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'''Agro Ship''' is the common classification for spacecraft capable of growing any edible [[agro]] foodstuffs needed in a convoy or [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] for long periods of time. These crafts have translucent hull plates interconnected in a structural enforcement grid, which allow the plants to receive the necessary sunlight from a nearby star or some other stellar formation to achieve the state of [[Wikipedia:photosynthesis|photosynthesis]]. Artificial lighting is, apparently, also an important function of these agro ships | '''Agro Ship''' is the common classification for spacecraft capable of growing any edible [[agro]] foodstuffs needed in a convoy or [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] for long periods of time. These crafts have translucent hull plates interconnected in a structural enforcement grid, which allow the plants to receive the necessary sunlight from a nearby star or some other stellar formation to achieve the state of [[Wikipedia:photosynthesis|photosynthesis]]. Artificial lighting is, apparently, also an important function of these agro ships. | ||
Agro ships are unarmed, but can withstand an assault for some period of time | Agro ships are unarmed, but can withstand an assault for some period of time. | ||
''Galactica'''s Fleet has three such agro ships; two of which are destroyed by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] and the third | ''Galactica'''s Fleet has three such agro ships; two of which are destroyed by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] and the third, the [[Agro Ship 9]], experiences a hull breach via a destroyed airlock ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]). | ||
Count [[Iblis]] also visits the Agro Ship 9 with Lieutenant [[Sheba]] during his time with the Fleet ("[[War of the Gods, Part I]] & [[War of the Gods, Part II|II]]"). | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The agro ships are reuses of the spacecraft from [[IMDB:Silent Running|''Silent Running'']], a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|''Battlestar Galactica'']]. | * The agro ships are reuses of the spacecraft from [[IMDB:Silent Running|''Silent Running'']], a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|''Battlestar Galactica'']]. | ||
* The same shots of the agro ships destructions in "[[ | * The same shots of the agro ships destructions in "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]" were reused in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[Space Croppers]]". This continued ''Battlestar'''s regrettable tradition of continued reuse of stock footage, which occurred due to the length of time special effects shots took to prepare for and produce in that television era, in combination with the hectic shooting schedule. | ||
* The [[Botanical Cruiser]] in [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Reimagined Series]] is a homage of this ship. | |||
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Revision as of 16:12, 25 December 2006
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Agro Ship is the common classification for spacecraft capable of growing any edible agro foodstuffs needed in a convoy or Fleet for long periods of time. These crafts have translucent hull plates interconnected in a structural enforcement grid, which allow the plants to receive the necessary sunlight from a nearby star or some other stellar formation to achieve the state of photosynthesis. Artificial lighting is, apparently, also an important function of these agro ships.
Agro ships are unarmed, but can withstand an assault for some period of time.
Galactica's Fleet has three such agro ships; two of which are destroyed by the Cylons and the third, the Agro Ship 9, experiences a hull breach via a destroyed airlock (The Magnificent Warriors).
Count Iblis also visits the Agro Ship 9 with Lieutenant Sheba during his time with the Fleet ("War of the Gods, Part I & II").
Notes
- The agro ships are reuses of the spacecraft from Silent Running, a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru John Dykstra worked on a few years prior to Battlestar Galactica.
- The same shots of the agro ships destructions in "The Magnificent Warriors" were reused in the Galactica 1980 episode, "Space Croppers". This continued Battlestar's regrettable tradition of continued reuse of stock footage, which occurred due to the length of time special effects shots took to prepare for and produce in that television era, in combination with the hectic shooting schedule.
- The Botanical Cruiser in the Reimagined Series is a homage of this ship.