15 Best Star Wars Spaceships

Summary Star Wars spaceships are iconic and beloved by fans, with new designs being highly anticipated in each release.

The ships are not only visually stunning but often have detailed histories and capabilities that rival the depth of the characters.

From the classic Millennium Falcon to newer additions like the Razor Crest, these ships have unique qualities and have become characters in their own right within the Star Wars universe.

From the original trilogy to the live-action TV shows, Star Wars has featured some of the best spaceships ever created for sci-fi. The team behind the original Star Wars brought these ships to life with stunning concept art and groundbreaking practical effects, setting a precedent that all future movies would strive to live up to. Each trilogy added new kinds of ships and developed new visual effects to bring their designs to life, and the standalone movies added even more spacecrafts to the roster. Many of these ships have had their history and capabilities expanded through other media.

It's no wonder that Star Wars' spaceships have left an impression on audiences, with new designs becoming one of the most anticipated aspects of new releases. The models, toys, and LEGO renditions of spaceships are just as popular and quickly become sought-after collector's items. With so much love and dedication from creators and viewers alike, Star Wars spaceships become characters in and of themselves, with their databank entries and reference guides being just as detailed as humans, droids, or aliens. Out of the hundreds of craft developed over the years, 15 Star Wars spaceships are the best in the franchise.

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15 Dash Rendar's Outrider

First Appeared: Shadows of the Empire (Novel)

The Outrider was a YT-2400 light freighter used by the smuggler Dash Rendar, created for the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire multimedia project in 1996. Like the Millennium Falcon, the Outrider had impressive weaponry and incredible speed, leading Rendar to claim that his ship was almost as well known as Han Solo's. The Outrider was later inserted into the Mos Eisley spaceport for the special edition of A New Hope in 1997, and a similar ship appeared in Star Wars Rebels season 3, episode 8 "Iron Squadron."

14 The Naboo Royal Starship

First Appeared: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

The Naboo Royal Starship was a modified J-type 327 Nubian starship that belonged to Queen Padmé Amidala during the invasion of Naboo in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Sleek in design with a shiny chrome exterior, the Naboo Royal Starfighter was a radical departure from most Star Wars ship designs at the time, but that also made it stand apart. The ship had no offensive weaponry, instead focusing on powerful shields and speed. The Phantom Menace also offered a closer look at the ship's hyperdrive generator, highlighting the exceptional craftsmanship within and without.

13 Supreme Leader Snoke's Supremacy

First Appeared: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Supremacy was the flagship of Supreme Leader Snoke and the mobile capital of the First Order. Nicknamed "Snoke's Boudoir," the Supremacy was a Mega-class Star Destroyer, making it one of the largest ships in the Star Wars franchise. Most large ships are long from front to back, but the Supremacy's design is unique because it's long from side to side. Fully stocked with thousands of troops, a fleet of TIE fighters, and incredible firepower, the Supremacy was a force to be reckoned with, even surviving the "Holdo Maneuver" that destroyed several First Order Star Destroyers.

12 Admiral Ackbar's Home One

First Appeared: Return of the Jedi

The sight of the iconic "It's a trap!" scene in Return of the Jedi, Admiral Ackbar's Home One has certainly come into its title following the events of Return of the Jedi. The Ahsoka series revealed that Home One truly is a home base of sorts for the New Republic's fleet, acting as a check-in point for those who continue to patrol the galaxy in the earliest days of the galaxy's new government. Its Star Wars legacy also speaks for itself, with its shields having strong enough reinforcement to make it a true threat in any battle.

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11 Bo-Katan Kryze's Gauntlet

First Appeared: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Bo-Katan Kryze's Gauntlet is a Kom'rk-class fighter that is used quite widely by other Mandalorians such as herself. The Gauntlet is an incredibly formidable ship in combat, with its wing maneuverability allowing for it to nearly defy the laws of physics when or if needed. With plenty of reinforcements and weapons that any Mandalorian would value, the Gauntlet has certainly had the chance to shine in Star Wars, on one occasion even staving off a handful of Imperial TIE interceptors - a strong step up from their usual TIE fighters.

10 Ahsoka Tano's T-6 1974 Jedi Shuttle

First Appeared: Star Wars Rebels

Ahsoka Tano's Jedi shuttle used to be more common during the days of the Jedi Order, but by the time it becomes her home base in Ahsoka during the New Republic era, it's quite rare for one of these shuttles to be seen. Piloted along with the Jedi droid Huyang, her T-6 1974 has plenty of features curated specifically for the Jedi, including a training room, but also proves itself with its own combat abilities. As one of the only ships to ever travel extragalactically, the T-6 1974 has already made quite a mark on Star Wars history.

9 Clone Force 99's Havoc Marauder

First Appeared: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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The Havoc Marauder is the faithful ship of Clone Force 99, known more famously as the Bad Batch. A modified Omicron-class attack shuttle that's quite different from any other seen during the Clone Wars, this vessel serves the family of clones well, acting as a home during their time spent on the run from the Galactic Empire in its earliest days. Equipped with plenty of weapons, the Marauder gets the Batch out of quite a few tight situations. Tragically, it was destroyed by the clone assassin CX-2 on Pabu, though its legacy lives on in the rest of the Batch.

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8 Din Djarin's Naboo N-1 Starfighter

First Appeared: The Book of Boba Fett

After losing his ship in The Mandalorian season 2, Din Djarin heavily modifies a Naboo N-1 Starfighter with Peli Motto, a ship that's rich with history. Though N-1 Starfighters first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Din and Peli's modifications make his ship even more powerful than the standard, adding a thrust capacitor and improving other controls such as maneuverability. Its ability to travel through hyperspace even as such a sleek starship makes it invaluable for someone like Din Djarin, and its design certainly makes it one of the very best.

7 Hera Syndulla's Ghost

First Appeared: Star Wars Rebels

The Ghost was Hera Syndulla's ship that became the home of the Specters rebel cell before the Galactic Civil War. Highly maneuverable, equipped with a signature scrambler, and containing an auxiliary vessel called the Phantom, the Ghost was the ideal ship for escaping or sneaking past Imperial Star Destroyers. The VCX-100 series was well-known as a high-quality ship during the reign of the Empire, which Han Solo used to his advantage to bluff his way into a sabacc game with Lando Calrissian.

6 Revan & Meetra Surik's Ebon Hawk

First Appeared: Knights of the Old Republic (Video Game)

Transporting players across the galaxy in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video games, the Ebon Hawk is one of the most memorable ships in Star Wars. It was a Dynamic-class freighter with a powerful hyperdrive that made it one of the galaxy's fastest ships at the time of construction. The Ebon Hawk's highly detailed interior made it fun to explore, and using its turrets to destroy enemy fighters offered some exciting action in space.

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5 Din Djarin's Razor Crest

First Appeared: The Mandalorian

Din Djarin's Razor Crest was a high-powered ship that allowed the Mandalorian to escape many dangerous encounters. An ST-70 class Razor Crest M-111 Assault Ship, the Razor Crest was designed for combat and equipped with enormous firepower. It was also surprisingly maneuverable for a ship of its design and could hold together when heavily damaged. Only an orbital blast from a Star Destroyer was enough to destroy the Razor Crest in The Mandalorian.

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4 Jango & Boba Fett's Slave I (Firespray Gunship)

First Appeared: The Empire Strikes Back

The most iconic ship used by a bounty hunter, however, was Boba Fett's Slave I, now also known more plainly as Boba Fett's Firespray gunship. Inherited from his father, Jango Fett, Slave I has turbo lasers, missiles, and sonic charges that feature some of the most exceptional sound design in Star Wars. It is also one of the franchise's most creative ship designs, landing horizontally and becoming vertical on takeoff.

3 Darth Vader's Executor

First Appeared: The Empire Strikes Back

One of the best-crafted ship designs of the original trilogy was Darth Vader's Executor. The Star Destroyer was already an enormous ship, so showing how it paled in size to the Executor was a brilliant way to introduce Vader's flagship. The blue lights covering the hull and the red hue of the thrusters create a color contrast that makes the Executor's design stand out from the Imperial Fleet.

2 Luthen Rael's Fondor

First Appeared: Andor

One of the best ships of modern Star Wars is Luthen Rael's powerful high-tech ship in Andor, a Fondor Haulcraft referred to as "the Fondor." While the exterior design is fantastic, the little details make the ship remarkable, including the droid Mod that serves as the copilot. Luthen equipped the Fondor with several hidden countermeasures, such as a laser beam and a projectile launcher that took the Imperials by surprise.

1 Han Solo's Millennium Falcon

First Appeared: Star Wars (1977)

The Millennium Falcon was one of the first ships created for Star Wars and remains the best ship in the franchise. Han Solo described his ship perfectly when he told Luke Skywalker that "she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts." Unmatched in speed and maneuverability, full of hidden surprises, and held together by sheer force of will, the Millennium Falcon is an endearing ship that every subsequent model has tried to emulate. For this reason, the Millennium Falcon is still the best Star Wars spaceship 46 years later.