Feliinyen Venator Refit mk.1

Feliinyen Venator Refit mk.1

"When our fleet was first commissioned, we often thought about how these ships would be facing off against our own vessels.. To think that we would come to utilize the ships we had originally intended to destroy, if that is not irony I don't know what is."

- Oshlo Kel'Aren, King of Feliingna

The  was one of two separate refits given to old Venator-class Star Destroyers hulls that were scattered across the galaxy after the Clone Wars and was part of the Gen-3 Warship program which included the Feliinyen Venator Refit 2, the Legion-class Carrier, the Fury-class Escort Battlecruiser, the Eschann-class Battlecruiser, the Erantel-class Cruiser, the Charr-class Light Battlecruiser, the Vigilant-class Interdictor Cruiser, the Hunter-class Destroyer, and the Vandal-class Monitor.

Details
The first model of ship to be produced as a Gen-3 Warship, unlike previous generations of Feliinyen warship, the Venator Refit mk.1 was built around the hull of an already existing vessel, the KDY Venator-class Star Destroyer. This was done as a means to bolster the number of warships within the feliinyen navy to allow Feliingna more leverage during the Galactic Civil War and later Grand Galactic War. While not design specifically to be a ship of the line as it simply lacked the firepower and size to do so, the Venator Refit 1 was nonetheless a majorly successful design, being capable of holding down an Imperial-class Star Destroyer and being able to withstand for a while attack from an Allegiance-class Battlecruiser. Despite its heavy armament, this ship was often used as a military transport ship, being capable of transporting 3 times as much as the KDY Venator. This feat was achieved thanks to the massively downsized reactor and weapon systems, allowing the ship to have greater power generation and stronger weapons at a fraction of the KDY Venator's size, freeing immense amounts of space within the ship for more cargo and troop barracks. Liek the KDY Venator, the Feliinyen Refit was capable of planetary landing.

Production
The seeds for the creation of this class were laid by Rajh T'Le and Leena Kii after they informed King Oshlo Kel'Aren of the massive number of abandoned Venator there were across the galaxy, simply discarded by the empire after the Clone Wars. For 5 years Feliinyen salvage teams went across the galaxy, salvaging venators from every corner of the galaxy and bringing them back to Feliingna where they would be taken apart and rebuilt as new ships, complete with all the latest and greatest of feliinyen naval tech.

Usage
These ships would see scarce battlefield use due to the preference of the Queen's Blade-class Battlecruiser by feliinyen naval commanders, instead being mostly used behind friendly lines as heavy transports. The few times these ships would enter active battle zones is when they were used as assault ships to bring boot in the ground quickly and safely. When used in this role, they would always be outfitted with a special electronic warfare suite, allowing these an additional layer of protection as it would be used to make any approaching fighters or bombers to have their weapon systems deactivated or lose control of the ship.

Obsolescence
Eventually the Venator Refit 1 would be retired from Feliinyen Service and donated entirely to the Mid-Rim Alliance, where it would serve a similar role as it did in feliinyen use.

Behind the scenes
This ship was created using the Lego Digital Designer.