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[[Image:AgroShips.jpg|thumb|The three Agro ships of the fleet.]] | [[Image:AgroShips.jpg|thumb|The three Agro ships of the fleet.]] | ||
'''Agro Ship''' is the common classification for spacecraft capable of | '''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 ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]). | ||
Agro ships are unarmed, but can withstand an assault for some period of time ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]). | Agro ships are unarmed, but can withstand an assault for some period of time ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]). | ||
''Galactica'''s Fleet has three such agro ships; two of which are destroyed by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] and the third one ( | ''Galactica'''s Fleet has three such agro ships; two of which are destroyed by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] and the third one ([[Agro Ship 9]]) experiences a hull breach via a destroyed airlock ([[The Magnificent Warriors (TOS)|The Magnificent Warriors]]). | ||
== 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 [[Dykstra, John|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 [[Dykstra, John|John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|''Battlestar Galactica'']]. | ||
* The same | * The same shots of the agro ships destructions in "[[The Magnificent Warriors (TOS)|The Magnificent Warriors]]" were reused in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[Space Croppers]]". Thus continuing ''Battlestar'''s regrettable tradition of continual reuse of stock footage. | ||
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[[Category: Colonial Craft (TOS)]] | [[Category:Colonial Craft (TOS)]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:02, 13 March 2006
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 (The Magnificent Warriors).
Agro ships are unarmed, but can withstand an assault for some period of time (The Magnificent Warriors).
Galactica's Fleet has three such agro ships; two of which are destroyed by the Cylons and the third one (Agro Ship 9) experiences a hull breach via a destroyed airlock (The Magnificent Warriors).
Notes[edit]
- 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". Thus continuing Battlestar's regrettable tradition of continual reuse of stock footage.