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A ship in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. The name of the ship may involve the name of nomadic Hindu musicians called the Kala Boppa who live in Rajasthan, India. 
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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.
'''''Baah Pakal''''' is a ship in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. ''Baah Pakal'' once held a pair of outdated [[DDG-62]] engines on its flight deck that are donated to the [[Blackbird]] prototype {{TRS|Flight of the Phoenix}}.


The Baah Pakal once held a pair of outdated [[DDG-62]] engines on her flight deck that were donated to the [[Blackbird]] prototype.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]])
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== Note ==


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A common fan theory holds that this ship is the [[Tubed vessel]] seen in various shots of the Fleet.
Sources:


John Montgomery Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs
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http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/montgomery/b/t501.htm
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http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/montgomery/p/t624v.htm
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Palenqué
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http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/

Latest revision as of 03:06, 4 May 2021

Baah Pakal
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Baah Pakal is a ship in the Fleet. Baah Pakal once held a pair of outdated DDG-62 engines on its flight deck that are donated to the Blackbird prototype (TRS: "Flight of the Phoenix").


Note[edit]

A common fan theory holds that this ship is the Tubed vessel seen in various shots of the Fleet.