Chimaera

The history of the Chimaera began around the Battle of Endor. The most notable character to serve aboard the Chimaera, was a man named Gilad Pellaeon. Pellaeon served aboard the Chimaera for his service in the Empire, and during the Battle of Endor, took over when the former captain was killed. Serving as executive officer, Pellaeon gave the order to retreat after the disabled Executor blew up with the second Death Star. The Chimaera served as the second command ship, and Pellaeon called the Imperial forces to their rendezvous point. The Chimaera then took part in many Imperial attacks, ranging from Grand Admiral Thrawn's attacks on the New Republic, all the way until the time of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion.

The Battle of Endor

During the Battle of Endor, the Chimaera was designated the reserve command ship. When the Executor crashed into the Death Star II, the Chimaera became the flagship of the Imperial Navy during the battle. The Chimaera took many hits during the battle, killing off the captain of the ship, allowing for then Executive Officer Pellaeon to take command of the ship. When the Death Star blew up, he ordered all Imperial forces to retreat to the rendezvous point. From there, the Imperial forces broke up, with captains and admirals such as Admiral Harrsk taking portions of the fleet with them, to develop into Warlords, while Pellaeon led the loyal Imperial forces back to Coruscant, where they were placed under the command of the Imperial Council.

Post Battle of Endor

After the Battle of Endor, Pellaeon served as captain of Chimaera. The Chimaera continued under the direction of the Imperial leader, with the Chimaera taking action under Ysanne Isard, until her defeat over Thyferra. After the fall of Isard, Pellaeon continued fighting for the Empire, though never took full control of the fleet. He was a well respected officer, and the Chimaera became one of the most efficient Star Destroyers in the Imperial Fleet.

Thrawn's Campaign

Five years after the defeat at Endor, the Chimaera went into the Unknown Regions, investigating a signal that Captain Pellaeon had received over the ship's most secure holoprojector. When they traced the signal, Pellaeon met an alien named Thrawn, who said he was an Imperial Grand Admiral. Thrawn took command of the Chimaera, and made it his personal flagship. Soon after, Thrawn began to re-unite some of the Imperial forces to make strikes against the New Republic. Thrawn and the Chimaera were also responsible for unleashing a massive wave of panic across the New Republic, with his hit and fade tactics. He then found and captured most of the legendary Katana Fleet, and from there on, made full on assaults on the New Republic.

Thrawn was killed aboard the Chimaera, by his personal bodyguard Ruhk, a Noghri commando, during the Battle of the Bilbringi Shipyards. Once again, Pellaeon was second in command, and had to order the Imperial forces to retreat.