Built in secret inside the Giant's Spear mesa, it reached near completion during the early days of the destabilization of Makeb's core. During said crisis, the Galactic Republic intervened, capturing and completing construction of the starship. The Ark was re-purposed to evacuate the majority of the planet's population in response to the growing worries over the state of the planet. The Ark finally took off, powered by the same energy source it was supposed to hold during the final moments of the hypothesized destruction of the planet.