Īdmiral Coburn commands an Arquitens-class light cruiser at Kadavo. In the course of the battle, the ship was targeted at point-blank range by Grievous' flagship and was destroyed. One of these ships was part of Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi's flotilla during the Battle of Saleucami it was used as bait for General Grievous, distracting him from the Jedi boarding party on his own flagship that was attempting to rescue the captured Eeth Koth. We need to detach before Grievous jumps ship.' ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to the clone naval officers aboard his Arquitens-class light cruiser during the Battle of Saleucami Īrquitens-class light cruisers were rushed into service with the Republic Navy upon the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY. They earned the respect of both their crews and their enemy counterparts. However, their versatility allowed them to serve in various roles, such as escorting convoys, performing reconnaissance pickets, and supporting larger capital ships. Īrquitens-class light cruisers were relatively small vessels like the retrofitted Consular-class, they were regarded as 'escort-class' vessels by the Confederacy navy (in contrast with the Venators, identified as 'cruiser-class'). Additionally, the ship also had two pairs of forward concussion missile tubes. All of the batteries could be retracted into the hull in the case of atmospheric operations. The cruiser's anti-fighter and anti-ship capabilities were bolstered by the quad laser batteries mounted port and starboard. The bridge was a small T-shaped command tower positioned atop the hull, flanked by two turret-mounted quad light turbolasers these were matched by identical emplacements, located on the ventral side. It was set apart, however, by its three powerful engines (reminiscent of the smaller Consular-class space cruiser), as well as its two forward spars cleaved into the ship's triangular bow. The Arquitens-class were built on a broad, kite-shaped hull, in line with the Kuat Drive Yards triangular design motif that was also reflected in its contemporaries, the Venator and Acclamator-classes. The bridge of an Arquitens-class light cruiser I suggest caution.' ―TV-94, referring to the Arquitens-class light cruiser and its companion Consular-class cruisers. ' The enemy ships are faster and more maneuverable.

Crs class light cruiser