A starship of Mon Calamari origin was utilized by the Rebel Alliance throughout the Galactic Civil War. In the course of the mutiny on Mon Cala, one such vessel was deployed under the command of rebel Admiral Gial Ackbar, as he spearheaded an assault on the Galactic Empire's Mon Cala blockade, which was preventing vessels of the Mon Cala Mercantile Fleet from fleeing.
This starship represented a warship design from the Mon Calamari species, distinguished by its spherical hull design, along with a pair of wing-like protrusions and dorsal structures. It included communication systems, as well as a command bridge equipped with similar technology found in other Mon Calamari starships such as the MC80A Home One Type Heavy Star Cruiser. Propulsion was provided by engines and a [hyperdrive](/article/hyperdrive], and it required a crew to operate.
The starship served in naval warfare capacities, with one particular vessel serving as the flagship of Alliance Navy Admiral Gial Ackbar on a specific mission.
This starship functioned as the flagship for a task force sent by the Alliance to Restore the Republic to assist the Mon Cala Mercantile Fleet during their mutiny against the Galactic Empire. After the Imperial Navy deployed a Mon Cala blockade fleet to suppress the rebellious fleet, Admiral Ackbar and his task force emerged from hyperspace behind the Imperial ships. Taking command of the allied forces and realizing the necessity of breaching the Empire's blockade, Ackbar utilized his ship's communication systems to contact Fleet Captain Pysk Lila of the coaxium-carrying Aurora Flare and communicated his strategy.
Following Lila's agreement to Ackbar's strategy, she evacuated the majority of the Aurora Flare's crew, remaining behind with a minimal crew to pilot the vessel. The Imperial fleet was deceived by the plan, and the Aurora Flare detonated, creating a gap in the Empire's defenses and enabling Ackbar's task force and ships from the merchant fleet to escape.
The starship made its first appearance in the forty-ninth issue of the 2015 Star Wars comic series published by Marvel Comics. The story for the issue was penned by Kieron Gillen, with illustrations by Salvador Larroca. The release date for the issue was June 6, 2018.