Destroyer

A destroyer was a type of warship used by multiple factions in the galaxy. There were multiple examples of destroyers, used by the Chiss Ascendancy, the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and other groups.
==Description==
===Overview===
A destroyer was a type of warship used by various factions throughout the galaxy.Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising As a capital ship, the Anaxes War College System defined a destroyer as a warship that measured approximately 1,000 to 2,000 meters in length, placing it after a heavy cruiser and before a battlecruiser. The system introduced the destroyer class inStar Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy what the Chiss and other Unknown Regions groups refer to as Lesser Space, the galaxy beyond the Unknown Regions.
===Models===
There were multiple destroyer models in service. The Chiss Ascendancy's Ruling Families and Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet used the Chiss destroyer and the Clarr destroyer. The Confederacy of Independent Systems used multiple models, including the Corporate Alliance's Fantail-class destroyer and the Commerce Guild's Recusant-class Light DestroyerStar Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia and Recusant-class Support Destroyer. The Nikardun destroyer was deployed by the Nikardun Destiny during their conquests in the Unknown Regions. Star Destroyers were used by factions like the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, Imperial Remnants, First Order, and Sith Eternal.
==History==
Although the classification of destroyer was used in the Unknown Regions, the Anaxes War College System expanded the nomenclature during the Clone Wars to include three new classes; the destroyer, the battlecruiser, and the dreadnought, despite the earlier dreadnought era existing during the Alsakan Conflicts. Destroyers saw use in the Clone Wars, with the rise of the Star Destroyer design family and the destroyers used by the Separatists. Star Destroyers continued service during the Imperial Era after the Clone Wars, as well as during the rise and fall of the First Order several decades later.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
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*Star Wars Rebels: A New Hero
*Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
*Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
*Rey's Survival Guide
*Poe Dameron: Flight Log
*Star Wars: On the Front Lines
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Capital ship classifications