Counting the stormtrooper complement (one division or legion, 9,700 men) would total 46,700. Compared to most common frigates and downscaled cruisers known from the days of the Old Republic, the Imperial-class was a huge warship, but in the Imperial Navy, it was one of the Empire's mid-sized mainline warships, like its predecessor had been for the Republic.Īccording to officially available statistics, Imperial-class Star Destroyers had at least 37,000 officers and crew. All known variants were 1,600 meters long (one mile). The Imperial-class was produced in large numbers and was the premier warship class of the Galactic Empire.
A single Imperial-class vessel cost the Empire more than twenty times the cost of a EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate, which was the equivalent of several star systems' annual economic output. The Imperial I-class belonged to the Star Destroyer family of warship, exemplified by its dagger/arrowhead design.
