Chevalier (Venator-class)

"Looks like Dooku has some able strategists and tacticians in his tin can-movement after all. Using that Recusant vessel in this way really hampered our efforts to get at the most valuable targets."

- Vice-Admiral Jorge Tinlar, during the Battle of Siskeen.

The Chevalier was a that served in the  during the galaxy-wide. Surviving up to the end of the war, the Councilor was integrated into the newly formed after the advent of  and the ascendance of. Due to its distinguished career during the conflict and the personal loyalty of the commanding Vice-Admiral Jorge Tinlar, the vessel was eventually tasked by the to serve as a second line unit in the personal fleet of Emperor Palpatine himself.

Offensive and defensive systems
The initial armament of the Chevalier consisted of the standard equipment of the average Venator-class vessel during the times of the Republic, which included eight DBY-827 heavy dual turbolaser turrets, two medium dual turbolaser cannons, fifty-two point-defense dual laser cannons and four heavy proton torpedo tubes.

Due to becoming a member of the personal fleet of the Emperor however, Chevalier was one of the few Venator-class vessels which got extensively modernized before or during the in order to keep her in a condition to at least hold out for a while against more modern ships. For this purpose she was pulled off duty for four months in the year 17 BBY, two years after the end of the Clone Wars, to be extensively refitted which included the installment of a second, smaller main reactor for more available energy. Using this additional energy, the Chevalier had twice the shield strength of a normal Venator-class vessel and could also afford the addition of a much more powerful main battery by switching out the old DBY-827 turrets with a newer model developed by the Empire. The medium dual turbolaser cannons remained the same, but got equipped with new targeting computers that allowed them to target also smaller, faster craft like fighters. While the point-defense weaponry was also completely replaced with newer, more powerful models, the four proton torpedo tubes got completely removed in order to get more room in the hull for the second reactor.

Propulsion systems
The Chevalier was equipped with powerful engines and a Class 1 hyperdrive with an effective range of 60,000 light-years. Its main reactor could annihilate up to 40,000 tons of hypermatter fuel per second, producing at maximum 3.6 × 1024 watts of power. The main engine room had several vertical power cylinders littering the room, with walkways on different levels providing access for onboard personnel.

Complement
Since Venator-class Star Destroyers were designed as a dual-role hybrid warship with an additional Carrier-role in mind, they had a very large capacity for carrying at least 420 Starfighters. During Republic times, the Chevalier carried the usual complement of the standard Republic Venators consisting of 36 s, 192 Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptors and 192 Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wings or s.

Later during Imperial service, the Chevaliers's complement was radically altered to include 300 s and 120 s. Normally older ships such as Venator-class vessels were regarded as very low priority in the Imperial Navy, but the Chevalier as a member of the Emperor's private fleet evenutally received newer models such as the or the. By the time of the, Chevalier had switched out 48 TIE-Fighters for the same amount of the more modern TIE-Interceptor while 24 of the TIE-Bombers were replaced by Assault Gunboats.

After the death of the Emperor and the fragmentation of the Empire, the Chevalier didn't see many more changes to her complement except 24 more TIE-Bombers eventually being replaced by s.

Republic Service
to be added later.

Imperial Service
Shortly after the reorganisation of the Navy after the ascent of the Empire, Chevalier was recalled to the and, with explict request of Vice-Admiral Tinlar, purged of any crew members that may have questionable loyalty to the. Pleased with this display of ruthless loyalty, the Emperor ordered the Chevalier being added to his personal fleet. Her main role in this prestigious task force was the part of a "heavy armed Escort carrier" that should provide the newer capital ships like s with a nearly impenetrable fighter screen freeing all fighters of those ships for offensive operations. The Chevalier also played the part of a medium support destroyer during its time in the Imperial fleet, providing support fire much more deadly than any regular could manage.

more to be added later.

Behind the scenes
to be added later.