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| image= Pyxis.jpg | | image= Pyxis.jpg | ||
| race= Colonial | | race= Colonial | ||
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| cap = Approx. 600 | | cap = Approx. 600 | ||
| status = Destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] | | status = Destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] | ||
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'''''Pyxis''''' is an orange-colored [[passenger liner]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] that survives both exoduses. Its last captain is [[Jules Tarney]]. | The '''''Pyxis''''' is an orange-colored [[passenger liner]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] that survives both exoduses. Its last captain is [[Jules Tarney]]. | ||
''Pyxis'' is one of the many ships that are escorted by [[Raptors]] through a very dense star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]). | |||
The ship is lost in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] when an spiraling [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]], damaged by Viper fire, impacts near the engines, resulting in catastrophic damage. The resulting explosion destroys the ship with 600 people aboard ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). | |||
The ship is lost in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] when | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The ship can first be seen joining Laura Roslin's convoy in the [[Miniseries]]. However, the name ''Pyxis'' is first introduced on the voting tally board in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], | *The ship can first be seen joining Laura Roslin's convoy in the [[Miniseries]]. However, the name ''Pyxis'' is first introduced on the voting tally board in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", and the ship is not identified as such until "[[He That Believeth In Me]]". | ||
*[[w:Pyxis|Pyxis]] is a minor southern constellation introduced by [[w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille|Nicolas Louis de Lacaille]] under the name Pyxis Nautica. It is perhaps supposed to represent the compass of [[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]]. | *[[w:Pyxis|Pyxis]] is a minor southern constellation introduced by [[w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille|Nicolas Louis de Lacaille]] under the name Pyxis Nautica. It is perhaps supposed to represent the compass of [[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]]. | ||
==Related Images== | ==Related Images== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
image:Bsg-01-48-46.PNG|''Pyxis'' rescued during the fall of the Colonies | image:Bsg-01-48-46.PNG|''Pyxis'' rescued during the fall of the Colonies ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
image:Space Park-Pixis-Colonial One.jpg|''Pyxis'' at the Ionian Nebula | image:Space Park-Pixis-Colonial One.jpg|''Pyxis'' at the Ionian Nebula ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). | ||
Image:Canceron.png|''Pyxis'' in orbit of Canceron during the | Image:Canceron.png|''Pyxis'' in orbit of Canceron during the ''Attacks'' ([[The Plan]]). | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||