The Invisible Hand was a modified Providence-class Dreadnought that served in the naval forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems as the flagship of the navy and the command ship of Kaleesh Separatist General Grievous during the Clone Wars. Manufactured by Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps and Pammant Docks as the first of its class, the dreadnought was initially used by the Trade Federation, where it belonged to Viceroy Nute Gunray, but was given to Grievous after demanding control over the vessel.

In 19 BBY, the Invisible Hand was used by Grievous in a decisive assault against the Galactic Republic‘s capital planet Coruscant in an attempt to capture Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. However, during the battle, the ship was boarded by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in order to rescue the Chancellor. Amid the rescue, the Jedi, who had been brought to the bridge, managed to force the ship’s commander to flee the battle, which led to the Invisible Hand‘s destruction as the vessel broke in two while the Jedi attempted to land the dreadnought on Coruscant’s surface.

The Invisible Hand first appeared in the 2005 novel Labyrinth of Evil, written by James Luceno. The events of this book are, however, now considered part of the continuity of Star Wars Legends and not official canon. The Invisible Hand made its first canonical appearance in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. There is some inconsistancy regarding the length of the Invisible Hand. Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy gives a length of 1,088 meters,^[5] while Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition gives a length of exactly 1 kilometer (1,094 yards).^[16] This article assumes Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition is in error.