Braha ' tok - class gunship The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship , more commonly known as the Dornean gunship , was a model of gunship built by the Dornean Braha ' ket Fleetworks Conglomerate for military use in such as bombardment and fast attacks . They were mainly used by the Dornea but many of them also saw service with the Alliance to Restore the Republic leading up to and during the Galactic Civil War in battles such as the Battle of Atollon and the Battle of Endor . Characteristics . The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship also called the Dornean gunship for its use at Dornea . It was a type of gunship built in a dagger shape and designed for fast attack , bombardment , and anti - starfighter roles . The hull of the Dornean Gunship was silver - plated , which allowed it to deflect solar radiation . Although not designed as a carrier , two X - wing starfighters could be attached to its undercarriage . The Dornean Gunship " Apailana ' s Promise " most notably did this . The ship itself was 90 meter s long and bore an armament of eight concussion missile launcher s and eight double turbolaser cannon s . A Dornean gunship could carry a crew of 75 personnel , although the " Apailana ' s Promise " managed with only a few dozen navy veterans . The class 1 hyperdrive of the gunship was located in the rear of the vessel , and the command bridge was situated in the ship ' s bow . The Dornean gunship could reach speeds of 800 kilometers per hour . History . Early days of the Alliance . Originally manufactured by Dornean Braha ' ket Fleetworks Conglomerate for the protection of the Dornean homeworld , Dornea , they saw service in the Alliance to Restore the Republic by 2 BBY where at least three , including the " Orion " , were part of General Jan Dodonna ' s Massassi Group , one of the largest rebel cells against the Galactic Empire . Following the formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the same year , three travelled with Dodonna ' s fleet to Phoenix Cell ' s base on Atollon in preparation for an attack on Lothal . However , the fleet was ambushed along side Phoenix Cell by the forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn . The " Orion " was destroyed in the space battle and the other two were forced to retreat with the other ships . During the ground battle , another Dornean gunship managed to escape the base alongside the light freighter " Ghost " but didn ' t make it off Atollon . The third Dornean gunship was lost before it could escape with the other ships . Galactic Civil War . In 0 BBY , at least three Dornean gunships served in the Battle of Scarif , the battle that saw the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War and the theft of the Death Star plans . Before and during the Mid Rim Retreat , the " Apailana ' s Promise " served under Commander Tohna as the escort to the Sixty - First Mobile Infantry ' s CR90 corvette " Thunderstrike " . The gunship saw action in many battles sometimes covering the " Thunderstrikes " escape in desperate situations such as on one occasion when it covered the " Thunderstrike ' s " escape from an Imperial Destroyer . After the death s of Captain Micha Evon and the " Thunderstrike ' s " main officer s , Tohna was transferred to the corvette and First Officer Sharn took charge of the " Apailana ' s Promise " . During the Siege of Inyusu Tor , the " Thunderstrike " was shot down and the Sixty - First were left stranded on Sullust . The " Apailana ' s Promise " initially retreated but returned soon after and kept the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Herald " distracted whilst the Sixty - First defended the Inyusu Tor mineral processing facility . The gunship survived the fight with its gun batteries drained and its shielding overheated but it ' s hull still intact . A few Dornean gunships were stationed at the rebel base on 5251977 when the crew of the " Mighty Oak Apocalypse " joined the Alliance . In 4 ABY , at least two of these ships rendezvoused with the entire Alliance Fleet near Sullust and went on to participate in the attack on the second Death Star . Behind the scenes . The obscure background ship . The " Braha ' tok " - class gunship was initially designed by Bill George for Richard Marquand ' s 1983 film . At the time the kit - bashed model was called the " ROJ BG ship " , standing for either ' Return of the Jedi background ship ' or possibly ' Return of the Jedi Bill George ship ' . The ship was built for the " Battle of Endor " sequence but Art Director Joe Johnston did not think it looked good enough . Because of that , the model is barely visible in " Return of the Jedi " . Development in legends . Sometime later Pablo Hidalgo found photos of the model and posted them on StarWars . com . In 2006 , the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship was identified and elaborated on in the StarWars . com Databank by StarWars . com member " Ello137 " through the feature " What ' s The Story ? " . Ello137 saw the competition as an opportunity to link obscure elements of the Expanded Universe with obscure things in the movies . From there , the gunship got it ' s name in - universe name , the Dornean gunship , and it ' s history was expanded overtime through the Databank and various stories and reference books . Development in the new canon . Following April 25 2014 , most of the Expanded Universe was cut off from the official Canon universe and considered Legends . From that point , the only canon material of the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship was it ' s appearance in Return of the Jedi . However , in September 4 2015 , the gunship was mentioned — as the Dornean gunship — in one of the first canon novels , " Lost Stars " by Claudia Gray . It then made a more prominent appearance in " " by Alexander Freed as one of the two main ships in the book . In 2016 , Pablo Hidalgo and his team had an updated model of the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship built and the ship appeared in the end battle sequence of " " and the " Star Wars Rebels " Season three finale Zero Hour . On November 17 2017 , the gunship was confirmed to be called the " Braha ' tok " - class gunship in canon through the book " " .