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| {{disline|This article involves the fleet of [[FTL|faster-than-light]]-capable civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For general information on other articles pertaining to fleets, see: [[Fleet (disambiguation)]].}}
| | :''This article involves the caravan of [[FTL|faster-than-light]]-capable civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For information on the military ships that protected the Twelve Colonies before their demise, see [[Colonial Fleet]].''<br/><br/> |
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| | '''The Fleet''' is the convoy of ships that contain what is effectively the last survivors of humanity after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]]. The Fleet forms the backdrop of the drama of [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series]]. |
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| | | Unofficially, many viewers refer to the Fleet as the "RTF"; "Rag Tag Fleet", or more fully, "RTFF." These nicknames come from the term "Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet," a name used in the opening credits voiceover (performed by [[Lorne Greene]]) describing the [[The Fleet (TOS)|civilian refugee fleet]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. |
| '''The Fleet''' is the convoy of ships sheltering the human survivors of the renewed [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attacks]] against the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonies]]. Alternatively, it can also be used to describe the surviving population.
| | [[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Fleet in formation ([[Miniseries]]).]] |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| | "The Fleet" begins as a convoy of about sixty stranded commercial and civilian ships around the area of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], located and brought together by [[Raptor]] pilot [[Sharon Valerii]] at the behest of new president [[Laura Roslin]] in the immediate aftermath of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] ([[Miniseries]]). Of these ships, only a handful were Colonial military craft, such as [[Raptor 478]] and three [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mark VII]] fighters. One [[ECO]], [[Crashdown]], is called a "refugee from [[Triton]]," suggesting that he escaped that battlestar's destruction with Roslin's convoy. |
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| [[File:The Fleet.png|thumb|right|400px|''Galactica'' leads the Fleet.]]
| | Twenty ships of the convoy are abandoned to an imminent Cylon attack because they lacked [[FTL]] drives. The remainder of the Fleet joins with battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', the only [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] surviving warship in the first months after the events of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Fleet represents the last vestige of humanity. The political and social troubles of the Fleet as it wanders through space function as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series. |
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| * "The Fleet" originates as a convoy of about 60 commercial and civilian ships in the space surrounding {{RDM|Caprica}}. [[Laura Roslin]], with the aid of [[Sharon Valerii]], initiates the clustering of stranded vessels in the aftermath of the Cylon invasion of the Twelve Colonies, thus forming the convoy. Around twenty of these ships are abandoned to a squadron of attacking [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] because they either lack [[FTL]] drives, or are damaged, like the sub-light ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' and the un-powered ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]''.
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| *The remaining vessels join the battlestar ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]],'' the only Colonial warship [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] at the time to have survived the Cylon attack, in the upper atmosphere of the gas giant [[Ragnar]]. From this point on, ''Galactica'' shoulders the role of the Fleet's protector {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
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| ** [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla]] explains that 53 ships jumped away from an attacking Cylon baseship, with 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives. Adding ''Galactica'' to this tally, the total number of ships is 64 {{TRS|33}}.
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| ** [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]]'s first statement that the 24 ships departing with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] represent "almost a third of the Fleet" implies that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's. However, Tigh later responds to the number of civilians joining Roslin by saying, "That's over a third of the people in the Fleet." Since the term "Fleet" is used interchangeably to describe both the ships and the civilian populace, this could imply that Tigh's previous statement was an estimate of the people who left and not the number of ships lost {{TRS|The Farm|Home, Part I}}.
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| * As an indicator of the crew and passengers aboard the ships, the phrase "the Fleet" also represents all of humanity. Usage of the term "the Fleet" has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President Roslin's continued use of the term ''President of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]''.<ref>This may be interpreted either as an expression of hope that the people of the Fleet will re-establish themselves on a new world, or a psychological inability to accept the Fleet as the only home that humanity will know for a long time.</ref>
| | The phrase "the Fleet" functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as a substitute for the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Usage of the term "the Fleet" has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President Roslin's continued use of the term ''President of the [[Twelve Colonies]].'' This may be interpreted as either an expression of hope that eventually the people on board the ships of the Fleet will reestablish themselves on a new colony permanently, or a psychological inability to confront that the Fleet may be the only home that humanity knows for a very long time. |
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| * The Fleet is joined by rebel Cylons, after their numbers are devastated in an ambush by forces loyal to the [[Number One]] model. The rebel basestar is later admitted into the Fleet, with a [[Number Six|Six]] named [[Sonja]] joining the new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] comprised of ship captains {{TRS|Someone to Watch Over Me}}.
| | [[Saul Tigh]]'s assertion in "[[The Farm]]" that the twenty four ships which departed with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] during her insurrection represented "almost a third of the fleet" imply that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's. |
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| * The ships of the Fleet would eventually be abandoned by the survivors four years after being forced to flee their homes. By this point the Fleet has fallen into disrepair, with ''Galactica'' no longer able to protect them. The stresses of combat - especially the [[Battle of New Caprica]] - and years spent in space without proper maintenance have taken their toll. Ultimately, the decision is made to abandon ''Galactica'' for the basestar, but it takes part in [[Battle of The Colony|one last operation]] against loyal Cylon forces.
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| * The Fleet is directed to their new home, a lush [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth|planet]] suitable for their needs that is unknown to any remaining loyal Cylons. The survivors agree to abandon the Fleet and it is flown into Earth's star, Sol {{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}.
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| ==Ships== | | ==Ships== |
| | * Colonial ships use [[launch key]]s to activate the ship's systems ([[Precipice]]). The keys are unique to each vessel and are extremely difficult to copy. |
| | ====Military Vessels==== |
| | * ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', last remaining [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar]] and main protector and flagship of the Fleet, under direct command of Admiral [[William Adama]] ([[Miniseries]]) |
| | * ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', a [[Mercury class battlestar]] formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), [[Jack Fisk]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]) and [[Barry Garner]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Under the command of [[Lee Adama]] when it is destroyed at the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]) |
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| ==== Seen ==== | | ====Government Vessels==== |
| | * ''[[Cloud 9]]'', a luxury liner designed to mimic the enviroment of a habitable planet |
| | **Meeting place of the [[Quorum of Twelve]] ([[Colonial Day]]) |
| | **Base of operations for [[Demand Peace]] ([[Epiphanies]]) |
| | **Destroyed by a nuclear warhead supplied by [[Gaius Baltar]] to the above group along with at least three other ships ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) |
| | * ''[[Colonial One]]'', President [[Laura Roslin]]'s ship and ostensible seat of government, previously known as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' ([[Miniseries]]) |
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| | * ''[[Astral Queen]]'', a prison ship carrying 1,500 prisoners, including [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Bastille Day]]) |
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| | * A [[Botanical Cruiser]]: A sublight-only version was destroyed in the [[Miniseries]], and at least one [[FTL]]-equipped Botanical Cruiser exists ([[The Passage]]) |
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| | * ''[[Daru Mozu]]'', a [[tylium]] refinery ship. Damaged by a suicide bomber ([[Epiphanies]]) |
| | ''[[Astral Queen]]'' || Prisoner transport || [[The Plan]], [[Daybreak, Part II]] || Transporting 1,500 prisoners to {{RDM|Caprica}} for parole hearings at the time of the Cylon attack. Later the lead ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]].
| | * ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]'', a civilian ship where a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured ([[Flesh and Bone]]) |
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| | * [[Gemini (RDM)|''Gemini'']], a freighter ([[Miniseries]]) |
| | ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' || Agricultural ship || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || An FTL-capable agricultural ship. A sublight version of this ship is destroyed in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|second night]] of the Miniseries.
| | ** At least one similar ship destroyed in the ''Cloud 9'' disaster |
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| | * ''[[Gideon]]'', a supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians were killed by ''Galactica'' [[marines]] ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]) |
| | ''[[Celestra (RDM)|Celestra]]'' || Scientific research || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II|| Seen in various fleet shoots.
| | * ''[[Prometheus]]'', an "off the grid" freighter involved in the [[black market (organization)|black market]] |
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| | * ''[[Space Park]]'' (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet named in an aired episode) |
| | ''[[Chrion]]'' || [[Luxury liner]] || [[The Passage]] || Successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]].
| | * Three ''[[Colonial Movers]]'' heavy transports |
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| | ** At least one destroyed in the ''Cloud 9'' disaster |
| | ''[[Colonial One]]'' || Transport ship, government || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Formerly ''Colonial Heavy 798''. Renamed after hosting surviving Colonial Government.
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| |''[[Cybele]]'' || Cargo transport || [[The Plan]] || A copy of Simon refuses to blow up this ship and airlocks himself instead {{TRS|The Plan}}. Escorted by [[Raptors]] through a very dense star cluster to the [[algae planet]] {{TRS|The Passage}}.
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| | ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' || [[Refinery Ship]] || [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]] || Damaged by a suicide bomber (TRS: "[[Epiphanies]]").
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| | ''[[Demetrius]]'' || Sewage recycling || Daybreak, Part II || Given to [[Kara Thrace]] and a select crew to try to find Earth. Later returned to the fleet.
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| | ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || This is the last remaining [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar]] dating back to the [[Cylon War]]. It is the main protector and flagship of the Fleet, under direct command of [[William Adama]].
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| | ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'' || Freighter || The Plan, [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || A copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured and held here for interrogation and, later, executed (TRS: "[[Flesh and Bone]]").
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| | ''[[Gemini (RDM)|Gemini]]'' || Freighter || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Used as a decoy in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] (TRS: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). Later escorted through the star cluster (TRS: "The Passage").
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| | ''[[Gideon]]'' || Supply ship || [[The Son Also Rises]] || A supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians are killed by ''Galactica'' [[Marines]] (TRS: "[[Resistance]]").
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| | ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || Daybreak, Part II || The ship is the site of the worker's strike (TRS: "[[Dirty Hands]]") and a mutiny authorized by [[Tom Zarek]] (TRS: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]").
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| | ''[[Kimba Huta]]'' || Cold storage vessel || Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II || Tom Zarek, Laura Roslin and Lee Adama hide out aboard this ship after Roslin's escape from ''Galactica'' (TRS: "[[The Farm]]").
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| | ''[[Majahual]]'' || [[Mining ship]] || [[Scar]] || Mined crucial metals needed to build [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s several months after the attacks (TRS: "Scar").
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| | ''[[Monarch]]'' || Mining ship || [[Collaborators]] || A mining ship that joins the [[Laura Roslin faction]] (TRS: "Home, Part I").
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| | ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' || Freighter || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Commanded by [[Doyle Franks]], ''Prometheus'' has a reputation as an "off the grid" freighter involved in the [[black market (organization)|black market]] (TRS: "[[Black Market]]").
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| | ''[[Rebel basestar]]'' || [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern Basestar|Basestar]], military || Daybreak, Part II || Basestar of the Rebel Cylons that joins the Fleet as part of an alliance against Cavil's forces, later officially joining the Fleet after the Quorum of Twelve is dissolved and the Quorum of Ships' Captains is created.
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| |''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' || Medical transport || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || A medical transport vessel in the fleet (TRS: "[[33]]," "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]," "[[Scattered]]," "[[The Plan]]").
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| | ''[[Striker]]'' || Scientific research || [[Home, Part II]] || Damaged in a refueling operation overseen by Captain [[George Birch]] (TRS: "Home, Part II").
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| | ''[[Thera Sita]]'' || Freighter || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || A ship escorted by Apollo through a dense star cluster (TRS: "[[The Passage]]". Later, 301 passengers from the ship were transferred to ''Galactica'' while the ship was repaired (TRS: "[[The Woman King]]"
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| | ''[[Triton_(civilian_ship)|Triton]]'' || Civilian transport || [[Sine Qua Non]] || Home "with a view" of [[Romo Lampkin]] (TRS: "Sine Qua Non")
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| | ''[[Virgon Express]]'' || Salvage and repair || The Plan, [[Downloaded]] || Undergoes underway water replenishment from ''Galactica'' several days after the attacks (TRS: "[[Water]]").
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| | ''[[Zephyr]]'' || Passenger liner || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Arguably the easiest identifiable civilian ship due to its large ring. It is severely damaged during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] (TRS: "[[He That Believeth in Me]]".
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| | =====[[Intersun Passenger Cruiser]]s===== |
| ==== Mentioned Only ==== | | * ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', destroyed after an apparent Cylon takeover ([[33]]) |
| | * ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]'', found by ''Colonial One'' shortly after Laura Roslin's hasty inauguration ([[Miniseries]]) |
| | * Unnamed [[Orange Passenger Cruiser]] ([[Miniseries]]) |
| | * An unnamed ''[[Pan Galactic]]'' spaceliner ([[Miniseries]]) |
| | * ''[[Chiron]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]) |
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| Unless otherwise mentioned, the following ships are only listed on the [[:Image:Tally chalkboard.jpg|voting tally board]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".<ref>Note that the tally board in question contains inaccuracies regarding the number of votes, and thus should not be used to determine the population aboard each vessel.</ref>
| | =====Celestra Type===== |
| | * ''[[Celestra]]'' (mentioned only) |
| | * ''[[Striker]]'', damaged in a refuelling operation overseen by Capt. [[George Birch]] ([[Home, Part I]]) |
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| | =====Kimba Huta type===== |
| | * ''[[Kimba Huta]]'', a cold storage vessel ([[The Farm]]) |
| | *At least three similar transports seen throughout the Fleet |
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| | * ''[[Flattop]]'', a [[salvage and repair]] ship (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode) |
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| | * ''[[Virgon Express]]'' ([[Water]]) |
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| | * ''[[Carina]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; lost in transit in a star cluster ([[The Passage]]) |
| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Adrasteia}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| In Greek mythology, [[w:Adrasteia|Adrasteia]] (also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea, and Adastreia) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise the infant Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos) in the Dictaean cave.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Amduatey}}'' || On the voting tally board ''Galactica'' but absent from the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens. Part II".
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| The ship is named after the [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[Wikipedia:Amduat|Amduat]], which literally means "That Which is in the Afterworld". It was an important funeral text usually inscribed in the tombs of pharoahs. The Amduat told the story of the sun god [[Wikipedia:Ra|Ra]], who set in the evening and traveled through the underworld at night, only to rise again in the morning. It was understood that the dead pharaoh was taking the same journey, through the underworld, only to rise again with Ra as an immortal in the morning.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aether}}'' || ''Azimenarus'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is not on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
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| In Greek mythology, [[w:Aether (mythology)|Aether]] is one of the Protogenos (first-born). He is the personification of the "upper sky," space, and heaven, and the elemental god of the "Bright, Glowing, Upper Air." He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to regular air, the gloomy lower air of the Earth, which mortals breathe.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Argo Navis}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| Captained by [[Simpson Markson]], who is selected to be a judge at Gaius Baltar's trial <ref>The name and the ship are noted in the [[Sources:The Son Also Rises|script]] for "[[The Son Also Rises]]," but not mentioned on screen.</ref>. <br>[[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.
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| |''[[Aurora (ship)|Aurora]]'' || On the voting tally board ''Galactica'' but absent from the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens. Part II".<br>A ship in the fleet that was home to a friend of [[Emily Kowalski]] {{TRS|Faith}}.
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| In Roman mythology, [[w:Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]] is the goddess of dawn. This [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|goddess]] also exists within the series's own mythology.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Azimenarius}}'' || ''Azimenarus'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is not on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
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| |''[[Baah Pakal]]'' || The XO of the ship was a friend of [[Saul Tigh]]'s. They held a pair of DDG-62 engines that would be used in the [[Blackbird]]'s construction {{TRS|Flight of the Phoenix}}. Later appeared on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Boreas}}'' || Named for the [[w:Boreas|god of the north wind]] in Greek mythology. <br> ''Boreas'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Breton}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Carillon Trader}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' (mis-spelled as ''Carillian Trader'') and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Carillon]] is the infamous "casino planet" from "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cassandra}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| Named for the [[w:Cassandra|daughter]] of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one believed her.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coba}}'' || ''Coba'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Clymene}}'' || ''Clymene'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". <br> Several women and deities in Greek myth are named [[wikipedia:Clymene|Clymene]].
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Dahshur}}'' || ''Dahshur'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Diomedes}}'' || ''Diomedes'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". <br> Presumably named for the ancient hero of the Trojan War of the [[w:Diomedes|same name]].
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Embla Brokk}}'' || On the voting tally board on ''Galactica'' but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| The name ''Embla Brokk'' may be derived from the names of two figures in Norse mythology: Embla, the first woman, and [[w:Brokkr|Brokkr]], a dwarf who helped create Draupnir (a magical ring) and [[w:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]] (Thor's hammer).
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| |''Endymion'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Enkidu}}''|| On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| Among the first ships to navigate the star cluster to the [[algae planet]] {{TRS|The Passage}}. <br />
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| Named after the [[wikipedia:Enkidu|Enkidu]] of the [[wikipedia:Sumerian mythology|Sumerian mythological]] [[wikipedia:Epic of Gilgamesh|epic of Gilgamesh]].
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Epheme}}''|| On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| The Epheme may be named for a minor character in Greek mythology who was nurse to the [[w:Muse|Muses]].
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| |''[[Faru Sadin]]'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". Successfully guided through the [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]] to the algae planet by [[Louanne Katraine|Captain Louanne "Kat" Katraine]], who sacrifices her life in the process (The Passage).
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Freighter 212}}'' || A ship on which Lieutenant (later Captain) Louanne "Kat" Katraine apparently has some "buddies" {{TRS|Final Cut}}. <br>
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Galatea}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| Probably named for a main character in the Greek myth of [[w:Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]. Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates a statue of a woman, which is so beautiful that he falls in love with it, and the gods reward him by bringing her ([[w:Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]) to life.
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| |''[[Greenleaf]]'' || A freighter mentioned several times in the series ("[[Epiphanies]]," "[[Sacrifice]]," "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Harrak}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' (mis-spelled as ''Harak'') and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Hexare}}'' ||On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Inchon Velle}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". When [[Kara Thrace]] has disturbing dreams about [[Leoben]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in her apartment, {{callsign|Karl Agathon}} suggests that she see a psychiatrist on ''Inchon Velle'' {{TRS|Maelstrom}}. Also where a [[Gerard|brain surgeon]] was brought over from to oversee [[Samuel T. Anders]]' brain surgery {{TRS|No Exit}}.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kara Nixal}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kiya}}'' || ''Kiya'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|McConnell}}'' || Commander [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] made runs to this ship in order to build up a stock pile of supplies for the [[black market (organization)|black market]] {{TRS|Black Market}}. The ship is on neither ''Colonial One'' nor ''Galactica'''s tally boards in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Mutem Wia}}'' || ''Mutem Wia'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''Nehalennia'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Odysseus}}'' || Named for the [[w:Odysseus|hero]] in Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War and was the subject of Homer's epic ''[[w:Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Persephone}}'' || ''Persephone'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". <br/> [[w:Persephone|Persephone]] is the daughter of the goddess [[w:Demeter|Demeter]]. She is forced to marry the god of the underworld, [[w:Hades|Hades]], but Demeter works out a compromise where Persephone is allowed to return to the world of the living for a portion of the year.
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| |''[[Picon 36]]'' || Presumed to have jumped away with the FTL-capable ships in the [[Miniseries]]. Chances are, this is just a hull number for another ship in one of these lists.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Picon Princess}}'' || ''Picon Princess'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Rhadamanthys}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Salpica}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". In the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)|extended cut]] of "[[Unfinished Business]]," ''Salpica'' is mentioned as the ship [[Samuel Anders]] lives on after the escape from New Caprica and before moving permanently to ''Galactica''.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Sargon}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| May be named after either [[w:Sargon I (Assyrian king)|Sargon I]] or [[wikipedia:Sargon II|Sargon II]], ancient Assyrian kings on Earth.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Scorpia Traveller}}'' || After disembarking from ''Scorpia Traveller'', a copy of the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] evades security checkpoints, nearly succeeding in the assassination of [[William Adama]] in a suicide bombing {{TRS|Litmus}}. The ship is not on either tally board in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Swordfish}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tarbadek}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian Traveller}}'' || Mentioned in a deleted scene in "[[33]]". Later seen on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tora Bashiri}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| "Tora bashiri" is Japanese for "tiger's run." It is a term used in [[wikipedia:Iaido|Iaido]], a Japanese martial art.
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Vena Capa}}'' || ''Vena Capa'' is on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Virga}}'' || ''Virga'' is on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| |''{{inlineref|bold=N|Ziusudra}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' (mis-spelled as ''Ziusuda'') and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
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| | =====[[Mining Ship]]s===== |
| | * ''[[Majahual]]'', a mining ship digging for crucial metals ([[Scar]]) |
| | * ''[[Monarch]]'', a mining ship that joined the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]]) |
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| ==== Destroyed Before Reaching Earth ==== | | =====Mentioned Only===== |
| | * ''[[Adriatic]]'', a member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]]); lost in transit in a star cluster ([[The Passage]]) |
| | * ''[[Baah Pakal]]'', a ship carrying unused [[DDG-62]] engines onboard ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]) |
| | * ''[[Boreas]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Bretan]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Carillian Trader]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Cassandra]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Coronis]]'' ([[Litmus]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/106/deleted1.html deleted scene]) |
| | * ''[[Cybele]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Clymene]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Demetrius]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Diomedes]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Embla Brokk]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Enkidu]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Epheme]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Faru Sadin]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; successfully shepherded to algae planet ([[The Passage]]) |
| | * ''[[Freighter 212]]'', a ship [[Louanne Katraine]] apparently has some "buddies" on ([[Final Cut]]) |
| | * ''[[Galatea]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Greenleaf]]'', a freighter where [[Asha Janik]] and [[Ray Abinell]] were maintenance workers ([[Sacrifice]]) |
| | * ''[[Harrak]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Hexare]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Hittes Kan]](?)'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Incron Velle]](?)'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Kara Nexal]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[McConnell]]'', a supply ship frequented by Commander [[Jack Fisk]] |
| | * ''[[Mutem Wia]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Odysseus]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Persephone]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Picon 36]]'', [[Miniseries]] |
| | * ''[[Picon Express]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Pyris]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Raadamanteb]](?)'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Refueling tanker]], mentioned by Adama in "[[Occupation]]" but is not seen on screen. |
| | * ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'', mentioned frequently but as yet unseen. |
| | * ''[[Salpica]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Sargon]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Scorpia Traveler]]'', a civilian ship that carried a suicide bomber copy of [[Aaron Doral]] ([[Litmus]]) |
| | * ''[[Swordfish]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Tarbadeck]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Tauranian Traveler]]'', mentioned in a deleted scene in "[[33]]" and visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Thera Sita]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; successfully shepherded to algae planet ([[The Passage]]) |
| | * ''[[Tora Bashiri]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
| | * ''[[Zephyr]]'' ([[Fragged]]) |
| | * ''[[Zeusuda]]'', visible on vote tally boards in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" |
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| | =====Seen but unnamed===== |
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| | * ''[[Five-engined vessel]]'', seen above [[Caprica City]] and during the escape from [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) |
| ! Name !! Ship type !! Last seen !! Notes
| | * ''[[Wedge-shaped vessel]]'', seen briefly during the end of [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] |
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| | It is possible that these vessels could be one of the mentioned-only ships but as yet it is not possible to confirm this. |
| | ''[[Adriatic|Adriatic]]'' || Unknown || [[The Passage]] || A member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles {{TRS|Home, Part I}}. Lost in transit in a [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]].
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| | ''[[Carina]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]''-type salvage and repair ship || The Passage || Lost in transit in a star cluster.
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| | ''[[Cloud 9]]'' || [[Luxury liner]], civilian/government || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || The ship is destroyed by a nuclear warhead detonated by [[Gina Inviere]], resulting in the destruction of at least three other ships.
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| | ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' || Luxury liner || [[33]] || Destroyed by [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] after an apparent Cylon takeover.
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| | ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || [[Exodus, Part II]] || Surviving crew and planes absorbed by ''Galactica''.
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| | ''[[Pyxis]]'' || Luxury liner || [[He That Believeth in Me]] || Commanded by Captain [[Jules Tarney]], this ship is successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]], but later destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] resulting in 600 deaths.
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| | {{inlineref|bold=N|Unknown}} || Colonial Movers || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || One of three known ships destroyed in the ''Cloud 9'' disaster.
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| | {{inlineref|bold=N|Unknown}} || Yellow Vessel || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Two of three known ships destroyed in the ''Cloud 9'' disaster.
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| | {{inlineref|bold=N|Unknown}} || Long-necked Vessel || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Three of three known ships destroyed in the ''Cloud 9'' disaster.
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| |} | | In the episode "[[The Farm]]" 24 ships leave the Fleet to return to Kobol. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] provides the following breakdown: |
| | *Twelve transports - incl. the ''Astral Queen'', and the ''Gemenon Traveller'' |
| | *Seven freighters |
| | *Three construction platforms |
| | *One private cruiser |
| | *One mining ship - the ''Monarch''. |
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| | ==Demographics== |
| | A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In "[[33]]", before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there were 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In "[[Home, Part I]]", the [[Laura Roslin faction]] left the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 were Gemenons and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the fleet was 47,857. |
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| ==== Ships Not Part of ''Galactica'''s Fleet ====
| | This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument. |
| | *Note that Gemenon and Caprica had more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron had in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion. |
| | *Before the destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives made up 10.50% of the fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, we assume that the ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population. |
| | *The figures from the Roslin faction can be viewed in several ways: |
| | <div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics1.png]]</div> |
| | :*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenons and Capricans jumped to Kobol with the Roslin faction. |
| | ::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13.06%) |
| | ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%) |
| | ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%) |
| | ::*Others: 27,081 (56.59%)<br clear="both"> |
| | <div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics2.png]]</div> |
| | :*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenons jumped to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the "religion card", but Caprican portion of the Roslin faction was representative of the Fleet. |
| | ::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (58.93%) |
| | ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%) |
| | ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%) |
| | ::*Others: 5,127 persons (10.72%)<br clear="both"> |
| | <div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics3.png]]</div> |
| | :*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenon portions of the Roslin faction were representative of the fleet. |
| | ::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (34.72%) |
| | ::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (52.78%) |
| | ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%) |
| | ::*Others: 956 (2.00%)<br clear="both"> |
| | *Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was in the vicinity when the attack began, and was the nucleus around which the fleet rallied, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore probably somewhere in between Assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the "religion card") and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin. |
| | *Alternatively, it is in fact possible that the populations of the colonies were grossly unequal. Though the structure of the [[Quorum of Twelve]] appears to maintain at least a fiction that the colonies were roughly equal, we know next to nothing about how the governmental system of the colonies was established or evolved over time. Indeed, the United States Senate, for example, by design expressly assumes that the various states constituting it are 'equal' even though this is clearly not the case in terms of their respective populations. Furthermore, the fact that a system of government is 'poor' or else not representatively proportional does not mean it cannot actually be implemented and even survive for long periods of time. |
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| | As for population distribution, we know the population of ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of [[Water]]), the ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of [[33]]) and ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of [[Bastille Day]], [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the Miniseries). There are 176 civillians in the cargo hold of [[Colonial One]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". The fleet is stated at about 75 ships in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", retconned up from 40 in the mini. |
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| | *Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and the ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average. |
| ! Name !! Role !! Last seen !! Notes
| | *The 23 ships that left with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from the ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship. |
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| | ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' || Agricultural and transport vessel || [[Miniseries]] || A sublight-only vessel that is destroyed by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] after the Fall, before Roslin's fleet rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar]].
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| | ''[[Diana (TRS)|Diana]]'' || Gemenese civilian transport || Mentioned only || First Cylon War. Ship's crew and passengers were abducted by the Cylons for experimentation.
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| | ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]'' || Civilian transport || [[Miniseries]] || Abandoned after the passengers and crew are evacuated to ''Colonial One'', an unnamed flat top, and an unnamed transport.
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| | ''[[Scylla]]'' || Civilian transport || [[Razor]] || One of a small fleet of ships encountered by the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.
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| | ==Notes== |
| | In the [[Miniseries]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. The first two of these ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff. |
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| | * ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series "[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]" and the motion picture, "[[Wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]", [[:md:Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|appears briefly in the sky]] outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see [[Laura Roslin]]. The ship does not appear in the Fleet. |
| A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In "[[33]]," before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there are 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In "[[Home, Part I]]," the [[Laura Roslin faction]] leaves the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 ware Gemenese and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the Fleet is 47,857. This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.
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| *Note that Gemenon and Caprica have more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron has in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.
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| *Before the destruction of ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives make up 10.50% of the Fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, it is assumed that ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the Fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population. | |
| *The figures from the Roslin faction can be interpreted in several ways:
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| <div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[File:Demographics1.png]]</div>
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| :*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenese and Capricans jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction.
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| ::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13%)
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| ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)
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| ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)
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| ::*Others: 27,081 (57%){{clear}}<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[File:Demographics2.png]]</div>
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| :*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenese jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the "religion card," but the Caprican portion of the Roslin faction is representative of the Fleet.
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| ::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (59%)
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| ::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)
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| ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)
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| ::*Others: 5,127 persons (11%){{clear}}<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[File:Demographics3.png]]</div>
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| :*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenese portions of the Roslin faction are representative of the Fleet. | |
| ::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (35%)
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| ::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (53%)
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| ::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)
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| ::*Others: 956 (2%){{clear}}*Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other Colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is in the vicinity when the attack begins, and is the nucleus around which the Fleet rallies, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore somewhere in between assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the "religion card") and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.
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| *Alternatively, it is possible that the population of the Colonies are grossly unequal. Although the structure of the Quorum of Twelve appears to maintain at least a fiction that the Colonies are roughly equal, next to nothing is known about how the [[Government|governmental]] system of the Colonies was established or how it evolved over time. Indeed, the United States Senate, for example, by design expressly assumes that the various states constituting it are 'equal' even though this is clearly not the case in terms of their respective populations. Furthermore, the fact that a system of government is 'poor' or else not representatively proportional does not mean it cannot actually be implemented and even survive for long periods of time.
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| *In the [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]], it is revealed that Caprica and Gemenon are in very close proximity. Since the Fleet formed up around ''Colonial One'', which was in the vicinity of Caprica at the time of the attack, the over-representation of the Caprican and Gemenese portion of the Fleet is now explained.
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| As for the population distribution, the population of several ships is known: ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of "[[Water]]"), ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of "[[33]]"), ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of "[[Bastille Day]]," [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the Miniseries) and ''Pyxis'' (600 when destroyed in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]"). There are 176 civilians in the cargo hold of ''[[Colonial One]]'' in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". The Fleet is stated at about 75 ships in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]," retconned up from 40 in the Miniseries.
| | * The original USS [[Wikipedia:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' TV series makes a cameo in the [[:md:Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|last shot of the Fleet]] as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Miniseries. Look to the upper right corner for the ship in a still frame. All season 1 opening credits use this shot, so ''Enterprise'' makes a very quick appearance with each of the first 13 episodes (This is best viewed from the [[Season 1 DVD]] set). |
| *Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.
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| *The 23 ships that leave with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.
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| The Fleet's population has declined by about 8,000 since the above. | | *The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] in the sublight caravan in the [[miniseries]] was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']] TV series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[Wikipedia:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to the Original Series. At least one FTL-capable version of this ship survives and exists in the Fleet ([[The Passage]]). |
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| == Analysis ==
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| * By the time of Felix Gaeta's and Tom Zarek's mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' {{TRS|Blood on the Scales}}, dialogue indicates that the Fleet is down to the very low figure of 35 civilian ships, a surprising loss of about half the initial ships from "[[33]]". Most of these losses remain unaccounted for, as very few civilian ships have been seen or heard to be actually lost on screen. Given that the human population has only declined by about one fifth at this point rather than a similar half, this could be a continuity error or retcon, or the remaining ships would have had to nearly double the number of civilians aboard to compensate. It is possible in the context of the dialogue in the episode that the figure of 35 referred only to the number of ships initially loyal to the mutineers.
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| * The political and social troubles befalling the Fleet as it wanders through space, serve as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.
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| * [[Gemon Liners]] | | *[[:Category:Colonial Craft|Colonial Craft]] |
| * [[Pan Galactic]]
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| * [[Sagitarrian Spaceways]]
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| * [[Five-engined vessel]]
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| * [[Wedge-shaped vessel]]
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| * [[Tubed vessel]]
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| * [[Two-engine cargo vessel]]
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| * ''"[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]"'' - The ship itself is [[Yellow vessel|unnamed]], but clearly identifiable as ''Kodiak'', the command ship of the GDI faction from ''[[w:Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun|Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]''.
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| *Unofficially, many viewers refer to the Fleet as the "RTF"; "Rag-Tag Fleet," or more fully, "RTFF." These nicknames come from the term "Rag-Tag Fugitive Fleet," a name used in the closing credits voice over of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] (performed by series star [[Lorne Greene]]), describing the [[The Fleet (TOS)|civilian refugee fleet]].
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| * In the [[Miniseries]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. The first two of these ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor, and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.
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| ** ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and the motion picture ''[[Wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'', [[:md:Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|appears briefly in the sky]] outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see [[Laura Roslin]]. The ship does not appear in the Fleet.
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| ** The original USS [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] from the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' TV series makes a cameo in the [[:md:Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|last shot of the Fleet]] as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Miniseries. Look to the upper right corner for the ship in a still frame. All Season 1 [[opening credits]] use this shot, so ''Enterprise'' makes a very quick appearance with each of the first 13 episodes (This is best viewed from the [[Season 1 DVD]] set).
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| ** The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] in the Miniseries was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the Original Series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior. At least one FTL-capable version of this ship survives and exists in the Fleet {{TRS|The Passage}}.
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| * It is worth noting that inconsistencies of fleet numbers and on-screen visual representing. While dialogue in Season 1 and through to mid-Season 2, indicates between '''64''' and '''75''' ships, a count of every background ship until the end of the series will give you at least '''101''' ships, even accounting for losses in earlier episodes. This discrepancy was never addressed throughout the run of the series.
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| * [[Battlestar Galactica Blue Prints|A list of blueprints]] of ships in the Fleet is available.
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| ** These are considered non-canon.
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| * In a deleted scene from [[Litmus]], the ''Coronis'', as a ship carrying people who are unhappy about being last in food ration distribution, is mentioned. However, it is not present on either the master tally board on ''Galactica'' or the whiteboard tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". As ''Coronis'' has not been mentioned in any canonical capacity, it is considered totally abandoned by the producers.
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| ** In Greek mythology [[w:Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]] is the name of several figures.
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