Pelagia
Technical specifications
Hyperdrive system	Equipped[1]
Armament	Several weapons-systems[2]
Complement	T-65 X-wing starfighter flight group[1] Unknown number of armored vehicles[1]
Passengers	100,000 troops[1]
Usage
Role(s)	Carrier[1] Troopship[1]
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[1] Rebellion era[1] New Republic era[1]
Earliest sighting	11 ABY[1]
Destroyed	11 ABY[1]
Present for battles/events	Destruction of Pelagia[1]
Affiliation	New Republic[1]
Commander(s)	Tekba[1]

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Pelagia was a New Republic troopship under the command of Captain Tekba.^[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 in 11 ABY.^[1]

The ship was linking up with a X-wing flight group based out of the Ottegan 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
• Empire's End audio drama

Sources

• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 56 (GAL3-4, Galaxy Gun)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references