Braha ' tok - class gunship / Legends The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship , also known as the Dornean gunship , was an anti - starfighter gunship constructed by the Dornean Braha ' ket Fleetworks Conglomerate for use by the independent Dornean Navy . Designed purely for military use , the ninety - meter - long craft bristled with weaponry , including turbolasers and concussion missile launchers . At first , the gunships were used to defend Dornea from the Imperial Navy , but in 4 ABY , two of them were sent to Sullust to join Admiral Gial Ackbar ' s Rebel Alliance Fleet , which was poised to strike at the Galactic Empire ' s second Death Star over the Forest Moon of Endor . The two gunships were the " Braha ' tok " and the " Torktarak " , under the command of the Dornean s Kiles L ' toth and Etahn A ' baht , respectively . During the Battle of Endor , both of the ships engaged the Imperial " Carrack " - class light cruiser " Eminence " , overcoming and destroying the enemy vessel . However , the " Braha ' tok " was heavily damaged during the fighting , and Ackbar afterward ordered that it be scuttled . The Dorneans protested the order and had the " Braha ' tok " shipped back to their homeworld , where it served as a war museum . The " Torktarak " was also sent back to Dornea to continue its service in the Dornean Navy . Characteristics . The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship — also known as the Dornean gunship — was designed purely for anti - starfighter space warfare . To that end , it possessed no accommodations for ground - based infantry , and included only a small hangar deck . The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship measured ninety meters in length , thirty - seven meters in width , and nineteen meters in height . It was armed with eight double - turbolaser cannons and eight concussion missile launchers . The optimal crew number was seventy - five beings , with operations such as fire control , maneuvering , and command centralized at stations within the ship ' s bow . The gunship was long and narrow , and the vessel ' s bridge was crescent - shaped and was connected to the main hull by a thin neck , thus resembling the head of a rounded hammer . The " Braha ' tok " - class had two pairs of projections coming out of its port and starboard sides : the first pair toward its center , and the second , thinner pair on the ship ' s stern . The gunship had silver plating and was equipped with engines , as well as a hyperdrive that was capable of making hyperspace jumps between star systems . History . Built by the Dornean Braha ' ket Fleetworks Conglomerate during the Galactic Civil War , the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship was developed for the Dornean Navy of the planet Dornea , which had successfully held off the Galactic Empire for several years prior to 4 ABY in their own private war . In 4 ABY , the Rebel Alliance asked the Dornean Navy to lend them battleships for the Alliance ' s upcoming assault on the Empire ' s second Death Star , a superweapon powerful enough to destroy an entire planet . In response , the Dorneans sent a pair of " Braha ' tok " - class gunships to the Alliance Fleet that was massing around the world of Sullust . The gunship class had been unseen outside the space surrounding Dornea before 4 ABY , and so as to not arouse the suspicion of Imperial Intelligence , the Dornean government claimed that the two ships were undergoing a " shakedown cruise . " The two gunships dispatched to Sullust were the " Braha ' tok " and the " Torktarak " , respectively commanded by the Dorneans Kiles L ' toth and Etahn A ' baht . The gunships successfully met up with the Alliance Fleet , which was poised to strike at the second Death Star ' s construction site over the Forest Moon of Endor . From Sullust , the Rebel flotilla , under the command of Admiral Gial Ackbar , jumped into hyperspace and traveled to the Endor system , where they were met by a substantial Imperial fleet under the command of Admiral Firmus Piett , trapping them in the system . The Alliance Fleet also discovered that the deflector shield protecting the second Death Star , which was supposed to have been taken down by a ground unit that had already landed on Endor , was still in effect . During the resulting Battle of Endor , the second Death Star ' s superlaser destroyed the MC80 " Liberty " type Star Cruiser " Liberty " , severely damaging or destroying several other Rebel craft in the ensuing explosion . As rescue craft scrambled to pick up the survivors , the " Braha ' tok " moved into position to provide a defensive screen for the rescue craft . In doing so , the " Braha ' tok " was engaged by the aging Imperial " Carrack " - class light cruiser " Eminence " , a warship three times its size . In spite of the natural advantage that the " Eminence " possessed , L ' toth was able to successfully hold the Imperials at bay for a time . The " Braha ' tok " eventually sustained heavy damage , prompting the " Eminence " to move in for the kill . Before it could do so , however , A ' baht brought the " Torktarak " to the " Braha ' tok " aid , attacking the " Eminence " from the vessel ' s rear quarter . The " Torktarak " was able to destroy the Imperial craft and defend the waylaid " Braha ' tok " as recovery operations continued . The Alliance Fleet eventually destroyed the second Death Star and won the battle after the battlestation ' s deflector shield was taken down . Following the Battle of Endor , the " Torktarak " , which had received minimal damage , returned to Dornea to continue its service in the Dornean Navy . When Admiral Ackbar ordered that the severely damaged " Braha ' tok " be scuttled , the Dornean Navy protested the decision and had the craft shipped back to Dornea , where it was converted to serve as a war museum . Behind the scenes . The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship originally appeared as a background model in Richard Marquand ' s film , during the " Battle of Endor " sequence . During production , the model seen in the film was known only as the " ROJ BG ship . " In 2006 , the ship was identified and elaborated on in the StarWars . com Databank by StarWars . com member " Ello137 " through the feature " What ' s The Story ? " Ello137 saw the " What ' s the Story ? " competition as an opportunity to tie obscure elements of the Expanded Universe with background elements from the movies , prompting his use of the Dornean Navy from " The Black Fleet Crisis " novel trilogy by Michael P . Kube - McDowell . Initially , Ello137 conceived of the names " Braha ' tok " and " Torktarak " as mythical Dornean names , but he was unable to fit the information into his final entry . The element of the Alliance searching for craft from independent navies was inspired by scenes from A . C . Crispin ' s " The Han Solo Trilogy " . To determine the size of the gunship , Ello137 studied a brief shot in " Return of the Jedi " in which the light freighter " Millennium Falcon " flies past the gunship , and made comparisons . For the " Carrack " - class cruiser that the gunships battle at Endor , Ello137 wanted to use a craft that had already been established in continuity . In doing so , he selected the " Eminence " , a craft identified in " The Essential Chronology " as having fought at the Battle of ThonBoka . Remembering depictions of the battle in the book showing " Carrack " - class cruisers , Ello137 incorrectly assumed that the " Eminence " was of that class ; it was in fact a Star Destroyer . Realizing his mistake after submitting the entry , Ello137 attempted to resubmit , this time using the " Integrity " from Matthew Stover ' s novelization of " " . The original entry was the one selected by StarWars . com . The information from the Databank entry was later used for 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , for its own entry on the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship .