The Viscount-class was envisioned as the New Republic equivalent of an Executor-class Star Dreadnought. As such, it measured almost twice as large as the Mediator-class battle cruiser, was equipped with over a thousand weapons systems and could carry hundreds of starfighters as well as dozens of small support vessels. Although slightly smaller than the Executor-class, the superior construction skills of the Mon Calamari enabled the vessel to carry more starfighters, as well as having a substantially smaller crew.