Triumph (Victory-class)

"Cease firing on Triumph. We want to save the ship if we can."

- Admiral Ackbar

The Triumph was an Imperial Star Destroyer serving under Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard. It was one of two ships left to defend Imperial Center against the impending New Republic invasion. It was captured by the Mon Remonda after having received heavy damage.

History
The Triumph's class was never specified, but well before the battle, Admiral Ackbar stated that approximately seven Victory-class star destroyers were on station defending Imperial Center.

Reputation
Although tasked with the defense of Imperial Center, the Triumph was not known for its illustrious reputation or crew. As a result, Isard chose it to defend the planet during the First Battle of Coruscant along with the Star Destroyer Monarch, which had a similarly unimpressive reputation.

Isard wanted Coruscant to fall to the Rebel hands so that the New Republic would find its bacta resources devastated by an outbreak of the krytos virus. Therefore, it is likely Isard knew the Triumph and Monarch would be either captured or destroyed during the battle. She essentially left them for dead, choosing to instead relocate the superior Star Destroyers Emperor's Will and Imperator.

Capture during Coruscant battle
Early during the battle, Triumph took heavy fire by the New Republic's Star Destroyers Emancipator and Liberator, causing some of its shields to collapse. The captain executed a roll to bring undamaged shields up between the Triumph and the Rebels, but after the Mon Calamari Cruiser Home One joined in the assault against it, the remaining shields failed.

On Admiral Ackbar's orders, the Mon Calamari Cruiser Mon Remonda then engaged the Triumph with turbolaser and ion cannon fire, damaging it enough that assault shuttles were able to safely join in directly attacking it.

Soon, the Triumph lost power and started heading slide back into the Coruscant atmosphere. Ackbar ordered Mon Remonda Captain Onoma to use his tractor beams to pull the Triumph along and accelerate its orbit so that it would not decay. It was then captured by the New Republic, shortly before the Monarch also surrendered.

Appearances

 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble

Notes and references
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