Torktarak The Torktarak was a " Braha ' tok " - class gunship under the command of the Dornean Etahn A ' baht in the planet Dornea ' s navy . In 4 ABY , during the Galactic Civil War , Dornea loaned the " Torktarak " , along with its sister ship , the " Braha ' tok " , to the Rebel Alliance Fleet , which needed the ships for its upcoming assault on the second Death Star — an Imperial superweapon capable of destroying entire planets — above the Forest Moon of Endor . During the battle , the " Torktarak " helped the " Braha ' tok " fight off the " Carrack " - class light cruiser " Eminence " , a ship more than three times the size of the " Torktarak " . The two gunships were able to destroy the Imperial war vessel , and , after the Alliance defeated the Imperial Fleet at Endor and destroyed the Death Star , the relatively unscathed " Torktarak " was returned to the Dornean Navy . Description . Built by the Dornean Braha ' ket Fleetworks Conglomerate , the " Torktarak " was a " Braha ' tok " - class gunship in the Dornean Navy during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and Alliance to Restore the Republic . The " Torktarak " was ninety meters long and equipped with eight double turbolasers and concussion missile launchers each . The ship came equipped with fire control , maneuvering , and command capabilities , all of which were centralized in the bridge . The " Torktarak " also possessed limited hangar space and lacked ground troop complement . The " Torktarak " also possessed engines that came equipped with a hyperdrive . History . In 4 ABY , the Alliance Fleet asked the planet of Dornea — which had been fighting its own private war against the Empire for years — for battleships to assist in their upcoming attack on the second Death Star , an Imperial superweapon that could destroy an entire planet , still under construction over the Forest Moon of Endor . The Dornean s decided to send the " Torktarak " , along with its sister ship , the " Braha ' tok " , under the command of Etahn A ' baht and Kiles L ' toth , respectively . Since the " Braha ' tok " - class gunships had not been outside of the space surrounding Dornea before 4 ABY , and to avoid arousing the suspicion from Imperial Intelligence , the Dornean government claimed that the two ships were undergoing a " shakedown cruise . " The " Torktarak " and the " Braha ' tok " met up with the Alliance Fleet , under the command of the Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar , orbiting the planet of Sullust . Both of the " Braha ' tok " - class gunships left with the Alliance Fleet for the Endor system . However , when the Alliance Fleet came out of hyperspace over Endor , they were caught in a trap devised by Emperor Palpatine . The Alliance discovered that the shield protecting the second Death Star — which was supposed to have been taken down by a strike team that had already landed on Endor — was still up . Additionally , the Alliance was met by a large Imperial Fleet under the command of Admiral Firmus Piett , trapping the Rebels in the system . The " Torktarak " , the " Braha ' tok " , and the rest of the Alliance Fleet engaged the Imperials , hoping the shield generator on Endor below would be taken down by the ground strike team before the Imperial Fleet defeated them . During the space battle , the " Torktarak " was forced to go to the aid of the " Braha ' tok " , which had engaged the " Carrack " – class cruiser " Eminence " , a frigate that was more than three times the size of the Dornean gunships . Together , the " Braha ' tok " and the " Torktarak " were able to destroy the " Eminence " after the " Torktarak " attacked the Imperial warship from behind . However , the " Braha ' tok " was seriously damaged during the engagement . After the " Eminence " was destroyed , the " Torktarak " continued to provide cover for the damaged " Braha ' tok " . The Alliance Fleet eventually destroyed the second Death Star after the superweapon ' s shields were finally disabled by the ground team on Endor , winning the battle against the Empire . Following the Battle of Endor , the relatively undamaged " Torktarak " was returned to the Dornean Navy . Commanders and crew . The " Torktarak " had a crew of seventy - five Dornean Navy personnel under the command of Etahn A ' baht . After the battle , A ' baht was promoted to general , and he continued to serve for several more years in the military forces of the Rebel Alliance , which were reorganized into the New Republic after Endor . Behind the scenes . The " Torktarak " was created in 2006 in Ello137 ' s winning entry in the StarWars . com feature , " What ' s The Story ? " The campaign allowed fans to provide the backstory for certain aspects of the saga ; in Ello137 ' s case , the " Braha ' tok " - class gunships . Originally , Ello137 intended the ship ' s name to be a mythical Dornean name but was unable to fit it into the " flow " of his final entry . The information on the " Torktarak " from Ello137 ' s entry was later used in the entry on the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship included in the 2008 reference book " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In , a " Braha ' tok " - class gunship appears in the background during the space battle over Endor . However , the gunship has never been identified as either the " Torktarak " or the " Braha ' tok .