Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser

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"The Imperials are in for it now!"

- A Rebel officer, upon discovering the derelict Prothean

The  was a large battlecruiser built by Kuat Drive Yards built years before the Clone Wars for its sectorial fleet. It was the successor to the Procurator class Star Battlecruiser. This class of ship was utilized by the Galactic Republic in the Clone Wars, and later the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War.

History
The Praetor class Battlecruiser was designed by Kuat Drive Yards as a successor to the Procurator class Star Battlecruiser, which was becoming an obsolete design. The Praetor began construction about 10 years before the outbreak of the Clone Wars. Construction proved difficult, as its speed and armament were limited due to the Ruusan Reformation. However, it still turned out to be a truly formidable warship, especially to its KDY designers.

The Clone Wars
At the outbreak of the Clone Wars, most of the Praetor's belonged to the Kuat Sectorial Fleet, and as such were only used in case of a Seperatist attack on the Kuat sector. However, the Praetor's, along with the rest of the fleet, would be integrated with the Republic Navy after the Battle of Rendili. Not many Praetor class ships served in Republic Navy, but there were enough to run the Confederacy away, such as the Quaestor. They often would serve as flagships or frontline destroyers. The most famous battle were Praetor class ships served was the Battle of Lothal, where four Praetor class ships led the Republic Fleet into a crushing victory over the CIS naval forces.