| abstract | - One of the known battleship classes introduced around the year 10,000 BBY, were vessels created in imitation of the long-running planet buster Kumauri Battleship line. This trend culminated with the Cal-class battleship, which was popular with several governments, most notably the Galactic Republic. These battleships were used to intimidate or destroy hostile civilizations, as the Republic aggressively expanded outward into the Galaxy. They were also effectively used as terror weapons during the Tenth Alsakan Conflict. After the Waymancy Storm of 7811 BBY, the Republic slowly incorporated new technologies like the squintpipe process, which led to greatly improved turbolasers. By 7500 BBY, new breakthroughs in armor, shields, hyperdrives, and power generation ushered in a golden age of warship production. Larger capital ships would once more become the mainstays of the Republic military and its individual private sector fleets, as well with dominions and kingdoms located beyond the boarders of the Republic. This battleship era would only come to an end in 2500 BBY due an economic downturn, which led to fleets being largely comprised of smaller cruisers. The wars between the Republic and the Sith Empire, as well as with the Mandalorians, were known for their colossal battles involving some of largest capital ships in the history of the Galaxy. Throughout the Great Hyperspace War, the primary combatant ships in both Sith and Republic fleets, were denoted as "battleships". During the Great Sith War and the Mandalorian Wars, the Mandalorian factions used Kyramud-type battleships and Kandosii-type dreadnaughts in their fleets. Meanwhile, the Republic maintained fleets of very large and blocky command ships and battleships, which slowly became outdated and were eventually replaced with newer warships. The Mandalorian Wars saw the Galactic Republic constructing and fielding the Inexpugnable-class tactical command ships which were sometimes referred to as "battleships." The Republic would go on to build a number of very advanced warships during the Great Galactic War, one of the largest examples being the behemoth Superdreadnought the Star of Coruscant. In the final stages of the New Sith Wars, the term "battleship" for capital ships like the corsair battleship, fast-moving vessels which, along with starfighters, served in a picket/attack role, and provided support for other warships like Sith Destroyers and Hammerhead-class cruisers. After the devastation wrought by the New Sith Wars, the Republic military was disbanded and reorganized into the Judicial Forces. In an effort to keep the peace, the Ruusan Reformations implemented many restrictions on fleet sizes, armaments, and on the hyperdrives of the larger warships serving in the various Planetary Security Forces around the Galaxy. Generally, warships were limited to being cruisers with a maximum length to 600 meters, though there were some exceptions to these restrictions. Planets and sectors that had direct representation in the Senate were allowed more military allowances, as they strove to impress neighboring systems and to create robust defenses. As time went on new battleships would be constructed for the wealthy planets and sectors of the Republic, while intergalactic organizations built large transports there were capable of being transformed into large warships. In an effort to encourage innovation and the development of new technologies, starship manufactures were also allowed to produce prototype warships or experimental variants of existing classes that could be in excess of the Ruusan restrictions. In the centuries prior to the Clone Wars, the rich and heavily industrialized Core Worlds like Corellia, Humbarine, and Kuat were awash in warships and built fleets centered around powerful multi-kilometer long warships. During this era, two types of large warships that were among Kuat Drive Yards bountiful catalogue of Star Destroyers, were the 2,500 meter long Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser and the 8,000 meter long Mandator-class Star Dreadnought. Kuat would not only use these battleships for their own sector forces, but also sold these warships to other planetary governments and eventually the Republic itself during the Clone Wars. The Clone Wars would then once more usher in an age of large and heavily armed transgalatic warships.
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