EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate

The Kuat Drive Yards EF76B Escort ship, or Nebulon-B Frigate, is a strangely-shaped ship that has a long, thin hull with its main decks hanging off the front end and the engines hanging off the rear. It measures 300 meters in length. They are fairly slow, unwieldy ships (for their size), and were designed to carry a number of TIE Fighters as protection. They were originally built for Imperial escort duty just after the Battle of Yavin. Unfortunately, the Alliance was able to capture a number of them intact, and used these frigates as medical ships. They have a normal crew of 920, and are built for not quite a fifth the cost of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer.

The Nebulon-B Escort Frigate was designed primarily to combat starfighters and to combat with capital ships. It is relatively weak compared to other capital ships. However, few of the older ships outside Star Destroyers can effectively combat this frigate. The fact that so many have fallen into Rebel hands to the point that they are a common sight in Rebel fleets is a cause for concern.