictor , and in desperation , " Accuser " began firing on the civilians , in an attempt to get them to halt . However , " Accuser " was unable to prevent the information the Bothans carried from reaching the Alliance . Capture . The " Accuser " participated in the Battle of Endor , where it was captured by Rebel forces , along with the " Adjudicator " . The Rebels managed to capture the ship without firing a single shot . Han Solo and Judder Page ' s Katarn Commandos used the Imperial shuttle " Tydirium " and stolen Imperial clearance codes to board the Star Destroyer . Solo , wearing a stolen Imperial general ' s uniform and posing as an Imperial officer with his stormtrooper escort , walked onto the bridge and relieved the " Accuser ' s " captain . Then he activated the ship - wide hull breach alarm and ordered the crew to abandon ship . New Republic service . Not long after " Accuser " was renamed " Emancipator " , the vessel served as the New Republic ' s command ship at the Battle of Saijo . Fighter squadrons launched from the Star Destroyer engaged and defeated Tof starfighter s in the battle . It was planned to use " Emancipator " and " Adjudicator " ( renamed " Liberator " ) in a Borderland campaign between Republic and Imperial space , to infiltrate Imperial territory and instigate conflict between the various feuding Imperial factions . The Rebels sent their two captured Star Destroyers to the Hast Shipyards for repairs but they were severely damaged when an Imperial fleet attacked the shipyards . After the evacuation of Ciutric , General Laryn Kre ' fey used the vessel as his flagship in a bid to retake Ciutric from Prince - Admiral Krennel . It underwent extensive refitting after this operation , and returned to active duty under the command of Admiral Ragab . When the " Emancipator " was finally put back into service , it boasted a number of improvements , including six proton torpedo launchers , improved sensors , a faster Class 1 . 5 hyperdrive , and reduced crew and gunnery requirements . It had also lost its proton beam cannon . In 6 . 5 ABY , the " Emancipator " led the New Republic forces at the First Battle of Borleias . At Borleias , the " Emancipator " attempted to use its turbolasers to knock out the Imperial base ' s shields . However , this plan was foiled when General Evir Derricote reinforced the shields with the use of an Alderaan Biotics facility . The " Emancipator " was hit by an ion bolt during the battle , but was able to withdraw . The vessel was later used with the " Liberator " as a feint at Ord Mirit in order to lure the " Eviscerator " far from the Second Battle of Borleias . The ship later participated at the Liberation of Coruscant where it fought on the frontline with the " Home One " and the " Liberator " . The " Emancipator " and " Liberator " suffered severe damage during the Post - Zsinj campaign and were recalled to undergo extensive repairs at the Hast shipyards . The " Emancipator " fought at the Battle of Ciutric in 9 ABY . The battle resulted in the death of Admiral Krennel and in the liberation of the Ciutric Hegemony . In 10 ABY it fought at the Second Battle of Coruscant where it carried Rogue Wing . Kane Griggs served as its navigator and Zevulon Veers was its chief gunner . The " Emancipator " served valiantly in the Battle of Calamari where it led the New Republic fleet . Under the command of Generals Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles , it destroyed the Imperial command ship " Allegiance " , buying valuable time to reinforce the frantic defenders . It launched an X - wing and V - wing attack upon the Empire ' s World Devastator s . The Republic fleet eventually arrived , but not in time to save the " Emancipator " from being consumed by one of the World Devastators , " Silencer - 7 " . Behind the scenes . " " and " " both classify the " Accuser " as an " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer , while " " describes the vessel as a " standard Imperial Star Destroyer . " The " Dark Empire Sourcebook " and the " " also designates it as a " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer . " " identifies one of the Star Destroyer seen in " " as the " Accuser " .