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| image= Space Park.JPG | |||
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| race= Colonial | | race= Colonial | ||
| type= Civilian | | type= Civilian | ||
| ftl= Yes | | ftl= Yes | ||
| role= Passenger liner | | role= Passenger liner | ||
| length= {{Feet2Meters|4000}} | | length= {{Feet2Meters|4000}} | ||
| width= {{Feet2Meters|1250}}| height= {{Feet2Meters|1250}} | | width= {{Feet2Meters|1250}}| height= {{Feet2Meters|1250}} | ||
| status= | | status= Destroyed; Flown into a sun ([[Daybreak, Part II]]) | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Zephyr''''' is | The '''''Zephyr''''' is an [[FTL]]-capable civilian passenger liner that manages escape the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the Twelve Colonies]] to join the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
During the events of President [[Laura Roslin]]'s incarceration, all twelve delegates from the [[Quorum of Twelve]] are en route from this ship to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[Fragged]]). | |||
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Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers fraudulent ballots for President Roslin in ''Zephyr'''s ballot box during her ill-fated re-election attempt versus Vice-President [[Gaius Baltar]]. The ballots are later rejected and Baltar is declared the winner ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). | |||
After the discovery and settlement of [[New Caprica]], the ship is one of the few to remain in orbit (its shape may make it impractical or impossible to land). It manages to escape the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] blockade of the planet along with ''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). | |||
The ''Zephyr'' is among the first ships taken through the star cluster towards the [[algae planet]] ([[The Passage]]) and is among the first ships to jump into the [[Ionian nebula]] before losing power ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). | |||
The | |||
Baltar's first lawyer, [[Alan Hughes]], comes from the ''Zephyr''. Racetrack complains that she has to shuttle him between there and ''Galactica'' ([[The Son Also Rises]]). | |||
The ship is severely damaged by two missile strikes in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], but survives and is still capable of flight ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). A few days later, [[:image:Rebuilding the Space Park.jpg|repairs]] to the damaged portion of the ring begin ([[Six of One]]). | |||
Approximately two months later, the ring section has been largely repaired ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). | |||
''Zephyr'' is | The ''Zephyr'' is amongst the group of ships that successfully arrive at [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[Revelations]]). | ||
Lt. Felix Gaeta is on his way to the ''Zephyr'' for some R&R along with two [[Number Eight]]s, Specialist [[Brooks (RDM)|Brooks]], Lt. [[J. Finnegan|J. "Shark" Finnegan]] and [[Esrin|"Easy" Esrin]]([[The Face of the Enemy]]). | |||
''Zephyr'' | By the time the fleet were leaving Earth, ''Zephyr'''s ring was spinning once more ("[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]") | ||
The | The ''Zephyr'' would later arrive at the inhabited planet the Colonials planned to make their new home. The ship was later guided by [[Samuel T. Anders|Anders]] into the sun, noting that its ring had stopped spinning. ([[Daybreak, Part II]]). | ||
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
:''The following information was previously available on the SciFi Channel website. It should be noted that information from that website, while being official, is unreliable and may be contradicted on screen:'' | :''The following information was previously available on the SciFi Channel website. It should be noted that information from that website, while being official, is unreliable and may be contradicted on screen:'' | ||
*''Zephyr'', | *The ''Zephyr'', referred to as the ''Space Park'', is of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libris|Libran]] registry. | ||
*Its enormous ring section was designed in the days when artificial gravity was too expensive to utilize on a commercial ship of that size. | *Its enormous ring section was designed in the days when artificial gravity was too expensive to utilize on a commercial ship of that size. | ||
*This passenger liner design was so successful that it was adapted for scientific and military uses by replacing passenger accommodation with laboratories, auxiliary power generators, and computer cores. | *This passenger liner design was so successful that it was adapted for scientific and military uses by replacing passenger accommodation with laboratories, auxiliary power generators, and computer cores. | ||
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* The ship is likely named after the Greek god of the western wind, [[wikipedia:Anemoi|Zephyrus]]. | * The ship is likely named after the Greek god of the western wind, [[wikipedia:Anemoi|Zephyrus]]. | ||
* The repair of ''Zephyr'' is the first time that large scale repair operations to the outside of a ship within the Fleet can be seen on screen. | *The repair of the ''Zephyr'' is the first time that large scale repair operations to the outside of a ship within the Fleet can be seen on screen. | ||
* | *It appears that the ''Zephyr'' is one in a series of ships that has undergone a design retcon (others include the [[Viper Mark VII]], the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] and the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]/[[Heavy Raider]]) in the third season. The new version appears the be more weathered - with far fewer "clean" lines than the original model - and bears a thickened neck section and a jagged antenna-like device that replaces the needle nose of the original. | ||
==Related Imagery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Ringship 13 aft.jpg|Aft view | |||
Image:Space Park Passage.jpg|In a small fleet preparing to traverse a [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]] ([[The Passage]]) | |||
Image:Space Park (Ionian Nebula).jpg|Ring section close-up ([[Crossroads, Part II]]) | |||
Image:Space Park-Pixis-Colonial One.jpg|Bow close-up (Crossroads, Part II) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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