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The '''''Gorgon''''' was an [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]] and flagship of [[Admiral]] [[Natasi Daala]]. It was constructed by [[Kuat Drive Yards]] over [[Kuat]], along with sister ships ''[[Hydra]]'', ''[[Basilisk]]'', and ''[[Manticore]]''. These ships were part of the daunting [[Maw fleet]], stationed at [[Maw Installation]], a secret asteroid research facility under the command of Admiral Daala. With her second-in-command, [[Commander]] [[Kratas]], Daala would drill the crew of the ''Gorgon'' until it became one of the best performing Star Destroyers in the [[Imperial Navy|Imperial Fleet]]. Daala and the ''Gorgon'' were stationed at Maw Installation without any outside contact for over a decade before a [[Endor (vessel)|lone shuttle]] entered [[the Maw]] and was captured by the ''Gorgon's'' tractor beams. From the prisoners, Daala would learn the fate of [[Galactic Empire|the Empire]], and took it upon herself to launch a guerilla war against the [[New Republic]].
 
The '''''Gorgon''''' was an [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]] and flagship of [[Admiral]] [[Natasi Daala]]. It was constructed by [[Kuat Drive Yards]] over [[Kuat]], along with sister ships ''[[Hydra]]'', ''[[Basilisk]]'', and ''[[Manticore]]''. These ships were part of the daunting [[Maw fleet]], stationed at [[Maw Installation]], a secret asteroid research facility under the command of Admiral Daala. With her second-in-command, [[Commander]] [[Kratas]], Daala would drill the crew of the ''Gorgon'' until it became one of the best performing Star Destroyers in the [[Imperial Navy|Imperial Fleet]]. Daala and the ''Gorgon'' were stationed at Maw Installation without any outside contact for over a decade before a [[Endor (vessel)|lone shuttle]] entered [[the Maw]] and was captured by the ''Gorgon's'' tractor beams. From the prisoners, Daala would learn the fate of [[Galactic Empire|the Empire]], and took it upon herself to launch a guerilla war against the [[New Republic]].
   
The ''Gorgon'' would fight in many battles throughout Daala's short campaign before returning to Maw Installation for a [[Battle of the Maw Installation|final confrontation]] with the forces of the New Republic. The ''Gorgon'' would prove to be the Installation's bane when the vessel fired upon the facility's unstable reactor core. Severely damaged in the battles of Daala's campaign, the ''Gorgon'' was irreparable, and after transporting Daala to the [[remnants of the Empire]] in the [[Deep Core]], was dismantled by the [[warlord]]s for use in the construction of newer vessels.
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The Star Destroyer would fight in many battles throughout Daala's short campaign before returning to Maw Installation for a [[Battle of the Maw Installation|final confrontation]] with the forces of the New Republic. The ''Gorgon'' would prove to be the Installation's bane when the vessel fired upon the facility's unstable reactor core. Severely damaged in the battles of Daala's campaign, the ''Gorgon'' was irreparable, and after transporting Daala to the [[remnants of the Empire]] in the [[Deep Core]], was dismantled by the [[warlord]]s for use in the construction of newer vessels.
   
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
 
{{Quote|I had forgotten how sleek and maneuverable a Star Destroyer could be, after all the damage we suffered on the ''Gorgon''.|[[Kratas]]|Darksaber (novel)}}
 
{{Quote|I had forgotten how sleek and maneuverable a Star Destroyer could be, after all the damage we suffered on the ''Gorgon''.|[[Kratas]]|Darksaber (novel)}}
   
The ''Gorgon'' was 1,600 meters long, the standard length for an [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]]. The ''Gorgon'' was a powerful vessel, with 60 [[turbolaser]] batteries and 60 [[ion cannon]]s. Daala considered her vessel powerful enough to lay an entire [[planet]] to waste.<ref name="Jedi Search" /> The ''Gorgon'' also possessed 10 powerful [[tractor beam projector]]s and an immense hanger. This hanger was capable of carrying up to six full [[Squadron|squadron]]s of [[TIE/ln starfighter]]s and 2 [[Gamma-class assault shuttle]]s, one of which was the shuttle ''[[Edict]]'', used personally by Admiral Daala, who often piloted it herself. The ''Gorgon'' was very unusual in that it possessed a complement of starfighters and assault craft that shied away from the standard size of a Star Destroyer's complement. The ''Gorgon'' also held 20 [[All Terrain Armored Transport|AT-AT]] [[walker]]s and 30 [[All Terrain Scout Transport|AT-ST walkers]].<ref name="Jedi Search" />
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The ''Gorgon'' was 1,600 meters long, the standard length for an [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]]. It was a powerful vessel, with 60 [[turbolaser]] batteries and 60 [[ion cannon]]s. Daala considered her vessel powerful enough to lay an entire [[planet]] to waste.<ref name="Jedi Search" /> It also possessed 10 powerful [[tractor beam projector]]s and an immense hanger. This hanger was capable of carrying up to six full [[Squadron|squadron]]s of [[TIE/ln starfighter]]s and 2 [[Gamma-class assault shuttle]]s, one of which was the shuttle ''[[Edict]]'', used personally by Admiral Daala, who often piloted it herself. The ''Gorgon'' was very unusual in that it possessed a complement of assault and support craft that shied away from the standard size of a Star Destroyer's complement. Similarly, the ''Gorgon'' did not carry any [[TIE bomber]]s or [[TIE interceptor]]s, though the later had not been manufactured at the time of the ''Gorgon'''s construction. The Star Destroyer also held 20 [[All Terrain Armored Transport|AT-AT]] [[walker]]s and 30 [[All Terrain Scout Transport|AT-ST walkers]].<ref name="Jedi Search" />
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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{{Quote|Those were our defenses. Maw Installation depended entirely on Admiral Daala's fleet.|[[Qwi Xux]]|Champions of the Force}}
 
{{Quote|Those were our defenses. Maw Installation depended entirely on Admiral Daala's fleet.|[[Qwi Xux]]|Champions of the Force}}
   
The ''Gorgon'' was constructed over [[Kuat]] by [[Kuat Drive Yards]] and was commissioned by [[Grand Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin]]. The ''Gorgon'' was constructed alongside three other [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|Star Destroyer]]s: the ''[[Hydra]]'', the ''[[Basilisk]]'', and the ''[[Manticore]]''. These vessels were intended by Tarkin to guard his secret military research facility, [[Maw Installation]], where monstrosities such as the [[Death Star]] and the [[World Devastator]]s were designed. The ''Gorgon'' and the rest of the [[Maw Fleet]] were put under the direct command of Tarkin's mistress, [[Admiral]] [[Natasi Daala]], the first female to become an admiral under the Galactic Empire. The ''Gorgon'' was meant to be Daala's flagship. Daala personally oversaw the construction of the ''Gorgon'' from its early stages, and was bent on turning it into a model of Star Destroyer perfection.
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The ''Gorgon'' was constructed over [[Kuat]] by [[Kuat Drive Yards]] and was commissioned by [[Grand Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin]]. The ''Gorgon'' was constructed alongside three other [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|Star Destroyer]]s: the ''[[Hydra]]'', the ''[[Basilisk]]'', and the ''[[Manticore]]''. These vessels were intended by Tarkin to guard his secret military research facility, [[Maw Installation]], where monstrosities such as the [[Death Star]] and the [[World Devastator]]s were designed. The ''Gorgon'' and the rest of the [[Maw Fleet]] were put under the direct command of Tarkin's mistress, [[Admiral]] [[Natasi Daala]], the first female to become an admiral under the Galactic Empire. The ''Gorgon'' was meant to be Daala's flagship. Daala personally oversaw the construction of the ''Gorgon'' from its early stages, and was bent on turning it into a model of Star Destroyer perfection.<ref name="Jedi Search" />
   
 
The Maw Fleet was placed in a gravitational island at the center of [[the Maw]], a cluster of [[black hole]]s, by Grand Moff Tarkin with no outside contact and a strict mandate to remain and guard the facility at all costs. Daala feared that a lack of active service would cause her crew's skills to deteriorate. This, and the fear that her crew would resent being commanded by a woman, caused Daala to drill her crew constantly and she executed several officers to show her crew that she would stop at nothing to keep them in line. In depths of the Maw, the ''Gorgon'' sat at full battle readiness, waiting for chance to prove itself, its crew constantly put on edge by its relentless commander and her second-in-command, [[Commander]] [[Kratas]].<ref name="Jedi Search" />
 
The Maw Fleet was placed in a gravitational island at the center of [[the Maw]], a cluster of [[black hole]]s, by Grand Moff Tarkin with no outside contact and a strict mandate to remain and guard the facility at all costs. Daala feared that a lack of active service would cause her crew's skills to deteriorate. This, and the fear that her crew would resent being commanded by a woman, caused Daala to drill her crew constantly and she executed several officers to show her crew that she would stop at nothing to keep them in line. In depths of the Maw, the ''Gorgon'' sat at full battle readiness, waiting for chance to prove itself, its crew constantly put on edge by its relentless commander and her second-in-command, [[Commander]] [[Kratas]].<ref name="Jedi Search" />
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The four Star Destroyers scrambled to stop the escapees from leaving the Maw. However, since the Sun Crusher's hull was practically invulnerable to harm, the most the fleet could do was physically smother the superweapon with [[TIE/In starfighter|TIE fighters]]. Meanwhile, the ''Hydra'' positioned itself to block the Sun Crusher from escaping out of the only direct route out of the Maw. Undaunted, the Sun Crusher sped out of the TIE fighter swarm and through the ''Hydra's'' bridge. The crippled vessel was drawn in by the gravitational force of a nearby black hole. Its way cleared, the Sun Crusher fled into [[hyperspace]].<ref name="Jedi Search" />
 
The four Star Destroyers scrambled to stop the escapees from leaving the Maw. However, since the Sun Crusher's hull was practically invulnerable to harm, the most the fleet could do was physically smother the superweapon with [[TIE/In starfighter|TIE fighters]]. Meanwhile, the ''Hydra'' positioned itself to block the Sun Crusher from escaping out of the only direct route out of the Maw. Undaunted, the Sun Crusher sped out of the TIE fighter swarm and through the ''Hydra's'' bridge. The crippled vessel was drawn in by the gravitational force of a nearby black hole. Its way cleared, the Sun Crusher fled into [[hyperspace]].<ref name="Jedi Search" />
   
Vowing that the Sun Crusher had to be recovered at all costs, Daala ordered the ''Gorgon'' and its two remaining sister-ships to follow the [[superweapon]] out of the Maw. The ''Gorgon'' caught up with its quarry as it exited the Maw, but [[Second Battle of the Maw|ran straight]] into the [[Moruth Doole's fleet|mercenary fleet]] of [[Moruth Doole]]. The confused fleet fired fruitlessly on the imposing Star Destroyers. Daala's fleet quickly mopped up the rag-tag force, and the ''Gorgon'' sustained minimal damage.<ref name="Jedi Search" /> With the latest unexpected threat out of her way, Daala ordered the ''Gorgon'' to conduct a campaign of piracy on New Republic shipping.<ref name="DA">''[[Dark Apprentice]]''</ref>
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Vowing that the Sun Crusher had to be recovered at all costs, Daala ordered the ''Gorgon'' and its two remaining sister-ships to follow the [[superweapon]] out of the Maw. The ''Gorgon'' caught up with its quarry as it exited the Maw, but [[Second Battle of the Maw|ran straight]] into the [[Moruth Doole's fleet|mercenary fleet]] of [[Moruth Doole]], which was looking for friends of Han Solo. The confused fleet fired fruitlessly on the imposing Star Destroyers. Daala's fleet quickly mopped up the rag-tag force, and the ''Gorgon'' sustained minimal damage.<ref name="Jedi Search" /> With the latest unexpected threat out of her way, Daala ordered the ''Gorgon'' to conduct a campaign of piracy on New Republic shipping.<ref name="DA">''[[Dark Apprentice]]''</ref>
   
 
===War against the New Republic===
 
===War against the New Republic===
 
{{Quote|We have three Star Destroyers. That's enough to wipe out civilizations on any number of worlds. We must hit fast and run fast. We will continue to pound the Rebels for as long as we can.|Natasi Daala|Dark Apprentice}}
 
{{Quote|We have three Star Destroyers. That's enough to wipe out civilizations on any number of worlds. We must hit fast and run fast. We will continue to pound the Rebels for as long as we can.|Natasi Daala|Dark Apprentice}}
   
Their first (and last) merchant target was a small [[CR90 corvette|Corellian corvette]]. The ''Gorgon'' fired several shots on the ship before it surrendered. The ''Gorgon'' triumphantly pulled the corvette into its hanger. From the ship's captain, Daala learned that the vessel was delivering relief supplies to a "peaceful" colony on [[Dantooine]]. The ''Gorgon's'' crew, however, found a large cache of high-grade weapons and communications equipment. Daala ordered the corvette to be released, and after it had sent a S.O.S. (which Daala was sure would distract the New Republic), the ''Gorgon'' opened fire on the helpless vessel and destroyed it. The ''Gorgon'' then set course for the "peaceful" colony on Dantooine.<ref name="DA" />
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Their first (and last) merchant target was a small [[CR90 corvette|Corellian corvette]]. The ''Gorgon'' fired several shots on the ship before it surrendered. The ''Gorgon'' triumphantly pulled the corvette into its hanger. From the ship's [[captain]], [[T'nun Bdu]], Daala learned that the vessel was delivering relief supplies to a "peaceful" colony on [[Dantooine]]. The ''Gorgon's'' crew, however, found a large cache of high-grade weapons and communications equipment. Daala ordered the corvette to be released, and after it had sent a S.O.S. (which Daala was sure would distract the New Republic), the ''Gorgon'' opened fire on the helpless vessel and destroyed it. The ''Gorgon'' then set course for the "peaceful" colony on Dantooine.<ref name="DA" />
   
 
Despite being a vital communications outpost, the ''Gorgon's'' sensors showed that the small colony possessed few means of defense. Nevertheless, the ''Gorgon'' spewed out huge [[All Terrain Armored Transport|AT-AT]] [[walker]]s with which to obliterate the helpless colonists. The operation was a success, and recalling her men to the ''Gorgon'', Daala set her eyes on the [[Mon Calamari Shipyards|vital shipyards]] of the ocean world of [[Dac]].<ref name="DA" />
 
Despite being a vital communications outpost, the ''Gorgon's'' sensors showed that the small colony possessed few means of defense. Nevertheless, the ''Gorgon'' spewed out huge [[All Terrain Armored Transport|AT-AT]] [[walker]]s with which to obliterate the helpless colonists. The operation was a success, and recalling her men to the ''Gorgon'', Daala set her eyes on the [[Mon Calamari Shipyards|vital shipyards]] of the ocean world of [[Dac]].<ref name="DA" />

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"Daala, I am giving you the power to turn any planet to slag."
Wilhuff Tarkin[src]

The Gorgon was an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer and flagship of Admiral Natasi Daala. It was constructed by Kuat Drive Yards over Kuat, along with sister ships Hydra, Basilisk, and Manticore. These ships were part of the daunting Maw fleet, stationed at Maw Installation, a secret asteroid research facility under the command of Admiral Daala. With her second-in-command, Commander Kratas, Daala would drill the crew of the Gorgon until it became one of the best performing Star Destroyers in the Imperial Fleet. Daala and the Gorgon were stationed at Maw Installation without any outside contact for over a decade before a lone shuttle entered the Maw and was captured by the Gorgon's tractor beams. From the prisoners, Daala would learn the fate of the Empire, and took it upon herself to launch a guerilla war against the New Republic.

The Star Destroyer would fight in many battles throughout Daala's short campaign before returning to Maw Installation for a final confrontation with the forces of the New Republic. The Gorgon would prove to be the Installation's bane when the vessel fired upon the facility's unstable reactor core. Severely damaged in the battles of Daala's campaign, the Gorgon was irreparable, and after transporting Daala to the remnants of the Empire in the Deep Core, was dismantled by the warlords for use in the construction of newer vessels.

Specifications

"I had forgotten how sleek and maneuverable a Star Destroyer could be, after all the damage we suffered on the Gorgon."
Kratas[src]

The Gorgon was 1,600 meters long, the standard length for an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer. It was a powerful vessel, with 60 turbolaser batteries and 60 ion cannons. Daala considered her vessel powerful enough to lay an entire planet to waste.[1] It also possessed 10 powerful tractor beam projectors and an immense hanger. This hanger was capable of carrying up to six full squadrons of TIE/ln starfighters and 2 Gamma-class assault shuttles, one of which was the shuttle Edict, used personally by Admiral Daala, who often piloted it herself. The Gorgon was very unusual in that it possessed a complement of assault and support craft that shied away from the standard size of a Star Destroyer's complement. Similarly, the Gorgon did not carry any TIE bombers or TIE interceptors, though the later had not been manufactured at the time of the Gorgon's construction. The Star Destroyer also held 20 AT-AT walkers and 30 AT-ST walkers.[1]

History

Construction and deployment

"Those were our defenses. Maw Installation depended entirely on Admiral Daala's fleet."
Qwi Xux[src]

The Gorgon was constructed over Kuat by Kuat Drive Yards and was commissioned by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. The Gorgon was constructed alongside three other Imperial Star Destroyers: the Hydra, the Basilisk, and the Manticore. These vessels were intended by Tarkin to guard his secret military research facility, Maw Installation, where monstrosities such as the Death Star and the World Devastators were designed. The Gorgon and the rest of the Maw Fleet were put under the direct command of Tarkin's mistress, Admiral Natasi Daala, the first female to become an admiral under the Galactic Empire. The Gorgon was meant to be Daala's flagship. Daala personally oversaw the construction of the Gorgon from its early stages, and was bent on turning it into a model of Star Destroyer perfection.[1]

The Maw Fleet was placed in a gravitational island at the center of the Maw, a cluster of black holes, by Grand Moff Tarkin with no outside contact and a strict mandate to remain and guard the facility at all costs. Daala feared that a lack of active service would cause her crew's skills to deteriorate. This, and the fear that her crew would resent being commanded by a woman, caused Daala to drill her crew constantly and she executed several officers to show her crew that she would stop at nothing to keep them in line. In depths of the Maw, the Gorgon sat at full battle readiness, waiting for chance to prove itself, its crew constantly put on edge by its relentless commander and her second-in-command, Commander Kratas.[1]

Leaving the Maw

"The Empire lies wounded and vulnerable on the outside, and we can't just sit here and wait. We have four Star Destroyers, a full fleet and the Rebellion knows nothing about it."
Natasi Daala[src]

This chance came in 11 ABY, when a lone shuttle, Endor, entered the Maw. When its crew failed to provide the correct security code, issued by Tarkin himself, the Gorgon used its tractor beam to pull the ragged shuttle into its hanger bay. Because of the inability to transmit signals through the HoloNet from the Maw, due to the ionized gases around the black holes, the crew of the Gorgon, especially Daala, were unprepared for the news the outsiders brought with them. While in isolation, Grand Moff Tarkin had died on the first Death Star, and Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader had died on a failed attempt to reconstruct the battlestation. Due to the latter two's deaths, the Empire was tearing itself apart in a civil war, while the Rebel Alliance had evolved into the New Republic and had become a dominant power in the galaxy.[1]

Suncrusher-smash

Hydra is rammed by the Sun Crusher.

Dumbstruck by the news, Daala decided that since Tarkin was dead, his mandate thus nullified, the only thing she could do would be to fight her own guerilla war against the New Republic. Imprisoning the shuttle's crew and declaring to the Maw scientists that she was leaving, Daala scrambled her forces and prepared to depart. During the departure preparations, the prisoners Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Kyp Durron escaped with the Installation's latest project, the Sun Crusher, aided by Maw scientist Qwi Xux.[1]

The four Star Destroyers scrambled to stop the escapees from leaving the Maw. However, since the Sun Crusher's hull was practically invulnerable to harm, the most the fleet could do was physically smother the superweapon with TIE fighters. Meanwhile, the Hydra positioned itself to block the Sun Crusher from escaping out of the only direct route out of the Maw. Undaunted, the Sun Crusher sped out of the TIE fighter swarm and through the Hydra's bridge. The crippled vessel was drawn in by the gravitational force of a nearby black hole. Its way cleared, the Sun Crusher fled into hyperspace.[1]

Vowing that the Sun Crusher had to be recovered at all costs, Daala ordered the Gorgon and its two remaining sister-ships to follow the superweapon out of the Maw. The Gorgon caught up with its quarry as it exited the Maw, but ran straight into the mercenary fleet of Moruth Doole, which was looking for friends of Han Solo. The confused fleet fired fruitlessly on the imposing Star Destroyers. Daala's fleet quickly mopped up the rag-tag force, and the Gorgon sustained minimal damage.[1] With the latest unexpected threat out of her way, Daala ordered the Gorgon to conduct a campaign of piracy on New Republic shipping.[3]

War against the New Republic

"We have three Star Destroyers. That's enough to wipe out civilizations on any number of worlds. We must hit fast and run fast. We will continue to pound the Rebels for as long as we can."
―Natasi Daala[src]

Their first (and last) merchant target was a small Corellian corvette. The Gorgon fired several shots on the ship before it surrendered. The Gorgon triumphantly pulled the corvette into its hanger. From the ship's captain, T'nun Bdu, Daala learned that the vessel was delivering relief supplies to a "peaceful" colony on Dantooine. The Gorgon's crew, however, found a large cache of high-grade weapons and communications equipment. Daala ordered the corvette to be released, and after it had sent a S.O.S. (which Daala was sure would distract the New Republic), the Gorgon opened fire on the helpless vessel and destroyed it. The Gorgon then set course for the "peaceful" colony on Dantooine.[3]

Despite being a vital communications outpost, the Gorgon's sensors showed that the small colony possessed few means of defense. Nevertheless, the Gorgon spewed out huge AT-AT walkers with which to obliterate the helpless colonists. The operation was a success, and recalling her men to the Gorgon, Daala set her eyes on the vital shipyards of the ocean world of Dac.[3]

File:Water city.jpg

The Battle of Dac.

Daala laid out a seemingly full-proof plan which had been created by Tarkin himself. The battle would start with the Gorgon and Basilisk opening fire and launching an attack on the floating cities of the Mon Calamari, thus drawing forces away from the shipyards, while the Manticore would come out from the shadow of Dac's moon and destroy the helpless starship construction facilities. The plan was going well until a former slave of Tarkin's, retired NRDF Admiral Ackbar, recognized the tactic and used the battlecruiser Startide to crash into the Manticore. Accepting her first real defeat, Daala's two remaining Star Destroyers fled to the safety of the Cauldron Nebula.[3]

While there, Daala made plans to use Basilisk in a suicide crash attack on Coruscant, the capital of the New Republic. However, just prior to the launch of the assault on Coruscant, Kyp Durron, one of the escaped Maw prisoners, arrived with the Sun Crusher and attacked the Gorgon. Daala rushed to reclaim her lost prize, but soon realized that it was just a stall tactic, and the Durron had already set up a supernova in the nebula. Daala ordered the Gorgon and the Basilisk to make an emergency hyperspace jump to any point. But it was too late, as the burst of energy radiated out from the supernova explosion the Gorgon barely made it out of the nebula, while the Basilisk was not so lucky, and was incinerated.[3]

Return to the Maw and end

"Red alert, an Imperial Star Destroyer has entered the vicinity. Red alert! Prepare for attack."
Wedge Antilles, from Maw Installation's command room[src]

With the Gorgon severely damaged by the destruction of the Cauldron Nebula, Admiral Daala realized that she should have never abandoned her station at the Maw, and that too many good men had died because of her selfish actions. She then commanded the Gorgon to retreat to Maw Installation where she realized two things. First she saw that the Death Star prototype, a semi-permanent fixture around the installation, was missing. Second, a small New Republic fleet was now orbiting the asteroids comprising the installation. Realizing that Maw Installation had been commandeered by the New Republic, Daala vowed to destroy the installation, or die trying. The Gorgon unleashed a punishing volley of turbolaser bolts from its remaining gun emplacements.[4]

The New Republic fleet scrambled to meet the Gorgon. Soon, to add to the mounting confusion, the Death Star prototype, under the command of Maw Installation administrator Tol Sivron, entered the Maw. Despite the fact that Sivron would not fire his superlaser, the looming threat of his weapon made the New Republic frantic. Daala took advantage of the situation by using the Gorgon's computers to extract information from Maw Installation's archives. With vital schematics in hand, Daala ordered the Gorgon to fire on the installation's by-now unstable reactor core.[4] As a bright explosion filled the viewports of the New Republic's ships, the Gorgon made its escape and fled to the remnants of the Empire in the Deep Core.[2]

Bearing battle scars, damaged nearly beyond repair, and limping along with what amounted to a skeleton crew, the Deep Core Imperial warlords seized the Gorgon and dismantled it, using the parts for construction of other warships. Daala's crew was scattered across the Deep Core. Daala herself, along with Kratas, roamed from warlord to warlord in an attempt to unify the Empire.[2]

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