Star Wars: Largest Starships, Ranked

Summary

• Star Wars features diverse and massive starships, including those used by egotistical villains and ancient mysterious constructions.
• The largest starships in Star Wars range from the Invisible Hand to the Krakana, serving various roles from battleship to flagship.
• Iconic ships like The Devastator, The Raddus, and The Death Star play significant roles in battles and key moments in the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars is the space opera of the modern entertainment universe, and without the limits inherent in hard science fiction, writers and designers have more freedom when it comes to the size The list includes small, light freighters like the Millennium Falcon, fighting ships like the TIE fighters and X-wings, and titanic battle stations like the Death Star.

In this regard, many of the biggest ships on offer come courtesy of some of the more egotistical villains in the original and new trilogies in the Empire and the First Order. Others are ancient, mysterious constructions from a forgotten time that have no equal in the modern canon. These types of ships can be used for combat, transport, colonization, storage, or smuggling, among other things.

Updated February 20th, 2025, by Ben Painter: The Star Wars universe is filled with creatures, droids, weapons and, of course, starships. Some are suited to single pilots, like the iconic TIE fighter or the Jedi starfighter, but others are massive and even moon-sized, housing tons of smaller crafts, troops, and even planet-destroying weapons. Throughout the eras of the galaxy, far, far away, there is always a huge starship that causes significant problems for the heroes or even villains. This update adds five more of the largest starships in Star Wars.

19

The Invisible Hand

Length: 3,569 Feet

• Model: Modified Providence-class carrier/destroyer
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith
• Roles and Uses: Mobile command base, Naval flagship, Total planetary domination

The Invisible Hand was an upgraded Providence-class carrier/destroyer that was manufactured by Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps and Pammant Docks. It was the first of its kind and initially commanded by the Trade Federation and Viceroy Nute Gunray — but was given to General Grievous.

Fans may recall this vessel from the opening of Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith in the battle over Coruscant, where the Invisible Hand meets its demise under the control of Anakin Skywalker. With a length of 3,569 feet, it dwarfed the many ARC-170 Starfighters of the opposing clone army, but there are certainly larger ones in the galaxy.

18

Venator-Class Star Destroyer

Length: 3,730 Feet

• Model: Venator-class Star Destroyer
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith
• Roles and Uses: Cargo transport Command ship, Flagship, Flight school (Imperial Era), Replenishment/supply vessel, Ship-to-ship cruiser (initial and primary role), Starfighter carrier (primary role), Troop carrier

The main form of transport for the Galactic Republic and then later the Galactic Empire. The Venator-class Star Destroyer — or as it was better known, the Republic Cruiser and then simply Star Destroyer — had a length of 3,730 feet and was also a battleship armed with eight DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turrets and two Medium dual turbolaser cannons.

Seen throughout many battles in the galaxy, a truly iconic ship that first appeared chronologically in the Clone Wars but lasted right up until the fall of the Empire.

17

The Devastator

Length: 5,249 Feet

• Model: Upgraded Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope
• Roles and Uses: Flagship

An improvement on the Venator-class Star Destroyer, named The Devastator, for obvious reasons. It was famous for being the flagship of Darth Vader. The first thing that Star Wars fans saw in the franchise was this massive ship capturing the Tantive IV as the Empire desperately looked to recapture the plans for the Death Star.

Being much bigger than regular Star Destroyers, The Devastator was eventually replaced by the Executor as Vader’s vessel and handed to Admiral Jhared Montferrat. It was later destroyed in the Battle of Endor, which ended the reign of the Empire.

16

The Separatist Dreadnought, Providence-class

Length: 7,144 Feet

• Model: The Separatist Dreadnought, Providence-class
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith
• Roles and Uses: Assault ship, Blockade vessel, Command ship (primary function), Planetary assault, Starfighter and vehicle carrier, Theater Command

There are two versions of this type of Dreadnought, and the smaller one is about half the size, which means about 3,500 feet and that’s still pretty large. The versatility of this model gives it several different names, including the Providence-class carrier and destroyer, or the Providence-class cruiser-carrier, so to avoid confusion, it’s often simply nicknamed the Separatist Dreadnought.

The Confederacy of Independent Systems used the ship extensively during the Clone Wars, including members of the trade federation. Around 19 BBY, it became part of General Grevious’ fleet and took part in various assaults on Coruscant. They were mostly dissembled and used for parts during the reign of the Galactic Empire.

15

The Finalizer

Length: 9,566 Feet

• Model: Resurgent-class Star Destroyer
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens
• Roles and Uses: Carrier, Destroyer, Mobile Academy, Flagship, Military transport, Command ship

Much like the Devastator before it, the Finalizer served as the flagship for General Armitage Hux and Kylo Ren of the First Order. With a length of 9,566 feet, this massive ship was an upgraded Star Destroyer with many offensive capabilities that its predecessor did not: 1,500+ turbolasers and ion cannons, Point-defense turrets, Point-defense missile emplacements, Ventral cannons, and Tractor beam projectors.

It took part in the attack on Jakku and many subsequent battles against the resistance before taking heavy damage at the battle of Batuu and was replaced by the Steadfast as the main flagship of the First Order.

14

Trade Federation Battleship

Length: 10,400 Feet

• Model: Modified Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace
• Roles and Uses: Battleship, Heavy transport

The design of the Lucrehulk-Class Battleship reveals that it’s more of a bulwark against passing ships than one to manoeuvre when it comes to battle. This ship became famous as one of the most important components of the Trade Federation blockade in The Phantom Menace.

The length of this vessel is more about radius because of the shape, which makes it easier to divide the ship into different areas to accommodate its myriad of uses. These include storage areas, command centers for various automated parts, and living and working quarters for any staff or visitors.

13

The Raddus

Length: 11,280 Feet

• Model: MC85 Star Cruiser
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay
• Roles and Uses: Battleship, Flagship

The Mon Calamari are known for their humongous and powerful naval fleets, and the Raddus is no exception. The starship was originally called the Dawn of Tranquility and served as the flagship for General Leia Organa during the age of the Resistance, renamed the Raddus in honor of Admiral Raddus, who died at the battle of Scarrif.

At 11,280 feet, it was one of the largest ships commanded by the Rebellion, Resistance, or the Republic. The ship met its end under the command of Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, who sacrificed herself to distract the Supremacy from fleeing vessels above Krait by ramming the Raddus into the Mega-class Star Dreadnought.

Length: 11,811 Feet

• Model: Resurgent-class Star Destroyer
• First Appearance: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
• Roles and Uses: Battlecruiser

It was aptly named as the type of ship that was small enough to maneuver quickly but big enough to be a deciding force in battle, and it could start a fight just as easily as end one. The Mon Calamari already had a reputation for building some of the bigger and more utilitarian ships as part of the Republic, and in the days after the Empire’s defeat, they started to make them more battle-ready.

The Mediator was the first of a whole line of battle cruisers, and the name wasn’t only a reference to its versatility. Her maiden voyage was a diplomatic mission to the planets of Rhommamool and Osarian, hoping to find common ground between two hostile planets that would try to bomb each other every time their common orbits brought them within missile range.

11

The Malevolence

Length: 15,895 Feet

• Model: Subjugator-class heavy cruiser
• First Appearance: Star Wars: The Clone Wars — “Ambush”
• Roles and Uses: Experimental testbed, Flagship, Terror weapon

This ship is both impressive and useful in battle, transport, or just to grease the wheels of diplomacy. However, the Malevolence hasn’t appeared on the big screen — at least, not yet. But given how much activity was taking place in the galaxy during the Clone Wars, it would have been present at many of the bigger, more important battles, even though it never actually appeared in the prequels.

This massive ship made extensive appearances in Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated show. It was thought to be a myth, or at least an exaggeration, until the main characters saw it for themselves. The design of the ship was based on the real World War II ship, the German ship Bismark, which was also known for its size. Like the Malevolence, it went down in a blazing wreck after an act of sabotage.

10

The Fulminatrix

Length: 25,164 Feet

• Model: Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought
• First Appearance: Star Wars Battlefront 2
• Roles and Uses: Orbital Bombardment

The Fulminatrix was a ship developed by the First Order as the type of craft to stay at a distance as part of a blockade or to act as cover for a large-scale battle or a planetary-level invasion. It was twice as big as the standard issue Dreadnaughts that already made up most of the First Order’s fleet.

The size of the ship made it possible to mount two massive orbital bombardment cannons on the ship’s hull, guns big enough to penetrate even a planetary shield. The last flight of the Fulminatrix was the Battle of D’Qar, in which it took out several resistance bombers and aimed most of its firepower at the Resistance ship, the Raddus before a single bomber managed to take the whole ship out with a dramatic chain reaction of explosions.

9

The Executor

Length: 26,247 Feet

• Model: Modified Executor-class Star Dreadnought
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 5 – The Empire Strikes Back
• Roles and Uses: Command ship, Flagship

Appearing several times in Marvel’s Darth Vader comic book series during the mid-to-late 2010s, the aptly named The Executor was used to lead the Death Squadron shortly after the legendary Battle of Yavin. The monumental ship still manages to hit 62 miles per hour and boasts a Class 1 hyperdrive rating.

The menacing starship came to an explosive end during the iconic Battle of Endor. The Alliance pilot Arvel Crynyd deliberately flew his A-wing starfighter into an explosive collision with the ship. Crynyrd, a Green Squadron leader and elite-level pilot, presumably died on impact, but his sacrificial efforts were not in vain. The hit crushed the Executor’s power and caused it to crash directly into the Death Star II in a suitably brutal finale to this infamous warship.

8

The Krakana

Length: 55,775 Feet

• Model: Valor-class Crusier
• First Appearance: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
• Roles and Uses: Battlecruiser (prototype), Heavy dreadnought (production model), Carrier, Battleship

The massive ships that made up most of the Imperial Fleet inspired the Visount-class ships of the Mon Calamari. They were designed with defense and transportation instead of offensive power or intimidation, but they still had impressive abilities in battle, and several of them saw combat.

A famous example and one of the biggest ships the Mon Calamari ever built was the Krakana, named for the notorious sea monsters that inhabited their planet. Like the animal for which it is named, the Krakana was built to be both dangerous and enormous as an integral part of the Galactic Alliance Defense Force.

7

Eclipse-Class Super Star Destroyer

Length: 57,415 Feet

• Model: Eclipse-class dreadnought
• First Appearance: Dark Empire 6
• Roles and Uses: Battlestation (when in orbit around Byss), Command ship, Carrier, Battleship (Dreadnought)

For those who rolled their eyes at Palpatine’s infamously under-explained return in The Rise of Skywalker, the Legends universe at least attempted an explanation. It turns out the diabolical Darth Sidious thought ahead before his demise and began creating clone bodies to later inhabit, some of which even got a new signature ship to travel in.

The Eclipse was one such vehicle, serving as the home starship of the Empire’s sinister leader soon after his initial demise in Return of the Jedi. The ominous vessel was unsurprisingly seen as a waste of resources by many within the remnants of the Empire. Despite the blowback, Palpatine eventually greenlit a second copy’s construction after the demise of the original during a Force-focused showdown between the cruel Sith Lord and Luke and Leia.

6

Vengeance-Class Dreadnought

Length: 62,336 Feet

• Model: Vengeance-class dreadnought
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens
• Roles and Uses: Command ship

The Dark Jedi Jerec enjoyed an especially extravagant ride through the cosmos with this colossal space vessel. He uses this ship in his all-consuming obsession with locating the legendary Valley of the Jedi.

A Jedi who sidestepped Order 66 due to his travels at the time, Jerec committed himself to the dark side upon returning and assumed the role of Inquisitor. His action-packed rivalry with self-taught Jedi and video game fan favorite Kyle Katarn came to a destructive end in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. His enormous ship ultimately outlived him.

5

The Eye Of Palpatine

Length: 62,336 Feet

• Model: Modified Dreadnought Class
• First Appearance: Children of the Jedi
• Roles and Uses: Dreadnaught

Another of Darth Sidious’ infamous death machines, the aptly named Eye of Palpatine, served as the dreaded Sith Lord’s flagship vessel in Children of the Jedi. Barbara Hambly’s best-selling novel looks at one of the infamous Emperor’s crueler schemes during the time of the Galactic Empire.

Discovering a fortress for Jedi children on the planet Belsavis, Palpatine uses his new ship in a failed bid to wipe them out. The Eye of Palpatine’s destructive power is ultimately undone by the heroic Jedi Callista who, in one of the wildest moments in the Legends stories, transcends her life force into the ship to shut its systems down.

In length, the Eye of Palpatine is identical to the Vengeance-class Star Dreadnought. In width, however, the ship’s bizarre shape makes it difficult to measure. Considering it serves as both a ship and a battlemoon, though, it’s abundantly clear that the deadly ship is among the thickest, biggest, and heaviest the galaxy has ever seen.

4

The Supremacy

• Model: Mega-class Star Dreadnought
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay
• Roles and Uses: Flagship, Command ship

Beyond Supreme Leader Snoke’s fancy robes, distinctive ring, and cruel, arrogant manner of speech, nothing indicated his sizable ego more than the absurdly large flagship space vessel, The Supremacy. The gargantuan starship serves as both the base of Snoke’s operations and the setting for his shocking demise.

Tricked and essentially assassinated by his own protégé Kylo Ren, Snoke is bisected in his throne room, setting the stage for the famous set piece in which Ren and Rey collide with the Supreme Leader’s guards. Overall, the ship remains one of the most memorable aspects of Andy Serkis’ short-lived antagonist.

3

The Baanu Rass Worldship

Length: Approx. 400,000 feet

• Model: Yuuzhan Vong Worldship
• First Appearance: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
• Roles and Uses: Battleship, Carrier, Colony ship

The Baanu Ross is the oldest of the Yuuzhan Vong world ships to have survived from the time that the race migrated between galaxies. It was mainly used for travel and colonization but was designed to enclose a whole ecosystem. The ships of the Yuuzhan Vong were also used as cloning and defense facilities and were active as such during the Yuuzhan Vong War.

After the war, the Baanu Ross was abandoned and left to orbit the planet Myrkr like a small moon. By the time Jacen Solo visited the remains of the ship in 40 ABY, it was a ruined husk that had been left to the mercy of open space for almost 20 years.

2

The Death Star

Length: Diameter Of Approx. 100 Miles

• Model: DS-1 Orbital Battle Station
• First Appearance: Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope
• Roles and Uses: Planet-destroying battle station

Perhaps the most recognizable of the biggest starships, the notorious Death Star, was the size of a moon. Although it was referred to as a space station, it could move at a slow pace and even had a Class 4 hyperdrive rating, giving it all the capabilities of a conventional ship.

The story of who built the Death Star and how the plans were stolen and delivered to the Rebel Alliance make up the plot of the movie Rogue One, which ends only minutes before the original Star Wars chronologically begins. They were not able to stop the Empire from using the Death Star to destroy Alderaan, and Yavin would have been next if Mon Mothma and her intrepid team of X-wing pilots hadn’t used the plans to plan a successful attack.

1

Centerpoint Station

Length: 220 Miles In Length, 62 Miles At Its Widest Point

• Model: Centerpoint Station
• First Appearance: Ambush at Corellia
• Roles and Uses: To move planets

Centerpoint Station isn’t just the biggest starship in the galaxy, it’s also one of the oldest, and many of the details of its construction are a mystery. It was already about 100,000 years old by the time of the Battle of Yavin and is believed to have been built by the now-extinct Killik race at the request of beings known as Celestials.

The Celestials used Centerpoint Station to create the entire Coreillian star system and the black hole known as the Maw. It still exists and functions, occasionally appearing in some of the media related to the Star Wars franchise. It is located between the twin planets of Talus and Tralus.