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Demetrius

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Demetrius
Demetrius
Race: Colonial
Type: Civilian/Miltary
FTL: Yes
Propulsion:
Crew: At least 10
Capacity:
CO: Kara Thrace
XO: Karl Agathon
Role: Sewage recycling ship
Scavenger ship
Weapons: Four Vipers
One Raptor
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Additional Information

The Demetrius is a sewage processing ship in the Fleet and survives the Battle of the Ionian Nebula.

After Kara Thrace's return, a torn William Adama sends Thrace and a hand-picked crew in the Demetrius on a mission to find Earth, despite Laura Roslin's warnings that Thrace is not to be trusted (Six of One). The Colonial public are told that they are on a survey mission to find food sources, though its disappearance is a matter of considerable media attention.

The Demetrius is accompanied by a detachment of four Vipers and at least one Raptor magnetically secured to the ship, and is supplied with a vast array of navigational charts (The Ties That Bind).

The hand-picked crew consists of:

Design

The main quarters area of the ship are small and cramped like that of a submarine. The only known separate compartment is the captain's bridge.

Notes

  • Its name is first shown on the voting tally board in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
  • When Kendra Shaw tries to tune in to a Talk Wireless interview with Gaius Baltar, she picks up a transmission from the Adriatic to the Demetrius concerning cargo wasting in Adriatics's holds (Razor).
  • Ron D. Moore describes the ship as the "closest we’ve ever come to a sort of Das Boot – type look and feel on this programme since the [2003] mini series".[1]
  • Demetrius I was a Greco-Bactrian king who reigned circa 200-180 BCE as well as many other historical figures.
  • Demeter is the Greek goddess of grain and agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law.

References

  1. Cullen, Ian M. (11 December 2007). Ron Moore Gives Some Further Insights Into Season 4 Of Battlestar (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 14 December 2007.