Viscount-class Star Defender

Viscount-class Star Defender The Viscount-class Star Defender was a warship developed by the Mon Calamari for use by the New Republic Navy.

Characteristics
The Viscount-class was envisioned as the New Republic equivalent of an Executor-class Star Dreadnought. As such, it measured almost twice as large as the Mediator-class battle cruiser, was equipped with over a thousand weapons systems and could carry hundreds of starfighters as well as dozens of small support vessels.

Although slightly smaller than the Executor-class, the superior construction skills of the Mon Calamari enabled the vessel to carry more starfighters, as well as having a substantially smaller crew.

History
During the Black Fleet Crisis, the New Republic Fifth Fleet's Recon-X scouting of the Koornacht Cluster uncovered the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Intimidator as an element of the Duskhan League fleet.

With the potential threat of other heavy battleships, the New Republic Navy realized the need for larger dreadnoughts as Republic flagships in major battles. Thus the Viscount-class was put into development and one is expected to be completed in 24 ABY to replace the aging Sojourn as the flagship of the fleet.