Editing The Fleet (TOS)

{{disline|This article involves the caravan of [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight-speed]] civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. For information on its [[FTL|faster-than-light capable]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[The Fleet (RDM)]]. For general information on the military of the Twelve Colonies in both series, see [[Colonial Fleet]].}}

[[File:ragtagfleet.jpg|thumb|A shot of the "rag-tag fugitive fleet".]]

'''The Fleet''', also known as the "'''rag tag, fugitive fleet'''<ref>This term is derived from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)#Closing narration|outro narration]] for the series. 

The term "outlaw fleet" is also mentioned by Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] when discussing the transmissions ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' intercepts during their guerrilla actions against [[Gamoray]] {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.</ref>", is a convoy consisting of the last remnants of the [[Twelve Colonies of Man]].

== Origin ==

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After the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies]] in a devastating genocidal attack on the Colonial worlds, Commander {{TOS|Adama}} orders all survivors to find what operational ships that remain on their shattered worlds and fly them towards [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', the sole surviving battlestar after her sister warships are also [[Battle of Cimtar|destroyed]] in the two-prong [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Battle of Cimtar|attack]]. With nowhere else to call home, Adama decrees that the remnants of humanity will search for the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on a planet called [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

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Under ''Galactica''{{'|s}} aegis, the Fleet comprises 220 civilian ships of various creeds and assortments, including [[Borellian Nomen]].  With the exception of ''Galactica'', the ships are not capable of [[lightspeed]] flight.  The Fleet's overall speed is limited to that of the slowest ship within the group. As all ships in the Fleet were either filled to or over capacity, removing the slower ships from the caravan is not an option.

== Tie-in Material Information ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''

: Prior to the [[Final Destruction]], space freighters accounted for over two-thirds of all intercolonial travel. They hauled heavy loads of minerals, manufactured goods and even food in times of need among the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies]] and to their distant provinces. The surviving freighters, now under the protection of the [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', have been largely converted into living space for the refugees. <ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|pages=36}}</ref>

== Known Ships ==

=== Active ===

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! Name                                             !! Ship type / function                      !! Last Seen   !! Notes
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| ''[[Agro Ship 9]]'' || [[Agro Ship]] / food supplier, civilian || [[War of the Gods, Part II]] || Last surviving agro ship after an extremely successful Cylon attack against both her and her sister ships. 
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Astradon}}''  || Freighter, civilian || [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]] || A dejected [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] tells an equally-dejected [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] that he found a little place on board the freighter that "with a little paint, and some nice curtains, it's so cozy".
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Borella}}'' || Unknown, civilian || [[The Man with Nine Lives]] || Ship on the route taken by the transport shuttle ''[[Canaris]]''. From the name, this is likely the ship from whence [[Bora]], [[Maga]], and [[Taba]] came, and is presumably run by Borellian Nomen (given their disdain for other Colonials).
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| ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]        || Electronics ship, civilian || [[Take the Celestra]] || Formerly commanded by Commander [[Kronus]]. This is the "command ship" for a small group of ships Adama assigns him to command.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Comm-Tel Ship}}'' || [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]] ship, civilian || [[The Man with Nine Lives]] || Conning his way out of paying for passage to ''[[Rising Star]]'', [[Chameleon]]—claiming to be IFB's president—tells the [[ducket]] taker on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' to head over to this ship so that he may be interviewed.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Edina}}'' || Civilian ship || Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II || According to Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}, this ship almost goes astray when in the [[magnetic void]] en route to {{TOS|Kobol}}.
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| ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''		  || Colonial [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]], military escort          || [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] || Last known surviving battlestar, roughly 500 [[yahren]] old.
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| ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'' || Gemonese freighter, civilian || [[War of the Gods, Part I]] || Freighter with indigent and disaffected refugees; the "[[Boray]]s of humanity" reside here.
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| {{inlineref|bold=N|Livestock Ship}} || Agricultural ship, civilian || The Man with Nine Lives || Commanded by Captain [[Dmitri]], this ship is presumably a source for meat and other poultry. [[Chameleon]] posed as Dimitri in order to con some [[Borellian Nomen]] ([[Bora]], [[Maga]] and [[Taba]]) into buying parts to build a ship of an unknown type.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Orphan Ship}}'' || Orphan care, civilian || [[Baltar's Escape]] || The purpose of the ''Orphan Ship'' appears to be oriented towards the care and processing of children orphaned during the [[Battle of Cimtar|fall of the Colonies]]. 

[[Chameleon]] claims to be a geneticist from the ''Orphan Ship'' and claims that the list for genetic testing is "[[yahren]] long" {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}. 

Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}} later comments to Siress [[Tinia]] that [[Council Security]] would be unable to stop an escape from the ''Orphan Ship'' {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}. 
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Pisces}} || Unknown, civilian ||  The Man with Nine Lives || One of the ships on the route taken by the transport shuttle ''[[Canaris]]''.
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| ''[[Prison Barge]]''           || Prison ship, civilian        || [[Baltar's Escape]]   || Operated by members of [[Council Security]].
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| ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''   || Luxury liner and [[chancery]], civilian || [[The Man with Nine Lives]]  || Formerly operated by [[Trans Stellar Spacelines]]. Used to evacuate children and their caretakers off [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] during the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon attack]].
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| ''[[Sanitation Ship]]''           || Sanitation ship, civilian        || [[The Long Patrol]]   || [[Starbuck]] complained about being able to see a sanitation ship out the porthole of the dining chamber of the ''[[Rising Star]]'' as an excuse to book an additional chamber to keep [[Athena]] and [[Cassiopeia]] from accidentally meeting, as he engaged in a dinner-date with both at the same time.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Senior Ship}}'' || Elderly caretaker ship, civilian || The Man with Nine Lives || [[Siress]] [[Blassie]] bombarded ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' with messages asking about the whereabouts of [[Chameleon]] from this ship. Adama later remands Chameleon to this ship as Blassie has offered to take custody of the apparent vagrant. 
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tip Barge}}'' || Refuse ship, civilian<ref>A tip barge may be a place for depositing rubbish, if the word "[[w:Landfill|tip]]" is used in the British manner.</ref> || Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II || Mentioned by [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] while engaging in mock stereotypical feminine conversation with [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]; [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] claims that he procured [[valcron]] from this ship.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian}}'' || Unknown, civilian || The Man with Nine Lives || One of the ships on the route taken by the transport shuttle ''[[Canaris]]''.
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=== Destroyed ===

* At least two [[Agro Ship|agro ships]] {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.

=== Unknown ===

* Battlestar ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' briefly joins the Fleet in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]" and "[[The Living Legend, Part II|Part II]]," but loses contact with the Fleet during the [[Battle of Gamoray]].

=== Other ships ===

* ''[[Colonial Movers]]'' freighters
* An unnamed ''[[Flattop]]'' ship

== ''Galactica 1980'' ==

* The freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' is shown in {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I|prose=Y}} as the Fleet's schooling ship. 
* In "[[Space Croppers]]," the Galactican Fleet is shown to have three agro ships, despite the fact that two were destroyed nearly three decades before. (This can be seen as a [[Continuity error (1980)|continuity error]].)

== Support Crafts ==

The Fleet is also comprised of [[Colonial shuttle|shuttles]] and Colonial {{TOS|Viper}}s, which are likely not indicated in the "220 ship" figure given in "[[Saga of a Star World]]." It is indicated that there are non-military shuttles that ferry people and, possibly, supplies throughout the Fleet. One such craft is the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}, in addition to ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'s'' shuttle piloted by [[Aurora (TOS)|Aurora]] {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

In addition to their ship compliment, the Colonials have at least one [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] in their possession, as a result of [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|their victory at Galaxy's Edge]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

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== Notes ==

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Fleet identification chart. Note that a Cylon mine and an [[Eastern Alliance]] warship can be seen in the far distance in a number of late TOS episodes, e.g. "[[Take the Celestra]]"...|alt=]]

*In the scripts for "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]" and "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]," two ships are mentioned in scenes that were cut and are available among the DVD deleted scenes.
:*The ''Yarborough'', a freighter that sent a distress signal to ''Galactica'' in the [[magnetic void]] in a continuation of the scene on the bridge as the fleet entered in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]".
:*The ''Crucible'', [[Siress]] [[Blassie]]'s billet ship where the residents were largely over the age of sixty yahrens and likely corresponds to the "Senior Ship" mentioned onscreen in "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]".

== See also ==

* [[Fleet population|Count of the Fleet population]]
* [[The Fleet (TOS alternate)|Alternate depictions of the Fleet]] in [[BW:SEP|separate continuity materials]]

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