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[[Image:ragtagfleet.jpg|thumb|The rag tag fleet lining up into formation. [[Saga of a Star World]] (credit: ABC/Universal)]]
:''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)]].''<br/><br/>
In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]], the fleet comprised of the last surviving [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]], ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', and 220 ships.  With the exception of ''Galactica'', the ships were not capable of [[FTL|lightspeed]].  The fleet was restricted in its speed for it had to accommodate the slowest ship within the fleet -- removing that ship (or ships) was not an option as all ships in the Fleet were filled to (or over) capacity.


Ships in the fleet include:
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After the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]] in a devastating genocidal attack on the Colonial worlds, Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] orders all survivors to find what operational ships that remain on their shattered worlds and fly them towards [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (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]] 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 a option.
 
Ships in the Fleet include:


* [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', the only military vessel capable of defensive and offensive actions
* [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', the only military vessel capable of defensive and offensive actions
* ''[[Celestra]]'', electronics ship ([[Take the Celestra]])
* ''[[Celestra]]'', an electronics ship ([[Take the Celestra]])
* ''[[Prison Barge]]'', a prison ship operated by members of [[Council Security]]
* ''[[Prison Barge]]'', a prison ship operated by members of [[Council Security]]
* ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', a luxury liner and chancery
* ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', a luxury liner and chancery
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* ''[[Aedina]]'', a civilian ship nearly lost in the [[Magnetic void]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]])
* ''[[Aedina]]'', a civilian ship nearly lost in the [[Magnetic void]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]])
* ''[[Tip Barge]]'', possibly a garbage ship ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
* ''[[Tip Barge]]'', possibly a garbage ship ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
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Revision as of 14:39, 14 June 2006

This article involves the caravan of sublight-speed civilian ships in the Original Series. For information on its faster-than-light capable counterpart in the Re-imagined Series, see The Fleet (RDM).

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 a option.

Ships in the Fleet include: