Its front section contained a large flight deck and hangars to accommodate a complement of Republic starfighters and gunships. Two subvariants existed, which were the Venator I-class and the Venator II-class.Īs the backbone of the Galactic Republic's naval forces during the Clone Wars, the Venator was a versatile capital ship capable of serving as a troop carrier, a cargo transport, and a warship for ship-to-ship combat.
The Venator-class Star Destroyer, also known as the Republic attack cruiser or Jedi cruiser, was a line of wedge-shaped cruiser-classed Star Destroyers in service with the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire.