Nonvideor - class minelayer The " Nonvideor " - class minelayer was a small stealth minelaying warship , operated by a crew of twenty , that was used by the Galactic Alliance ' s naval fleets during the Second Galactic Civil War . Equipped with powerful hyperdrives and payloads of space mine s , five of the minelayers were deployed by the Galactic Alliance to create a pair of mine rings around the planet Fondor in 41 ABY , but they were destroyed before they could do so after their hyperspace reversion coordinates were betrayed to the enemy . Characteristics . " Nonvideor " - class minelayers were small warships with stealth capabilities that were equipped with disproportionately strong hyperdrives for their size . Operated by twenty crew members , the minelayer class had a payload of Merr - Sonn Vigilante space mine s that used a network to self - deploy , reducing the time that it took to disperse the complement of mines , as conventional mine laying was not required . The vessels also had communications systems , though it was impossible to make contact with a " Nonvideor " - class minelayer while it was in stealth mode . Role . The " Nonvideor " - class minelayer was used as a warship that could utilize its powerful hyperdrive to arrive close to a target , deploy its complement of mines , and retreat back into hyperspace as quickly as possible . The minelayers ' stealth equipment , as well as the self - deploying mines ' ability to decrease the time needed for mine laying , aided the starships in completing their missions undetected . History . " Nonvideor " - class minelayers were adopted for use by the Galactic Alliance ' s navy in the years following the Swarm War , which ended in 36 ABY . In 41 ABY , as the Galactic Alliance engaged the Confederation and the Jedi Coalition in the Second Galactic Civil War , Galactic Alliance Chief of State and Sith Lord Darth Caedus set his sights on reclaiming the shipyards of the planet Fondor , following the world ' s secession to the Confederation . In advance of a task force of the Galactic Alliance Fourth Fleet , five " Nonvideor " - class minelayers were dispatched to sow a double ring of mines around the entirety of Fondor in order to cut off the planet before the Fourth Fleet commenced its assault a week after the shells had been laid . The " Nonvideor " - class minelayers were supposed to be able to deploy their payloads within an hour of reaching Fondorian space . However , co - Chief of State Cha Niathal betrayed the Galactic Alliance plan for Fondor to Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker . As a result , instead of completing their mission unseen and unscathed , the five minelayers were ambushed at their reversion points as soon as they exited hyperspace to begin their mine laying . All took direct hits from enemy fire , which detonated the mines in their cargo and destroyed the minelayers , killing the crew . When the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Anakin Solo " and the task force from the Fourth Fleet arrived at Fondor , they discovered the debris fields of the " Nonvideor " - class minelayers at the reversion points , and Caedus realized that they had been betrayed . The Second Battle of Fondor that soon ensued would end with a Jedi Coalition victory and Niathal taking a third of the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet ' s strength to the side of the Jedi . Behind the scenes . " Nonvideor " - class minelayers first appeared , albeit as debris fields , in Karen Traviss ' " " , the eighth novel in the " Legacy of the Force " series , published in 2008 . The minelayer class later received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , also released in 2008 .