A view of the base during the time of the Clone Wars. Located on Coruscant, the Coruscant Naval Base stood as one of the planet's numerous substantial naval installations. Following the Declaration of a New Order, it was renamed the Imperial City Naval Base, often shortened to ICNB.
During the Clone Wars, the base functioned as a major operational hub for the loading and subsequent deployment of Grand Army of the Republic troops. Yoda observed the initial launch of Acclamator-class assault ships from the base's landing platforms, laden with clones destined to combat the Separatists, and noted this as the beginning of the Clone Wars. From an adjacent overlook, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, accompanied by Onaconda Farr, Mas Amedda, and Bail Organa, supervised the departure of these vessels.
After the Republic's collapse and its transformation into the Galactic Empire, the base was repurposed as a training academy for Imperial TIE pilots. The pilot academy was at one point under the leadership of Vindoo Barvel, a renowned TIE fighter ace.