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An unnamed '''wedge-shaped vessel''' is briefly seen during the end of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]."
The '''"''Wedge''" type''' also known as a '''"''Defender''" type'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a support vessel in service with the [[Colonial Fleet]] by the tenth year of the [[First Cylon War]].  


This ship appears to be based on a design created by a fan of the series, Todd Boyce. On his website where many other [[fan fiction]] renderings are hosted, he called the ship the "''Defender''."
== History ==
During the First Cylon War, one of these ships is reported destroyed by Cylon forces, and hidden away within Cylon controlled space. This is a ruse created by the Colonial Fleet in order to hide away a large amount of units in preparation for an [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|offensive]] against Cylons targets ("''[[Blood and Chrome]]''").  


While the wedge-shaped vessel shares its design with the "''Defender''," it does not share its military purpose. The ''Defender'' is a military ship, envisioned by the artist as a support vessel for larger [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]s. However, in the series [[canon]], [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is the only Colonial military vessel in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] as of the end of "[[Exodus, Part II]]."
After the [[Fall of the Colonies]], two of these ships [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|escape]] with ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'', though it is unknown if they share the same military role, as ''Galactica'' is initially the only known military vessel to have survived the attacks, and these ships do not participate in any post exodus engagements with the Cylons ([[TRS]]).  


The wedge-shaped vessel is seen again as part of the first group of ships to be shepherded through the radiation cloud of a star cluster to a planet rich with consumable algae. It is not seen among the ships that clear the jump however.  Another ship of the same configuration can also be spotted in the background just behind the ''[[Space Park]]'' when the first jump commences ([[The Passage]]).  
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== Ships In Class ==
 
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! Name                                            !! Number                      !! Status  !! Last Seen
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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
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| Unknown || Unknown || Scuttled, part of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} refugee fleet, YR04 (4 ACH) || [[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".
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| Unknown || Unknown || Scuttled, part of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} refugee fleet, YR04 (4 ACH) || [[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".
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==Notes==
*This ship appears to be based on a design created by a fan of the series, Todd Boyce. On his website where many other [[fan fiction]] renderings are hosted, he called the ship the "''Defender''". Battlestar Wiki is not a [[fan fiction]] repository, however, the remarkable similarity between the artist's ship and its inclusion in the Re-imagined Series warrant mention in this encyclopedia.
*With some Reaver additions, the ship appears as a background vessel in the movie ''Serenity''. The effects for both ''Serenity'' and ''Battlestar Galactica'' were produced by Zoic.
*In an odd continuity error, these ships appear at various times, with varying sizes. In ''"Blood & Chrome"'', it is nearly as large a ''Galactica'' type battlestar, instantly dwarfing the other ships around it, including battlestars ''Osiris'' and ''Valkyrie''. While in the TRS series, it is only a quarter of the size of ''Galactica'' type battlestar.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://ravensbranch.allen.com/colonialshipdescriptions.html Todd Boyce's fan design and description].
* [http://ravensbranch.allen.com/colonialshipdescriptions.html Todd Boyce's fan design and description].


==Notes==
== References ==
*Battlestar Wiki is not a [[fan fiction]] repository. The remarkable similarity between the artist's ship (created before the episode, "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") and the rendering from the Re-imagined Series is sufficient to warrant its note in this encyclopedia.
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The "Wedge" type also known as a "Defender" type[1] is a support vessel in service with the Colonial Fleet by the tenth year of the First Cylon War.

History[edit]

During the First Cylon War, one of these ships is reported destroyed by Cylon forces, and hidden away within Cylon controlled space. This is a ruse created by the Colonial Fleet in order to hide away a large amount of units in preparation for an offensive against Cylons targets ("Blood and Chrome").

After the Fall of the Colonies, two of these ships escape with Galactica, though it is unknown if they share the same military role, as Galactica is initially the only known military vessel to have survived the attacks, and these ships do not participate in any post exodus engagements with the Cylons (TRS).


Ships In Class[edit]

Name Number Status Last Seen
Unknown Unknown Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) "Blood & Chrome".
Unknown Unknown Scuttled, part of Galactica's refugee fleet, YR04 (4 ACH) TRS: "Daybreak, Part II".
Unknown Unknown Scuttled, part of Galactica's refugee fleet, YR04 (4 ACH) TRS: "Daybreak, Part II".


Notes[edit]

  • This ship appears to be based on a design created by a fan of the series, Todd Boyce. On his website where many other fan fiction renderings are hosted, he called the ship the "Defender". Battlestar Wiki is not a fan fiction repository, however, the remarkable similarity between the artist's ship and its inclusion in the Re-imagined Series warrant mention in this encyclopedia.
  • With some Reaver additions, the ship appears as a background vessel in the movie Serenity. The effects for both Serenity and Battlestar Galactica were produced by Zoic.
  • In an odd continuity error, these ships appear at various times, with varying sizes. In "Blood & Chrome", it is nearly as large a Galactica type battlestar, instantly dwarfing the other ships around it, including battlestars Osiris and Valkyrie. While in the TRS series, it is only a quarter of the size of Galactica type battlestar.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.