Can we build a Star Destroyer?

A Star Destroyer will cost $636 billion to build the parts on Earth, plus $44.4 trillion to get it all off Earth and to Mars. At that launch cost, it's definitely worth investing in asteroid mining and refining technologies first.
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Is it possible to build a Super Star Destroyer?

Short answer, no. Long answer, there are several key components to a Star Destroyer, or any capital ship for that matter, that we simply do not have the technology to make.
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Can we build ships like Star Wars?

With so many incredible, cutting-edge technologies, could we build a real-life Millennium Falcon? In short, no. But we're getting closer. In the "Star Wars" universe, the Millennium Falcon is heralded as the coolest ship around.
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How much does it cost to build a destroyer?

As a result, the DD(X) is now expected to displace more than 14,000 tons and by the navy's estimate, cost almost $3.3 billion each. Originally, the navy proposed building 32 next-generation destroyers, reduced that to 24, then to 7, and finally to 3, in order to make the program affordable.
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Are Star Destroyers real?

At 1,600 meters (5,200 ft) long, Imperial-class Star Destroyers are crewed by 9,235 Officers, 27,850 enlisted personnel, and 275 Gunners. The Imperial I is armed with 60 turbolasers, 60 ion cannons, and 10 tractor beam projectors for space combat.
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Could We Build a Star Destroyer Here on Earth?



Can Star Destroyers land?

In Episode III, you see that Venator-class Star Destroyers can land, load troops and perform other logistical operations and in Episode II, you see the same with Acclamator-class cruisers.
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What is the most powerful destroyer?

The U.S. Navy's newest warship, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is the largest and most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world. Zumwalt is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers designed to strengthen naval power from the sea.
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How many destroyers does India have?

Seventeen destroyers have served, or currently serve, in the Indian Navy. The navy operates 11 guided-missile destroyers from three classes: Kolkata class, Delhi class, and Rajput class. Six other destroyers (three R class and three Hunt class) have been decommissioned and scrapped.
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What is the biggest destroyer in the world?

DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class Destroyers

The DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class multi-mission destroyers, currently being built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for the US Navy, are the world's biggest ever destroyers with a full load displacement of 15,656t.
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Why can't we build a spaceship?

They need to be in space already, not in the gravity well of another planet, but just floating around out there. While some necessary trace elements could be mined on a planet and sent up, the bulk of the building material needs to come from asteroids or comets.
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Is building a spaceship possible?

That's right! NASA is working with its partners to design and develop a small spaceship that will orbit the Moon called the Gateway.
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What is Snokes ship?

A capital ship built on a nearly unimaginable scale, the Supremacy is a vast flying wing more than 60 kilometers wide. In addition to being a warship with enormous firepower, it serves Supreme Leader Snoke as throne room and the First Order as mobile capital.
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How much would it cost to build a Death Star?

At $2.2 billion in 1945 dollars for the WW2 super project, Feinstein estimates the 20-year cost to complete the Death Star at more than $192 quintillion (that's 18 zeros). While $192,000,000,000,000,000,000 looks like a lot, keep in mind The Evil Empire spanned hundreds of solar systems.
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How fast can a Star Destroyer go?

The rated speed of the Star Destroyer is only 270 m/s (972 km/h), which we would reach after nearly four days.
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Does Pakistan have destroyers?

The Tariq-class destroyers are a class of guided missile destroyers of the Pakistan Navy. They were acquired from the British Royal Navy in 1993–94. The Tariqs were formerly commissioned in the Royal Navy's Surface Fleet as Type 21 (Amazon-class) frigates, a general purpose frigate in the Royal Navy.
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How many destroyers does Japan have?

As of 2022, the JMSDF operates a total of 155 vessels (including minor auxiliary vessels), including; four helicopter destroyers (or helicopter carriers), 36 destroyers, 10 small destroyers (or frigates), two frigates, six destroyer escorts (or corvettes), 22 attack submarines, 30 mine countermeasure vessels, six ...
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What is the deadliest ship in the world?

7 of the World's Deadliest Shipwrecks
  • SS Eastland. One of the worst maritime disasters in U.S. history occurred on July 24, 1915, when the SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River. ...
  • The White Ship. ...
  • SS Kiangya. ...
  • SS Sultana. ...
  • RMS Lusitania. ...
  • MV Doña Paz. ...
  • MV Wilhelm Gustloff.
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Who has the best war ship?

Top 10 Aircraft Carriers in the World
  • Gerald R Ford Class, US. The title of the world's biggest aircraft carrier belongs to the US Navy's Gerald R Ford Class battleships. ...
  • Nimitz Class, USA. ...
  • Queen Elizabeth Class, UK. ...
  • Liaoning, China. ...
  • Shandong, China. ...
  • Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia. ...
  • INS Vikrant, India. ...
  • Charles De Gaulle, France.
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Can Star Destroyers go underwater?

It is a somewhat common limitation of spaceships in some universes, that they cannot go underwater. They can land on the planet, take off into orbit, hyperdrive into the next star system, but they cannot dive in water.
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Can a Venator land on a planet?

They could be used to land troops on planetary surfaces, and serve as escorts for larger battleships, but their primary role was as mainline cruisers and starfighter carriers.
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Can Star Destroyers destroy stars?

A star destroyer is just a name. Even the most powerful weapon on the former platforms of the previous Deathstars I and II, would have been unable to destroy a star. The size of stars means they are simply too large to be affected by the Empire's weaponry.
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