Jimas Veltraa

Jimas Veltraa was an admiral in the Republic Navy who served in the early days of the Mandalorian Wars. By 3964 BBY, Veltraa was in command of his own flagship, Reliance, and served on the Jebble-Vanquo-Tarnith line, meant to guard the Outer Rim world of Taris from Mandalorian marauders. That year, the Mandalorians broke out toward Taris, and the line was shattered—Veltraa reformed what was left of the Republic fleets into a patchwork force protecting the world. Although Veltraa and his forces held out to the end, Reliance was destroyed and Veltraa killed in action during the Mandalorian siege. Veltraa was honored for his valor on the Republic capital of Coruscant and later had a Republic warship named after him.

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