Lucrehulk - class Battleship The " Lucrehulk " - class Battleship , also known as a Droid Control Ship or a Trade Federation battleship , was a modified " Lucrehulk " - class LH - 3210 cargo freighter that was used by the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems and manufactured by Hoersch - Kessel Drive Inc . Characteristics . Modified from " Lucrehulk " - class LH - 3210 cargo freighters , and produced by Hoersch - Kessel Drive Inc . , the most notable difference in " Lucrehulk " - class Battleship was the large communications array on its dorsal hull . The sensor arrays of the starship encircled the command centerspheres , while giant Central Control Computer s designed to radio commands to the massive droid armies from remote locations helped Trade Federation officials command battles far from danger . At over three kilometer s in diameter , the Control Ship featured a massive sphere in the center of the craft that contained the control bridge for usually Neimoidian officer s along with its reactor assemblies . The outer half - circle featured large hangar s lined with forward docking claws . Designed to haul massive droid armies , Droid Control Ships featured a complement of 6 , 520 AATs , 550 MTTs , 50 C - 9979 landing craft , 1 , 500 " Vulture " - class starfighters and 139 , 000 B1 battle droid s . For space defense capabilities , it featured approximately 42 quad turbolaser batteries and point - defense laser cannon s . History . Originally designed to haul freight , the Droid Control Ship was at first modified in secret to house the droid armies of the Trade Federation , with the addition of 42 quad turbolasers and upgraded sensor arrays . The Trade Federation eventually brought a Droid Control Ship to the Mid Rim planet of Naboo over disputes about plasma exports and the taxation of Free Trade Zone s during the Invasion of Naboo . After the planet was secured , the blockade was disbanded , leaving the Control Ship as the only ship left in orbit around the planet . It was soon attacked by Bravo Flight , but its deflector shield was too strong . In the midst of the battle , the young Force - sensitive pilot Anakin Skywalker accidentally flew inside the ship ' s hangar . As Skywalker attempted to make his escape , he fired upon the droids attacking his fighter and inadvertently fired two proton torpedo es into the starboard main reactor . The Control Ship started blowing up from the inside to Bravo Flight ' s surprise as Skywalker flew from the hanger bay . Finally , the ship ' s sphere exploded from the main reactor overloading , saving the Gungan Grand Army from destruction by disrupting the Control Ship ' s signal , shutting down the B1 battle droid s below . The ship ' s port - side ring survived its destruction . Years later , modified Droid Control Ships became part of the fleet of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars . Behind the scenes . The " Lucrehulk " - class Battleship first appeared in the 1999 film , and was first identified in the 2017 video game , " Star Wars Battlefront II " . Although " " states that it holds 139 , 000 B1 battle droid s , " Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles " states that it has a capacity to carry 329 , 000 . The encyclopedia of Starfighters also states that the " Lucrehulk " - class Battleship holds 6 , 250 Armored Assault Tanks , while " " establishes 6 , 520 .