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:''This article involves the caravan of [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight-speed]] civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. For information on its [[FTL|faster-than-light capable]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[The Fleet (RDM)]]. For general information on the military of the Twelve Colonies in both series, see [[Colonial Fleet]]''.<br/><br/>
{{disline|This article involves the caravan of [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight-speed]] civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. For information on its [[FTL|faster-than-light capable]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[The Fleet (RDM)]]. For general information on the military of the Twelve Colonies in both series, see [[Colonial Fleet]].}}


[[Image:ragtagfleet.jpg|thumb|A shot of the "rag-tag fugitive fleet".]]
[[Image:ragtagfleet.jpg|thumb|A shot of the "rag-tag fugitive fleet".]]
After the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]] in a devastating genocidal attack on the Colonial worlds, Commander {{TOS|Adama}} orders all survivors to find what operational ships that remain on their shattered worlds and fly them towards [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', the sole surviving battlestar after her sister warships are also [[Battle of Cimtar|destroyed]] in the two-prong [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack. With nowhere else to call home, Adama decrees that the remnants of humanity will search for the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on a planet called [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].
After the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies]] in a devastating genocidal attack on the Colonial worlds, Commander {{TOS|Adama}} orders all survivors to find what operational ships that remain on their shattered worlds and fly them towards [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', the sole surviving battlestar after her sister warships are also [[Battle of Cimtar|destroyed]] in the two-prong [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack. With nowhere else to call home, Adama decrees that the remnants of humanity will search for the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on a planet called [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].


Under the guardianship of ''Galactica'', the Fleet comprises of 220 civilian ships.  With the exception of ''Galactica'', the ships are not capable of [[lightspeed]] flight.  The Fleet's overall speed is limited to that of the slowest ship within the group. As all ships in the Fleet were filled to (or over) capacity, removing the slower ships from the caravan is not a option.
Under the guardianship of ''Galactica'', the Fleet comprises of 220 civilian ships.  With the exception of ''Galactica'', the ships are not capable of [[lightspeed]] flight.  The Fleet's overall speed is limited to that of the slowest ship within the group. As all ships in the Fleet were filled to (or over) capacity, removing the slower ships from the caravan is not an option.


== Known Ships ==
== Known Ships ==
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Comm-Tel Ship}}'' || [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]] ship, civilian || [[The Man with Nine Lives]] || Conning his way out of paying for passage to ''[[Rising Star]]'', [[Chameleon]]—claiming to be IFB's president—tells the [[ducket]] taker on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' to head over to this ship so that he may be interviewed.
| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Comm-Tel Ship}}'' || [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]] ship, civilian || [[The Man with Nine Lives]] || Conning his way out of paying for passage to ''[[Rising Star]]'', [[Chameleon]]—claiming to be IFB's president—tells the [[ducket]] taker on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' to head over to this ship so that he may be interviewed.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Edina}}'' || Civilian ship || Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II || According to Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}, this ship almost goes astray when in the [[magnetic void]] en route to [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]].
| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Edina}}'' || Civilian ship || Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II || According to Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}, this ship almost goes astray when in the [[magnetic void]] en route to {{TOS|Kobol}}.
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| ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''   || Colonial [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]], military escort          || [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] || Last known surviving battlestar, roughly 500 [[yahren]] old.
| ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''   || Colonial [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]], military escort          || [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] || Last known surviving battlestar, roughly 500 [[yahren]] old.
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| ''[[Prison Barge]]''          || Prison ship, civilian        || [[Baltar's Escape]]  || Operated by members of [[Council Security]].
| ''[[Prison Barge]]''          || Prison ship, civilian        || [[Baltar's Escape]]  || Operated by members of [[Council Security]].
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| ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''  || Luxury liner and [[chancery]], civilian || [[The Man With Nine Lives]]  || Formerly operated by [[Trans Stellar Spacelines]]. Used to evacuate children and their caretakers off [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] during the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon attack]].
| ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''  || Luxury liner and [[chancery]], civilian || [[The Man with Nine Lives]]  || Formerly operated by [[Trans Stellar Spacelines]]. Used to evacuate children and their caretakers off [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] during the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon attack]].
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| ''[[Sanitation ship|Sanitation Ship]]''          || Sanitation ship, civilian        || [[The Long Patrol]]  || [[Starbuck]] complained about being able to see a sanitation ship out the porthole of the dining chamber of the ''[[Rising Star]]'' as an excuse to book an additional chamber to keep [[Athena]] and [[Cassiopeia]] from accidentally meeting, as he engaged in a dinner-date with both at the same time.
| ''[[Sanitation ship|Sanitation Ship]]''          || Sanitation ship, civilian        || [[The Long Patrol]]  || [[Starbuck]] complained about being able to see a sanitation ship out the porthole of the dining chamber of the ''[[Rising Star]]'' as an excuse to book an additional chamber to keep [[Athena]] and [[Cassiopeia]] from accidentally meeting, as he engaged in a dinner-date with both at the same time.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tip Barge}}'' || Refuse ship, civilian<ref>A tip barge may be a place for depositing rubbish, if the word "[[w:Landfill|tip]]" is used in the British manner.</ref> || Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II || Mentioned by [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] while engaging in mock stereotypical feminine conversation with [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]; [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] claims that he procured [[valcron]] from this ship.
| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tip Barge}}'' || Refuse ship, civilian<ref>A tip barge may be a place for depositing rubbish, if the word "[[w:Landfill|tip]]" is used in the British manner.</ref> || Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II || Mentioned by [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] while engaging in mock stereotypical feminine conversation with [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]; [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] claims that he procured [[valcron]] from this ship.
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| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Trainian}}'' || Unknown, civilian || The Man with Nine Lives || One of the ships on the route taken by the transport shuttle ''[[Canaris]]''.
| ''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian}}'' || Unknown, civilian || The Man with Nine Lives || One of the ships on the route taken by the transport shuttle ''[[Canaris]]''.
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== ''Galactica 1980'' ==
== ''Galactica 1980'' ==


* The freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' is shown in the "[[Galactica 1980]]" episode "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", and is the Fleet's schooling ship.
* The freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' is shown in {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I|prose=Y}} as the Fleet's schooling ship.  
* Interestingly, in "[[Space Croppers]]", ''Galactica''n Fleet is shown to have three agro ships, despite the fact that two were destroyed nearly three decades before. (This can be seen as a [[Continuity error (1980)|continuity error]].)
* In "[[Space Croppers]]", the Galactican Fleet is shown to have three agro ships, despite the fact that two were destroyed nearly three decades before. (This can be seen as a [[Continuity error (1980)|continuity error]].)


=== Other ===
== Support Crafts ==


The Fleet is also comprised of [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttles]] and Colonial [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]s, which are likely not indicated in the "220 ship" figure given in "[[Saga of a Star World]]". It is indicated that there are non-military shuttles that ferry people and, possibly, supplies throughout the Fleet. One such craft is the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}, in addition to the shuttle piloted by [[Aurora]] of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'' {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.
The Fleet is also comprised of [[Colonial shuttle|shuttles]] and Colonial {{TOS|Viper}}s, which are likely not indicated in the "220 ship" figure given in "[[Saga of a Star World]]". It is indicated that there are non-military shuttles that ferry people and, possibly, supplies throughout the Fleet. One such craft is the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}, in addition to the shuttle piloted by [[Aurora (TOS)|Aurora]] of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'' {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.


In addition to their ship compliment, the Colonials have at least one [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] in their possession, as a result of [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|their victory at Galaxy's Edge]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God}}.
In addition to their ship compliment, the Colonials have at least one [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] in their possession, as a result of [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|their victory at Galaxy's Edge]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.


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Fleet identification chart. Note that a Cylon mine and an [[Eastern Alliance]] warship can be seen in the far distance in a number of late TOS episodes, e.g. "[[Take the Celestra]]"...]]


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== Notes ==
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Fleet identification chart. Note that a Cylon mine and an [[Eastern Alliance]] warship can be seen in the far distance in a number of late TOS episodes, e.g. "[[Take the Celestra]]"...|alt=]]
*In the scripts for "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]" and "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]", two ships are mentioned in scenes that were either cut or never filmed.
:*The ''Yarborough'', a freighter that sent a distress signal to ''Galactica'' in the [[magnetic void]] in a continuation of the scene on the bridge as the fleet entered in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]".
:*The ''Crucible'', [[Siress]] [[Blassie]]'s billet ship where the residents were largely over the age of sixty yahrens and likely corresponds to the "Senior Ship" mentioned onscreen in "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]".
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Fleet population|Count of the Fleet population]]
* [[The Fleet (TOS alternate)|Alternate depictions of the Fleet]] in [[BW:SEP|separate continuity materials]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:26, 28 November 2021


A shot of the "rag-tag fugitive fleet".

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies in a devastating genocidal attack on the Colonial worlds, Commander Adama orders all survivors to find what operational ships that remain on their shattered worlds and fly them towards battlestar Galactica, the sole surviving battlestar after her sister warships are also destroyed in the two-prong Cylon attack. With nowhere else to call home, Adama decrees that the remnants of humanity will search for the Thirteenth Tribe on a planet called Earth.

Under the guardianship of Galactica, the Fleet comprises of 220 civilian ships. With the exception of Galactica, the ships are not capable of lightspeed flight. The Fleet's overall speed is limited to that of the slowest ship within the group. As all ships in the Fleet were filled to (or over) capacity, removing the slower ships from the caravan is not an option.

Known Ships[edit]

Active[edit]

Name Ship type / function Last Seen Notes
Agro Ship 9 Agro Ship / food supplier, civilian War of the Gods, Part II Last surviving agro ship after an extremely successful Cylon attack against both her and her sister ships.
Astradon Freighter, civilian Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II A dejected Apollo tells an equally-dejected Starbuck that he found a little place on board the freighter that "with a little paint, and some nice curtains, it's so cozy".
Borella Unknown, civilian The Man with Nine Lives Ship on the route taken by the transport shuttle Canaris. From the name, this is likely the ship from whence Bora, Maga, and Taba came, and is presumably run by Borellian Nomen (given their disdain for other Colonials).
Celestra Electronics ship, civilian Take the Celestra Formerly commanded by Commander Kronus. This is the "command ship" for a small group of ships Adama assigns him to command.
Comm-Tel Ship Inter-Fleet Broadcasting ship, civilian The Man with Nine Lives Conning his way out of paying for passage to Rising Star, Chameleon—claiming to be IFB's president—tells the ducket taker on the shuttle Canaris to head over to this ship so that he may be interviewed.
Edina Civilian ship Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II According to Colonel Tigh, this ship almost goes astray when in the magnetic void en route to Kobol.
Galactica Colonial battlestar, military escort The Hand of God Last known surviving battlestar, roughly 500 yahren old.
Gemini Gemonese freighter, civilian War of the Gods, Part I Freighter with indigent and disaffected refugees; the "Borays of humanity" reside here.
Livestock Ship Agricultural ship, civilian The Man with Nine Lives Commanded by Captain Dmitri, this ship is presumably a source for meat and other poultry. Chameleon posed as Dimitri in order to con some Borellian Nomen (Bora, Maga and Taba) into buying parts to build a ship of an unknown type.
Orphan Ship Orphan care, civilian Baltar's Escape The purpose of the Orphan Ship appears to be oriented towards the care and processing of children orphaned during the fall of the Colonies.

Chameleon claims to be a geneticist from the Orphan Ship and claims that the list for genetic testing is "yahren long" (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives").

Colonel Tigh later comments to Siress Tinia that Council Security would be unable to stop an escape from the Orphan Ship (TOS: "Baltar's Escape").

Pisces Unknown, civilian The Man with Nine Lives One of the ships on the route taken by the transport shuttle Canaris.
Prison Barge Prison ship, civilian Baltar's Escape Operated by members of Council Security.
Rising Star Luxury liner and chancery, civilian The Man with Nine Lives Formerly operated by Trans Stellar Spacelines. Used to evacuate children and their caretakers off Caprica during the Cylon attack.
Sanitation Ship Sanitation ship, civilian The Long Patrol Starbuck complained about being able to see a sanitation ship out the porthole of the dining chamber of the Rising Star as an excuse to book an additional chamber to keep Athena and Cassiopeia from accidentally meeting, as he engaged in a dinner-date with both at the same time.
Senior Ship Elderly caretaker ship, civilian The Man with Nine Lives Siress Blassie bombarded Galactica with messages asking about the whereabouts of Chameleon from this ship. Adama later remands Chameleon to this ship as Blassie has offered to take custody of the apparent vagrant.
Tip Barge Refuse ship, civilian[1] Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II Mentioned by Apollo while engaging in mock stereotypical feminine conversation with Starbuck; Apollo claims that he procured valcron from this ship.
Tauranian Unknown, civilian The Man with Nine Lives One of the ships on the route taken by the transport shuttle Canaris.

Destroyed[edit]

Unknown[edit]

Other ships[edit]


Galactica 1980[edit]

Support Crafts[edit]

The Fleet is also comprised of shuttles and Colonial Vipers, which are likely not indicated in the "220 ship" figure given in "Saga of a Star World". It is indicated that there are non-military shuttles that ferry people and, possibly, supplies throughout the Fleet. One such craft is the shuttle Canaris (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives"), in addition to the shuttle piloted by Aurora of the Celestra (TOS: "Take the Celestra").

In addition to their ship compliment, the Colonials have at least one Cylon Raider in their possession, as a result of their victory at Galaxy's Edge (TOS: "The Hand of God").


Notes[edit]

Fleet identification chart. Note that a Cylon mine and an Eastern Alliance warship can be seen in the far distance in a number of late TOS episodes, e.g. "Take the Celestra"...

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. A tip barge may be a place for depositing rubbish, if the word "tip" is used in the British manner.