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In The Last Jedi we see a First Order siege dreadnought, the Fulminatrix. A little bit later in the movie, Poe says,

These things are fleet killers! We can't let it get away!

Implying that there are more, and that they may be quite common. So does anyone know how many of these ships the First Order had?

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  • Only the Mandator IV-class Siege Dreads? Or do you want to include Mega-class Star Dreads as well?
    – SpaceWolf1701
    Commented May 11, 2020 at 19:17
  • any ship in the First Order navy that has the 'dreadnought' classification is accepted
    – user128883
    Commented May 12, 2020 at 0:33
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    "These things are fleet killers! We can't let it get away!" to me suggests they aren't many and so we should destroy this enemy scarce resource while we have the chance. If they were quite common then how much difference would destroying this one really make?
    – Wiggo the Wookie
    Commented May 17, 2020 at 8:10
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    It would boost morale. You know, 'we destroyed a dreadnought' could help boost morale and it might also encourage planets and star systems to join or support the Resistance in their fight against the First Order.
    – user128883
    Commented May 17, 2020 at 13:01
  • and also, I said, 'they may be quite common' I did not say they are
    – user128883
    Commented May 17, 2020 at 13:03

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We do not have an accurate count

From the movie, there is at least one, the Fulminatrix, but in the first issue of the Journey to the Rise of Skywalker comics, we see another one, which is used to destroy a planet's population who supposedly helped the Resistance. In short, we know of at least two dreadnoughts of the Mandator IV-class belonging to the First Order. Another one, and the only ship of the Mega-class was the Supremacy, Snoke's flagship.

Moving on into the not-so-far-away future, the Xyston-class star destroyer had an axial superlaser that was similar to the orbital autocannons on the dreadnought. In fact, according to Wookieepedia, the First Order dreadnought was a testbed for technology that would later be used in the Xyston-class ships.

Sources

starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mandator_IV-class_Siege_Dreadnought

starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Xyston-class_Star_Destroyer

starwars.fanodm.com/wiki/Supremacy

starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mega-class_Star_Dreadnought

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