https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Free_Cruiser_Lightning/history?feed=atom Free Cruiser Lightning - Revision history 2026-04-06T17:37:55Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.1 https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Free_Cruiser_Lightning&diff=255410&oldid=prev Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{Separate continuity|universe=RDM}} '''''Free Cruiser Lightning''''' was a "recovery ship," a scavenger vessel operating in the lawless outer regions of space twenty years after the First Cylon War.<ref>''The Cylons' Secret'', p. 25.</ref> Captained by the volatile Nadu, the ship had a crew of nineteen and was armed with outdated Viper Mark Is.<ref>''The Cylons' Secret'', p. 28.</ref> Following a faint, pre-war signal, ''Lightning'' discovered the isolated..." 2025-07-26T05:04:27Z <p>Created page with &quot;{{Separate continuity|universe=RDM}} &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Free Cruiser Lightning&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; was a &quot;recovery ship,&quot; a scavenger vessel operating in the lawless outer regions of space twenty years after the <a href="/First_Cylon_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First Cylon War">First Cylon War</a>.&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 25.&lt;/ref&gt; Captained by the volatile <a href="/Nadu" title="Nadu">Nadu</a>, the ship had a crew of nineteen and was armed with outdated <a href="/Viper_Mark_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Viper Mark I">Viper Mark Is</a>.&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 28.&lt;/ref&gt; Following a faint, pre-war signal, &#039;&#039;Lightning&#039;&#039; discovered the isolated...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Separate continuity|universe=RDM}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Free Cruiser Lightning&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; was a &quot;recovery ship,&quot; a scavenger vessel operating in the lawless outer regions of space twenty years after the [[First Cylon War]].&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 25.&lt;/ref&gt; Captained by the volatile [[Nadu]], the ship had a crew of nineteen and was armed with outdated [[Viper Mark I]]s.&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 28.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Following a faint, pre-war signal, &#039;&#039;Lightning&#039;&#039; discovered the isolated [[Research Station Omega]].&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 29.&lt;/ref&gt; Mistaking the station for an easy prize, Captain Nadu sent two landing parties to the planet, both of which were attacked and overwhelmed by the station&#039;s [[Cylons (RDM alternate)|Cylon]] &quot;companions&quot; and the Cylon Dreadnaught &#039;&#039;[[Invincible (Dreadnaught)|Invincible]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, pp. 52, 81-84.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> After losing over a third of his crew, including [[Tom Zarek (alternate)|Tom Zarek]] and [[Boone]], Nadu retreated and gathered a small fleet of other scavenger ships.&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 201.&lt;/ref&gt; He returned to lead a vengeful assault on &#039;&#039;Invincible&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;Lightning&#039;&#039; was presumably destroyed in the ensuing one-sided battle.&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Cylons&#039; Secret&#039;&#039;, p. 201.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> [[Category:A to Z]]<br /> [[Category:RDM]]<br /> [[Category:Ships (RDM)]]</div> Joe Beaudoin Jr.