The Blacksmith Fleet was formed by Imperial warlord Anc in around 3 ABY. The fleet was originally formed for Anc's original idea, but when he found a lost schematic for the Dark Trooper and related Imperial soldiers he refitted some of his ships with Dark Trooper production factories. The fleet was thrown into disarray with the destruction of the Gaol, the Inception and the Anvil, and the death of Anc himself. The rest of the fleet was later inherited by an unnamed Imperial warlord.