Providence-class Carrier/Destroyer

The Providence-class, also known as the Trade Federation Cruiser, is a formidable vessel built by the Quarren during the Clone Wars.

Design

Providence-class ships were massive, cylindrical warships with a pointed nose that tapered towards the superstructure. Providence-class ships featured modular compartments which made the vessels very easy to modify. This made it possible to easily upgrade the propulsion systems or weaponry of a given ship, as well as making it possible to convert the ships into starfighter carriers, or other variations. The ships, like all Mon Calamari and Quarren designs, were designed to be capable of landing on water in case of emergencies.

Along with thick and extensive hullplating was a network of heavy combat shield generators, the ships relied on four Creveld-4 radial ion drive units for sublight propulsion and featured an advanced Class 1.5 hyperdrive. Standard vessels had their sterns filled with reactors and thrusters, while some ships were modified to allow for bigger hangar space. The thrusters could be arranged to provide different emergency settings, the main one using blast shields to redirect the ion particles exiting the thusters, and provide a breaking thrust which slowed the ship's movement during an atmospheric descent. A similar setting utilized emergency booster engines to slow the ship. In addition to thrusters, a Providence-class ship could utilize airbrake panels that lined the ship to slow descent in an atmosphere

The surface of Providence-class ships were covered with numerous heavy weapons emplacements. Weapons varried from ship to ship but the most common variant ncluded fourteen turret-mounted quad turbolasers, thirty-four dual laser cannons, two capital-scale ion cannons, twelve point-defense ion cannons, and 102 proton torpedo tubes. The reactors onboard each vessel produced so much power that even their point-defense ion cannons were each capable of delivering enough heat per shot to rival a 4.8 megaton bomb. This weaponry and armor made them capable of taking on Victory and Venator-class Star Destroyers

History

Designed by the Quarren Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps, the rounded, pseudo-organic aesthetic, influenced by the planet Dac, would be echoed in the design of the later Mon Calamari Star Cruisers. The Clone War era ships were operated by 600 droids but commanded by sentient officers.The Providence-class came about as an updated model of Rendili StarDrive's Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser as the Quarren working on license for that company improved on the design. Providence-class ships became the heart of the Separatist starfleet, using their firepower to combat Republic cruisers and acting as point ships for planetary blockades, bombardments, and invasions. They proved problematic to other Republic capital ships, such as the Venator and Victory-class Star Destroyers. At least one heavily modified Providence-class vessel, Rebel One, later operated in the Rebel Alliance Fleet.

Known Vessels

Out Of Character

The Providence class first appeared in Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith. Source