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| | race= Colonial | | | race= Colonial |
| | type= Civilian | | | type= Civilian |
| | ftl= Some models | | | ftl= Some models |
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| | role= Botanical greenhouse;<br> Civilian transport;<br> Vacation spot. | | | role= Vacation ship, greenhouse |
| | status= Destroyed, [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Holocaust]], {{BCH|0}}.<br>One surviving ship scuttled, circa 4 ACH.
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| '''Botanical Cruisers''' are ships with bio domes that serve as civilian transports, possible vacation spots, or are used as greenhouses for specialty food or plant-matter production. | | '''Botanical Cruisers''' are ships with domes that may serve as space-borne vacation ships, or are used as greenhouses for specialty food or plant-matter production. After the abandonment of [[New Caprica]], they are the fleets sole source of [[New Caprican loco weed|Fleet Wheat.]] |
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| ===Sublight Cruiser===
| | At least two Botanical Cruisers escape the initial [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Colonies]]. |
| Newly-inaugurated President [[Laura Roslin]] visited the sublight-capable ''Botanical Cruiser'' while gathering a caravan from surviving civilian ships surrounding the colony of {{RDM|Caprica}}. There she meets with the ship's captain and crew to determine their needs, and also meets a young girl named [[Cami]] and her grandmother who are traveling on the ship with many others, bound for [[Caprica City]]. However, the ship that Roslin visits lacks an [[FTL]] drive, and the [[FTL]] capable part of President Roslin's caravan of refugee ships are forced to leave ''Botanical Cruiser'' and many other [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Sublight propulsion|sublight]] ships behind when [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] discover and attack the caravan. It is destroyed along with the other left behind sublight ships {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
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| ===FTL Cruiser===
| | New President [[Laura Roslin]] visits this ship while gathering a caravan from surviving civilian ships surrounding the colony of [[Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]]. A young girl named [[Cami]] and her grandmother are on this Botanical Cruiser with many other survivors. |
| Another ''Botanical Cruiser'', this one equipped with an FTL drive, survives the attacks and joins ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'''s [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] {{TRS|33}}.
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| Several months following the escape from New Caprica, it is successfully escorted to the [[algae planet]] through a dangerous star cluster on the fifth and final jump, although it appears the biota did not fare so well in the presence of so much ionizing radiation {{TRS|The Passage}}.
| | Unfortunately, the particular ship that Roslin visits lacks an [[FTL]] drive, and the light-speed-enabled part of President Roslin's caravan of refugee ships are forced to leave that Botanical Cruiser and many other [[sublight]] ships behind when [[Cylon Raider]]s discover the fleet of ships. This ship and others without FTL drives are presumed destroyed by the Cylons ([[Miniseries]]). |
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| It would survive the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] and later jumped away when the [[Rebel basestar|Rebel baseship]] jumped in ahead of the sewage recycling freighter ''[[Demetrius]]'' {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me|Guess What's Coming to Dinner}}.
| | [[Image:BotanicalInFleet.jpg|right|thumb|An [[FTL]]-capable Botanical Cruiser in the Fleet.]] |
| | At least one other Cruiser exists in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. A FTL-capable Cruiser is successfully escorted to the [[algae planet]] through a dangerous star cluster ([[The Passage]]), although it appears the biota did not fare so well in the presence of so much ionizing radiation. |
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| The vessel would still remain with the fleet until the finding of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], where it, along with the other remaining vessels would be sent into the sun, Sol. It is the last vessel seen by Admiral [[William Adama]] as his [[Viper 7242|Viper]] exits the launch tube {{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}.
| | [[Image:3x11 Fleet above Algae planet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Botanical cruiser with significantly less foliage]] |
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
| * The interior of the sublight ''Botanical Cruiser'' in the [[Miniseries]] was filmed at the [[w:Bloedel Conservatory|Bloedel Conservatory]], located in [[w:Queen Elizabeth Park, British Columbia|Queen Elizabeth Park]] atop Vancouver's highest point, at 4600 Cambie Street (east park entrance at 33rd Avenue and Ontario Street), Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref group="production" name="suwalski_bsg_bloedel_conservatory_miniseries">{{cite web|url=http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/#:~:text=A%20receptionist%20at%20the%20Conservatory%20verified%20this%20location|title=BSG – Season 1 Locations|author=Pat Suwalski|date=2005|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_botanical_cruiser_bloedel">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Botanical%20Cruiser%2C%20Bloedel%20Floral%20Conservatory%2C%20Cambie%20Street|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The only set piece added was the bench on which the young girl sits; the roof of the dome was modified in post-production to show a large window into space. Constructed through a donation from Prentice Bloedel and opened December 6, 1969 as Vancouver's Canadian Centennial project, the Conservatory is a triodetic dome built from 1,490 plexiglass bubbles set into a 2,324-piece aluminum framework, standing 70 feet at its apex. It holds City of Vancouver Class-A Heritage Building status and is listed on the [[w:Canadian Register of Historic Places|Canadian Register of Historic Places]].<ref group="production" name="bloedel_wordpress_history_heritage_dome">{{cite web|url=https://bloedel.wordpress.com/category/history/#:~:text=1%2C490%20plexiglass%20%27bubbles%27%20set%20into%20a%202%2C324%20piece%20aluminum%20framework|title=History – Bloedel Conservatory|publisher=Bloedel Conservatory|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="cityofvancouver_bloedel_donation_heritage">{{cite web|url=https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/bloedel-conservatory.aspx#:~:text=generous%20donation%20from%20Prentice%20Bloedel|title=Bloedel Conservatory|publisher=City of Vancouver|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * The ''Botanical Cruiser'' was an homage to the [[Agro Ship]]s from the original ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica}}'', which themselves were re-used models of the botanical spacecraft from the film ''[[Silent Running]]'' (1972), a Universal/MCA production that special effects designer [[John Dykstra]] worked on before joining the Original Series. | | *The Botanical Cruiser was an homage to the [[Agro Ship|Agro Ships]] from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]'', which themselves were re-used models from the botanical spacecraft from the movie ''[[IMDB:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to the Original Series. |
| | *The episode, "[[The Passage]]," confirms that another Botanical Cruiser exists in the Fleet. Previously, it was believed that the use of the Cruiser in shots of the Fleet was a continuity error. |
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| * There are also at least [[Long-necked vessel|two vessels]] of similar design — though missing the botanical greenhouse domes — in ''Galactica'''s fleet seen orbiting [[New Caprica]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]." One is destroyed in the ''[[Cloud 9]]'' disaster. The surviving vessel is regularly seen in the fleet throughout the Fourth Season. It is unclear if these vessels are related.
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| ==Related Imagery ==
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| File:Bsg-botanical-cruiser-01.jpg|The ill-fated sublight ''Botanical Cruiser'', 5 hours from Caprica.
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| File:BotanicalInFleet.jpg|FTL capable ''Botanical Cruiser'', flying formation with ''Galactica''.
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| File:Screenshot (1849).png|The ''Botanical Cruiser'' sees ''Galactica'' off, as she prepares to jump away to the Cylon Colony.
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| File:Screenshot (1850).png|The final moments of the ''Botanical Cruiser'', and surviving fleet.
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| File:Screenshot (1851).png|Closeup of the ''Botanical Cruiser'', as seen from a Viper cockpit.
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