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'''Colonial Movers''' is a company that operates at least six container ships of the same type that survived the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | '''Colonial Movers''' is a company that operates at least six container ships of the same type that survived the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | ||
One of the Colonial Movers ships is used as a decoy during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid|attack on a Cylon mining outpost]]. Although appearing to be a helpless mining ship, it is in fact carrying Captain | One of the Colonial Movers ships is used as a decoy during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid|attack on a Cylon mining outpost]]. Although appearing to be a helpless mining ship, it is in fact carrying Captain [[Lee Adama]]'s strike force of [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] hidden in one of its cargo containers {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. | ||
At least two of the Colonial Movers ships jumps with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] to {{RDM|Kobol}} when the Fleet splits in two {{TRS|The Farm}} {{TRS|Home, Part I}}. | At least two of the Colonial Movers ships jumps with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] to {{RDM|Kobol}} when the Fleet splits in two {{TRS|The Farm}} {{TRS|Home, Part I}}. | ||
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One of the Colonial Movers ships is destroyed by the nuclear explosion on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. At least threeof them landed on [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|Precipice}} and would later escape back to the Fleet {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}} while two others remained with ''Galactica'' in orbit {{TRS|Occupation}} {{TRS|Precipice}} {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}. Eventually they would all unite following the [[Battle of New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}}. | One of the Colonial Movers ships is destroyed by the nuclear explosion on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. At least threeof them landed on [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|Precipice}} and would later escape back to the Fleet {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}} while two others remained with ''Galactica'' in orbit {{TRS|Occupation}} {{TRS|Precipice}} {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}. Eventually they would all unite following the [[Battle of New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}}. | ||
The ships would survive the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], having lost power with the rest of the fleet, with one of them passed by a [[Cylon Raider ( | The ships would survive the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], having lost power with the rest of the fleet, with one of them passed by a [[Cylon Raider (TRS)|Cylon Raider]] and a [[Viper Mark II]] flown by [[Ensign]] [[Samuel T. Anders|Samuel "Longshot" Anders" ("[[He That Believeth In Me]]") | ||
The ships would later jump to [[Earth (TRS)|Earth]], where they found it to be uninhabitable ("[[Revelations]]"). | The ships would later jump to [[Earth (TRS)|Earth]], where they found it to be uninhabitable ("[[Revelations]]"). | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The Colonial Movers name and slogan (We Move Anywhere) are visible on the ship model. | * The Colonial Movers name and slogan (We Move Anywhere) are visible on the ship model. | ||
* At least two Colonial Movers ships appear in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as well, with a similar design and the same slogan. They can be seen prominently during "[[Saga of a Star World]], | * At least two Colonial Movers ships appear in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as well, with a similar design and the same slogan. They can be seen prominently during "[[Saga of a Star World]]", when the ships are first escaping the Colonies. They do not figure prominently in any TOS story line, however. | ||
*Plastic model enthusiasts may recognize the front of the ship as an element of the heat shield of the second stage engines of a [[Wikipedia:Saturn V|Saturn V]] moon rocket model. | *Plastic model enthusiasts may recognize the front of the ship as an element of the heat shield of the second stage engines of a [[Wikipedia:Saturn V|Saturn V]] moon rocket model. | ||
== Related Imagery == | == Related Imagery == | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
Image:Moversfleet Mini.JPG|A Colonial Mover vessel in the Fleet (Re-imagined Series) | Image:Moversfleet Mini.JPG|A Colonial Mover vessel in the Fleet (Re-imagined Series) | ||
Image:Colonial movers hand of god.jpg|A Colonial Mover used as decoy {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)}} | Image:Colonial movers hand of god.jpg|A Colonial Mover used as decoy {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)}} | ||