Trasher

The Trasher was a space station in orbit of Requiem designed to launch inoperable or obsolete starships into the planet's "ship graveyard" and could also be used as a space weapon.

Characteristics
The Trasher resembled a large, hollow sphere that was equipped with numerous tractor beams and other equipment designed for the movement of starships. Vessels would essentially be brought into the Trasher's interior using the tractor beams and, using a large repulsor device, would launch the ship into the junkyard that lined Requiem's surface. The Trasher was also equipped with massive compactors and explosives that could destroy a vessel if it was considered too small for the repulsor "cannon" to effectively propel the ship. It was not equipped with any form of defense systems but was later installed with ray shields in the hands of the New Republic.

History
The device was constructed circa 300 BBY due to the fact that Requiem itself was not accessible by sentients that could manually place the vessels in the graveyard, which became an issue after hundreds of vessels began to compile in the planet's orbit prior to the Trasher's construction. During the Galactic Civil War, Rebel intelligence agents discovered the station and estimated that the Trasher could be used to destroy active Imperial warships, which prompted a Rebel force to storm the Requiem system and secure the station. A nearby Imperial fleet quickly responded to the threat after probe droids detected the Rebel threat. During the space battle that ensued (as well as a conflict between Rebel and Imperial space troopers aboard the shipyards' ruins), Rebel commandos discovered that the Trasher was still functional and destroyed an entire Imperial Star Destroyer by launching it into Requiem's atmosphere. Using hyperhooks, the Rebel fleet managed to escape with the Trasher and transport it to an uncharted nebula in the Outer Rim. Years later, the Trasher reemerged as part of the New Republic Navy and took part in a number of space battles against Imperial holdouts until it was eventually destroyed by a fleet of Star Destroyers.