What is an Imperator-class star destroyer?
The original and specific name for the mile-long ‘Imperial Star Destroyer.’ It is incorrectly and unwittingly renamed by West End Games, whose initial research was too superficial to uncover the classic Star Destroyer Imperator Class blueprints. Warship classes are named after the first ship put into service. Imperator was the lead ship of its class, and it therefore defines the class name. According to the Star Destroyer Imperator Class blueprints, Imperator was built at the Gyndine shipyards. Many second-generation sources use of the term Imperial-class. This name derives from a misunderstanding of naval terminology, in a poorly researched passage of an early second-generation roleplaying sourcebook. “Imperial star destroyer” simply means that the destroyer is owned and operated by the Imperial Navy. It is a statement of affiliation; not a class name.
The original and specific name for the mile-long ‘Imperial Star Destroyer.’ It is incorrectly and unwittingly renamed by West End Games, whose initial research was too superficial to uncover the classic Star Destroyer Imperator Class blueprints. Warship classes are named after the first ship put into service. Imperator was the lead ship of its class, and it therefore defines the class name. According to the Star Destroyer Imperator Class blueprints, Imperator was built at the Gyndine shipyards. Many second-generation sources use of the term Imperial-class. This name derives from a misunderstanding of naval terminology, in a poorly researched passage of an early second-generation roleplaying sourcebook. “Imperial star destroyer” simply means that the destroyer is owned and operated by the Imperial Navy. It is a statement of affiliation; not a class name. STAR WARS universe, “Imperial-class” must be either a colloquialism or else a generalised term encompassing all true classes of destro
