Scorpion Fleet Shipyards

Scorpion Fleet Shipyard(s)
Race:	Colonial
Type:	Military
FTL:	No
Propulsion:
Crew:	Unknown
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Role:	Shipyard
Weapons:	Multiple Vipers; Multiple point-defense Kinetic Energy Weapons
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Aircraft:	{{{aircraft}}}
Aviation facilities:	{{{facilities}}}
Fate:	Destroyed in Cylon attacks
Emblem:	[[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]]
Other Images:	Gallery
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Game Information
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Mobility
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Armament
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Additional Information

The Scorpia/Scorpion Fleet Shipyard(s) were a series of Colonial Fleet drydocks located in orbit around the colony of Scorpia.

The docks themselves appear to be able to accommodate various Colonial vessels including Thera Sita-type transports, Mercury-class battlestars, Valkyrie-type battlestars, Galactica-type battlestars, and Berzerk-type cruisers. Cargo is transported along the entire length of the facilities by cargo trains that are able to move along both the top and bottom to deliver the cargo to its destinations. The shipyards also feature various points for Colonial craft to replenish their tylium supply, and store the fuel in massive storage tanks at various positions along the structure.

Defensively, the structure features very little and must rely on the Fleet for long-term defense; however, the structure includes various Viper hangars and anti-aircraft turrets along its entire length.

Fate During the Fall

In the opening moments of the attacks, the Cylons are able to surprise the Colonials by detonating multiple nuclear warheads in range of the shipyards, eliminating the use of DRADIS and blinding both sides involved. The detonations cause moderate damage to the facilities themselves, but leave them intact, indicating they were not directly hit. On fire, and all but defenseless, multiple squadrons of Raiders are then able to jump in and have at the facilities with relative ease, despite being blind. The subsequent assault ultimately destroys the facilities, and various Colonial craft caught in the ensuing chaos. However, one battlestar was able to escape destruction, break free of her berths, and escape the battle ^{(TRS: "Razor")}.

At the time of the attacks, the shipyards were seen hosting the Mercury-class battlestar Pegasus, at least one Galactica-type battlestar (possibly two), at least two Valkyrie-type battlestars, and at least two Berzerk-type support vessels, along with numerous military and civilian transports.

Notes

• While the shipyards are in proximity of Scorpia ^{(TRS: "Colonial Day", "Razor")}, the location subtitles in "Razor" identify the shipyard's name as "Scorpion Fleet Shipyards." It is possible that the installation is named with an adjectival form of the colony's ancient name, "Scorpio," or that it is named after the creature itself. That said, the shipyard is later identified as Scorpia Fleet Shipyards in a chyron from "The Plan," suggesting that it may be known either by a second name or as a possession of Scorpia, i.e. "Scorpia's Fleet Shipyards."
• This image of the shipyards and of the planet Scorpia in the background is the first time that viewers have seen any other Colonial planet aside from Caprica ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}. Tauron is later shown in the "Razor" extended edition.
• The shipyards were seen in orbit around the southern hemisphere in "The Plan," but in orbit over Scorpia's northern hemisphere in "Razor."
• The Science of Battlestar Galactica lists battlestars Ramses and Bellerophon as two of the ships destroyed at the shipyard.

See also

• Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards

Related images

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  Closeup
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  Further closeup
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  Retreat of Pegasus - FTL implosion
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  Pegasus begins her emergency blind jump, retreating from The Battle of Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and destroying much of the dock she was moored to

Re-imagined Series definition: Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama

Re-imagined Series definition: Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh

Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL

Re-imagined Series definition: "Direction, Range, and Distance", Colonial equivalent of radar or lidar

Re-imagined Series definition: the process of using the FTL engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another