The following is a list of fictional
starshipA starship is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel....
s, cruisers,
battleshipA battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest caliber of guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers or destroyers. There are currently no battleships in service....
s, and other
spacecraftA spacecraft is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. On a sub-orbital spaceflight, a spacecraft enters space then returns to the Earth. For an orbital spaceflight, a spacecraft enters a closed orbit around the planetary body. Spacecraft used for human spaceflight carry people on board as...
in the
Star WarsStar Wars is an epic space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was originally released on May 25, 1977, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, spawning two immediate sequels, released at three-year intervals...
saga.
Corellian corvette
The Corellian corvette
Tantive IV is the first ship to appear in
Star Wars.
Death Star
Death Stars are planet-destroying mobile space stations that appear throughout the
Star Wars series.
Ebon Hawk
The
Ebon Hawk is the player's character's ship in
Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox on July 15, 2003, for Microsoft Windows on November 19, 2003, and on September 7, 2004 for Mac OS X. The Xbox version is playable on Xbox 360 with its...
and
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords is a role playing video game released for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows. The Xbox version of this sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was released on December 6, 2004, while the Windows version was released on February 8, 2005...
. It is designed to be reminiscent of the
Millennium FalconThe Millennium Falcon is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe commanded by smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca...
.
Geonosian solar sailer
Count DookuCount Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Dooku is one of the main villains of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Count Dooku plays a substantial role in the "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic...
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Christopher LeeSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor. He initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
) reaches
CoruscantCoruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared on screen in Return of the Jedi: The Special Edition , but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire. An ecumenopolis, it was renamed Imperial Center during the reign of the Galactic Empire and Yuuzhan'tar...
aboard a Geonosian solar sailer in
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the ClonesStar Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of internal chronology....
. The ship's solar sail was originally part of the concept for the Naboo royal starship in
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the first in terms of internal chronology. It was also Lucas' first film as a director in 22 years, and only his fourth overall...
. The insectoid ship resembles both a beetle and a butterfly. Its forward cockpit bubble was added when it was determined there was a need for a shot of Dooku sitting next to his pilot.
Imperial landing craft
Imperial landing craft were inserted into the Special Edition release of
Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released simply as Star Wars, is an American 1977 space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It was the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films continue the story, while a prequel trilogy contributes...
. The all-
CGIComputer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
ships were initially designed as part of the
Shadows of the Empire multimedia campaign.
Lambda-class shuttle
Lambda-class shuttles first appear in
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the JediStar Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth and final in terms of internal chronology...
and were later added to the Special Edition release of
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes BackStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan...
.
Millennium Falcon
The
Millennium Falcon is
Han SoloHan Solo, played by Harrison Ford, is a fictional smuggler and "reckless mercenary" in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca , become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the evil Galactic Empire...
's (
Harrison FordHarrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. Ford is best known for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series...
) and
ChewbaccaChewbacca, nicknamed Chewie, is a Wookiee character in Star Wars franchise. In the series' narrative chronology, he appears in the films Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the...
's (
Peter MayhewPeter Mayhew is an English actor known for playing the Wookiee Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies. His peak height was tall.-Early life:Mayhew was born in Barnes, London, England, five days after Star Wars creator George Lucas...
)'s Corellian YT-1300 freighter in the original
Star Wars trilogy.
Moldy Crow
A modified Corellian HWK-90 used by
Kyle KatarnKyle Katarn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, the protagonist of the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces and its sequels....
and Jan Ors in the
Star Wars: Dark ForcesStar Wars: Dark Forces is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1995 for DOS and Apple Macintosh, and in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation. The storyline within the Dark Forces is set in the Star Wars fictional universe and follows the character Kyle...
and
Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight video games.
Mon Calamari cruiser
Mon Calamari cruisers make up part of the Rebel fleet that attacks the Death Star in
Return of the Jedi.
Naboo royal cruiser
A Naboo royal cruiser is destroyed in a failed attempt to assassinate
Padmé AmidalaPadmé Naberrie, better known as Padmé Amidala, is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera saga Star Wars. She first appeared on film in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as the young queen of the planet Naboo. In subsequent prequel trilogy films, Padmé represents Naboo in the...
(
Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman is an Israeli American actress. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Léon . She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy...
) at the beginning of
Attack of the Clones. The ship's design was inspired by the
B-2 SpiritThe Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is an American heavy bomber with "low observable" stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. Because of its considerable capital and operations costs, the project was controversial in...
stealth bomber.
Naboo royal starship
Padmé Amidala escapes from and returns to Naboo aboard a Naboo royal starship in
The Phantom Menace. An early design depicted the ship powered by a solar sail; when Lucas called for a sleeker look, designer Doug Chiang drew inspiration from 1950s hood ornaments.
Naboo star skiff
Padmé Amidala travels to Mustafar aboard a Naboo star skiff in
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of the series' internal chronology. It completes the entire Star Wars story.The film takes place three years after...
. Design Ryan Church sketched the ship to appear "supercharged". Only the ship's boarding ramp was built full scale; some footage was altered from material used in
Attack of the Clones.
Naboo yacht
Padmé Amidala (
Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman is an Israeli American actress. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Léon . She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy...
) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christiansen) travel to Geonosis aboard a Naboo yacht in
Attack of the Clones. The ship is designed to be reminiscent of the "rocket ships" seen in pulp science-fiction.
Nebulon-B frigate
A Nebulon-B frigate first appears in
The Empire Strikes Back.
Neimoidian shuttle
Neimoidian shuttles appear throughout the prequel trilogy. Its design is based on a Trade Federation landing ship turned vertically and altered to be more insectoid and less symmaetrical.
Outrider
The
Outrider is Dash Rendar's YT-2400 freighter in the
Shadows of the Empire multimedia campaign. It is a playable ship in the
Shadows of the EmpireStar Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a 1996 video game, developed by LucasArts. It was one of the first games made available for Nintendo's 64-bit system, Nintendo 64. A version for Windows 95 was released nearly a year later....
video game and
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released an
Outrider toy. While
Steve PerrySteve Perry is an American television writer and science fiction author. He has written books in the Star Wars, Alien and Conan universes, as well as all of the Tom Clancy's Net Force series. However, he is perhaps best known for the Matador series...
outlined the ship's story and role, Doug Chiang designed the ship itself. The
Outrider was digitally inserted into the Special Edition of
A New Hope.
Radiant VII
The Republic cruiser
Radiant VII appears at beginning of
The Phantom Menace. Doug Chiang designed the ship to have a visual link to the original trilogy's blockade runner.
Raven's Claw
A ship used by
Kyle KatarnKyle Katarn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, the protagonist of the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces and its sequels....
and Jan Ors in
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, often abbreviated JK2 or JO, is a first- and third-person action game developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts and Activision. The PC version was released in early and the Mac OS X, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube versions were released in late 2002...
.
Rebel blockade runner
The Corellian corvette
Tantive IV, sometimes identified as a blockade runner, is the first ship to appear in
Star Wars.
Darth VaderDarth Vader is the central antagonist in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy and his final prequel, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Vader is embodied by David Prowse, though Sebastian Shaw makes a brief cameo as the unmasked Vader. In Star Wars...
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David ProwseDavid Prowse, MBE is an English former bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor, most widely known for his role as playing the physical form of Darth Vader, who was voiced by James Earl Jones. In Britain, he is also remembered as having played the Green Cross Code man.At peak, Prowse stood around 6' 5"...
) and his
stormtrooperThe Stormtroopers were specialist military troops which were formed in the last years of World War I as the German army developed new methods of attacking enemy trenches, called "infiltration tactics"...
s capture the ship and its crew.
Republic assault ship
Republic assault ships appear in
Attack of the Clones. These ships, originally called "Jedi troop transports", demonstrate a connection to the original trilogy's
star destroyerStar Destroyers are the iconic capital ships of the Imperial Starfleet in the fictional Star Wars universe. The Imperial Star Destroyer, which first appears at the beginning of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, is "the signature vessel of the Imperial fleet"...
s through their triangular hulls.
Republic attack cruiser
Republic attack cruisers, also known as
Venator-class star destroyers, appear throughout
Revenge of the Sith.
Sith Infiltrator
Darth MaulDarth Maul is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe and a main villain in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He was portrayed by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz...
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Ray ParkRaymond Park is a British actor, stuntman and martial artist, best known for his portrayal of Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace , for playing Toad in X-Men, and for his recent role as Snake-Eyes in G.I...
) pilots a
SithThe Sith are a group of characters in the fictional Star Wars universe. They are the central antagonists of the franchise. Characterized by their single-minded pursuit of power and disdain for sentient life, they are an alliance of warrior priests who use the dark side of the Force and serve as...
infiltrator in
The Phantom Menace. Its design includes elements of the
TIE interceptorTIE fighters are fictional starfighters in the Star Wars universe. Propelled by Twin Ion Engines , TIE fighters are depicted as fast, fragile starfighters produced by Sienar Fleet Systems for the Galactic Empire...
and
Lambda-class shuttle. The vehicle has been made into toys by
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and
GaloobGaloob was a toy company best known for creating the video game cheat device called the Game Genie. The South San Francisco-based company was founded by Barbara Frankel and Lewis Galoob in 1954 as an import business...
and models kits by
LegoLego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
and
ErtlThe Ertl Company is an American toy company best known for its die-cast metal alloy collectible replicas of farm equipment and vehicles. The company is based in Dyersville, Iowa, home of the National Farm Toy Museum...
.
Slave I
Slave I is the starship used by
bounty hunterA bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include, bail enforcement agent, fugitive recovery agent, and bail fugitive investigator...
Jango FettJango Fett is a fictional character and supporting villain in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Bounty Hunter the video game, in which he was played by Temuera Morrison. Before Attack of the Clones, Jango was mentioned in Star...
(
Temuera MorrisonTemuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand actor. He has become one of the country's most famous stars for his roles as the abusive Jake "the Muss" Heke in 1994's Once Were Warriors and as bounty hunter Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in the Star Wars series.-Personal life:Morrison, a Māori, was...
) in
Attack of the Clones and by his clone,
Boba FettBoba Fett is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to track down the Millennium Falcon, he is the "next major villain" after Vader in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
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Jeremy BullochJeremy Bulloch is an English actor. He is best known as the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the Star Wars original trilogy. He has appeared in numerous British TV and film productions, including Doctor Who and Robin of Sherwood....
), in
The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Destroyer
Star destroyers appear in a variety of forms throughout the
Star Wars franchise.
Starfreighter
Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker travel to Naboo aboard a starfreighter in
Attack of the Clones. The transport's design is partly based on an
ocean linerAn ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo, mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
.
Tantive IV
The Corellian corvette
Tantive IV is the first ship to appear in
Star Wars. It is used by
Princess Leia OrganaPrincess Leia Organa Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. She is portrayed by actress Carrie Fisher in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Star Wars Holiday Special. Aiden Barton appeared as an infant Leia in Revenge of the Sith...
(
Carrie FisherCarrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. She is most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge.-Early life:...
) in
A New Hope and by her adoptive father, Bail Organa (
Jimmy SmitsJimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law as Richard Dysart's youngest uptight law partner, Victor Sifuentes, who was also the firm's pro-bono lawyer , and as Dennis Franz's second partner, Det...
), in
Revenge of the Sith.
Theta-class shuttle
Emperor
PalpatinePalpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. Palpatine, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga. He first appears in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire...
(
Ian McDiarmidIan McDiarmid is a Scottish Tony Award-winning theatre actor and director, who has also made sporadic appearances on film and television...
) travels aboard a
Theta-class shuttle in
Revenge of the Sith. The ship was designed to appear like a predecessor to the
Lambda-class shuttle. Only the shuttle's boarding ramp was built for filming.
Trade Federation battleship
Trade Federation battleships appear in all three of the prequel films. Lucas called for these ships to have a "saucer" look with a distinct front and rear, achieved by placing the engines on one side of the ship and the antennae and docking bays on the other.
Trade Federation cruiser
General GrievousGeneral Grievous is a chief antagonist in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, alongside Count Dooku, Darth Vader, and Palpatine. He was voiced by Matthew Wood...
' flagship in
Revenge of the Sith is the Trade Federation cruiser
Invisible Hand. The raised spire helped differentiate the command ship from the other capital ships over Coruscant and to help map out the ship's various locations. More sets aboard the ship were built than seen in the film; several "serial-type escapades" were cut from the final release. Other sets, built inside a mount that could rotate them, were used to depict the vessel's collapse.
Trade Federation landing ship
Trade Federation landing ships transport the Trade Federation's invasion forces to Naboo's surface in
The Phantom Menace. Although initial designs were reminiscent of dirigibles, the final design is based on a
dragonflyA dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
. Lucas liked the ship's similarity to a
biplaneA biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings. The Wright brothers' Wright Flyer used a biplane design, as did most aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a biplane wing structure has a structural advantage, it produces more drag than a similar monoplane wing...
.
Venator-class star destroyer
Republic attack cruisers, also known as
Venator-class star destroyers, appear throughout
Revenge of the Sith.
Virago
The
Virago is Xizor's ship in
Shadows of the Empire. Its
clamshellThe flip or clamshell is an electronics form factor which is in two or more sections that fold via a hinge.When the clamshell is open, the device is ready for use. The interface components are kept inside the clamshell, which offers more surface area than when the device is closed...
design, styled after a
stealth fighterStealth Fighter is an action film released in 1999. The film stars Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Erika Eleniak, Sarah Dampf, William Sadler, Ernie Hudson, and Andrew Divoff.-Film synopsis:...
, is inspired by pulley castings.
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