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The '''''Procursator''-class Star Destroyer''' was an [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Warship/Legends|warship]] in the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] design family.

==Description==
[[File:Procursatorblownup.png|thumb|left|180px|A ''Procursator'' escorting the [[Allegiance (Allegiance-class)|''Allegiance'']] is destroyed by [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] ships.]]
===Dimensions===
The ''Procursator''-class was similar in appearance to the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]]. It was slightly shorter, at 1200 meters in length.<ref name="Jason Fry" />

===Offensive and defensive systems===
The class was armed with three prominent axial gun batteries, and eleven other smaller guns across the ship.<ref name="EGW" />

===Propulsion===
The ''Procursator''-class was built with a reactor dome that jutted out on the ventral side of the vessel and covered with protective armor, similar to other Imperial warships. The design was propelled by three thrusters.<ref name="DE3" />

===Bridge tower===
The T-shaped bridge tower was similar to the command tower on other Imperial Star Destroyer designs, like the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class]]. Much like the T-shaped tower on the contemporary [[Victory I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Victory''-class]], it was smaller in scale than the modular [[Kuat Drive Yards/Legends|KDY]] tower on the ''Imperial''.<ref name="EGW" /><ref name="Jason Fry" />

==History==
[[File:Procursator_bow.png|thumb|left|180px|A ''Procursator''s bow. Axial turrets visible.]]
The class was in service by [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]], when [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Firmus Piett/Legends|Firmus Piett]] and [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Kendal Ozzel/Legends|Kendal Ozzel]] observed three ''Procursator''-class Star Destroyers that were part of a high-mobility fleet. This fleet rendezvoused with [[Death Squadron/Legends|Death Squadron]] at some point prior to the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]].<ref name="EGW" /> At another point, a ship of this class underwent repairs and refurbishment.<ref name="Repair and Refurbish">{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Repair and Refurbish}}</ref>

Years later, during the reign of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]], one of these Star Destroyers was seen in formation with a [[Bellator-class dreadnought/Legends|''Bellator''-class dreadnought]] and several ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyers with Republic markings.<ref name="EGW" />

During the rise of the [[Dark Empire]], two ''Procursator''s escorted the [[Allegiance (Allegiance-class)|''Allegiance'']] at the [[Battle of Calamari]] in [[10 ABY/Legends|10 ABY]]. The three ships were assaulted by a New Republic task force and destroyed.<ref name="DE3" /> Around the same time, at least one ''Procursator'' was seen flying alongside a ''Bellator''-class dreadnought among the [[Byss Defense Fleet]].<ref name="DE2">[[Dark Empire 2|''Dark Empire'' 2]]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
This design originated as a [[fanon]] vessel made by [[Ansel Hsiao]], based on a ship from [[Dark Empire 3|''Dark Empire'' 3]], which was cataloged by [[Curtis Saxton]] as "anonymous star destroyer #2" on his [[Star Wars Technical Commentaries|fansite]].<ref name="Fractalspongecomment2">{{Cite_web|url=http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=124353&start=172|title=Stardestroyer.net art thread. Hsiao mentions the inspiration for the design|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/5mRWa}}</ref> The name chosen by the artist for its class is the Latin word for "skirmisher/forward-runner".<ref name="UNDLDAGA">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=procursa&ending=tor|title=University of Notre Dame Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid|archiveurl=https://archive.is/2FbT}}</ref>

[[File:HsiaoProcursator.jpg|thumb|200px|Ansel Hsiao's model from Fractalsponge.net.]]
When approached by [[Lucas Licensing]] to provide artwork for ''The Essential Guide to Warfare'', Hsiao submitted his own designs in addition to new models, along with their names. The names were recorded in LFL's [[Holocron continuity database]], according to the artist,<ref name="Fractalspongecomment1">{{Cite_web|url=http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=124353&sid=e8501d9d9e2ccc9a1c18226a2628097f&start=1576|title=Stardestroyer.net art thread. The artist Ansel Hsiao (Fractalsponge) mentions LFL putting the names of his submitted designs in the Holocron|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/rLrwa}}</ref> later confirmed by ''Warfare'' author, [[Jason Fry]].<ref name="Jason Fry" />

According to Hsiao, the ship appeared not in one of his own pictures for the book, but was used in another artist's painting.<ref name="Fractalspongecomment3">{{Cite_web|url=http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=124353&start=1623|title=Stardestroyer.net art thread. Ansel Hsiao mentions the ''Procursator''{{'s}} appearance in the book|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/1Rg8P|archivedate=2013-01-12}}</ref> He also designed it from spare parts left over from the ''Bellator''-class dreadnought to see how quickly he could design and build a Star Destroyer. He completed the ship over a weekend, citing its design as being similar to a little "[[Wikipedia:War Emergency Programme destroyers|War Emergency Programme]]-esque no-frills ship".<ref name="explanation">{{Cite_web|url=http://fractalsponge.net/3D%20Projects.htm|title=3D Projects: Past, Present, and Future|archivedate=20200116164039}}</ref>

The design can be seen in two paintings, both by [[Tommy Lee Edwards]]. The latter of which uses a picture from Hsiao's personal gallery as a background, where the ship appears, albeit blurred, as well as another ship of the same class being obscured slightly by a TIE Advance X1, as well as a third above an ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer, which itself is above and to the right of the aforementioned X1, although significantly farther away from the others.<ref name="Suvudulink">{{Cite_web|url=http://suvudu.com/files/2012/04/Ozzel_Piett.jpg|title=Hsiao's artwork on a Suvudu EGTW art gallery, second Star Destroyer on the lower left side|archivedate=20150930222305}}</ref><ref name="FSG">{{Cite_web|url=http://fractalsponge.net/gallery/images/Strategic%20Reserve.jpg|title=Hsiao's original art for comparison|nobackup=1}}</ref> The Hsiao picture in question was named ''"Strategic Reserve"''.<ref name="FSG" />

==Appearances==
*[[Dark Empire 2|''Dark Empire'' 2]] {{1st}} {{Ret}}
*[[Dark Empire 3|''Dark Empire'' 3]] {{Ret}}

==Sources==
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]'' {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Repair and Refurbish}} {{Po}}

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{Tumblr|tumblrurl=jasonfry|url=post/23039847571/eg-to-warfare-endnotes-pt-7|tumblrname=Jason Fry's Dorkery|postname=EG to Warfare: Endnotes Pt. 7|archivedate=20200526054754}} {{1stID}}
*[http://fractalsponge.net/gallery/index.html Ansel Hsiao's gallery including the ''Procursator''-class Star Destroyer.]
*[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4500 Fantasy Flight Games preview ''New Allies, New Tactics'']

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