Sacheen-class light escort

The Sacheen-class light escort was the first ship class built as part of the New Republic's New Class Modernization Program.

Characteristics
They were 375 meters long and armed with 10 heavy turbolaser cannons, 8 laser cannons, and 8 ion cannons. Sacheen-class escorts had a hangar large enough to hold a single squadron of short-range starfighters (most likely the small Defender starfighter).

However, many of these ships, especially those assigned to group operations, were slow to receive their starfighters. The Sacheen-class was equipped with a very fast Class 0.9 hyperdrive.