Pellaeon - class Star Destroyer The " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer was a warship design produced by Kuat Drive Yards to serve as part of the starfleet of the Fel Empire . Characteristics . The " Pellaeon " - class was named in honor of former Imperial Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon , and drew upon the distinctive and classic wedge - shape of earlier times , made famous by the " Harrower " , " Venator " and " Imperator " classes used by the navies of the Ancient Sith Empire , Galactic Republic and the old Galactic Empire respectively . The class was often used as command ships and combined certain elements from Star Dreadnoughts like the " Executor " - class and earlier Star Destroyers like the " Imperial " - class . Offensive and defensive systems . The " Pellaeon " - class was considered one of the most powerful warships in the galaxy and was noted as having unmatched weapon systems and starfighter components . With its sleek outline , it presented less of a target to potential enemies , while at the same time optimizing its shield protection . The forward - sloping superstructure of the " Pellaeon " - class also gave the main gun batteries excellent vantage points , more so than on the Star Destroyers of the previous centuries . The class had slightly more armament than the older " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer . Some of these guns were of a similar design to the XX - 9 turbolaser batteries of the old Galactic Empire . The " Pellaeon " - class also possessed an interdiction field , capable of pulling ships out of hyperspace . Complement . The class had a ventral hangar where starfighters and shuttles could land and embark from . " Predator " - class fighters would be stored in racks in narrow passages throughout the hangar area . Traffic control centers were located on either side of the main hangar opening , overlooking the area . Its sloping profile allowed the " Pellaeon " - class to be shorter than the " Imperial " - class while at the same time be able to carry a decent amount of landing craft and small starships . Propulsion systems . A reactor bulb protrusion was visible outside the ventral hull . It is not known if this was the ship ' s primary reactor or a forward , secondary one . Bridge tower . The " Pellaeon " - class had at least one conference room with a holographic projector table in the center . Its bridge was styled similar to earlier warship classes such as the " Venator " - class , with crew pits encircled by a command deck where ship commanders could view the ship ' s surroundings out of panorama windows . History . Thousands of years before the Sith – Imperial War , the Sith Empire used a capital ship similar to the " Pellaeon " - class during the Great Galactic War . The " Pellaeon " - class itself began its service over 100 years after the Battle of Endor , succeeding the " Imperial " - class and was noted as going up against the heaviest Galactic Alliance warships , including the smaller - yet - faster " Scythe " - class main battle cruiser . After the betrayal of the new Sith Order under Darth Krayt , some of these ships chose to rebel and follow Emperor Roan Fel into exile . As of 137 ABY , a number of these vessels were kept in orbit and close to his stronghold on Bastion for protection . Later in the same year , Darth Stryfe used a " Pellaeon " - class vessel to search for Jedi refugees on Ossus . Upon feeling a continued presence after his troops returned empty - handed , he ordered the vessel to destroy the ruins of the Jedi Academy . Some Pellaeon ' s fell into the hands of the Galactic Alliance Remnant during the Second Imperial Civil War and were distinguished with its symbol on the sides of their dorsal hulls . Similarly , " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyers loyal to the Empire - in - exile were distinguished not only by the Imperial seal but by red markings as well . Behind the scenes . In an interview for " Star Wars Insider 89 " , designer and illustrator Sean Cooke described the design of the " Pellaeon " - class as a new way to look at Super Star Destroyers . The original idea entailed not making the vessel incredibly long , like the " Executor " , but incredibly tall and with a cathedral - like aspect to the design . The refined design harked back to the original Star Destroyers , but with a " front plow " addition based on the " Khetanna " , Jabba the Hutt ' s sail barge . While the actual number of guns on the " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer are currently unknown , the ship ' s entry in " Starships of the Galaxy " lists a number of weapon batteries , which according to the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook , represent up to ten weapons of the same type per battery .