Subjugator - class heavy cruiser / Legends The " Subjugator " - class heavy cruiser was a CIS warship class that consisted of at least five ships . Description . Dimensions . The Confederate Navy ' s most powerful battleship class , it had some design - similarities to both the " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer and the " Recusant " - class light destroyer , but was larger than five " Venator " - class Star Destroyers and totalled 4 , 845 meters in length . The class was based around its ion pulse cannon s , a weapons - system not used onboard any other warship class , due to its unique power - generation needs . Despite its status as the Confederacy ' s most powerful battleship design , eclipsing pre - war models like the " Lucrehulk " - class , the model was classified as a heavy cruiser and was one of the largest designs that came from the Confederate shipyards . Offensive and defensive systems . The battleship was fitted with the aforementioned gigantic ion cannons which were charged with plasma rotor s and fired a focused and directed ionic pulse at Republic capital ships , completely neutralizing their power systems . The weapon needed a significant cooldown period after each shot , to let ionized particles be cleaned out of the cannon before the next firing sequence . The " Subjugator " - class was also armed with considerable amounts of standard secondary weaponry to destroy the ion cannon ' s victims . Turbolasers were fitted to both its sides and dorsal superstructure , being clustered in large banks to defend against any ship that avoided the main ion cannons . They consisted of at least two different types - light and heavy dual turbolaser cannons . Proton torpedo launchers were also part of the vessel ' s armament . The battleship was so massive that it could receive heavy turbolaser bombardment from multiple enemy capital ships without being knocked out or even suffering any major damage , even with its shields disabled . Sixteen thrusters were positioned at the vessel ' s stern . However , it seems that the section connecting the ion cannon to the ship itself wasn ' t as durable and bombardment to this area caused the weapon to overload during its firing sequence . Anakin Skywalker and his squadron attacked the " Malevolence " in this manner and it resulted in the destruction of both ion cannons and considerable damage to the ship , knocking out its hyperdrive as well as number of other systems , shields included . Complement . The warship carried several " Vulture " - class fighter and " Hyena " - class bomber squadrons , which could launch from multiple hangars on the side of the warship , right behind the ion array . The hangars had their own dedicated firefighting droid teams , which could quickly respond to any emergency in the bays . The ship was large enough to have its own dedicated internal rail jet transportation system . The rails transported both passengers and materials on several levels and were connected with the various hangars . The rail - jet car design was similar to that of the Multi - Troop Transport . Bridge . A communications array was located towards the stern , similar to the one found on the " Providence " - class . The command center was also located in this tower , which had a multi - storied structure at the top , defended by multiple turbolaser batteries . This bridge contained a single raised platform in the center where the commander of the ship resided . A holographic terminal was present to allow the captain of the vessel to communicate with others . There were at least five circular computer screens with four stations in a semi - circular pattern where crew were stationed at and controlled the mighty ship . Two turbolifts were present at the back of the bridge allowing for access to other levels in the ship . History . The " Subjugator " - class heavy cruisers were built on the Quarren world of Pammant . Their construction was kept secret , with the simultaneous construction of the " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer being used as a cover . The " Malevolence " , designed by Ruggle Schmong , served as Separatist General Grievous ' s flagship during the early months of the Clone Wars and managed to destroy dozens of Republic task forces before being destroyed by a joint effort of fighter strikes and internal sabotage . After the destruction of the " Malevolence " , the CIS rebuilt the vessel at Pammant . The " Devastation " , the sistership of the " Malevolence " , was involved in a conflict that concerned Dathomiri Nightsisters . A third ship was also under construction at the Enoth system shipyards . However , this ship was destroyed before its construction had been completed . Behind the scenes . The " Malevolence " was originally based on a concept art for a Separatist communications ship meant to be used in . The finished version was designed by Russell Chong and is based upon the GR - 75 medium transport . According to Director Dave Filoni , the " Malevolence " and its story was based in part on the real - life German battleship " " , which was hunted relentlessly by the British during World War II . In the " The Clone Wars " episode " Shadow of " Malevolence " " , Anakin Skywalker commands the Y - wing bombers to attack the starboard ion cannon , but the visuals show that it is the port cannon that is destroyed . The explosion takes out both cannons , however , therefore making this statement moot . It is possible however , that due to either using the same power generator or really just being one , big , 2 - way shooting cannon that can pick which side to fire from , that cause the destruction of one to cause a chain reaction that destroyed both guns , as well as causing extensive damage to most of the ship . It could also be argued that Skywalker meant starboard in relation to the fighters during their attack run , which would have been " Malevolence " ' s port - side ion cannon . The destruction of the " Malevolence " by crashing into a moon echoes the fate of the " Executor " by falling into the second Death Star ' s gravity field . The in - universe argument over the " Malevolence " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s size also mirrors the real - life arguments that were made about the " Executor " ' s . Henry Gilroy has suggested that the reason the " Malevolence " is able to receive holographic communications while in hyperspace is due to the size of the ship ' s internal gravity field . In , the character destroys the cannon by firing one torpedo into the cannon , instead of the many it took to destroy it . Also , the character fires it when the shield is down , not necessarily when the cannon is powering up .