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'''Refinery ships''' process raw minerals and metals gathered by a mining ship. Unlike a [[mining ship]], a refinery vessel has large processing and storage facilities, and can serve as a fueling vessel. In the storage compartments small excavators and chutes are used to move the raw, granular [[tylium]] to long conveyor belts on the lower decks. There manual labor is involved in refining it to a liquid fuel, but the exact further process is unknown.
'''Refinery ships''' process raw minerals and metals gathered by a mining ship. Unlike a [[mining ship]], a refinery vessel has large processing and storage facilities, and can serve as a fueling vessel. In the storage compartments small excavators and chutes are used to move the raw, granular [[tylium]] to long conveyor belts on the lower decks. There manual labor is involved in refining it to a liquid fuel, but the exact further process is unknown.


The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] possesses two such ships, the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' ([[Epiphanies]]) and the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' ([[Dirty Hands]]). However, the episode "Dirty Hands" implies that the former was destroyed.
The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] possesses two such ships, the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' ([[Epiphanies]]) and the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' ([[Dirty Hands]]). However, the episode "Dirty Hands" implies that the former was destroyed <ref>In "[[Dirty Hands]]" the refinery ship is continually referred to in the singular and the strike on it leads a Fleet-wide crisis. It is identified as the ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' in the a deleted scene and the script. This makes it unlikely that a second refinery ship exists.</ref>.


== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==
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The vessels are used to process the immense reserves of tylium mined from an asteroid [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid|liberated]] from a [[Cylon Refinery|Cylon base]] ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).  
The vessels are used to process the immense reserves of tylium mined from an asteroid [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid|liberated]] from a [[Cylon Refinery|Cylon base]] ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).  


Following President Roslin's imprisonment and Colonel Tigh's subsequent declaration of martial law, the crew of one refinery ship refuses to continue refining tylium in protest ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).
Following President Roslin's imprisonment and Colonel Tigh's subsequent declaration of martial law, the crew of a [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauranian]] refinery ship refuses to continue refining tylium in protest ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).


One of the refinery ships is damaged in a collision with the ''[[Striker]]'' under the incompetent oversight of recently promoted Captain [[George Birch]], ''Galactica'''s [[CAG]] in [[Lee Adama]]'s absence ([[Home, Part I]]).
One of the refinery ships is damaged in a collision with the ''[[Striker]]'' under the incompetent oversight of recently promoted Captain [[George Birch]], ''Galactica'''s [[CAG]] in [[Lee Adama]]'s absence ([[Home, Part I]]).


A refinery ship is among the ships taking part in the settlement of [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) and later escapes during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]) <ref>Given that "[[Dirty Hands]]" only mentions one refinery ship and that the strike on it leads to Fleet-wide crisis, this is likely the ''[[Hitei Kan]]''. This also implies that the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' was lost.</ref>
A refinery ship is among the ships taking part in the settlement of [[New Caprica]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).  


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 00:31, 19 August 2008

Refinery ship schematic.

Refinery ships process raw minerals and metals gathered by a mining ship. Unlike a mining ship, a refinery vessel has large processing and storage facilities, and can serve as a fueling vessel. In the storage compartments small excavators and chutes are used to move the raw, granular tylium to long conveyor belts on the lower decks. There manual labor is involved in refining it to a liquid fuel, but the exact further process is unknown.

The Fleet possesses two such ships, the Daru Mozu (Epiphanies) and the Hitei Kan (Dirty Hands). However, the episode "Dirty Hands" implies that the former was destroyed [1].

Appearances[edit]

After the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, a refinery ship is found by Boomer's recon Raptor and brought to Roslin's amassing civilian fleet (Miniseries).

The vessels are used to process the immense reserves of tylium mined from an asteroid liberated from a Cylon base (The Hand of God).

Following President Roslin's imprisonment and Colonel Tigh's subsequent declaration of martial law, the crew of a Tauranian refinery ship refuses to continue refining tylium in protest (Resistance).

One of the refinery ships is damaged in a collision with the Striker under the incompetent oversight of recently promoted Captain George Birch, Galactica's CAG in Lee Adama's absence (Home, Part I).

A refinery ship is among the ships taking part in the settlement of New Caprica (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II).

References[edit]

  1. In "Dirty Hands" the refinery ship is continually referred to in the singular and the strike on it leads a Fleet-wide crisis. It is identified as the Hitei Kan in the a deleted scene and the script. This makes it unlikely that a second refinery ship exists.