What ship is the main rebel "cruiser" in the last Jedi?

The Raddus

2 hours ago, Thorinrazer said:

What ship is the main rebel "cruiser" in the last Jedi?

For more detail - it's an MC85 Star Cruiser (around 3.4 km long, it should be comparable in role to Resurgent battlecruisers). Formerly the decommissioned New Republic ship Dawn of Tranquillity, when the Resistance got it, Admiral Ackbar petitioned to have it renamed after Raddus from Rogue One. The two apparently clashed during their careers in the Rebellion (Ackbar seeing Raddus as impulsive and hotheaded) but Raddus's heroics in Rogue One led to Ackbar respecting him a lot more - hence his renaming recommendation.

Nice background. ... and then Ackbar dies in the Raddus. I guess the Mon Cal have at least human-length life spans. He had to be 80 during TLJ

4 minutes ago, Church14 said:

Nice background. ... and then Ackbar dies in the Raddus. I guess the Mon Cal have at least human-length life spans. He had to be 80 during TLJ

Maybe as much as 90. In Bloodline, 6 years before TLJ, Ackbar is "well into his eighties", and retired. Presumably he came out of retirement when Leia formed the Resistance.

10 hours ago, Thorinrazer said:

What ship is the main rebel "cruiser" in the last Jedi?

The Raddus.

A type known for good shields and speed, but deeply flawed in terms of fuel capacity

10 hours ago, Thorinrazer said:

What ship is the main rebel "cruiser" in the last Jedi?

Clearly Independence.

Did you see how it speed up Poe to engage?

On 12/16/2017 at 3:42 AM, Green Knight said:

The Raddus.

A type known for good shields and speed, but deeply flawed in terms of fuel capacity

well we don't know how full its tanks were when the film started.. given the Resistance seems to be stuck using lots of older gear and such, it probably has a limited budget, and keeping the fuel tanks of a a 3.4km Star Dreadnaught topped off all the time probably isn't cheap.