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The '''Flattop type''' is a mobile rescue and repair fleet part of the [[Colonial Auxiliary Fleet]], dating back to the [[First Cylon War]]. Here, they assisted Battlestar Groups in firefighting, recovery, and repair of troubled Fleet ships ([[Blood and Chrome]]).
The '''Flattop type''' is a form of mobile rescue and repair vessel operating in the [[Colonial Auxiliary Fleet]] since the [[First Cylon War]]. During the war, they assisted battlestar groups in firefighting and in recovery and repair of troubled Fleet ships (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').


Over 40 years later, they are still in service, and at least two of these ships, ''[[Virgon Express]]'', and ''[[Carina]]'', are able to escape with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ("[[Miniseries]]").  
Over forty years later, they are still in service, and at least two of these ships, ''[[Virgon Express]]'', and ''[[Carina]]'', are able to escape with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).  
   
   
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*"Flat top" is a slang term for an [[w:Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] (it is also a hairstyle).
*"Flat top" is a slang term for an [[w:Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]].
*In the separate continuity of the [[List of Comics|Dynamite comics series]], ships of the same design were used by the [[Caprican Expeditionary Fleet]] during the [[Third Colonial Conflict]].
*In the separate continuity of the [[List of Comics|Dynamite comics series]], ships of the same design were used by the [[Caprican Expeditionary Fleet]] during the [[Third Colonial Conflict]].
*The Flattop design in the Re-imagined Series is based on an [[Original Series]] ship design.
*The Flattop design in the Re-imagined Series is based on an [[Original Series]] ship design.

Revision as of 20:42, 8 April 2013

This page is about the ship Flattop. For information about the pilot with the callsign "Flat Top", see Dwight Saunders.
Flattop
Flattop
Race: Colonial
Type: Civilian
FTL: Yes
Propulsion: 2 sublight engines
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Fate: Destroyed, Cylon Holocaust, 0 BCH
Surviving ships scuttled, circa 4 ACH
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The Flattop type is a form of mobile rescue and repair vessel operating in the Colonial Auxiliary Fleet since the First Cylon War. During the war, they assisted battlestar groups in firefighting and in recovery and repair of troubled Fleet ships (Blood and Chrome).

Over forty years later, they are still in service, and at least two of these ships, Virgon Express, and Carina, are able to escape with Galactica following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: Miniseries).

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