Pyxis

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The Pyxis is a ship in the Fleet.

Its name is shown on the voting tally board in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".

The ship is later escorted by Raptors through a very dense star cluster to the algae planet (The Passage).

Pyxis's captain is selected to be a judge at Gaius Baltar's trial . Together with William Adama, he votes to hear Lee Adama's testimony (Crossroads, Part I & Part II).

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From a preview clip from the Space Channel, the ship is destroyed in the battle at the Ionian Nebula, with 600 souls lost.

Notes

• Pyxis is a minor southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Pyxis Nautica. It is perhaps supposed to represent the compass of Argo Navis.

Re-imagined Series definition: abbreviation of tally-ho; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position ^{(TRS: "The Hand of God", "Scattered", "Maelstrom")}