Eleemosynary The Eleemosynary was an Imperial Star Destroyer that served as the personal command ship of the cyborg Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik . The warship was one of many destroyer s that comprised the Imperial Fleet during the Battle of Endor , while Teshik was aboard the second Death Star battlestation . The Grand Admiral narrowly escaped the Death Star ' s destruction and retreated to the " Eleemosynary " , from where he continued to combat the Rebel Alliance for three hours after the Imperial withdrawal was initiated . However , the Alliance eventually disabled the " Eleemosynary " with concentrated ion cannon fire and captured Teshik . Description . The " Eleemosynary " was a Star Destroyer in the Galactic Empire ' s navy . Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik used the warship as his personal command ship . History . By 4 ABY , the " Eleemosynary " was in use as the command ship of the cyborg Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik . The Star Destroyer was present in the Endor system while Teshik was aboard the second Death Star , a battlestation undergoing construction above the Forest Moon of Endor . Along with the bulk of the Imperial Fleet , also stationed in the system , the " Eleemosynary " participated in the Battle of Endor against the Rebel Alliance Navy . As the battle raged on , the Alliance succeeded in destroying the Death Star ' s reactor core . Teshik was able to escape the battlestation before its destruction , returning to the " Eleemosynary " . When an Imperial retreat was sounded , Teshik opted to remain behind in the Endor system with his command ship and continue to fight the Rebels . Three hours later , the Alliance succeeded in disabling the " Eleemosynary " with a barrage of ion cannon fire . The destroyer and its commander were both captured by Alliance forces ; Teshik was later executed . Commanders and crew . The Star Destroyer " Eleemosynary " was commanded by Osvald Teshik , a Grand Admiral whose body was 75 % artificial . Teshik was a tactical genius dedicated to serving the Empire , standing his ground even when faced with overwhelming odds against success . This was evident in the closing stage of the Battle of Endor , but his refusal to retreat resulted in his capture by the Alliance and his eventual execution by the Alliance ' s successor state , the New Republic . Behind the scenes . The " Eleemosynary " was first mentioned in " " , an article by Daniel Wallace and Abel G . Peña that appeared in " Star Wars Insider 66 " . In a blog entry on StarWars . com , Wallace explained that " eleemosynary " is defined as " supported by charity , " and that Peña likely applied the name to Teshik ' s command ship . The " Eleemosynary " later received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In an early version of " Who ' s Who : Imperial Grand Admirals " , titled " " Dirty Dozen : Imperial Grand Admirals " , " the " Eleemosynary " was established as being an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer . When the article was reworked for inclusion in " Star Wars Insider " , several details regarding the Grand Admirals and their flagships were omitted . The " Eleemosynary " class was one such piece of information that was cut . " The New Essential Chronology " introduces some confusion regarding when the " Eleemosynary " was disabled . While " Who ' s Who " indicates that the Imperial retreat was sounded three hours before Teshik and his ship were captured by the Alliance , " The New Essential Chronology " states that Captain Gilad Pellaeon of the Star Destroyer " Chimaera " ordered the withdrawal after the " Eleemosynary " was disabled , four hours after the second Death Star ' s destruction . This article assumes the chronology presented in " Who ' s Who " is correct .