Destroyer-I ion engine/Legends

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An Imperial I-class Star Destroyer with its three Destroyer-I ion engines activated.

The Destroyer-I ion engine was a large-scale model of ion engine that was manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards. The Imperial-class Star Destroyers had three Destroyer-I ion engines, that served as main engine units, and four Gemon-4 ion engines, for emergency or supplementary sublight drives.

Behind the scenes

In the mockup for the Devastator in A New Hope, the three Destroyer-I ion engine thrusters were made using egg-shaped pantyhose containers.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Operation: Elrood
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi

Sources

• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (First identified as Destroyer-I ion engine)
• The Galactic Empire—Ships of the Fleet

Notes and references

In other languages

• Deutsch