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:''For information on an [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] of the same name, see [[Triton (TOS)]].'' | |||
{{Ship Data | {{Ship Data | ||
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| race= Colonial | | race= Colonial | ||
| type= Military | | type= Military | ||
| ftl= | | ftl= Yes | ||
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid | |||
| role= Carrier / battleship | | weapons= Primary and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors | ||
| | | status= Destroyed in [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] | ||
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''Triton'' | The battlestar '''''Triton''''', belonging to [[Battlestar Group]] 39, and featuring integrated command and control systems, and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]] (CNP) is reported as lost with many other battlestars of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] during the initial [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]], along with ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' and ''[[Solaria]]'' ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
According to records in [[William Adama]]'s possession, [[Kara Thrace]] served aboard ''Triton'', holding the rank of lieutenant junior grade prior to becoming a pilot on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. The ship's commanding officer at that time was [[James Jonasson]] ([[The Son Also Rises]]).<ref>''Triton'' information is from [[:Image:Kara Thrace Record 1.jpg|a record of disciplinary proceedings against Kara Thrace]] seen in "[[The Son Also Rises]]".</ref> | |||
While it is never explained how [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] escaped the destruction of ''Triton'' or when he joined ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] refers to her new [[ECO]] as "a refugee from ''Triton''". Crashdown's uniform patch<ref name="patch">The ''Triton'' patch is one a series of rare [[Insignia (RDM)|patches from other ships]]. The patch reads "BST" instead of "BSG". The costuming department very likely assumed that "BSG" stands for "Battlestar Galactica" and changed the last letter accordingly. However, "[[Water]]" and the patches for both ''[[Pegasus]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie]]'' establish that "BSG" stands for [[battlestar group]].</ref> in that episode reads "Battlestar Triton" rather than "Battlestar Galactica" ([[33]]). | |||
== Related imagery == | == Related imagery == | ||
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<gallery> | |||
Image:Triton patch.jpg|A photo of the arm patch for ''Triton''. | |||
Image:TritonPatch 2.png|[[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]'s ''Triton'''s patch on his flight suit ([[33]]). | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Notes == | |||
* The ship is likely named after a figure in Colonial faith or mythology, given the parallels of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Lord of Kobol|Colonial faith]] and the pantheon of Greek gods. In Greek mythology, [[w:Triton (mythology)|Triton]] is not one of the Twelve Olympians himself (and as such might not be considered a Lord of Kobol by the Colonials), but the son of Poseidon and messenger of the sea. | * The ship is likely named after a figure in Colonial faith or mythology, given the parallels of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Lord of Kobol|Colonial faith]] and the pantheon of Greek gods. In Greek mythology, [[w:Triton (mythology)|Triton]] is not one of the Twelve Olympians himself (and as such might not be considered a Lord of Kobol by the Colonials), but the son of Poseidon and messenger of the sea. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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