Gladiator-class escort carrier

The Gladiator-class escort carrier was a class of medium tonnage warship used by the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.
==Characteristics==
The Gladiator-class carrier has a total length of 600 meters (1,968.5 ft), with a beam of 329 meters (1,079.4 ft), a Height/depth of 126 meters (413.386 ft) and a dry mass of approximately 4,000,000 metric tons. The ship is built around an extensive hanger deck, capable of racking a maximum of 216 TIE series fighters. The ship's weapons were primarily defensive, comprising light turbolasers, point defense laser cannons, and a small number of concussion missile tubes.
==History==
The Gladiator-class was originally envisioned during the Clone Wars as a replacement for the carrier conversion of the Venator-class battlecruiser, with the initial design being drawn up by Walex Blissex for Rendili StarDrive. The class leader, Gladiator, was launched in early 981 ARR, however the class's service with the Republic Navy lasted only two years before the Republic transitioned into the Galactic Empire, with the Gladiator and the Venator-class battlecruiser both being relegated to second-line roles. In the Imperial Navy, the Gladiator was commonly used as an escort for larger capital ships or to lock down the orbits of occupied planets.
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