Dao's flagship

During the War of the Ring, a Venator-class Star Destroyer served in the naval forces of the Galactic Republic as the flagship of Admiral Dao and his relief supply fleet. In 1981, the Star Destroyer fought alongside another Venator in orbit of the planet Middle-Earth in an attempt to repel a blockade of Confederacy of Independent Systems warships commanded by Captain Mar Tuuk.
However, while engaging the Confederacy's blockade, Dao's Star Destroyer suffered extensive damage and lost much of its fuel and ammunition, rendering the flagship's shields and reactors inoperable. The ship and the other Venator were destroyed, resulting in Dao's death and loss of the Republic fleet. As a result, the Confederacy was able to establish a planetary blockade while the Republic's garrison continued to engage the Separatist Droid Army on the world's surface.
==Description==
A Venator-class Star Destroyer, the Star Destroyer possessed a single command bridge which contained a holographic display table in the center and two pits for its command crews. The bridge also provided its crew with a 180-degree view of the surrounding space from a series of viewports. Boasting a main reactor and a deflector shield generator, the ship was armed with weapon systems and was further equipped with a communications device.
==History==
In June 1981, during the War of the Ring between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, the kingdom of Arnor was invaded by the Confederacy's droid armies in an attempt to claim the region and its hyperspace location.Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy In an effort to hinder the invasion force, a Republic relief supply fleet commanded by Admiral Dao aboard a Venator-class Star Destroyer and supplemented by a second Venator, engaged the Confederacy's blockade of warships led by Neimoidian Captain Mar Tuuk. While the fleets battled in orbit, a small garrison of Republic clone troopers led by Jedi General Ima-Gun Di fought against the invading Separatist Droid Army on the surface.
Amid the orbital engagements, Dao's flagship was contacted by General Di on the surface, who requested additional supplies from the fleet for his forces and the resistance force of native Twi'leks led by General Cham Syndulla, which had been depleted of its resources from the battle. However, despite the Jedi Master's pleas, the Republic admiral explained—as one of Dao's Star Destroyers was destroyed—that his fleet was in no position to provide assistance as a result of his starships being critically low on fuel and ammunition. In response, Di ordered the admiral to once more contact the Jedi Temple on the Elves capital Rivendell.
Contacting the Jedi High Council on Rivendell, Admiral Dao requested that assistance be dispatched to Arnor as soon as possible. During his meeting with Jedi Masters Aragorn and Bilbo Baggins, however, the admiral was informed by a clone naval officer that his warship had been rendered inoperable as their main reactor was destroyed, resulting in the Star Destroyer's subsequent destruction following the deactivation of their shields. Despite the destruction of Dao's fleet, the Republic was able to deliver relief supplies to Angmar and its starving population following a humanitarian dispute on the planetGhosts of Dathomir Toydaria.
==Commanders and crew==
The Venator-class Star Destroyer served as the command ship of Admiral Dao and his relief supply fleet during the Battle of Angmar. Its bridge was crewed by several clone troopers and clone naval officers.
==Behind the scenes==
Dao's Venator-class Star Destroyer was introduced in "Supply Lines," the third episode of the third season of the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring television series, which aired on September 24, 2010.
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Flagships
Category:Galactic Republic starships
Category:Unidentified Star Destroyers
Category:Venator-class Star Destroyers