Pelagia was a New Republic troopship under the command of Captain Tekba during Operation Shadow Hand.[1]
Characteristics[]
It was an old hulk by the standards of its captain, who estimated that his vessel required about half an hour to reach lightspeed.[1]
History[]
It was carrying 100,000 soldiers, as well as their ground equipment and armor, to the Outer Rim to aid in the besieging of an Imperial shipyard[1] in 10 ABY.[3]
The ship was linking up with a X-wing flight group based out of the Ottega system when Captain Tekba received word from General Lando Calrissian that it was going to be hit by a missile, shot from Emperor Palpatine's Galaxy Gun.[1]
When Tekba brought up that the craft couldn't escape in time, Calrissian urged him to attempt to destroy it. Despite its fighters and defensive guns putting up a valiant effort, the missile still hit Pelagia and destroyed the vessel, along with its crew and passengers.[1] It was another triumph of Palpatine, who had already destroyed at least one troopship before her.[2]
Appearances[]
- Empire's End audio drama (First appearance)
- Empire's End 1
Sources[]
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 56 (GAL 3-4: Galaxy Gun)
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Empire's End 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empire's End audio drama
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Empire's End 1 to 10 ABY. Moreover, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia dates the destruction of the Pelagia to 10 years after the Battle of Yavin.
- ↑ The Essential Atlas