Class-C Frigate

The Class-C Frigate, otherwise known as the Class-C Escort Frigate, was a type of heavy escort frigate in the Astragon Navy.

Characteristics
This escort frigate was the original design that would evolve into the original Nebulon-B used by the Empire. Few were bought, and few remained, except one called Sudden Restoration a heavily modified ship with all but two laser cannons removed used as a mobile hospital.

This ship class was created and rushed into production at the end of the Clone Wars. The Republic bought precious few ships, and these virtually disappeared when the Empire replaced the Republic.

This ship class is quite fast for its size, mostly due to fairly thin armor and oversized engines. Once Astragon acquired it, the armor was replaced by slightly heavier but much stronger alloys. Its armament was virtually unchanged, remaining at ten dual turbolaser cannons, ten heavy ion cannons, and the two tractor beam projectors that are present in every iteration of the Nebulon line.

This ship class is made to be fast and deadly, so it only carries twelve fighters, but it can also hold up to six shuttles or assault transports. In the Prominence Squadron, Class-Cs are used as frontline ships in the center of the assault force, while Corona-class frigates screened fighters on the sides to prevent the ship from being outflanked.