Marauder

The Marauder was the Star Destroyer-like flagship of Jero Thrawn from the time of the Shrike War until the Battle of Stolingard.

History
The Marauder was built by Taim & Bak and purchased by Emperor Ramsay to serve under his fleet. At the very beginning of the Shrike War, Ramsay promoted the new officer Thrawn to Vice-Admiral and assigned him to the newly repaired Marauder.

The Marauder served Thrawn all throughout the Shrike War. It became his home for a time. From the Marauder, Thrawn issued many missions including the Mission to Vulpter and the Mission to Selonia. He departed the Marauder in order to rescue Sunny during the Mission to Anoth.

After those events, Thrawn would spend much of his imperial service over the next decade on the Marauder, which saw many space battles. It was famously established as Thrawn's flagship.

With Phoenix as Fleet Admiral, the two of them worked together strategically as battle partners to win battles much throughout the Shrike War.

During the Central Union War, Thrawn arrived out of hyperspace badly at the Battle of Stolingard. This caused the entire ship to crash into the city of Stolingard, resulting in a huge explosion that affected the battle. The Marauder was destroyed.

Stats


The Marauder had four engines instead of the normal three on a Star Destroyer. Because the ship had less mass, it was faster than a normal Imperial-class Star Destroyer. It had state-of-the art hyperspace trancievers and a basic shielding system.

Truly, the Marauder was the backbone battleship of many Shrike War battles. However, because Thrawn was such a 'rambo' fighter, many Imperial TIE pilots would perish as a part of his support groups. For this reason, there was much controversy over Thrawn's tactics and competence as a mature Admiral.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Imperium: The Galactic Imperium
 * Star Wars: Galactic Imperium: New Offensive
 * Star Wars: Galactic Imperium: Battle of Stolingard