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List of miscellaneous ships in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
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There have been many appearances of various spacecraft
in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
science fiction
television series, with the primary means of travel being FTL.
's refugee fleet armed with ship-to-ship missiles. It is part of Roslin's fleet that returns to the planet Kobol, and provides defense before the Galactica joins them.
The Adriatic appears to have been lost while being escorted by Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza through a star cluster
in the episode "The Passage
".
ned from 500). The Astral Queen was transporting prisoners from Sagittaron to their parole hearings on Caprica at the time of Cylon attack and is one of the vessels that manage to regroup with President Roslin's refugee fleet. Viewed as another transport ship, albeit one with a slightly undesirable cargo, none of the government personnel that survived the assault knew that it was carrying Tom Zarek
, a dangerous political prisoner and anti-government terrorist.
Following an attack on the fleet water supply, Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama
is dispatched to the ship in order to enlist the prisoners so they can help transport water from an icy moon that has been found nearby. After greeting the prisoners' spokesman, Tom Zarek, the prisoners break out of their cells and manage to hijack the ship. They later surrender once Apollo agrees to Zarek's demands, which are to hold a fair election for a new president at the end of Roslin's term. In return, Apollo leaves Zarek's men in control of the Astral Queen, against the wishes of both President Roslin and Commander Adama
.
The Astral Queen becomes the focus of several incidents within the fleet. First, repair crews made up of the vessel's ex-convicts begin to operate in competition with those organized by the government. For these efforts, Tom Zarek becomes the Sagittaron representative to the reformed Quorum of Twelve. From there, Zarek makes a failed bid at the vice presidency.
Later, after Laura Roslin is stripped of her presidency by Commander Adama, and martial law
is declared in the fleet, the Astral Queen becomes the flagship
of a splinter group departing the fleet for Kobol
, made up of 24 ships. The crews and passengers of these ships are supporters of Laura Roslin's presidency, and she is aboard the Astral Queen when it jumps away from the fleet. The splinter fleet rejoins Galactica and the fleet after Commander Adama and President Roslin resolve their differences.
The same ship design appears in the original series
, where it is known simply as the "Prison Barge", but serves the same basic function as it does in the re-imagining. Count Baltar
spends most of the latter part of the series imprisoned on the Prison Barge.
According to Ronald D. Moore
, the Astral Queen is named for a passenger ship mentioned in the original Star Trek
episode "The Conscience of the King", which is his favorite episode of the original series of Star Trek.
That ship was in turn named for the ship which serves as the centrepiece of Isaac Asimov
's short story, Marooned off Vesta
.
in the first wave of the Cylon
attack, Admiral Nagala takes command of the fleet from the Atlantia. Atlantia is one of the first Battlestars to engage the Cylons after the attack. The Atlantia is newer and more advanced than the Galactica, and has an integrated computer network running Doctor Gaius Baltar
's Command Navigation Program, which allows the Cylons to infiltrate the system and cripple the vessel. As a result, Atlantia is easily destroyed by the Cylons over the planet Virgon.
Episodes of the re-imagined series establish that William Adama
served on the Battlestar Atlantia as a Major
, where he had an ongoing feud with that ship's landing signal officer
that inspired a celebration of his thousandth landing. Chief Galen Tyrol
says he also served on board the Atlantia prior to his assignment to the Galactica
.
acquired to power his Blackbird
stealth fighter in "Flight of the Phoenix
".
In the original series, the botanical ship appears as a long red-painted scaffold with several domes affixed at one end. This is a reuse of the models from the 1972 Universal
film Silent Running
. The botanical ships in the re-imagined series have been redesigned with seven domes now covering the entire length of the top hull and another eight along the underside.
, who served aboard her as an enlisted gunner's mate (and still a teenager) during the second year of the Cylon War
. The Brenik was attacked and boarded by Cylon Centurions, leaving only 20 survivors (Tigh included). The bloody hand-to-hand shipboard combat that ensued left Tigh with mental scars that would last for the rest of his life.
". The ship was being escorted by Louanne "Kat" Katraine
.
Celestra appeared several times in fleet shots throughout the series but was not given a central storyline.
The Celestra seems to be a carry-over design similar in appearance to the "Electronics Ship" seen in the original series.
". It was first mentioned in the episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", on the list of ballots.
which contained a pressurized natural habitat nearly a quarter-mile in diameter that simulated an outdoor park. This dome was actually mounted to the starboard side of the ship and attached to a spoon-shaped bow, which contained the ship's hotel and scaffolding structure engineering section. The dome was attached to the center hull by a "V" shaped pylon structure. A large shuttle bay pod was mounted on the opposite side of the pylon on the port side of the center hull. Behind the hangar was the ship's bridge and crew area and further back the main drive engines and FTL system were located. Directly under the saucer dome were another set of drive engines.
Inside the dome, many varieties of trees and plants from the Twelve Colonies
were grown on the grounds and were cared for by a dedicated gardening staff. The dome also contained an artificial lake used for swimming. At the center of the park was a large auditorium structure used for gatherings and festivals. This building was used by Laura Roslin
as the meeting place for the new Quorum of Twelve
after the Cylon attack on the Colonies. The dome used any natural sunlight that was available, in an attempt to replicate the atmospheric conditions of a planet's sky. However, Cloud 9 was still a spaceship, and didn't really live up to the quality of a real planet, as there were some flaws in the design—such as fake terrain used to disguise the machinery as well as the easily noticeable and massive support beams of the sky dome. Despite this, Cloud 9 was judged to be one of the nicer places to live in the colonial fleet.
The ship was primarily used as a hotel and resort which had hosted various diplomatic functions and been the site of a terrorist
assassination plot against President Laura Roslin, most notably during an electoral meeting for the Quorum of Twelve council, in which the radical Tom Zarek
attempted to manipulate the council into voting him into the position of Vice President.
The ship had an "open port" policy and did not keep track of those who came and went, which caused numerous security problems and allowed members of the terrorist group "Demand Peace" to use it as a base of operations. Even President Roslin herself fled to Cloud 9 during Commander Adama's
military coup
.
Cloud 9 was destroyed in the Season 2 finale episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", along with at least three other ships including a Colonial Movers freighter. A nuclear warhead
, which was given to the Cylon agent Gina
by then-Vice-President Gaius Baltar
, was used to destroy the ship. The shock wave from the nuclear explosion
left behind an identifiable signature that was discovered by a Cylon patrol one light-year away. One year after the destruction of the ship, the signature led a Cylon invasion force to New Caprica.
. It is a small, FTL-capable ship that is dwarfed by the Battlestar Galactica
; the ship can easily dock within one of Galactica' s flight pods. Colonial One can also land on and take off from a planetary surface.
Prior to the Cylon
attack
on the Twelve Colonies, Colonial One is a Caprican civilian starliner known as Colonial Heavy 798. The ship had been chartered by the Colonial government to transport then-Secretary of Education Laura Roslin
and her staff to the Battlestar Galactica' s decommissioning ceremony.
Following the Cylon attack, along with the elimination of most of the government, Laura Roslin becomes the President of the Twelve Colonies. The ship takes on the call sign Colonial One, and is used to coordinate the collection and organisation of the civilian refugee fleet. After leading the 50,000 survivors to rendezvous with Galactica, which survives the attack, Colonial One becomes the residence and de facto
"capital" of the Fleet government. Although the call sign is based on the real-world United States protocol of referring to any Air Force
, Marine Corps
, Army
, Navy
, Coast Guard
, or civilian aircraft as, respectively, "Air Force One
", "Marine One
", "Army One
", "Navy One
", "Coast Guard One
" or "Executive One
" when the President
is aboard, Colonial One retains this moniker throughout the series, irrespective of the President's presence or absence and is never again referred to as Colonial Heavy 798, apart from during a flashback to before the holocaust; likewise, neither Galactica nor any other vessel adopts the name when the President is aboard.
After the discovery and colonization of New Caprica, Colonial One is landed on the planet's surface and serves as the residence and office of Gaius Baltar
, who becomes president just prior to the colonisation. As such, it is captured in the Cylon occupation. During the liberation of New Caprica and the evacuation of its human population, Colonial One is recaptured from the Cylons and leaves the planet with Laura Roslin aboard. Gaius Baltar is left behind with the Cylon occupation forces. The ship becomes the seat of legislative authority as well; with Cloud 9, destroyed by the nuclear warhead which Baltar had given to Gina Inviere, the reconstituted Quorum of Twelve hold their meetings at a conference table aboard Colonial One. Most of the Quorum are assassinated aboard the ship by Tom Zarek during his coup d'état; only those absent from the meeting, such as Lee Adama, escape.
Colonial One is ultimately destroyed after finding a new Earth. On Admiral Adama's orders, Galactica and the rest of the fleet are directed into the Sun by Anders.
In the episode "The Hand of God
", a Colonial Movers ship partook in the sneak attack of the Cylon tylium refinery. A squadron of Vipers
was hidden inside a cargo module as reserve and launched against the Cylon tylium refinery which Apollo destroyed.
In the episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II
", one of the Colonial Movers vessels is destroyed during the explosion of Cloud 9.
The same ship design appears in the original series
.
The first Columbia mentioned is in the Mini-series as one of the Battlestars lost along with the Battlestars Triton and Solaria during the Cylon sneak attack on the colonies.
During the regular series, it is mentioned that William Adama
served on the Columbia as executive officer
after his reinstatement in the Colonial Fleet and prior to his taking command of the Battlestar Valkyrie.
The second Columbia is apparently the ship's predecessor, appearing in the Battlestar Galactica: Razor
movie. This Columbia appeared of a similar design to Galactica and is destroyed in a battle over a planet where the Cylons are found experimenting on human subjects.
as the ship a Cylon Number Four, (Simon
), lives on with his wife Giana and stepdaughter Jemmy. Brother Cavil, who is trying to fulfill his plan of annihilating the human race, becomes angry when he finds out Simon has married a human. As Cavil passes orders to the Cylons in the fleet, he tells Simon to blow up the Cybele, but Simon requests his wife and child be spared. Cavil refuses, in fact stating the death of the woman and child will prevent them from ever knowing that Simon is really a Cylon. Simon returns to the Cybele, but commits suicide by jettisoning himself out an airlock. His version was not uploaded to the Resurrection Ship because it was too far away.
The vessel was mentioned several times in the series but was not seen until The Plan (although a ship resembling it and Scylla did appear in several fleet shots in Season 4).
-shaped and visibly possesses at least two engine pods on the rear.
", and is a tylium processing vessel which refines raw tylium ore into fuel vital for the fleet. The Mozu is damaged in a suicide bombing by the terrorist group "Demand Peace" (who want the violence with the Cylons to stop), but later repaired.
", the ship was secretly appropriated by Admiral Adama and given to Starbuck for her mission to find a route back to Earth. It is later damaged when the cylon fighter that it was docking with exploded killing Gunnery Sergeant Erin Mathias.
", it is in the last batch of civilian ships being escorted through a star cluster by Galactica' s Raptor squadrons. Louanne Katraine loses her life due to radiation exposure while getting the Faru Sadin through the passage. It was first mentioned in the episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
is found hiding aboard. After interrogation by Lieutenant
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
, Conoy is ejected into space from the Gemenon Traveler' s airlock on the order of President
Laura Roslin
.
The Gemenon Traveler was mentioned in the finale of Season 2. Its fate since then is unknown as it hasn't been seen since the New Caprica colonization. A ship of apparently identical design is seen early during Episode 13 Season 3.
, Gemini is originally part of Roslin's refugee fleet before joining the Battlestar Galactica.
A second Gemini freighter would be seen with it several times throughout the series after the Season 1 episode, Hand of God.
The ship is a carry-over design of the Gemini, (an ordnance freighter), from the original series.
" and "Final Cut
". It was the cargo vessel which became the focus of attention once martial law was imposed upon the fleet. When the Gideon crew refused to resupply Galactica, Col. Tigh
ordered the cargo to be taken by force which resulted in bloodshed. The media termed the event "The Gideon Massacre". The ship's name comes from a character in the Holy Bible; Gideon was a judge in the Book of Judges
.
", Greenleaf was a freighter that the saboteur Asha Janik worked on before tampering with Galactica' s ammunition supplies. The ship was attacked ten weeks prior to the Season 2 episode Sacrifice, which claimed the life of at least one person, Ray Abinell. This caused his widow, Sesha Abinell, to take hostages aboard Cloud Nine.
Greenleaf would be mentioned again in , "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", Razor and Crossroads, Part I. The ship itself was seen briefly from outer space in a flashback in Sacrifice but was only part of the hull. No establishing fleet shots have seen the design to date.
In the episode "Dirty Hands
", Galen Tyrol
witnesses the hardship aboard the craft where even the children and elderly are forced to work. He leads a work stoppage in protest when a teenager is seriously injured, that leaves the fleet short of vital fuel. Tyrol demands a fleet work rotation where the people are given a change of jobs periodically to retain morale. In response, President Roslin has Tyrol reinstate the labor union that he once led on New Caprica.
In the episode "Crossroads, Part I
", the Refinery Ship was discovered to be leaking radiation. The Cylon prisoner, Caprica Six
, suggests that the Cylons were possibly tracking the radiation to stay one jump behind the refugee fleet. Repairs are begun to the ship, however Lee Adama
comes up with a plan to throw off the Cylons by using the ship as a decoy by sending it along another course and once repairs are finished, the ship will rejoin the fleet at another designated jump point.
In the episode "A Disquiet Follows My Soul
", the captain of the Hitei Kan follows Vice-President Zarek
's orders to abandon the fleet as protest against Admiral Adama
's order that all ships upgrade their FTL drives with Cylon technology. Afterward, Zarek is arrested and divulges the location of the ship which is later escorted back to the fleet.
The ship's fate is unknown at the current time.
" and is one of the fleet's large mining vessels. It appears as a series of three saucers with four large gripping claws extending downward. The ship can land on asteroids and gather ore vital to the fleet. Living conditions aboard the ship are said to be filthy and deplorable.
This is, again, an example of a design from the original series being reused in the re-imagined series.
". The ship was one of several that Commander Fisk
secretly raided and built up a personal stock pile of high valued goods which he traded within the fleet's black market.
". After Dualla reports its departure to Colonel Tigh, he laments the fact that the fleet could not afford to lose miners.
Monarch was mentioned again in Collaborators following the Battle of New Caprica.
. It is mentioned in the first episode of Season One, "33
". The Olympic Carrier is supposedly carrying 1,300 Colonial refugees, one of which is Dr. Amarak, a colleague of Dr. Baltar
, who may have known that he was involved with helping the Cylons.
After the Cylon attack, the ship is compromised by the Cylons, who use it to pinpoint the fleet's location every time they make an FTL jump. Over the next few days, the fleet is attacked by Cylon Basestar
s every 33 minutes, to the exact second. Later however, the Olympic Carrier falls behind during a jump and did not return for several hours. In the meantime, the Cylons do not attack. Suddenly, the Olympic Carrier reappears; the crew claim they had a problem with their FTL drive. When asked over radio how they escaped the Cylons, they give unconvincing excuses that they were "let go" and "just lucky". Exactly 33 minutes after the reappearance of the Olympic Carrier, the Cylons reappear.
When they failed to follow an order by Commander Adama to stop their engines and not approach the fleet, Adama sent a Colonial Raptor
- piloted by Boomer, flanked by Vipers
piloted by Starbuck
and Apollo - to scan the ship, where they detected the presence of nuclear weapons on board. Adama, with President Roslin's hesitant approval, ordered Apollo and Starbuck to destroy the Olympic Carrier.
, at least one Pan Galactic liner survived the attack and joined the refugee fleet. The ship in particular is of the similar fish-shaped design seen in other liners like Olympic Carrier.
. It is assumed Picon 36 had FTL capability and jumped with the fleet as ordered.
". The ship has an "open port" policy similar to Cloud 9 and became the headquarters for the fleet's black market operations. The black market was allowed, unofficially, to continue operations with the stipulations that there are no killings, that they don't hold back on essential medicines and their child prostitution ring is ended. The ship's name comes from Greek mythology
, Prometheus the Titan
who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.
", the Pyxis was destroyed during the Cylon ambush at the Ionian Nebula.
" and "Occupation
". There may be one or more larger tanker ships like the Hitei Kan, sized for refueling the fleet's bigger ships. In "Home", Part I
, the Striker collides with one during a botched refueling maneuver.
Resurrection Hub was an enormous mobile base that controlled the function of all of the Cylon resurrection ships. The ship appeared as a diamond shaped craft with a skeletal structure similar to the resurrection ships.
In the episode "The Hub
" a massive battle was engaged around it by the Rebel Cylons and Colonial Viper pilots. A Raptor manages to take out the Hub's FTL drive, thus stranding it in one spot, preventing it from escaping. While the Rebel Basestar engaged the Hub's two escort basestar and the Colonial Vipers and Cylon Heavy Raiders engaged the enemy Raiders, the Cylon D'Anna Biers was "unboxed" by Cavil (whom she killed) and Boomer (who runs away) and rescued by Karl "Helo" Agathon
and a copy of Number Eight. The three escape the Hub on a Raptor and Helo orders a nuclear attack on the Hub. The Colonial Vipers, armed with nuclear missiles, line up and launch their nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it in an explosion so powerful at least one of its escort basestars are destroyed too while the other is either severely damaged or destroyed. With the Resurrection Hub destroyed, the Cylons lose their ability to resurrect forever.
Resurrection Ship is a class of Cylon FTL-equipped starship that allowed the consciousness of any Cylon, within an unspecified range, to download into a new body aboard the ship upon death. The ship appeared as an elongated vessel built as a series of spider-shaped support frames. In between the frames were levels upon levels of transparent containers each holding a humanoid Cylon body in suspended animation.
In the fourth season episode "The Hub
", it was discovered that the resurrection ships were controlled by a central control ship called "The Hub", which actually kept a back-up of the persona for each model of Cylon. Once the hub was destroyed, the resurrection ships were useless and no Cylon was able to resurrect after death.
estranged wife Ellen Tigh
was discovered alive aboard the vessel. It was also briefly mentioned in "33
" when the fleet's first child is born on it. Doctor Cottle is aboard the Rising Star when the Cylons arrive at Kobol, making him unable to help the seriously wounded Adama.
The Rising Star appears as a sleek-looking, arrowhead-shaped starship and is another carried over design and name from the original series to the reimagining. The most notable features are a pair of vent-like openings above the "wings" on either side of the hull, which appear to be used as landing bays for smaller craft. A vessel that resembles the Rising Star is seen in Razor
when the Battlestar Pegasus finds fifteen civilian ships.
" to offload civilians and take on supplies. A copy of Cylon agent Aaron Doral disembarks this ship and commits a suicide bombing that nearly kills Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh.
stripped the ship for spare parts and integrated its useful crew to the Pegasus. The Scylla was then abandoned with the rest of the fleet as Cain continued her pursuit of the Cylon fleet which was tracking Galactica. The ship is seen for the first time in Razor
, along with a few other ships that were found by Admiral Cain. It is first mentioned in the episode Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)
. This ship was the ship from which Laird was originally transferred.
".
).
". Because of the relentless Cylon attacks every 33 minutes, President Roslin informs Commander Adama that the ship's captain is threatening to leave the fleet and take their chances on their own. Adama initially says that if any captain feels they can make it on their own, they are welcome to leave, but Roslin deems that decision unacceptable and says there are 900 people aboard the ship and have to stay together to assure survival. Adama changes his mind and tells Roslin that any captain wanting to defect from the fleet will be arrested. He orders Vipers to do a close flyby of the Tauranian Traveller to get the message across.
", the ship made it successfully through the dangerous star cluster to the Algae Planet. In "The Woman King
", some of the passengers from the ship contract Mellorak disease and had to be transferred to Dogsville aboard Galactica for medical care. It was first mentioned in the final episode of season two, "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
served on the Triton prior to its destruction: Boomer refers to him as a "refugee from Triton" in the episode "33
", and Crashdown's flight suit still bears a Battlestar Triton crew patch.http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:Tritonpatch_33.JPG Starbuck
had also been stationed aboard the Battlestar Triton once.
. The Valkyrie makes an appearance in a flashback sequence in the episode "Hero
".
The Valkyrie is stated as being a newer and more prestigious ship than the Galactica, and was also a different type of Battlestar than the Pegasus
. The eventual fate of the Valkyrie is not known, but she is presumed to have been destroyed along with the rest of the Colonial Fleet (except the Galactica and the Pegasus) during the Cylon assault on the Twelve Colonies.
In Battlestar Galactica: Razor
, during the cylon attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, two battlestars similar in class to the Valkyrie are shown to be destroyed while docked. Several Valkyrie-type battlestars, including the Valkyrie herself, were shown being destroyed during the Cylon ambush of the colonies. The Valkyrie and Yashuman attempted to engage a Cylon basestar fleet without success shortly before succumbing to the Command Navigation Program virus that rendered their systems inoperative. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
.
History
Approximately one year prior to the actual Cylon assault on the Twelve Colonies
of Kobol, Commander Adama was ordered by the Admiralty to approach the Armistice Line and send over a stealth fighter (piloted by Lt. Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek) to test Cylon defenses and determine whether the Cylons were preparing to attack the Colonies under the guise of looking for Taurons who were mining illegally over the line. After the stealth fighter was disabled on the Cylon side of the Armistice Line, and two other (presumably Cylon) vessels entered the area, Adama ordered the Stealthstar shot down with a ship-to-ship missile. Unknown to Adama, "Bulldog" ejected from the stealth fighter before it was destroyed and was captured by the Cylon forces. Bulldog eventually escaped from the Basestar
where he was being held and hijacked a Cylon Raider
back to the Galactica. However, it is later revealed that the Cylons let Bulldog escape, hoping that he would discover the true circumstances surrounding his capture and kill Adama in revenge.
Based on conversations in the episode "Hero", the Valkyrie was a more modern and desirable command than the soon to be retired Galactica. Per Colonel Tigh
's comments, the admiralty was displeased with the results of the stealth fighter mission and transferred both Adama and Tigh to the Galactica as their way of "greasing" both of them, along with the ship, into retirement. Tigh, a high-functioning alcoholic
, relied on Adama to "cover his rear" for him in order to retain his commission.
Behind the scenes
". Like many ships its size, the Express is too small to recycle its own water supply and must replenish it from larger vessels like the Battlestar Galactica. The Express was taking on water when an explosion occurs in the Galactica water tanks.
and consists of a massive wheel connected to a slender, central hull at the axis. The wheel contains an artificial biosphere and slowly rotates to simulate natural gravity. This unusual design is supposedly very old, when artificial gravity was too expensive on large ships, but the design proved popular and remains in use to this day.
When President Roslin is being held in Galactica's brig
following Commander Adama's coup, the Quorum of Twelve
takes a shuttle from the Zephyr to Galactica in the hope of questioning her and restoring her presidential authority. Later, during the presidential elections shown in "Lay Down Your Burdens", Part II, Zephyr was one of the last five ships in the fleet to dispatch her ballot results to the Galactica counting room. Petty Officer Dualla intercepted the Zephyrs ballots and replaced them with forged ones in an attempt to swing the election in Roslin's favor.
In the 4th season premiere episode "He That Believeth in Me
", Zephyr suffered severe damage to the wheel section when it was struck by missiles during the Cylon attack at the Ionian Nebula. Later episodes show that the ship is still with the fleet undergoing repairs.
During the webisodes, "The Face of the Enemy
" which aired on the scifi.com website between seasons 4.0 and 4.5, Felix Gaeta and others are en route from the Galactica to the Zephyr when the fleet makes an emergency FTL jump, leaving them stranded.
is sworn in and takes the ship as Office of the President.
, at least one Pan Galactic liner survived the attack and joined the refugee fleet. Pan Galactic's logo is nearly identical to the now-defunct Pan American World Airways
airlines logo. Pan Galactic is a homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey
, which featured an Earth-to-orbit passenger shuttle operated by Pan Am.
Spacecraft
A spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo....
in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
science fiction
Science fiction
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television series, with the primary means of travel being FTL.
Adriatic
The Adriatic is one of the few ships in President Laura RoslinLaura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
's refugee fleet armed with ship-to-ship missiles. It is part of Roslin's fleet that returns to the planet Kobol, and provides defense before the Galactica joins them.
The Adriatic appears to have been lost while being escorted by Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza through a star cluster
Star cluster
Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than...
in the episode "The Passage
The Passage (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Passage" is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. It aired on December 8, 2006.- Plot :...
".
Astral Queen
The Astral Queen is a prisoner transport ship. There are currently 1,500 prisoners on board (a figure retconRetcon
Retroactive continuity is the alteration of previously established facts in a fictional work. Retcons are done for many reasons, including the accommodation of sequels or further derivative works in a series, wherein newer authors or creators want to revise the in-story history to allow a course...
ned from 500). The Astral Queen was transporting prisoners from Sagittaron to their parole hearings on Caprica at the time of Cylon attack and is one of the vessels that manage to regroup with President Roslin's refugee fleet. Viewed as another transport ship, albeit one with a slightly undesirable cargo, none of the government personnel that survived the assault knew that it was carrying Tom Zarek
Tom Zarek
Thomas "Tom" Zarek is the name of a fictional character on the Syfy series Battlestar Galactica. He is played by Richard Hatch, who had previously portrayed Captain Apollo, a character on the original Battlestar Galactica series of the late 1970s....
, a dangerous political prisoner and anti-government terrorist.
Following an attack on the fleet water supply, Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama
Lee Adama
Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber. He is one of the main characters in the series.-Early life:...
is dispatched to the ship in order to enlist the prisoners so they can help transport water from an icy moon that has been found nearby. After greeting the prisoners' spokesman, Tom Zarek, the prisoners break out of their cells and manage to hijack the ship. They later surrender once Apollo agrees to Zarek's demands, which are to hold a fair election for a new president at the end of Roslin's term. In return, Apollo leaves Zarek's men in control of the Astral Queen, against the wishes of both President Roslin and Commander Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
.
The Astral Queen becomes the focus of several incidents within the fleet. First, repair crews made up of the vessel's ex-convicts begin to operate in competition with those organized by the government. For these efforts, Tom Zarek becomes the Sagittaron representative to the reformed Quorum of Twelve. From there, Zarek makes a failed bid at the vice presidency.
Later, after Laura Roslin is stripped of her presidency by Commander Adama, and martial law
Martial law
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is declared in the fleet, the Astral Queen becomes the flagship
Flagship
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of a splinter group departing the fleet for Kobol
Kobol
Kobol is the name of a planet in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe.Within the context of both Battlestar Galactica stories, Kobol is the birthplace and original home of humanity, from which the civilization departed and formed the Twelve Colonies on other worlds...
, made up of 24 ships. The crews and passengers of these ships are supporters of Laura Roslin's presidency, and she is aboard the Astral Queen when it jumps away from the fleet. The splinter fleet rejoins Galactica and the fleet after Commander Adama and President Roslin resolve their differences.
The same ship design appears in the original series
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
, where it is known simply as the "Prison Barge", but serves the same basic function as it does in the re-imagining. Count Baltar
Count Baltar
In the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, Count Baltar was a leading antagonist character who betrayed the human race to its enemy, the robot race of Cylons...
spends most of the latter part of the series imprisoned on the Prison Barge.
According to Ronald D. Moore
Ronald D. Moore
Ronald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, for which he won a Peabody Award for creative excellence in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2008.-Early life and...
, the Astral Queen is named for a passenger ship mentioned in the original Star Trek
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
episode "The Conscience of the King", which is his favorite episode of the original series of Star Trek.
That ship was in turn named for the ship which serves as the centrepiece of Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
's short story, Marooned off Vesta
Marooned Off Vesta
Marooned Off Vesta is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was the third story written by Asimov, and the first to be published. Written in July 1938 when Asimov was 18, it was rejected by Astounding Science Fiction in August, then accepted in October by Amazing Stories, appearing in...
.
Atlantia
In the events of the miniseries, after the destruction of Colonial Fleet Headquarters on PiconTwelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
in the first wave of the Cylon
Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)
The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978 and 1980 series, the 2004 reimagining, as well as the spin-off prequel series, Caprica...
attack, Admiral Nagala takes command of the fleet from the Atlantia. Atlantia is one of the first Battlestars to engage the Cylons after the attack. The Atlantia is newer and more advanced than the Galactica, and has an integrated computer network running Doctor Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
's Command Navigation Program, which allows the Cylons to infiltrate the system and cripple the vessel. As a result, Atlantia is easily destroyed by the Cylons over the planet Virgon.
Episodes of the re-imagined series establish that William Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
served on the Battlestar Atlantia as a Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
, where he had an ongoing feud with that ship's landing signal officer
Landing signal officer
Landing Signal Officers are naval aviators specially trained to facilitate the "safe and expeditious recovery" of naval aircraft aboard aircraft carriers. Originally LSOs were responsible for bringing aircraft aboard ship using hand signals...
that inspired a celebration of his thousandth landing. Chief Galen Tyrol
Galen Tyrol
Galen Tyrol is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Tyrol is responsible for the maintenance of the Vipers and Raptors aboard Battlestar Galactica...
says he also served on board the Atlantia prior to his assignment to the Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (ship)
The Battlestar Galactica is a space battleship in the original and re-imagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.The Twelve Colonies of Man in the original television series built a number of Battlestars during their thousand-year war with the Cylons, whose battleships are...
.
Baah Pakal
A freighter among the fleet that had a pair of outdated DDG-62 engines that Chief TyrolGalen Tyrol
Galen Tyrol is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Tyrol is responsible for the maintenance of the Vipers and Raptors aboard Battlestar Galactica...
acquired to power his Blackbird
Colonial Blackbird
The Blackbird is a custom-built stealth-capable fighter from the fictional universe of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series...
stealth fighter in "Flight of the Phoenix
Flight of the Phoenix (Battlestar Galactica)
"Flight of the Phoenix" is the ninth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 16, 2005....
".
Botanical Cruiser
Also called "Agro Ships", these vessels are nothing more than massive greenhouses filled with all varieties of plants and animals from the colonies. These vessels carry geodesic glass bio-domes. Each dome has an "environmental theme" simulating arid deserts to tropical jungles. Two botanical cruisers are part of Roslin's original refugee fleet (during the Cylon attack). One of the botanical cruisers was a sublight vessel and has to be abandoned when the Cylons discover the fleet.In the original series, the botanical ship appears as a long red-painted scaffold with several domes affixed at one end. This is a reuse of the models from the 1972 Universal
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
film Silent Running
Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 environmentally themed science fiction film starring Bruce Dern and directed by Douglas Trumbull, who had previously worked as a special effects supervisor on such science fiction films as 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Andromeda Strain.-Plot summary:Silent Running depicts a...
. The botanical ships in the re-imagined series have been redesigned with seven domes now covering the entire length of the top hull and another eight along the underside.
Brenik
The Brenik was a small military vessel, with a crew complement of 75. It was a former posting of Colonel TighSaul Tigh
Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. The character was named Paul Tigh in early scripts, and was renamed due to legal issues, according to producer Ronald D. Moore. He is one of the main characters of the show.-Overview and personality:Saul Tigh is a...
, who served aboard her as an enlisted gunner's mate (and still a teenager) during the second year of the Cylon War
Cylon War
The Cylon War is a fictional interstellar war that occurred in the Battlestar Galactica universe. Both the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica movie and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries are set shortly after that conflict....
. The Brenik was attacked and boarded by Cylon Centurions, leaving only 20 survivors (Tigh included). The bloody hand-to-hand shipboard combat that ensued left Tigh with mental scars that would last for the rest of his life.
Carina
The Carina is a salvage and repairs flattop ship that appears to have been lost during the dangerous transit of a star cluster in the episode, "The PassageThe Passage (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Passage" is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. It aired on December 8, 2006.- Plot :...
". The ship was being escorted by Louanne "Kat" Katraine
Louanne Katraine
Louanne Katraine is a fictional character from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series, portrayed by Luciana Carro.- Character biography :...
.
Celestra
Celestra is a deep space exploration vessel filled with scientific laboratories, research equipment and advanced sensor systems. It also features a long-range FTL drive for distant travel and designed to function for years without resupply of fuel reserves and life support.Celestra appeared several times in fleet shots throughout the series but was not given a central storyline.
The Celestra seems to be a carry-over design similar in appearance to the "Electronics Ship" seen in the original series.
Chrion
A passenger liner similar in design to the Olympic Carrier and Pyxis, that was successfully guided by Kat through the star cluster in the episode "The PassageThe Passage (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Passage" is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. It aired on December 8, 2006.- Plot :...
". It was first mentioned in the episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", on the list of ballots.
Cloud 9
Cloud 9 was a massive vessel of unusual design that contained a five-star restaurant, a theater, a casino, several bars, and numerous hotel rooms and luxury suites. Its most notable feature was a huge biodomeBiodome
Biodome may refer to:*a closed ecological system* Bio-Dome, a 1996 movie starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin and directed by Jason Bloom....
which contained a pressurized natural habitat nearly a quarter-mile in diameter that simulated an outdoor park. This dome was actually mounted to the starboard side of the ship and attached to a spoon-shaped bow, which contained the ship's hotel and scaffolding structure engineering section. The dome was attached to the center hull by a "V" shaped pylon structure. A large shuttle bay pod was mounted on the opposite side of the pylon on the port side of the center hull. Behind the hangar was the ship's bridge and crew area and further back the main drive engines and FTL system were located. Directly under the saucer dome were another set of drive engines.
Inside the dome, many varieties of trees and plants from the Twelve Colonies
Twelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
were grown on the grounds and were cared for by a dedicated gardening staff. The dome also contained an artificial lake used for swimming. At the center of the park was a large auditorium structure used for gatherings and festivals. This building was used by Laura Roslin
Laura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
as the meeting place for the new Quorum of Twelve
Quorum of Twelve
The Quorum of Twelve is a fictional governing body of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol on the two Battlestar Galactica television series. In both series, it was composed of one representative from each colony.Series creator Glen A...
after the Cylon attack on the Colonies. The dome used any natural sunlight that was available, in an attempt to replicate the atmospheric conditions of a planet's sky. However, Cloud 9 was still a spaceship, and didn't really live up to the quality of a real planet, as there were some flaws in the design—such as fake terrain used to disguise the machinery as well as the easily noticeable and massive support beams of the sky dome. Despite this, Cloud 9 was judged to be one of the nicer places to live in the colonial fleet.
The ship was primarily used as a hotel and resort which had hosted various diplomatic functions and been the site of a terrorist
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
assassination plot against President Laura Roslin, most notably during an electoral meeting for the Quorum of Twelve council, in which the radical Tom Zarek
Tom Zarek
Thomas "Tom" Zarek is the name of a fictional character on the Syfy series Battlestar Galactica. He is played by Richard Hatch, who had previously portrayed Captain Apollo, a character on the original Battlestar Galactica series of the late 1970s....
attempted to manipulate the council into voting him into the position of Vice President.
The ship had an "open port" policy and did not keep track of those who came and went, which caused numerous security problems and allowed members of the terrorist group "Demand Peace" to use it as a base of operations. Even President Roslin herself fled to Cloud 9 during Commander Adama's
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
military coup
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
.
Cloud 9 was destroyed in the Season 2 finale episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", along with at least three other ships including a Colonial Movers freighter. A nuclear warhead
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
, which was given to the Cylon agent Gina
Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
Number Six is a family of fictional characters from the reimagined science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. She is portrayed by Canadian actress and model Tricia Helfer. Of the twelve known Cylon models, she is the sixth of the "Significant Seven"...
by then-Vice-President Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
, was used to destroy the ship. The shock wave from the nuclear explosion
Effects of nuclear explosions
The energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated in the troposphere can be divided into four basic categories:*Blast—40-50% of total energy*Thermal radiation—30-50% of total energy...
left behind an identifiable signature that was discovered by a Cylon patrol one light-year away. One year after the destruction of the ship, the signature led a Cylon invasion force to New Caprica.
Colonial One (Colonial Heavy 798)
Colonial One is a civilian starship that serves as the headquarters for the President of the Twelve ColoniesTwelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
. It is a small, FTL-capable ship that is dwarfed by the Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (ship)
The Battlestar Galactica is a space battleship in the original and re-imagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.The Twelve Colonies of Man in the original television series built a number of Battlestars during their thousand-year war with the Cylons, whose battleships are...
; the ship can easily dock within one of Galactica
Prior to the Cylon
Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)
The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978 and 1980 series, the 2004 reimagining, as well as the spin-off prequel series, Caprica...
attack
The Destruction of the Twelve Colonies
The Destruction of the Twelve Colonies is a fictitious interstellar holocaust first depicted in the 1978 motion picture Battlestar Galactica, which set the stage for the subsequent television series...
on the Twelve Colonies, Colonial One is a Caprican civilian starliner known as Colonial Heavy 798. The ship had been chartered by the Colonial government to transport then-Secretary of Education Laura Roslin
Laura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
and her staff to the Battlestar Galactica
Following the Cylon attack, along with the elimination of most of the government, Laura Roslin becomes the President of the Twelve Colonies. The ship takes on the call sign Colonial One, and is used to coordinate the collection and organisation of the civilian refugee fleet. After leading the 50,000 survivors to rendezvous with Galactica, which survives the attack, Colonial One becomes the residence and de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
"capital" of the Fleet government. Although the call sign is based on the real-world United States protocol of referring to any Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
, Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
, or civilian aircraft as, respectively, "Air Force One
Air Force One
Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft whose primary mission is to transport the president; however, any U.S. Air Force aircraft...
", "Marine One
Marine One
Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes a helicopter operated by the HMX-1 "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large VH-3D Sea King or the newer, smaller VH-60N "WhiteHawk", both due to be replaced by the...
", "Army One
Army One
Army One is the callsign of any United States Army aircraft carrying the President of the United States. From 1957 until 1976, this was usually an Army helicopter transporting the President. Prior to 1976, responsibility for helicopter transportation of the President was divided between the Army...
", "Navy One
Navy One
Navy One is the call sign of any United States Navy aircraft carrying the President of the United States. There has only been one such aircraft: an S-3 Viking, BuNo 159387, assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of VS-35, which transported President George W. Bush to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln...
", "Coast Guard One
Coast Guard One
Coast Guard One is the air traffic control call sign of any United States Coast Guard aircraft carrying the President of the United States. Similarly, any Coast Guard aircraft carrying the Vice President is designated Coast Guard Two....
" or "Executive One
Executive One
Executive One is the call sign designated for any United States civil aircraft when the President of the United States is on board. Typically, the President flies in military aircraft that are under the command of the Presidential Airlift Group, part of Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing,...
" when the President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
is aboard, Colonial One retains this moniker throughout the series, irrespective of the President's presence or absence and is never again referred to as Colonial Heavy 798, apart from during a flashback to before the holocaust; likewise, neither Galactica nor any other vessel adopts the name when the President is aboard.
After the discovery and colonization of New Caprica, Colonial One is landed on the planet's surface and serves as the residence and office of Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
, who becomes president just prior to the colonisation. As such, it is captured in the Cylon occupation. During the liberation of New Caprica and the evacuation of its human population, Colonial One is recaptured from the Cylons and leaves the planet with Laura Roslin aboard. Gaius Baltar is left behind with the Cylon occupation forces. The ship becomes the seat of legislative authority as well; with Cloud 9, destroyed by the nuclear warhead which Baltar had given to Gina Inviere, the reconstituted Quorum of Twelve hold their meetings at a conference table aboard Colonial One. Most of the Quorum are assassinated aboard the ship by Tom Zarek during his coup d'état; only those absent from the meeting, such as Lee Adama, escape.
Colonial One is ultimately destroyed after finding a new Earth. On Admiral Adama's orders, Galactica and the rest of the fleet are directed into the Sun by Anders.
Colonial Movers transport
Colonial Movers is a transport company that owned at least three cargo ships in the refugee fleet. They appear as long, cylindrical shafts to which are affixed several bulk cargo modules of various livery design and nomenclature. The slogan "We Move Anywhere" can sometimes be seen on the side.In the episode "The Hand of God
The Hand of God (2004 Battlestar Galactica)
"The Hand of God" is the tenth episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It shares its title with the last episode of the original series....
", a Colonial Movers ship partook in the sneak attack of the Cylon tylium refinery. A squadron of Vipers
Colonial Viper
The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe. Appearing in both the 1978 original series and the 2003 reimagined series, as well as various derivative works, the single-pilot spacecraft are carried aboard...
was hidden inside a cargo module as reserve and launched against the Cylon tylium refinery which Apollo destroyed.
In the episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II
Lay Down Your Burdens (Battlestar Galactica)
"Lay Down Your Burdens" is the two-part second season finale of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. Part 1 aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on March 3, 2006; Part 2 aired on March 10, 2006 as a 90-minute special.- Part 1 :...
", one of the Colonial Movers vessels is destroyed during the explosion of Cloud 9.
The same ship design appears in the original series
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
.
Columbia
There seem to have been at least two ships named Battlestar Columbia mentioned in the re-imagined series.The first Columbia mentioned is in the Mini-series as one of the Battlestars lost along with the Battlestars Triton and Solaria during the Cylon sneak attack on the colonies.
During the regular series, it is mentioned that William Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
served on the Columbia as executive officer
Executive officer
An executive officer is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.-Administrative law:...
after his reinstatement in the Colonial Fleet and prior to his taking command of the Battlestar Valkyrie.
The second Columbia is apparently the ship's predecessor, appearing in the Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:...
movie. This Columbia appeared of a similar design to Galactica and is destroyed in a battle over a planet where the Cylons are found experimenting on human subjects.
Cybele
A freighter within the fleet that appears in Battlestar Galactica: The PlanBattlestar Galactica: The Plan
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is a made for television movie set in the reimagined version of the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. It consists of newly filmed material as well as a compilation of footage from the TV series and miniseries....
as the ship a Cylon Number Four, (Simon
Number Four (Battlestar Galactica)
Simon , is a fictional character, a Cylon from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. He first appears in The Farm , an episode written by Carla Robinson and directed by Rod Hardy...
), lives on with his wife Giana and stepdaughter Jemmy. Brother Cavil, who is trying to fulfill his plan of annihilating the human race, becomes angry when he finds out Simon has married a human. As Cavil passes orders to the Cylons in the fleet, he tells Simon to blow up the Cybele, but Simon requests his wife and child be spared. Cavil refuses, in fact stating the death of the woman and child will prevent them from ever knowing that Simon is really a Cylon. Simon returns to the Cybele, but commits suicide by jettisoning himself out an airlock. His version was not uploaded to the Resurrection Ship because it was too far away.
The vessel was mentioned several times in the series but was not seen until The Plan (although a ship resembling it and Scylla did appear in several fleet shots in Season 4).
Cylon freighter
Two ships of this design are seen in the vicinity of a Cylon Basestar in the first season episode "Kobol's Last Gleaming". The design is somewhat obeliskObelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...
-shaped and visibly possesses at least two engine pods on the rear.
Daru Mozu
Daru Mozu is featured in the episode "EpiphaniesEpiphanies (Battlestar Galactica)
"Epiphanies" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on January 20, 2006....
", and is a tylium processing vessel which refines raw tylium ore into fuel vital for the fleet. The Mozu is damaged in a suicide bombing by the terrorist group "Demand Peace" (who want the violence with the Cylons to stop), but later repaired.
Demetrius
The Demetrius is a sewage recycling ship within the fleet, first mentioned in the episode "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". In the episode "Six of OneSix of One (Battlestar Galactica)
"Six of One" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. The episode first aired on SCI FI and Space in the United States and Canada respectively on April 11, 2008, and aired on Sky1 in the United Kingdom on April 15, along...
", the ship was secretly appropriated by Admiral Adama and given to Starbuck for her mission to find a route back to Earth. It is later damaged when the cylon fighter that it was docking with exploded killing Gunnery Sergeant Erin Mathias.
Faru Sadin
The Faru Sadin is a civilian vessel first seen in the episode "The PassageThe Passage (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Passage" is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. It aired on December 8, 2006.- Plot :...
", it is in the last batch of civilian ships being escorted through a star cluster by Galactica
Freighter 212
Freighter 212 is one of the many ships to survive the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons. It was the home vessel of Louanne "Kat" Katraine before she joined the Galactica Combat Air Group. The fate of Freighter 212 is currently unknown.Galactica
The Galactica is the featured ship of the eponymous TV show.Gemenon Traveler
The Gemenon Traveler is a bulk cargo vessel. The Cylon infiltrator Leoben ConoyLeoben Conoy
Leoben Conoy is a fictional character portrayed by Callum Keith Rennie appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series....
is found hiding aboard. After interrogation by Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
Kara Thrace
Kara Thrace is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica franchise. Played by Katee Sackhoff, she is a revised version of Lieutenant Starbuck from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
, Conoy is ejected into space from the Gemenon Traveler
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Laura Roslin
Laura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
.
The Gemenon Traveler was mentioned in the finale of Season 2. Its fate since then is unknown as it hasn't been seen since the New Caprica colonization. A ship of apparently identical design is seen early during Episode 13 Season 3.
Gemini
A large ship, yet still dwarfed by Galactica, the Gemini appears as a long container transport consisting of a central hull structure affixed with numerous external cargo pods of various livery design and nomenclature. During the miniseriesBattlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)
Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...
, Gemini is originally part of Roslin's refugee fleet before joining the Battlestar Galactica.
A second Gemini freighter would be seen with it several times throughout the series after the Season 1 episode, Hand of God.
The ship is a carry-over design of the Gemini, (an ordnance freighter), from the original series.
Gideon
The Gideon was featured in the episodes "ResistanceResistance (Battlestar Galactica)
"Resistance" is the fourth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on August 5, 2005....
" and "Final Cut
Final Cut (Battlestar Galactica)
"Final Cut" is the eighth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 9, 2005....
". It was the cargo vessel which became the focus of attention once martial law was imposed upon the fleet. When the Gideon crew refused to resupply Galactica, Col. Tigh
Saul Tigh
Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. The character was named Paul Tigh in early scripts, and was renamed due to legal issues, according to producer Ronald D. Moore. He is one of the main characters of the show.-Overview and personality:Saul Tigh is a...
ordered the cargo to be taken by force which resulted in bloodshed. The media termed the event "The Gideon Massacre". The ship's name comes from a character in the Holy Bible; Gideon was a judge in the Book of Judges
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
.
Greenleaf
Mentioned in "EpiphaniesEpiphanies (Battlestar Galactica)
"Epiphanies" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on January 20, 2006....
", Greenleaf was a freighter that the saboteur Asha Janik worked on before tampering with Galactica
Greenleaf would be mentioned again in , "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", Razor and Crossroads, Part I. The ship itself was seen briefly from outer space in a flashback in Sacrifice but was only part of the hull. No establishing fleet shots have seen the design to date.
Hitei Kan (Refinery Ship)
Hitei Kan is the fleet's tylium processing ship and is one of the most important ships in the fleet. The ship processes raw tylium ore into fuel for the fleet. Conditions aboard the craft are extremely dangerous and the work is grueling.In the episode "Dirty Hands
Dirty Hands (Battlestar Galactica)
"Dirty Hands" is the sixteenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica.-Plot:A Raptor piloted by Racetrack experiences engine failure soon after launch and collides with Colonial One, nearly killing President Roslin and her aide Tory Foster...
", Galen Tyrol
Galen Tyrol
Galen Tyrol is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Tyrol is responsible for the maintenance of the Vipers and Raptors aboard Battlestar Galactica...
witnesses the hardship aboard the craft where even the children and elderly are forced to work. He leads a work stoppage in protest when a teenager is seriously injured, that leaves the fleet short of vital fuel. Tyrol demands a fleet work rotation where the people are given a change of jobs periodically to retain morale. In response, President Roslin has Tyrol reinstate the labor union that he once led on New Caprica.
In the episode "Crossroads, Part I
Crossroads (Battlestar Galactica)
"Crossroads" are the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the third season and season finale from the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica...
", the Refinery Ship was discovered to be leaking radiation. The Cylon prisoner, Caprica Six
Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
Number Six is a family of fictional characters from the reimagined science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. She is portrayed by Canadian actress and model Tricia Helfer. Of the twelve known Cylon models, she is the sixth of the "Significant Seven"...
, suggests that the Cylons were possibly tracking the radiation to stay one jump behind the refugee fleet. Repairs are begun to the ship, however Lee Adama
Lee Adama
Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber. He is one of the main characters in the series.-Early life:...
comes up with a plan to throw off the Cylons by using the ship as a decoy by sending it along another course and once repairs are finished, the ship will rejoin the fleet at another designated jump point.
In the episode "A Disquiet Follows My Soul
A Disquiet Follows My Soul
"A Disquiet Follows My Soul" is the fourteenth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It aired on television in the United States and Canada on January 23, 2009, in Australia on January 31, 2009 and on Sky One in the UK on January 27, 2009. According to the director,...
", the captain of the Hitei Kan follows Vice-President Zarek
Tom Zarek
Thomas "Tom" Zarek is the name of a fictional character on the Syfy series Battlestar Galactica. He is played by Richard Hatch, who had previously portrayed Captain Apollo, a character on the original Battlestar Galactica series of the late 1970s....
's orders to abandon the fleet as protest against Admiral Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
's order that all ships upgrade their FTL drives with Cylon technology. Afterward, Zarek is arrested and divulges the location of the ship which is later escorted back to the fleet.
Kimba Huta
Supply ship similar in design to the Gemenon Traveller. It stores the last stockpiles of meat in the entire fleet. Zarek temporarily hid President Roslin in one of the ship's freezers (during her escape from a Galactica jail cell) while covertly transporting her to The Astral Queen.The ship's fate is unknown at the current time.
Majahual
Majahual is featured in the episode "ScarScar (Battlestar Galactica)
"Scar" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on February 3, 2006....
" and is one of the fleet's large mining vessels. It appears as a series of three saucers with four large gripping claws extending downward. The ship can land on asteroids and gather ore vital to the fleet. Living conditions aboard the ship are said to be filthy and deplorable.
This is, again, an example of a design from the original series being reused in the re-imagined series.
McConnell
The McConnell is a supply ship within the fleet that was mentioned in "Black MarketBlack Market (Battlestar Galactica)
"Black Market" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on January 27, 2006. In the episode, Apollo's investigation of the fleet's black market becomes intertwined with his involvement with a...
". The ship was one of several that Commander Fisk
Jack Fisk (Battlestar Galactica)
Jack Fisk is a fictional character from the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Graham Beckel.Jack Fisk, service number 245A-34DC, was originally a Lieutenant Colonel aboard the Battlestar Pegasus and was the Executive Officer of the vessel, serving under the command of Admiral...
secretly raided and built up a personal stock pile of high valued goods which he traded within the fleet's black market.
Monarch
Monarch is a mining vessel that is reported as having joined Laura Roslin's splinter group in the episode "The FarmThe Farm (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Farm" is the fifth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on August 12, 2005...
". After Dualla reports its departure to Colonel Tigh, he laments the fact that the fleet could not afford to lose miners.
Monarch was mentioned again in Collaborators following the Battle of New Caprica.
Olympic Carrier
Olympic Carrier is a fish-shaped civilian passenger liner, typical of many such ships used by the people of the Twelve ColoniesTwelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
. It is mentioned in the first episode of Season One, "33
33 (Battlestar Galactica)
"33" is the first episode of the reimagined military science fiction television program Battlestar Galactica, immediately following the events of the 2003 miniseries. It was written by series creator Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Michael Rymer...
". The Olympic Carrier is supposedly carrying 1,300 Colonial refugees, one of which is Dr. Amarak, a colleague of Dr. Baltar
Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
, who may have known that he was involved with helping the Cylons.
After the Cylon attack, the ship is compromised by the Cylons, who use it to pinpoint the fleet's location every time they make an FTL jump. Over the next few days, the fleet is attacked by Cylon Basestar
Cylon Basestar
The Basestar is the capital ship of the Cylons in the 1978 science fiction television series and movie Battlestar Galactica along with its re-imagining in the 2003 miniseries and 2004 television series.- Battlestar Galactica :...
s every 33 minutes, to the exact second. Later however, the Olympic Carrier falls behind during a jump and did not return for several hours. In the meantime, the Cylons do not attack. Suddenly, the Olympic Carrier reappears; the crew claim they had a problem with their FTL drive. When asked over radio how they escaped the Cylons, they give unconvincing excuses that they were "let go" and "just lucky". Exactly 33 minutes after the reappearance of the Olympic Carrier, the Cylons reappear.
When they failed to follow an order by Commander Adama to stop their engines and not approach the fleet, Adama sent a Colonial Raptor
Colonial Raptor
The Raptor is a multipurpose military spacecraft featured in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. According to producer Ronald D. Moore, the Raptor is analogous to the U.S. Navy's EA-6B Prowler.-Description:...
- piloted by Boomer, flanked by Vipers
Colonial Viper
The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe. Appearing in both the 1978 original series and the 2003 reimagined series, as well as various derivative works, the single-pilot spacecraft are carried aboard...
piloted by Starbuck
Kara Thrace
Kara Thrace is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica franchise. Played by Katee Sackhoff, she is a revised version of Lieutenant Starbuck from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
and Apollo - to scan the ship, where they detected the presence of nuclear weapons on board. Adama, with President Roslin's hesitant approval, ordered Apollo and Starbuck to destroy the Olympic Carrier.
Pan Galactic liner
During the MiniseriesBattlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)
Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...
, at least one Pan Galactic liner survived the attack and joined the refugee fleet. The ship in particular is of the similar fish-shaped design seen in other liners like Olympic Carrier.
Pegasus
The Pegasus is the second most featured Battlestar on the reimagined TV series.Picon 36
Ship not seen visually, but was part of President Roslin's rescue fleet before joining Galactica. Her captain protests Roslin's decision to abandon the sublight ships when the Cylons show up in the MiniseriesBattlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)
Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...
. It is assumed Picon 36 had FTL capability and jumped with the fleet as ordered.
Prometheus
Prometheus is a cargo vessel that appeared in the episode "Black MarketBlack Market (Battlestar Galactica)
"Black Market" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on January 27, 2006. In the episode, Apollo's investigation of the fleet's black market becomes intertwined with his involvement with a...
". The ship has an "open port" policy similar to Cloud 9 and became the headquarters for the fleet's black market operations. The black market was allowed, unofficially, to continue operations with the stipulations that there are no killings, that they don't hold back on essential medicines and their child prostitution ring is ended. The ship's name comes from Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Prometheus the Titan
Titan (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age....
who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.
Pyxis
A civilian ship with 600 people aboard. In the 4th-season premiere episode "He That Believeth in MeHe That Believeth in Me
"He That Believeth in Me" is the third episode in the fourth season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica...
", the Pyxis was destroyed during the Cylon ambush at the Ionian Nebula.
Refueling Tanker
Also called "Tanker Birds" these ships can link up to Vipers and Raptors for mid-flight refueling. The ships have not been seen on-screen but are believed to be modified Raptors with a fuel transfer boom. They are mentioned in dialog in both "You Can't Go Home AgainYou Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again is a novel by Thomas Wolfe. It was published posthumously in 1940 from the October Fair manuscript. The novel tells the story of George Webber, a beginning author, who writes a book that makes frequent references to his home town of Libya Hill...
" and "Occupation
Occupation (Battlestar Galactica)
"Occupation" is the third season premiere and 34th episode of the re-imagined American science fiction drama television series Battlestar Galactica. The episode was written by re-imagined creator Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan. It first aired on October 6, 2006 on the Sci-Fi...
". There may be one or more larger tanker ships like the Hitei Kan, sized for refueling the fleet's bigger ships. In "Home", Part I
Home (Battlestar Galactica)
"Home" is a two-part episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. Part 1 aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on August 19, 2005, and Part 2 aired on August 26, 2005....
, the Striker collides with one during a botched refueling maneuver.
Resurrection Hub
The CylonCylon (reimagining)
Cylons are a race which appear in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series and its prequel Caprica. They have several forms, some of which resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans, while others are mechanical in appearance and function.In the first DVD, one of the show's creators...
Resurrection Hub was an enormous mobile base that controlled the function of all of the Cylon resurrection ships. The ship appeared as a diamond shaped craft with a skeletal structure similar to the resurrection ships.
In the episode "The Hub
The Hub (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Hub" is the eleventh episode in the fourth season of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. It first aired on television in the United States on June 6, 2008...
" a massive battle was engaged around it by the Rebel Cylons and Colonial Viper pilots. A Raptor manages to take out the Hub's FTL drive, thus stranding it in one spot, preventing it from escaping. While the Rebel Basestar engaged the Hub's two escort basestar and the Colonial Vipers and Cylon Heavy Raiders engaged the enemy Raiders, the Cylon D'Anna Biers was "unboxed" by Cavil (whom she killed) and Boomer (who runs away) and rescued by Karl "Helo" Agathon
Karl Agathon
Karl C. Agathon is a fictional character on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series, portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett.-Background:...
and a copy of Number Eight. The three escape the Hub on a Raptor and Helo orders a nuclear attack on the Hub. The Colonial Vipers, armed with nuclear missiles, line up and launch their nuclear missiles into the Hub, destroying it in an explosion so powerful at least one of its escort basestars are destroyed too while the other is either severely damaged or destroyed. With the Resurrection Hub destroyed, the Cylons lose their ability to resurrect forever.
Resurrection Ship
The CylonCylon (reimagining)
Cylons are a race which appear in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series and its prequel Caprica. They have several forms, some of which resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans, while others are mechanical in appearance and function.In the first DVD, one of the show's creators...
Resurrection Ship is a class of Cylon FTL-equipped starship that allowed the consciousness of any Cylon, within an unspecified range, to download into a new body aboard the ship upon death. The ship appeared as an elongated vessel built as a series of spider-shaped support frames. In between the frames were levels upon levels of transparent containers each holding a humanoid Cylon body in suspended animation.
In the fourth season episode "The Hub
The Hub (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Hub" is the eleventh episode in the fourth season of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. It first aired on television in the United States on June 6, 2008...
", it was discovered that the resurrection ships were controlled by a central control ship called "The Hub", which actually kept a back-up of the persona for each model of Cylon. Once the hub was destroyed, the resurrection ships were useless and no Cylon was able to resurrect after death.
Rising Star
Rising Star is a hospital ship mentioned in the episode "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down". Col. Tigh'sSaul Tigh
Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. The character was named Paul Tigh in early scripts, and was renamed due to legal issues, according to producer Ronald D. Moore. He is one of the main characters of the show.-Overview and personality:Saul Tigh is a...
estranged wife Ellen Tigh
Ellen Tigh
After she is killed for treason against the resistance on New Caprica, Ellen resurrects aboard a Cylon ship, where John Cavil holds her prisoner. However, by downloading into a new body, she regains the memories that Cavil had blocked decades earlier...
was discovered alive aboard the vessel. It was also briefly mentioned in "33
33 (Battlestar Galactica)
"33" is the first episode of the reimagined military science fiction television program Battlestar Galactica, immediately following the events of the 2003 miniseries. It was written by series creator Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Michael Rymer...
" when the fleet's first child is born on it. Doctor Cottle is aboard the Rising Star when the Cylons arrive at Kobol, making him unable to help the seriously wounded Adama.
The Rising Star appears as a sleek-looking, arrowhead-shaped starship and is another carried over design and name from the original series to the reimagining. The most notable features are a pair of vent-like openings above the "wings" on either side of the hull, which appear to be used as landing bays for smaller craft. A vessel that resembles the Rising Star is seen in Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:...
when the Battlestar Pegasus finds fifteen civilian ships.
Scorpia Traveller
Ship that docks with Galactica in the episode "LitmusLitmus (Battlestar Galactica)
"Litmus" is the sixth episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. In the episode, after a Cylon suicide bomber gains access to Galactica, an independent tribunal is appointed to investigate. The inquiry comes to focus on the relationship between Chief Galen Tyrol and the...
" to offload civilians and take on supplies. A copy of Cylon agent Aaron Doral disembarks this ship and commits a suicide bombing that nearly kills Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh.
Scylla
The Scylla was one of 15 civilian transports picked up by the Battlestar Pegasus. Admiral CainHelena Cain
Admiral Helena Cain is a fictional character in the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Michelle Forbes.-Youth:...
stripped the ship for spare parts and integrated its useful crew to the Pegasus. The Scylla was then abandoned with the rest of the fleet as Cain continued her pursuit of the Cylon fleet which was tracking Galactica. The ship is seen for the first time in Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:...
, along with a few other ships that were found by Admiral Cain. It is first mentioned in the episode Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)
Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)
"Pegasus" is the tenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 23, 2005. Following "Pegasus", the series went on hiatus until January 2006....
. This ship was the ship from which Laird was originally transferred.
Solaria
The Solaria is a Colonial Battlestar said in the Miniseries to have been lost along with Battlestars Columbia and Triton.Stealthstar
A Colonial stealth craft, the Stealthstar was used to spy on the Cylons. In a recon mission under Adama's command, Lieutenant Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek piloted her beyond the Armistice Line. He was detected and his ship damaged, presumably by the Cylons, though the DRADIS contact was labeled as "unknown". Commander Adama, under orders not to cross the boundary decided to shoot down Novacek with a missile to avoid capture. Unknown to Adama, Novacek had ejected and was captured by the Cylons. The Stealthstar was featured in a flash back sequence in the episode "HeroHero (Battlestar Galactica)
"Hero" is the eighth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. This episode aired on November 17, 2006.-Plot:...
".
Striker
A Colonial vessel that collides with a fuel tanker while Captain George "Catman" Birch is performing the role of CAG for the Galactica. Strikers wireless goes silent and they go into an uncontrolled spin after the collision, forcing Galactica to dispatch a repair team to the vessel. The Striker is of the same design as the Celestra from the original series. ("Home", Part IHome (Battlestar Galactica)
"Home" is a two-part episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. Part 1 aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on August 19, 2005, and Part 2 aired on August 26, 2005....
).
Tauranian Traveller
The Tauranian Traveller is a civilian transport in the fleet mentioned in a deleted scene from the episode "3333 (Battlestar Galactica)
"33" is the first episode of the reimagined military science fiction television program Battlestar Galactica, immediately following the events of the 2003 miniseries. It was written by series creator Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Michael Rymer...
". Because of the relentless Cylon attacks every 33 minutes, President Roslin informs Commander Adama that the ship's captain is threatening to leave the fleet and take their chances on their own. Adama initially says that if any captain feels they can make it on their own, they are welcome to leave, but Roslin deems that decision unacceptable and says there are 900 people aboard the ship and have to stay together to assure survival. Adama changes his mind and tells Roslin that any captain wanting to defect from the fleet will be arrested. He orders Vipers to do a close flyby of the Tauranian Traveller to get the message across.
Thera Sita
A civilian transport within the fleet. In "The PassageThe Passage (Battlestar Galactica)
"The Passage" is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. It aired on December 8, 2006.- Plot :...
", the ship made it successfully through the dangerous star cluster to the Algae Planet. In "The Woman King
The Woman King
"The Woman King" is the fourteenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.- Plot :...
", some of the passengers from the ship contract Mellorak disease and had to be transferred to Dogsville aboard Galactica for medical care. It was first mentioned in the final episode of season two, "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
Triton
Battlestar Triton, part of Battlestar Group 39 (BSG-39), is said to have been lost in the Miniseries along with Battlestars Columbia and Solaria. Lt. Alex "Crashdown" QuartararoLt. Crashdown
Alex Quartararo is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, portrayed by Samuel Witwer...
served on the Triton prior to its destruction: Boomer refers to him as a "refugee from Triton" in the episode "33
33 (Battlestar Galactica)
"33" is the first episode of the reimagined military science fiction television program Battlestar Galactica, immediately following the events of the 2003 miniseries. It was written by series creator Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Michael Rymer...
", and Crashdown's flight suit still bears a Battlestar Triton crew patch.http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:Tritonpatch_33.JPG Starbuck
Kara Thrace
Kara Thrace is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica franchise. Played by Katee Sackhoff, she is a revised version of Lieutenant Starbuck from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
had also been stationed aboard the Battlestar Triton once.
Valkyrie
A Battlestar, part of Battlestar Group 41 (BSG-41), which was under Commander Adama's command prior to his command of Galactica. The Valkyrie was involved in a Black Ops recon mission to spy on the Cylons a year before their sneak attack on the coloniesThe Destruction of the Twelve Colonies
The Destruction of the Twelve Colonies is a fictitious interstellar holocaust first depicted in the 1978 motion picture Battlestar Galactica, which set the stage for the subsequent television series...
. The Valkyrie makes an appearance in a flashback sequence in the episode "Hero
Hero (Battlestar Galactica)
"Hero" is the eighth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. This episode aired on November 17, 2006.-Plot:...
".
The Valkyrie is stated as being a newer and more prestigious ship than the Galactica, and was also a different type of Battlestar than the Pegasus
Battlestar Pegasus
Battlestar Pegasus is a fictional spacecraft that appears in the both the original and the reimagined television series Battlestar Galactica.- Battlestar Galactica :...
. The eventual fate of the Valkyrie is not known, but she is presumed to have been destroyed along with the rest of the Colonial Fleet (except the Galactica and the Pegasus) during the Cylon assault on the Twelve Colonies.
In Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:...
, during the cylon attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, two battlestars similar in class to the Valkyrie are shown to be destroyed while docked. Several Valkyrie-type battlestars, including the Valkyrie herself, were shown being destroyed during the Cylon ambush of the colonies. The Valkyrie and Yashuman attempted to engage a Cylon basestar fleet without success shortly before succumbing to the Command Navigation Program virus that rendered their systems inoperative. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is a made for television movie set in the reimagined version of the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. It consists of newly filmed material as well as a compilation of footage from the TV series and miniseries....
.
History
Approximately one year prior to the actual Cylon assault on the Twelve Colonies
Twelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
of Kobol, Commander Adama was ordered by the Admiralty to approach the Armistice Line and send over a stealth fighter (piloted by Lt. Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek) to test Cylon defenses and determine whether the Cylons were preparing to attack the Colonies under the guise of looking for Taurons who were mining illegally over the line. After the stealth fighter was disabled on the Cylon side of the Armistice Line, and two other (presumably Cylon) vessels entered the area, Adama ordered the Stealthstar shot down with a ship-to-ship missile. Unknown to Adama, "Bulldog" ejected from the stealth fighter before it was destroyed and was captured by the Cylon forces. Bulldog eventually escaped from the Basestar
Cylon Basestar
The Basestar is the capital ship of the Cylons in the 1978 science fiction television series and movie Battlestar Galactica along with its re-imagining in the 2003 miniseries and 2004 television series.- Battlestar Galactica :...
where he was being held and hijacked a Cylon Raider
Cylon Raider
The Cylon Raider is the standard starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series. Cylon raiders are used as the main line of defense for Cylon Basestars.- Original series :...
back to the Galactica. However, it is later revealed that the Cylons let Bulldog escape, hoping that he would discover the true circumstances surrounding his capture and kill Adama in revenge.
Based on conversations in the episode "Hero", the Valkyrie was a more modern and desirable command than the soon to be retired Galactica. Per Colonel Tigh
Saul Tigh
Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. The character was named Paul Tigh in early scripts, and was renamed due to legal issues, according to producer Ronald D. Moore. He is one of the main characters of the show.-Overview and personality:Saul Tigh is a...
's comments, the admiralty was displeased with the results of the stealth fighter mission and transferred both Adama and Tigh to the Galactica as their way of "greasing" both of them, along with the ship, into retirement. Tigh, a high-functioning alcoholic
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
, relied on Adama to "cover his rear" for him in order to retain his commission.
Behind the scenes
- In Norse mythologyNorse mythologyNorse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
, a valkyrieValkyrieIn Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who decides who dies in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle , the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin...
is a minor female deity whose purpose is to choose the most heroic of those who have died in battle and to carry them off to ValhallaValhallaIn Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those that die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr...
. The Valkyrie constitutes the second reference to Norse mythology in the re-imagined series, the first being Ragnar Anchorage in the 2003 miniseriesBattlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...
. - Series creator Ronald D. MooreRonald D. MooreRonald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, for which he won a Peabody Award for creative excellence in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2008.-Early life and...
confirmed in his podcastPodcastA podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
for "Hero" that the Valkyrie CICCombat Information CenterThe Operations Room is the tactical center of a warship or AWAC aircraft providing processed information for command and control of the near battle space or 'area of operations'...
was a redress of the Battlestar Pegasus CIC.
Virgon Express
The Virgon Express is a maintenance vessel that appeared in the episode "WaterWater (Battlestar Galactica)
"Water" is the second episode of season 1 of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series.-Plot:As President Laura Roslin makes a ceremonial visit to the Galactica, several explosions occur in the battlestar's potable water tanks, venting the bulk of its vital water stores into space...
". Like many ships its size, the Express is too small to recycle its own water supply and must replenish it from larger vessels like the Battlestar Galactica. The Express was taking on water when an explosion occurs in the Galactica water tanks.
Zephyr
The Zephyr, also referred to as Space Park, is a luxury liner in the fleet. It has an unusual design reminiscent of early spacecraft used by the Twelve ColoniesTwelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
and consists of a massive wheel connected to a slender, central hull at the axis. The wheel contains an artificial biosphere and slowly rotates to simulate natural gravity. This unusual design is supposedly very old, when artificial gravity was too expensive on large ships, but the design proved popular and remains in use to this day.
When President Roslin is being held in Galactica's brig
Military prison
A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, enemy combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authorities, and members of the military found guilty of a serious crime...
following Commander Adama's coup, the Quorum of Twelve
Quorum of Twelve
The Quorum of Twelve is a fictional governing body of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol on the two Battlestar Galactica television series. In both series, it was composed of one representative from each colony.Series creator Glen A...
takes a shuttle from the Zephyr to Galactica in the hope of questioning her and restoring her presidential authority. Later, during the presidential elections shown in "Lay Down Your Burdens", Part II, Zephyr was one of the last five ships in the fleet to dispatch her ballot results to the Galactica counting room. Petty Officer Dualla intercepted the Zephyrs ballots and replaced them with forged ones in an attempt to swing the election in Roslin's favor.
In the 4th season premiere episode "He That Believeth in Me
He That Believeth in Me
"He That Believeth in Me" is the third episode in the fourth season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica...
", Zephyr suffered severe damage to the wheel section when it was struck by missiles during the Cylon attack at the Ionian Nebula. Later episodes show that the ship is still with the fleet undergoing repairs.
During the webisodes, "The Face of the Enemy
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy is a ten-part series of webisodes that was broadcast in the mid-season break of season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. The episodes are between 3 and 6 minutes in length, with two released per week...
" which aired on the scifi.com website between seasons 4.0 and 4.5, Felix Gaeta and others are en route from the Galactica to the Zephyr when the fleet makes an emergency FTL jump, leaving them stranded.
Intersun
A civilian transport company that operated among the Twelve Colonies. (Also known as "Eversun", as seen on uniforms and prop artwork.) Intersun owned and operated the liner Colonial Heavy 798 which is renamed Colonial One after President RoslinLaura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
is sworn in and takes the ship as Office of the President.
Pan Galactic
A civilian transport company with ships operating at the time of the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies. During the MiniseriesBattlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)
Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...
, at least one Pan Galactic liner survived the attack and joined the refugee fleet. Pan Galactic's logo is nearly identical to the now-defunct Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991...
airlines logo. Pan Galactic is a homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...
, which featured an Earth-to-orbit passenger shuttle operated by Pan Am.
External links
- List of Colonial Craft at the Battlestar Wiki.
- Richard Livingston's battlestar Pegasus, battlestar Valkyrie, Skylla and Scorpion Spacestation Concept Art