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{{disline|Not to be confused with [[Tauranian]].}}
{{disline|Not to be confused with [[Ariadne]].}}


{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}}
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{{Ship Data
|image=BSG - Death of Apollo - Taurella.png
|image=BSGv2 - Ariadna.png
|italic=Y
|italic=Y
|crew=800 (including, and primarily, passengers)
|race=Colonial
|race=Colonial
|type=Civilian
|type=Civilian
|role=Diplomatic transport
|role=Passenger liner
|status=Re-integrated into {{alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE}} in {{alt|7358}}.
|status=Destroyed in action, [[Defense of Ariadna|Defense of ''Ariadna'']]
|co=Captain [[Rekort]]}}
}}


'''''Taurella''''' is a diplomatic transport of the {{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man}}. In the aftermath of the {{alt|Battle of Cimtar}}, the ship holds numerous refugees fleeing the Cylon tyranny in the {{alt|the Fleet|TOS|rag-tag fugitive fleet}}, notably Countess [[Sephoni]] of {{Alt|Scorpion|TOS-DE}} and her court.
'''''Ariadna''''' is a civilian pleasure liner of the {{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man}}. In the aftermath of the {{alt|Battle of Cimtar}}, the ship holds eight hundred refugees fleeing the Cylon tyranny in the {{alt|the Fleet|TOS|rag-tag fugitive fleet}}.


== Ten Yahrens Alone ==
== Last Days ==


Unable to keep pace with {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE}}, ''Taurella'' finds itself alone and fending for itself within the first [[yahren]] of the exodus in {{Alt|7348}}, after it is presumed lost by the Fleet's leadership. Under the [[psionic]] guidance of Countess [[Sephoni]], Captain [[Rekort]] and his crew are able to trail the Fleet, never being in a position to rejoin it formally ({{comics|doa|1}}-{{comics|doa|2|short=Y}}).
Following the [[Nebula Ambush]], ''Ariadna'' suffers from engine malfunctions. Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} and an engineering team from ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' attempt to repair the craft while ''Galactica'' sends out two flights, each investigating a [[storm zone]] and an unnamed, yet well-mapped quadrant. Despite issues, Tigh's repair team is able to re-engage the ship's engines, and enter the storm zone ({{comics|vol2|6}}).


While alone in the expanse of space, Sephoni spends her time finding the home of the fabled {{Alt|Thirteenth Tribe|TOS-DE}}, the far-flung colony of {{Alt|Earth|TOS-DE}}, through the use of divination. Believing to hear the thoughts of humans from that colony, she divines the coordinates and reaches out to touch the mind of [[Xam]], a comatose [[Delta-class telepath]] aboard the {{Alt|battlestar|TOS-DE}} ''{{Alt|Galactica|TOS-DE}}'', who communicates ''Taurella''<nowiki/>'s coordinates in {{Alt|7358}} ({{comics|doa|1}}).
Following the [[Battle of the Artifact|departure from the storm zone]], ''Ariadna''{{'|s}} engine failure recurs, forcing the Fleet to stop so that the ship isn't left behind. Tigh is given two [[centar]]s to effect repairs, otherwise her compliment of passengers and supplies is to be evacuated, and the ship abandoned. Overseen by {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s of [[red flight]], Tigh makes the call to evacuate the ship but the colonel and his engineering team stays aboard to continue repairs up until the last possible centon.


After Major {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}} and his flight wing make contact with ''Taurella'' and her crew, they are re-integrated into the Fleet ({{comics|doa|2}}).
During the third evacuation flight, a force of {{alt|Cylon|TOS}} {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s and a {{alt|basestar|TOS}} happen upon the group, [[Defense of Ariadna|forcing an engagement]] ({{comics|vol2|10}}).
 
Tigh and his tech team are the last aboard, however the Cylons strike ''Ariadna''{{'|s}} launch bay, destroying the last evacuation shuttle and stranding the team aboard. With no other options, Tigh turns ''Ariadna''{{'|s}}—its fusion reactor shot to the point where any additional strain would cause stress-fractures, resulting in an explosion—into a warhead. During the resulting battle, Tigh and his crew set the hulk into a suicide run towards the lone basestar while ''Galactica'' closes to engage not only the basestar, but also send a rescue shuttle to recover Tigh and the surviving technicians.
 
The resultant explosion from ''Ariadna''{{'|s}} reactor rips apart the basestar's forward shields, allowing ''Galactica'' to strike a fatal blow towards their enemy, thus ending the battle and permitting the Fleet to escape ({{comics|vol2|11}}).


== Notes ==
== Notes ==


* The name, [https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Taurella Taurella], is a genus of [[Wikipedia:Cicadomorpha|Cicadomorpha]] in the [[Wikipedia:Cicada|cicada]] family.  
* ''Ariadna'' is a variant of the [[Re-imagined Series]]{{'}} ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', with five engines at its aft instead of three.
* The ship design is derived from the [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestars]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]], sans the [[Flight pod|flight pods]].
* The name, Ariadna, belongs to a genus of [[w:Ariadna|tube-dwelling spider]].


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