Baah Pakal
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A ship in The Fleet. The name of the ship may involve the name of nomadic Hindu musicians called the Kala Boppa who live in Rajasthan, India.
Alternately it could be taken as Mayan in origin. B'a means "head" or "first" in Mayan. Pakal means "shield". So taken together as B'a Pakal, it would be Mayan for "First Shield" which is a more likely translation of the name. Also note Pakal was the name of the greatest ruler of the Mayan city Palenqué in Chiapas, Mexico.
The Baah Pakal once held a pair of outdated DDG-62 engines on her flight deck that were donated to the Blackbird prototype. (Flight of the Phoenix)
Sources
John Montgomery Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/montgomery/b/t501.htm http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/montgomery/p/t624v.htm
Palenqué http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/