Luminous

The Luminous was a Rebel Transport that was in service during the Galactic Civil War. Grounded on Hoth, the Luminous was the first transport to escape the planet safely after the Imperial Star Destroyer Tyrant was disabled, thanks to heavy Ion Cannon fire from the planet's surface. After regrouping at Sullust, the Rebels planned their attack on the Second Death Star in orbit above Endor.

Outfitted with Ion Cannons similar to the ones that saved the ship over Hoth, the Luminous was pivotal in providing covering fire for larger ships like the Home One and Liberty during the Battle of Endor. It disabled several Star Destroyers of different sizes before narrowly escaping the blast radius caused by the destruction of the Liberty by the Death Star. When the Rebel Fleet moved in to square off against the Star Destroyers, the Luminous's crew became worried, as a transport of their size was not designed for close-range combat. Indeed, another Rebel Transport, the Limnate, was quickly destroyed by enemy fire.

The Luminous responded by opening fire on the nearest Star Destroyer with its Ion Cannons, disabling the ships shields just as the Death Star attempted another firing. The blast was quickly powered down when the Imperials realised that they were firing too close to their own ships, but the energy wave sent by the superlaser played havoc with the now shield-less Star Destroyer and its engines overloaded, destroying it. Claiming the destruction of their foe as a confirmed kill, the Luminous took pot-shots at the remaining Imperial ships before being given permission to dock inside the Home One after the Death Star was destroyed. This allowed the ship and its crew to survive the remainder of the Battle, unlike so many other ships of its class.