Conning tower

Conning towers or command towers were towers found on the exterior of several of the Galactic Empire's warships that contained the bridge.Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary One Imperial model with a conning tower was the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer, and during the Battle of Hoth the Imperial II-class Tyrant's conning tower was taken out when the vessel was hit with an ion blast from the Rebel Alliance's v-150 Planet Defender.Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization As the conning towers of the Imperial warships were so exposed, they were not included in the design of the First Order's Resurgent-class Star Destroyer.
==Imperial-class Star Destroyers==
Sat upon an Imperial-class Star Destroyers' command tower was either a tractor beam targeting array (Imperial I-class Star DestroyersStar Wars Rebels: Droids in Distress) or a communications tower (Imperial II-class Star DestroyersShattered Empire 3 and upgraded Imperial I-classesUltimate Star Wars), which was flanked by two deflector shield generator globes.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy 
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
*Star Wars: Complete Locations
*Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
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==Notes and references==
Category:Starship components