Nevoota Bee

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The Nevoota Bee was an Acclamator-class assault ship of the Republic Navy that participated in the Battle of Muunilinst in 22 BBY during the Clone Wars, where it operated as a fleet carrier, transporting 156 V-19 Torrent starfighters into battle.

Description

The Nevoota Bee was an Acclamator-class transgalactic military assault ship[4] that was 752 meters in length, 460 meters in width, and 183 meters in height.[2] Its hull was gray in color, and it was equipped with at least two sublight engine units and a ventral hangar bay.[1] It had the capability to transport[4] and launch[1] 156 V-19 Torrent starfighters. The Nevoota Bee[4] partially shared its name with Nevoota, a group associated with the Nevoota stimulant pollen[5] and the Nevoota system.[6]

Role

While Acclamators commonly served as troop transports or as data-gathering starships, the Nevoota Bee was adapted to serve as a fleet carrier, transporting starfighters to battle.[4]

History

The Nevoota Bee served within the naval forces of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars against the Confederacy of Independent Systems,[4] which lasted from 22 BBY to 19 BBY.[7] In 22 BBY,[8] the Nevoota Bee participated[4] in a financially destructive[8] battle[4] at the Outer Rim[9] planet[8] Muunilinst, where it transported a complement of 156 V-19 Torrent starfighters[4] against the Confederacy's forces.[8]

Behind the scenes

The Nevoota Bee, as it appeared in Star Wars: Clone Wars

The Nevoota Bee, as it appeared in Star Wars: Clone Wars

The Nevoota Bee was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the forty-ninth issue of De Agostini's Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon magazine,[4] published around December 9, 2015.[10] The Nevoota Bee was pictured in "Teaming Up," an article posted on Fantasy Flight Games' official website on November 9, 2020 for their Galactic Republic Fleet Starter expansion pack for the Star Wars: Armada miniatures game. In the game, if the Acclamator leading starfighter squadrons into battle is the Nevoota Bee, then the player can use the card's squadron dials and tokens to help its starfighters use the Swarm tactic against opponents during their activation. Simultaneously, the Nevoota Bee card can make squadrons that already have Swarm reroll a die while attacking a ship.[11]

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Nevoota Bee was introduced in the second episode of the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series,[12] which aired on November 10, 2003.[13] It was later identified in The Essential Guide to Warfare, a 2012 reference book authored by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart.[14]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars: Armada — Galactic Republic Fleet Starter Card: Nevoota Bee
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition establishes that Acclamator-class assault ships reach to 752 meters in length, 460 meters in width and 183 meters in height.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 49 Starship Fact File: Acclamator-class Assault Ship states that Acclamator-class assault ships were equipped with sublight engines, the Nevoota Bee of which had at least two.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 49 Starship Fact File: Acclamator-class Assault Ship
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
  6. ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) Databank A-Z: B1 Battle Droid–Bantha
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 45 Guide to the Galaxy: The Riches of Mygeeto
  9. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
  10. ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to Premium-Era-real De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Chris Wyman on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (backup link archived on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 49 was published around December 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ FantasyFlightGamesLogo Teaming Up on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
  12. ↑ CloneWarsLogoMini Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 2"
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Clone Wars - Season 1, Episode 2: Chapter II on TV.com (backup link)
  14. ↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare