Luxury liner

Luxury liners are a series of popular passenger craft that are employed by various operators in the Twelve Colonies in the years before the Fall. There are at least two distinct types of liners defined by their fin placements: a flat-fin back (e.g. Olympic Carrier) and a front-fin (e.g. Colonial Heavy 798).

Flat-fin back type

Luxury liner
Race:	Colonial
Type:	Civilian
FTL:	Yes
Propulsion:
Crew:
Capacity:	Approx. 1,500
CO:	{{{co}}}
XO:	{{{xo}}}
Role:	Inter-planetary passenger liner
Weapons:	{{{weapons}}}
Armaments:	{{{arm}}}
Defenses:	{{{def}}}
Aircraft:	{{{aircraft}}}
Aviation facilities:	{{{facilities}}}
Fate:	{{{status}}}
Emblem:	[[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]]
Other Images:	Gallery
Dimensions
Length:	825 feet (251.5m)
Width:	130 feet (39.7m)
Height:	75 feet (22.9m)
Weight:	{{{weight}}}
Wingspan:	{{{wingspan}}}
Other:	{{{otherdi}}}
Game Information
Cost:	{{{construction}}}
Construction Time:	{{{construction}}}
Hull Size:	{{{hull size}}}
Hull:	{{{hull}}}
Mobility
FTL Cooldown:	{{{ftl cooldown}}} turns
Speed:	{{{speed}}} m/s
Turn Rate:	{{{turn rate}}}°/turn
Armor Sum
Armor Total:	{{{armor total}}}
Armor Left:	{{{armor left}}}
Armor Right:	{{{armor right}}}
Armor Front:	{{{armor front}}}
Armor Rear:	{{{armor rear}}}
Armor Top:	{{{armor top}}}
Armor Bottom:	{{{armor bottom}}}
Armament
DRADIS Range:	{{{dradis range}}} m
Processing Power:	{{{processing power}}}
Munition Slots:	{{{munitions}}}
Munition Cooldown Period:	{{{munition cooldown}}} turns
Squadron Slots:	{{{squadrons}}}
Squadron Size:	{{{squadron size}}}
Special Abilities:	{{{special abilities}}}
Additional Information

Design and Capabilities

Liners of a flat-fin back type  share a unique fish-like design that make them well suited for interplanetary and inter-atmospheric travel, a common occurrence as these ships arrived at and departed from their destinations. The cockpit is located at the front, with the passenger seating in the middle, and aft compartments that hold the ship's four sublight boosters; the FTL drive is presumably housed along the bottom of the craft. Each unit was custom painted, depending on the operator. These passenger liners could hold up to fifteen hundred people, or as few as six hundred, depending on accommodations Template:TRS33.

At the time of the attacks, many of these ships became stranded in the space lanes surrounding the Colonies. They attempt to gather, but are found by a Cylon scout and are forced to flee to Ragnar, leaving behind many of the sublight ships. After a brief rendezvous, these and many other Colonial craft are able to escape with Galactica. They survive the harrowing multi-year journey across the galaxy fairly unscathed. However, two liners, Olympic Carrier and Pyxis, are lost in battle Template:TRS33. The surviving ships are scuttled after the Colonials find a new planet to call home ^{(TRS: "Daybreak")}.

Notes

• This vessel had been an alternate option for Colonial One.
• This ship is identified as an "Intersun passenger cruiser" on SciFi.com, although the actual ship depicted is operated by Gemon Liners. Since Intersun is apparently a liner company which operates Colonial Heavy 798, among other ships, it seems unlikely that they were responsible for the design of this craft. (In the same way that Pan Am has been an airline with a fleet of crafts produced by the manufacturer Boeing.)

Upgrades

As with many models from Zoic originating from the Miniseries (known in its earlier incarnation as the Gemon Liners), this version was re-engineered by Fabio Passaro (Meshweaver) by the in-house visual effects team under Gary Hutzel, and featured at three different quality variations: a "hero" model detailed for closeups, a "medium" model for mid-range shots, and a "low" model for deep background shots requiring minimal detail.

According to Passaro, he was contacted in 2006 CE to provide these enhanced models of various background ships, starting with the "flat-fin back" type. In addition to quality improvements, both a clean and dirty version of three distinct "skins" were made: a Sagitarrian Spaceways, a Pan Galactic, and a generic version.

Related Imagery

Zoic Model

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  Gemon Liners publicity render - ventral aft view.
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  Gemon Liners publicity render - ventral fore view.
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  Gemon Liners publicity render - dorsal aft view.
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  Olympic Carrier ^(TRS: "33").
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  Olympic Carrier - aft view ^(TRS: "33").
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  Gemenon Liner 1701 ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}.
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  Pan Galactic ship in space ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}.

In-House VFX Model

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  Pan Galactic ship escaping from New Caprica ^{(TRS: "Exodus, Part II")}.
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  A hero quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A hero quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the hero quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A hero quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the hero quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A clean, medium quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the medium quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A clean, medium quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the medium quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A clean, medium quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the medium quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A clean, low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A clean, low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A clean, low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A wire overlay for the low quality render of the "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
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  A low quality render of the weathered generic "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
• A medium quality render of the weathered generic "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.[2]
  A medium quality render of the weathered generic "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.
• A hero quality render of the weathered generic "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.[2]
  A hero quality render of the weathered generic "flat-fin back" type luxury liner.

Front-fin type

Luxury liner
Race:	Colonial
Type:	Civilian
FTL:	Yes
Propulsion:	2 x sublight engines, 4 x commercial-rated FTL drive pods, maneuvering thrusters.
Crew:	Unknown; At least 2 Pilots; Flight Crew
Capacity:	(approx) 100-150 standard - up to 500 under emergency conditions
CO:	{{{co}}}
XO:	{{{xo}}}
Role:	Inter-planetary passenger liner
Weapons:	{{{weapons}}}
Armaments:	{{{arm}}}
Defenses:	{{{def}}}
Aircraft:	{{{aircraft}}}
Aviation facilities:	{{{facilities}}}
Fate:	{{{status}}}
Emblem:	[[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]]
Other Images:	Gallery
Dimensions
Length:	277 feet (84.5m)
Width:	49 feet (15m)
Height:	72 feet (22m)
Weight:	{{{weight}}}
Wingspan:	{{{wingspan}}}
Other:	{{{otherdi}}}
Game Information
Cost:	{{{construction}}}
Construction Time:	{{{construction}}}
Hull Size:	{{{hull size}}}
Hull:	{{{hull}}}
Mobility
FTL Cooldown:	{{{ftl cooldown}}} turns
Speed:	{{{speed}}} m/s
Turn Rate:	{{{turn rate}}}°/turn
Armor Sum
Armor Total:	{{{armor total}}}
Armor Left:	{{{armor left}}}
Armor Right:	{{{armor right}}}
Armor Front:	{{{armor front}}}
Armor Rear:	{{{armor rear}}}
Armor Top:	{{{armor top}}}
Armor Bottom:	{{{armor bottom}}}
Armament
DRADIS Range:	{{{dradis range}}} m
Processing Power:	{{{processing power}}}
Munition Slots:	{{{munitions}}}
Munition Cooldown Period:	{{{munition cooldown}}} turns
Squadron Slots:	{{{squadrons}}}
Squadron Size:	{{{squadron size}}}
Special Abilities:	{{{special abilities}}}
Additional Information

A front-fin type  varies from the streamlined look of the flat-fin back type, and features a central fin-like structure along the front end of the craft, with a quartet of fins in a four-point star formation.

Design and Capabilities

These liners share many of the capabilities of the first type of liner. Designed for interplanetary travel, these liners feature a semi-spacious interior, and a large storage bay for luggage. The cockpit is located at the front, with the passenger seating in the middle, and the aft compartments held the ship's two sublight boosters and FTL drives. It is unknown if these ships are employed elsewhere, but they have been quite popular on Caprica since before the start of the Cylon War (Caprica).

At the time of the attacks, only one ship of this configuration survives, Colonial Heavy 798, carrying Secretary of Education Laura Roslin to Galactica home after its decommissioning ceremony. Following the death of President Richard Adar and the rest of his administration, Laura Roslin is sworn in a President of the Colonies, after which 798 becomes Colonial One ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}.

Survivors in the Caprica City area attempt to flee in another craft of the same configuration, but it is presumed destroyed shortly afterward, and did not join The Fleet ^{(TRS: "The Plan")}.