Intrepid ( Imperial I - class ) Intrepid was an " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer that served with the Imperial Starfleet during the early years of the Galactic Civil War . It was the first Star Destroyer to be destroyed in a direct assault by forces of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . History . During the Galactic Civil War , " Intrepid " was tasked with guarding the Imperial detention center at Mytus VII . After some Rebel pilots , including Samuel Raider and Toalagar , escaped aboard the BFF - 1 bulk freighter " Genue " , the " Intrepid " was sent to oversee their recapture near Kashyyyk . However , a Rebel rescue mission conducted by the " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle " Drago " was able to retrieve the escapees while Keyan Farlander and Cardacs in R - 22 Spearheads held off starfighters launched from the " Intrepid " . Still near Kashyyyk , the " Intrepid " was present when the Rebels mounted a rescue of Wookiee slaves being transferred by the freighter " Toral " to work on the Death Star . The Rebels overcame the Assault Gunboats defending the freighter and boarded it to rescue the Wookiees . Although the " Intrepid " launched fighters to stop them , they were held off by Raider and Farlander until the rescue was complete . Later , some communications satellite s were stolen from the Imperial base on Orron III and were being taken off - planet by the freighter " Phoenix " . The " Intrepid " responded but , by the time it arrived , the freighter had been captured by Rebel forces and had gone to hyperspace . The " Intrepid " launched fighters but Farlander , flying the single Rebel Y - wing in the area , fought them off and launched a proton torpedo at the " Intrepid " in spite before leaving . The next week the " Intrepid " attempted to destroy the " Phoenix " while it awaited the arrival of the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Maximus " . The Imperial attack was interrupted by Keyan Farlander in an R - 22 Spearhead who held off the Imperial fighters until the " Maximus " arrived . Shortly after the " Maximus ' s " arrival , the " Intrepid " fled leading the Rebels to conclude that it was suffering from a shortage of pilots or starfighters . Destruction of the " Intrepid " . The " Intrepid ' s " hyperdrive was later damaged in an accidental collision with an EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate , leaving the ship stranded in the Circarpous system . The " Intrepid " was the last ' witness ' of the transmission of the Death Star plans to Rebel hands and the Alliance saw an opportunity . Keyan Farlander flew an X - wing , escorted by two R - 22 Spearheads , in a raid against freighters from " Kiam " group which were delivering parts to repair the hyperdrive . Despite the " Intrepid " launching TIEs against the attacking Rebels , the freighters with the hyperdrive parts were destroyed before they were able to make the delivery . With the " Intrepid " still stranded and low on fighters , the Empire sent three CR90 corvettes from " Viper " group and several Assault Gunboats to reinforce it until repairs could be made . The Rebels decided to destroy the reinforcements before they could get close to the " Intrepid " . Farlander led a group of Y - wings , escorted by Ernek Marskan in an X - wing , in the mission . Despite sending TIE / sa bombers to assist the incoming ships , the " Intrepid " could do little but watch as its reinforcements were destroyed by the Rebels . The " Intrepid " was now laid defenseless , apart from the last few remaining TIE pilots . The Alliance decided that the time for a major attack had come . Two X - wings from Red Squadron , flown by Keyan Farlander and Sunnar Jan - lo , were tasked with shooting " Intrepid " ' s ISD - 72x shield generator domes ahead of a heavy torpedo bombardment from Blue Squadron ' s Y - wings . Two R - 22s from Gold Squadron would engage the TIE defenses and protect the other Rebel craft . Samuel Raider and Ernek Marskan were among the Rebel pilots who participated in the battle . Though the Rebels lost some of their fighters , the bombardment proved too much and the " Intrepid " was eventually destroyed , becoming the first Star Destroyer to be blown by a Rebel frontal assault . A patrol of Assault Gunboats arrived too late to save the " Intrepid " and the Rebels escaped into hyperspace .