Courageous ( Inexpugnable - class ) The Courageous was an " Inexpugnable " - class tactical command ship that served in the Republic Navy during the Mandalorian Wars . Produced by Rendili Hyperworks , the " Courageous " featured the " Inexpugnable " - class ' trademark " wishing - well " bridge and a massive Vanjervalis Systems computer fitted to its frame — the ship was designed to coordinate the actions of dozens of vessels simultaneously . The " Courageous " served as the flagship for Admiral Saul Karath and participated in several campaigns on the Outer Rim . The " Courageous " saw action in the Republic ' s doomed defense of the planet Vanquo in 3964 BBY . The next year , the " Courageous " headed a battle group organized by Karath to hold the planet Serroco against a Mandalorian invasion . The ensuing Battle of Serroco resulted in the devastation of the planet and the shattering of the Republic defense . Mandalorian forces pursued the " Courageous " and its flotilla through deep space and eventually succeeded in boarding and destroying the vessel — Karath was barely able to escape with his life . Part of the ship was fashioned into a battle - axe wielded by the Mandalorian chief , Mandalore the Ultimate . Description . The " Courageous " was an " Inexpugnable " - class tactical command ship manufactured by Rendili Hyperworks . Per its design , the " Courageous " functioned as a platform from which the actions and movements of an entire fleet could be coordinated . The ship was distinguished by its " wishing - well " bridge configuration , which merged visual and electronic data by suspending holographic images over a transparent deck . The display could be disorienting to the crew , and vertigo was a common complaint . The bridge , circular in shape , had an open center surrounded by a number of computer stations . The " Courageous " featured a massive Vanjervalis Systems computer fitted to its frame , which , using the native software codes of a Republic " Hammerhead " - class cruiser , could instantly transmit commands to as many as sixty - four Hammerheads simultaneously . As a result , the " Courageous " moved slowly , defended by the cruisers under its control . The ship had its own comm center , along with a sensor system capable of rapidly detecting the number and classification of enemy ships in its vicinity and the radioactive signature of fired missiles . Measuring 3 , 100 meters wide , the " Courageous " had a sizable cargo hold that was connected to the ship ' s brig by way of ventilation tunnels . The " Courageous " itself was well - armed — the vessel featured five double turbolaser batteries and five light turbolaser batteries , along with a pair of point - defense light laser cannon batteries and a pair of tractor beam batteries , all of which combined required sixty - six gunners to operate . The " Courageous " fighter decks also held a sizable complement of 144 " Aurek " - class tactical strikefighters , twenty - four S - 250 " Chela " - class starfighters , twenty - four " Conductor " - class short - haul landing craft , six " Ministry " - class orbital shuttles , and other various support craft . The " Courageous " could hold as many as 50 , 000 tons of cargo and two years ' worth of consumables . The ship had a Class 2 hyperdrive and a Class 10 unit as a backup , and was equipped with a navicomputer , escape pods , and engines . Although not available for sale , the " Courageous " estimated value was 70 million credits . History . Early campaigns . The " Courageous " was built at the Rendili / Vanjervalis Drive Yards on the planet Corellia , one of just six " Inexpugnable " - class prototypes produced by the outbreak of the Mandalorian Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Mandalorian warrior clans . Designed to sell more Hammerhead cruisers , the " Courageous " was outfitted with a Vanjervalis computer system that allowed it to control up to sixty - four of the ships simultaneously . The " Courageous " was pressed into service when the Mandalorians invaded the Republic , and command was given to Republic Navy Captain Saul Karath , who had made his name hunting pirates on the Outer Rim . In 3964 BBY , the Mandalorians began threatening vital resource worlds near the planet Taris and eventually moved on Vanquo , a planet on the Republic ' s Jebble - Vanquo - Tarnith line . Karath and the " Courageous " saw action in the Battle of Vanquo , the ship commanding the surrounding fleet from the center of the Republic line . In the midst of the space battle , Karath and Lieutenant Dallan Morvis noticed a ship leaving Vanquo ' s atmosphere . The vessel was identified as " The Last Resort " , known to be carrying " Jedi killer " and wanted Republic fugitive Zayne Carrick , and it quickly jumped into hyperspace toward Mandalorian territory . Karath took this to mean that Carrick was a Mandalorian spy , and he vowed to bring Carrick to justice . The " Courageous " held out for as long as it could above Vanquo , but eventually Karath was forced to fall back and retreat . Serroco . Karath ' s defense of Vanquo earned him a promotion to rear admiral , and he soon turned his attention to the next front of the war . In 3963 BBY , the Mandalorians set their sights on the planet Serroco in the Expansion Region , a full member of the Republic , and the now - Admiral Karath formed what he called " Battle Group Serroco " in order to protect the world . Karath ' s battle group was centered around the " Courageous " and was bolstered by dozens of Hammerhead cruisers and other Republic ships , along with a fleet of fringer tradespeople who offered goods and services to the Republic soldier s . The " Courageous " and its group set off to Serroco from its staging point on Ralltiir ahead of the Mandalorians , with Karath thinking that the Republic Navy was finally ready for its enemies . The " Courageous " took point above Serroco , surrounded by Hammerhead cruisers , while the rest of the battle group formed camps among the planet ' s Stereb cities . Unbeknownst to Karath , Zayne Carrick was on the planet below , working at a fringer mess ship called the " Little Bivoli " . After the former Jedi Padawan had a Force vision of the Mandalorians destroying Serroco , Carrick decided that he needed to inform Karath of what he had seen , and he managed to convince Lieutenant Carth Onasi , one of Karath ' s protégés , to give him a ride up to the " Courageous " . Once Carrick stepped onto the " Courageous " bridge , however , Karath , who already believed that he was a Mandalorian spy , immediately recognized Carrick and had him arrested . Karath refused to heed Carrick ' s warnings , and the Mandalorians soon arrived in - system and launched an opening barrage of nuclear missiles toward the Republic fleet . To Karath ' s surprise , the bombs angled around the ships , aimed at the planetside camps all along . Twenty - seven populated areas were hit by the Mandalorian attack , and while Onasi saved many lives by using the " Courageous " comm system to send the native Stereb to shelter in underground catacombs , the Stereb cities were wiped from the planet . Flight into oblivion . With much of his Battle Group Serroco annihilated , Karath was left with no choice but to retreat and find a place to make a stand . The " Courageous " went on the run — Karath hoped to make it to the planet Myrkr or the Ryyk Nebula , where the " Courageous " and its group could join forces with the " Tremendous " battle group . The Mandalorians pursued the " Courageous " every step of the way . As Karath had pledged to defend the ships in his flotilla from Mandalorian attack , the " Courageous " saw plenty of action during its trip through the hyperlane s . The Mandalorians eventually caught up to the " Courageous " in deep space , boarding the battleship with their shocktroopers , the elite group thereby making its first appearance in the war . With his flagship damaged and listing , Karath deemed that the only course of action was to scuttle the " Courageous " . Karath ordered all nonessential personnel to the escape pods and prepared to make a stand against the boarders with his second - in - command , Commander Dallan Morvis ; amidst the fighting , Karath narrowly escaped death at the hands of a shock trooper thanks to the timely arrival of Lieutenant Onasi . Trapped , Karath , Morvis , and Onasi made their way to the brig , sealing the door behind them , and checked with Zayne Carrick , who had been meditating in his prison cell . Carrick rose to reveal that he had been spending his time slowly unfastening the bolts in the walls behind him with the Force , thus opening a passage from his cell to the cargo bay where Onasi ' s cargo hauler , the " Deadweight " , sat unnoticed by the Mandalorians . With Onasi flying the " Deadweight " , the small group of survivors were able to evade Mandalorian pursuit and narrowly escape the " Courageous " destruction . Although news of the " Courageous " fate filtered out and caused a panic on some Republic worlds , such as Telerath , Karath managed to make his way back to the Republic capital of Coruscant , where he immediately submitted his resignation to the Republic Navy ' s Admiral of the Fleet for the loss of the " Courageous " . Instead , Karath was placed in command of the battleship " Swiftsure " , newly refitted based on knowledge that Karath had gained while serving on the " Courageous " . The Mandalorians eventually melted down the " Courageous " for scrap , fashioning part of it into a battle - axe carried by their chief , Mandalore the Ultimate . Commanders and crew . The " Courageous " was commanded by Saul Karath , who was still waiting for the Merit Board to meet on his promotion to rear admiral when he was given control of the ship . The son of a laborer from Corellia , Karath made his name aboard the ship " Reciprocity " , his first command , where he was noted for his efforts hunting pirates . Admiral Karath became renowned for his feats in the Mandalorian Wars , distinguishing himself in the heated defense of the planet Suurja , and then aboard the " Courageous " in the Vanquo and Serroco campaigns . Karath was presumed dead after the " Courageous " destruction , and his safe return to Coruscant touched off joyful celebrations . One of Karath ' s men from the " Reciprocity " , Commander Dallan Morvis , also served aboard the ship as Karath ' s right - hand man . Morvis came from an upper - class background — his father was the director of the Coruscant Financial Exchange and mother the senator from Chandrila — and he found a competitor for the admiral ' s favor in Lieutenant Carth Onasi , a hotshot pilot from Telos IV who shared Karath ' s hardscrabble beginnings . Both men rose in the ranks after the " Courageous " destruction , with Morvis gaining command of his own " Hammerhead " - class cruiser and Onasi furthering his career in the Republic Navy under Karath . The ship ' s security chief was an individual named Viddarie , and the " Courageous " also held up to 4 , 300 skilled crew and 2 , 000 soldiers . Behind the scenes . The " Courageous " first appeared in " " , a comic written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2006 . The ship was designed by artist Dustin Weaver , who took Miller ' s request for a " typical warship bridge with holographic battle displays " and created the ship ' s distinctive " wishing - well " design . Miller named the ship after the , a French warship captured by the British in 1761 .