Gozanti-class cruiser

The Gozanti-class cruiser, also known as the Gozanti-class armed transport or Gozanti-class shuttle, was a class of armored starship used by various factions, and as such had many modified sub-variants, including the Black Sun frigate, the Imperial Gozanti-class cruiser, the C-ROC Gozanti-class light cruiser, the IGV-55 surveillance vessel, and the Gozanti-class Assault Carrier. During the First Order-Resistance War, the Gozanti Armed Transport shared a similar name. During the Galactic Civil War Imperial Gozanti-class cruiser was typically seen commanded by a Lieutenant.
==Characteristics==
The Gozanti-class cruiser was a starship that could act as a freighter and cruiser. It could be modified to accommodate a twin laser turret in a dorsal mount and a heavy laser cannon on its ventral side. The Gozanti also had a loading elevator on the bottom near the nose and docking ports to the side near the cockpit section. The ships had a hyperdrive and three engines.
Over the years, there were numerous variants of Gozanti-class cruisers produced. Several variations used by the Galactic Empire included the Imperial Gozanti-class cruiser, Gozanti-class Assault Carrier, and the IGV-55 surveillance vessel. The C-ROC Gozanti-class light cruiser was a modified version that was designed to hold more cargo space. It was commonly used by criminal organizations. The Separatist Gozanti-class cruiser was a modified Gozanti used by the Separatist Alliance for their own purposes. The Black Sun cartel used Black Sun frigate, a modified Gozanti for their criminal activities.
==History==
===Twilight of the Republic===
Gozanti-class cruisers were introduced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation around 34 BBY, and they proved to be one of the major starship success stories of the late Republic Era.
Shortly before Anakin Skywalker won the Boonta Eve Classic, a Gozanti-class cruiser with red markings was seen in the spaceport of Mos Espa on Tatooine.
At some point prior to the Clone Wars, a Gozanti-class cruiser crashed into the canyons on the planet Balnab. The surviving crew were pit droids that used the ship to create a large hologram of Albee Dewaw. They used the hologram to rule over the Balnab denizens near the crashed cruiser.
===The Clone Wars===
During the Clone Wars, the cruiser was adopted by various factions, including the Confederacy of Independent Systems. At least three were in the fleet led by the super tactical droid Aut-O. The Separatist Gozanti-class cruiser acted as a warship, and escorted larger Separatist vessels while in a fleet. One cruiser was on Zygerria as Dooku arrived to discuss the execution of Anakin Skywalker with Miraj Scintel. The Republic Navy was always placed on high alert when Gozanti-class cruisers were spotted because the Confederacy and the Black Sun crime syndicate modified many such cruisers to serve as warships and smuggling vessels.
After the Battle of Patitite Pattuna, C-3PO and R2-D2 arrived on the planet Balnab and discovered that the Balnab denizens were being ruled by pit droids using the control room of a Gozanti-class cruiser. R2-D2 showed this to them, so they destroyed the control room, which caused the cruiser to explode.
The Black Sun crime syndicate also used modified Gozanti-class cruisers. They were forced into joining Darth Maul's Shadow Collective and took part in the takeover of Mandalore. Several joined with Maul's forces after the battle of Zanbar. These ships were painted black with gold highlights, including a stylized rim of a star placed over the cruiser's front, taken from the syndicate's emblem.Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 2
A number of Separatist Gozanti-class cruisers were also present on Oba Diah while Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker dueled Separatist Head of State Count Dooku, secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Tyranus while on a mission.
During a mission to Utapau by Kenobi and Skywalker later in the war, several Separatist Gozanti-class cruisers were landed inside the main hangar of a Separatist Providence-class Dreadnought that was part of a fleet led by Supreme Commander of the Droid Army General Grievous. The cruisers, along with the rest of the fleet, was destroyed when a large kyber crystal inside a Dual Hemisphere-Omni Support Vessel exploded.
While using a malfunctioning Joben T-85 speeder bike, former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano nearly collided with a Gozanti in an underworld portal, but she regained control of the speeder in time.
===Imperial Era===
The Galactic Empire made use of Gozanti craft, including a model used early in the Imperial Era, the Imperial Gozanti-class cruiser, and the Gozanti-class Assault Carrier sub-variant of that design. These craft were utilized throughout the Galactic Civil War. The cruiser on several occasions carried TIE fighters, such as during the Mission to Hosnian Prime in 4 ABY,Star Wars: Squadrons while the Assault Carrier sub-variant often dropped All Terrain Armored Transports into battle, such as during the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY and the Battle of Theed in 4 ABY.Star Wars Battlefront II
===New Republic Era===
During the New Republic Era, various Imperial Remnants, such as Moff Gideon's continued to utilize Gozanti craft. In 9 ABY, an Assault Carrier leaving Trask was boarded by Mandalorians led by Bo-Katan Kryze, who wanted the craft to help in her effort to retake the planet Mandalore from the Empire. The Mandalorians fought the Imperials onboard and successfully hijacked the ship.
===The First Order===
Old Gozanti craft continued to be utilized into the Cold War and the First Order-Resistance War by the First Order and their sympathizers, who piloted the ships while patrolling.
==Behind the scenes==
The Gozanti-class cruiser first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
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Category:Corellian Engineering Corporation products
Category:Light cruiser classes
Category:Starship classes of the Confederacy of Independent Systems