Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser

The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser, or simply the Praetor-class battlecruiser,Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy was a model of battlecruiser. It shared a similar name to the Praetor II-class used by the Imperial Navy.Fully Operational Prior to the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY,Star Wars: Timelines one derelict Praetor-class had its reactor stolen by members of the Rebel Alliance to power a giant ion cannon in their Echo Base on the planet Hoth.
==Behind the scenes==
===Introduction to canon===
The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Star Wars: Complete Locations, a 2016 reference book. It was first identified as the Praetor-class battlecruiser in the 2021 reference book Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy.
===Legends origins===
The battlecruiser's mention in Star Wars: Complete Locations was part of material reprinted from the 2004 reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy, written by James Luceno. This marked the first mention of the Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser in the Star Wars Legends continuity.Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
It was first identified as the Praetor-class battle cruiser in the 2008 reference book The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia and was further identified as the Praetor-class battlecruiser in Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart's 2012 reference book, The Essential Guide to Warfare, which also designated the starship Battalion as a Praetor.The Essential Guide to Warfare Thus, the book retroactively established the 1998 roleplaying supplement Tatooine Manhunt, released for West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, in which the Battalion was first mentioned, as the Praetor class' first, albeit indirect, mention.Tatooine Manhunt
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Complete Locations 
*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy 
==Notes and references==
Category:Battlecruiser classes