Imperial Light Cruiser

Imperial Light Cruiser
Production Information
Manufacturer:	Kuat Drive Yards
Model:	Arquitens-class command cruiser
Type:	Light Cruiser
Affiliation:	Galactic Republic (Formerly) Republic Military (Formerly) Grand Army of the Republic (Formerly) Republic Navy (Formerly) Galactic Empire Imperial Military Imperial Navy
Technical Specifications
Weapons:	Quad laser turrets (4) Dual turbolaser cannons (4) Concussion missile launchers (4)
Crew Complement:	Imperial Officers

“Finally, a Star Destroyer!"
"No, that's a light cruiser. Star Destroyers are six times that big!”

―Mart Mattin and Sabine Wren spot an Imperial Light Cruiser

The Arquitens-class command cruiser (better known as the Imperial Light Cruiser) was a starship used by the Galactic Empire. They were faster and smaller than the Empire's main warships, and were used as light reinforcements, among other roles. Their crew consisted of Imperial Officers and were the newer generation of the light cruiser previously used by the Galactic Republic.

Light cruisers possessed small hangar bays in the bow for TIE Fighters and shuttle craft. One of these cruisers was positioned over Lothal to transmit information from courier droids to other Imperial worlds, since the Empire's long-range comm tower on the planet was destroyed following an incident with the Lothal rebels.

Notable Light Cruisers

• Marauder (Destroyed)

Appearances

Season One

• "Rebel Resolve" (First appearance)

Season Two

• "The Siege of Lothal"
• "Brothers of the Broken Horn"
• "Wings of the Master"
• "Blood Sisters"
• "Stealth Strike"
• "A Princess on Lothal"
• "Legends of the Lasat"
• "Homecoming"
• "The Forgotten Droid"

Season Three

• "Steps Into Shadow"
• "The Antilles Extraction"
• "Hera's Heroes"
• "Iron Squadron"
• "Ghosts of Geonosis"
• "Through Imperial Eyes"
• "Secret Cargo"
• "Zero Hour"

Season Four

• "In the Name of the Rebellion"
• "The Occupation"
• "A Fool's Hope"

Novels

• Thrawn