Coruscant Defense Fleet Coruscant Home Fleet was the name of the defense fleet permanently assigned to protect the Republic ' s capital during the Clone Wars , Coruscant . Best known as the Coruscant Defense Fleet during the Imperial Period , the fleet was later part of Imperial Navy and similarly charged with the protection of the Imperial capital world . Description . During the Clone Wars , the Coruscant Home Fleet was a branch of the Grand Army of the Republic . It was composed of various military personnnel meant to protect the Coruscant system and other nearby areas . Each division of the Home Fleet was commanded by a Jedi Master of the Jedi Order . Jedi were free to reassemble units from the Corps and Sector Armies into the Home Fleet if naval maneuvers were necessary . History . Following the Battle of Anaxes , war hero Terrinald Screed was promoted to Admiral and given command of the Coruscant Home Fleet . The assignment allowed him time to recover from his injuries before his reassignment to the Reconquest of the Rim . After the fall of Humbarine , Lieutenant Barrow Oicunn served in the Coruscant Home Fleet as commander of the " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruiser " Mas Ramdar " . During the final days of the Clone Wars , the " Venator " - class Star Destroyers of the Home Fleet that remained in - system played a vital role in the defense of Coruscant against General Grievous ' s navy during the Battle of Coruscant . A group of smaller strike forces , the Home Defense Strike Force , was hastily assembled and put in test during the battle . Home Fleet Strike Group Five , which consisted of three " Carrack " - class and one " Dreadnaught " - class cruisers , attacked the Separatist flagship " Invisible Hand " . Eventually , the intervention of the Open Circle Fleet , under the direct command of High Jedi General Obi - Wan Kenobi , turned the tide of the battle in a decisive Republic victory . After the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire , the Coruscant Home Fleet defended the Imperial capital during the Imperial Period . At the height of Palpatine ' s reign , then - lieutenant Firmus Piett requested to be transferred to the Coruscant Defense Fleet in order to avoid serving at Darth Vader ' s side , given Vader ' s notorious reputation for summarily executing any officer who failed him in any way . The Coruscant Defense Fleet , alongside several other fleets in the Imperial Navy , were ordered to arrive at Coruscant to hear Emperor Palpatine ' s speech on the progress of the war . In the years following the Battle of Endor , the Coruscant Defense Fleet was made of seven " Victory " - class Star Destroyers , including the " Emperor ' s Will " , the " Imperator " , the " Monarch " and the " Triumph " . Director Ysanne Isard reduced this number to only two in order to facilitate a New Republic invasion . Following the Liberation of Coruscant , the New Republic also created its own Coruscant Home Fleet . A century later , the Sith Lord Darth Krayt of the One Sith re - established a Sith controlled Empire with the Coruscant Defense Fleet being reformed and charged with its age old task of protecting the Imperial capital . During this time , Darth Krayt himself served as the Fleet ' s direct commander .