Model: Carrack Class Cruiser

Manufacturer: Damorian Manufacturing Corporation

Designation: Assault/Patrol Starcruiser

Length: 353 meters

Crew: 1,092

Troops: 142

Cargo Capacity: 3,500 metric tons

Consumables: 1 year

Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1

Hyperdrive Backup: x12

Speed: 16 MGLT

Hull: 480 RU

Shields: 880 SBD

Weapons: 10 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries, 20 Laser Cannons and 5 Tractor Beam Projectors.

Onboard Craft: 4 TIE/rc Fighters and 1 TIE/ts Fighter.

 

An old yet reliable ship in the Imperial fleet is the Damorien Manufacturing Corporation's Carrack Class Cruiser. This vessel's 10 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries allow the Carrack to engage larger opponent with a reasonable chance of success. Backing up the heavy guns are a number of smaller laser cannons for point defense against starfighters and missiles. Refitted vessels have also been equipped with tractor beam projectors.

Layered bulkheads and compartmentalization, combined with a unique modular life support system, assures maximum crew survival in case of hull breachings. On numerous occasions, Imperial salvage craft have retrieved Carrack debris and found live crew members on board. These bulkheads also lend strength to the hull, allowing a Carrack to survive an attack that would destroy a similarly sized vessel.

Compartmentalization does have one major drawback, though. Such a defense system takes up an inordinate amount of space. As a result, the Carrack Class is one of the largest cruisers not equipped with internal hangar bays. Instead, each Carrack carries one TIE/ts and four TIE/rc Fighters docked on an external rack. These small ships are used for courier missions and scouting duty.

To compensate for the lack of starfighter support, Carrack cruisers are equipped with powerful engines that make them among the fastest of the Empire's capital ships.

Current doctrine teams these cruisers with smaller vessels and assigns them to patrol duty in pacified or semi-pacified sectors. They also serve as personal transports for important planetary governors and Moffs.