Secutor - class Star Destroyer / Legends The Secutor " - class Star Destroyer , also known as the Secutor " - class battlecruiser , was a carrier in the Imperial Navy and possibly the Republic Navy . Description . Dimensions . The " Secutor " - class was 2 . 2 kilometers long and had two ventral hangar apertures , serving primarily as a carrier . Its length and volume would normally have put it in the battlecruiser - scale of the Anaxes War College System , specifically under Star Cruiser , and it was even given the alternate designation of " Secutor " - class battlecruiser because of this , but it was lightly armed for its size , and had extensive carrier - capability and was instead designated as a Star Destroyer . The carrier was one of the largest dedicated craft in the Navy . It was crewed by 40 , 000 personnel , and had enough consumables to last for two years in voyage . Offensive and defensive systems . Compared to other Imperial Navy vessels of its size ( e . g . , the " Allegiance " - class battlecruiser ) , this Star Destroyer class was very light in terms of weapons output , merely possessing 15 heavy turbolaser batteries , 15 light turbolaser s , 15 battleship - class ion cannon batteries , 16 medium ion cannons , and 12 tractor beam projectors , several of which lined the dorsal superstructure , on a diagonal ridge in front of the command tower . The light weapons screen , as well as the carrier role it serves , was the primary reason for it being officially considered a Star Destroyer instead of a battlecruiser despite its size being closer to the latter scale . Complement . Owing to its primarily being a carrier , the " Secutor " - class carried 144 TIE Series starfighters , as well as various other small craft , various walkers and over 14 , 000 troops : enough military forces to subjugate a planet . This carrier role , plus the noted light weapons screen it possessed , is the primary reason why it was designated a Star Destroyer by the Anaxes War College System despite its size being closer to that of a battlecruiser . Propulsion systems . The " Secutor " - class possessed two sets of hyperdrives , with the primary hyperdrive being a class 2 , and the secondary hyperdrive being a class 14 . Bridge tower . The " Secutor " - class was designed with a double command tower , in a style reminiscent of the contemporary " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , largely due to it being developed early in the Empire ' s formation , due to that bridge style being prevalent on the then - recently reorganized Galactic Republic at the time . Unlike other Imperial Navy Star Destroyers , the bridge was mounted amidships instead of over the ion drive s . History . The " Secutor " - class Star Destroyer was designed early in Imperial history as evidenced by the common design elements it shared with the " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , which was itself designed and built near the beginning of the Clone Wars . It stemmed from a battlecruiser design from the Republic . Several ships of this class were serviced at Naval Station " Validusia " . During the Galactic Civil War , the " Secutors " were relatively rare , although they often appeared when least expected with their battlegroup to attack Rebel bases or support other battlegroups . At least one " Secutor " - class Star Destroyer entered a conflict with a " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer and a " Quasar Fire " - class bulk cruiser . In 10 ABY , at least one vessel of this class was part of the fleet orbiting Byss when Luke Skywalker was brought to the planet to face the then - resurrected Emperor Palpatine . Behind the scenes . This design originated as a fanon vessel made by Ansel Hsiao , basing his design on a background vessel from " " , which was cataloged by Curtis Saxton as " anonymous star destroyer # 3 " on his fansite . The name chosen by the artist for its class is the Latin word for " a gladiator armed with sword and shield " . On a related note , on his website , Hsiao cited this ship as being one of his favorite large ships because of it both being a fun design and bearing some resemblance to a . When approached by Lucas Licensing to provide artwork for " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , Hsiao submitted his own designs in addition to new models , along with their names . The names were recorded in LFL ' s Holocron continuity database , according to the artist . According to Jason Fry , one of the authors of the " Essential Guide to Warfare " , the class specifications were also approved by Lucasfilm . The official status for the usage of the Secutor indicates that it was used " perhaps late in Republic history . " Citing the Venator - style bridges .