Zingara Pena DD

The Zingaran Pena ('Feather') class destroyer is a somewhat older vessel than the new Mariposa cruisers. It is, in fact, a point of pride for the young Republic. The Pena is their first vessel built entirely out of their own industry and resources, without having to import components or materials, or leasing space in Khitaian or Hyborean shipyards. 

A pair of bow-mounted particle cannons, based on Tharkad designs, are the destroyer's primary weapons, backed up by a quartet of anti-shipping grasers. Point-defense emplacements provide at least two turrets able to fire on any incoming threat, and a single gravitic projector allows for cargo towing and projectile deflection. 

The slender form and the twin hull-mounted hyperdrive coils give the Pena an almost starfighter-like appearance, and it has been known to be mistaken for one by those who have never encountered one before. Powerful EM Pulse thrusters replace the primitive chemical rockets of the early Zingaran space program, letting it maneuver almost like one as well. 

(Edited 1/17 to address hull thickness issues)