Resurrection Ship

This article deals with the ship. For the episodes of the same name, see "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and Resurrection Ship, Part II".

Pegasus reconnaissance photos

The Resurrection Ship is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of Cylon humanoids who are killed. Normally, upon death, their consciousnesses are downloaded into new identical bodies on the Cylon homeworld, but for Cylon agents located farther and farther away from home - such as those aboard the humans' refugee Fleet - this is not possible, as the download range of a Humano-Cylon is limited.

For this reason, when the Cylons began pursuing the Fleet, they incorporated the Resurrection Ship at the center of their pursuit force, to provide their agents with a fallback position; if they were killed, their consciousnesses could be downloaded to new bodies without concern. Without that ship, a killed Cylon would truly die, as their consciousnesses also would be cut off.

Based on testimony provided by Gina and on reconnaisance photos taken by Kara Thrace on the Blackbird, the ship contains multiple copies of Humano-Cylon models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. (Resurrection Ship, Part I).

Pursuing the Fleet

When Pegasus happened upon a Resurrection Ship, later found to be pursuing the Fleet, they found that the ship was escorted by two basestars and approximately a dozen support vessels. It is assumed that the ships were following the Fleet since the exodus from the Colonies.

According to a copy of D'anna Biers on Caprica, two Cylon Raiders from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on Galactica's crew back to the Cylons (Final Cut). The battlestar Pegasus located this ship and its escorts sometime after the Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and used it to locate Galactica. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning a joint strike on it, but tension between Admiral Helena Cain and Commander William Adama quickly threatened to derail the operation (Pegasus).

Prior to Thrace's recon flight, the function of such a ship was a complete mystery. Admiral Cain speculated that it was a command and control ship. Adama suggested that it might be a Raider factory.