View source for The Ashuun

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|  width="100%" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:CIS_dread.png|border|300px]]
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|  width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;" | <font color=white>'''Production information'''</font>
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Galactic registry ID#'''
|  width="69%" | 533444
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Production date'''
|  width="69%" | Unknown
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Class'''
|  width="69%" | Capital Ship
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Model'''
|  width="69%" | [[Dreadnaught-Class Heavy Cruiser]]
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Manufacturer'''
|  width="69%" | Unknown
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|  width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;" | <font color=white>'''Technical specifications'''</font>
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Length'''
|  width="69%" | 600 meters
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Engine unit(s)'''
|  width="69%" | Six Ion Engines <br>Class 4 Hyperdrive
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Speed'''
|  width="69%" | Hyperdrive: 1.0<br>Sublight: 20 MGLT
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Armament'''
|  width="69%" | Turbo Laser Batteries(10)<br> Heavy Laser Batteries(90)
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Standard systems'''
|  width="69%" | Hangar bay (1)<br> Docking Bay (1)
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|  width="31%" valign="top" | '''Cargo capacity'''
|  width="69%" | 3,750 tons
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The ''Ashuun'' is a [[Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser]] flown in service to the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] during the [[First Galactic Civil War|Clone Wars]]. 



== War Service ==

The earliest surviving records of the ''Ashuun'' indicate it was acquired by the Andoan Defense Force, a regional militia in the Lambda Sector. The destruction of the Andoan Defense Headquarters during the war and the plethora of replacement parts make it impossible to know its exact origin or date of construction. Leading up to 25 BGCT the warship expanded Andoan influence across the sector and played a role in regional disputes. Ando was among the first systems to join the Separatist movement, and the ''Ashuun'', commanded by captain Alpi Burpo, was soon a part of the Confederacy of Independent Systems 7th fleet.

The ship first saw action in the Lambda Sector, pressuring other systems to join the Separatist cause or cease support for the Republic. The Ashuun too heavy damage trying to repel the Republic assault on the Ando system in late 25 BGCT, and received repairs and upgrades for two standard months before being reassigned to the 4th fleet, which was defending the key Separatist stronghold in Dolomar. Captain Burpo received a promotion within the 7th fleet, and the Ashuun came under the command of captain Gellu Vev. The ship narrowly escaped destruction when the Republic overran Dolomar following the Separatist assault on Kamino in 24 BGCT- one of the few vessels of the 4th fleet to survive. For the rest of the war the Ashuun served once again in the 7th fleet, harassing Republic hyperspace routes near Kamino. 


== Post-War Service ==

After the execution of the Separatist leadership on Vinsoth, the surviving ships of the 7th fleet were ordered to Bianquaros. The obviously desperate last stand all but promised death and the sentient crew members of the Ashuun mutinied against captain Vev and the droid compliment aboard the vessel. The crew succeeded in taking control of their warship, but their numbers were insufficient to operate most of the systems and they fled with their prize deeper into the Outer Rim. They turned to piracy and dodged the nascent Empire's attempt to eliminate all former Separatist personnel. Facing poverty after several years of failed pirating, the crew sold the vessel to a rebel cell in 17 BCGT. After briefly serving as a mobile headquarters for the rebel cell, it was relegated to transport work as the cell became better equipped and the rebel alliance grew. It was held back from the front lines of the war against the Galactic Empire, and was eventually sold to a private force to fund the rebel cause. It changed hands several times in the next few decades until it saw combat again, in Year 21 as the remnants of the New Republic bought, borrowed, or commandeered as many warships as possible to reform their fleets after their government collapsed.