The Ashuun

Ashuun
Production information
Galactic registry ID#	533444
Production date	Unknown
Class	Capital Ship
Model	Dreadnaught-Class Heavy Cruiser
Manufacturer	Unknown
Technical specifications
Length	600 meters
Engine unit(s)	Six Ion Engines Class 4 Hyperdrive
Speed	Hyperdrive: 1.0 Sublight: 20 MGLT
Armament	Turbo Laser Batteries(10) Heavy Laser Batteries(90)
Standard systems	Hangar bay (1) Docking Bay (1)
Cargo capacity	3,750 tons

The Ashuun is a Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser flown in service to the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the 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 took 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. There 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. In Year 8, the ship was no longer deemed space worthy and was sold to an outer rim scrap dealer. It sat in a scrap yard and was scavenged for pieces over the next decade.

In Year 17, what was left of the ship was purchased by captain Krab Rafdar, a Separatist verteran of the Clone Wars. Rafdar set out restore the ship and fit it for duty once again. In Year 21, Krab and the Ashuun assisted in the War for the Republic, giving the warship its major taste of combat in almost two decades. It performed admirably. After helping liberate the Calaast and Koiogra systems from Imperial control, the crew of the Ashuun returned to the mercenary life, defending trade stations and mining operations in the Grohl Sector.