Upsilon Class cruiser

Upsilon-class cruisers were used in The Grand Navy Of The Galactic Republic and Alliance to Restore the Republic fleets as cargo-runners, colonisation ships, inter-planetary support ships (ion-cannon carriers and other large cannon/artillery) During the Second battle of the Coryuila system (Galactic Civil War) the Upsilon fleet (25 craft at the time) was used to supply Alliance bases across the system. Their large carrying capability was one of the deciding factors in the battle for the system. The craft were ten-times larger than their Imperial equivalent but lacked the Star-Destroyers crew-size. The fleet during its peak was 35 ships strong and at its weakest 15 ships strong (original Republic armament and requirement).

History

The fleet was based through it's whole career in the Coryuila system with the main ships based on Coryuila 10. During the Great Jedi Purge, the ships were based on Utapau as prison ships. The ships were then brought back to the Coryuila system when the Separtist droid ships had surrounded Imperial forces on Coryuila 10 (mistaking them for Republic Clone Troopers) The former CIS were wiped out when their command ships were destroyed by Republic forces (They didn't receive Order 66). The ships were sent to the Corellian ship yards for repairs and repaints. Their designs were copied down and rebuilt for the Alliance.