The Fleet (TOS alternate)

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This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Dynamite Comics separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

For the canonical depiction of this subject, see: The Fleet (TOS).

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.

In the separate continuity

Berkley Novelizations

This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Berkley Novelizations separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

The Fleet in the Berkley Novelizations continuity is described as a "ragtag fleet" of civilian vessels that follow Galactica's lead across the galaxies. The Fleet operates under a complex command structure with both military and civilian authorities, though tensions exist between civilian captains and military command.

Composition and Organization

The Fleet consists of various types of civilian vessels, including supply ships, cargo vessels, and passenger transports. Many of these ships were converted from their original purposes following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies, such as ships that were once intergalactic shuttles before the Cylon attack.

The Fleet includes both support level ships and military vessels, all of which can be placed on alert status during times of crisis. Commander Adama maintains authority over all vessels within the Fleet, though he acknowledges the concerns of all ships "under his command."

Security Operations

The Fleet operates under a comprehensive security system that includes guard patrols around the fleet perimeter. During times of elevated threat, these patrols are increased and all ships, both civilian and military, are placed on heightened alert status. Combat operations are typically conducted "just outside the fleet's border," providing protection for the civilian vessels while allowing military squadrons to engage threats.

Known Vessels

• Battlestar Galactica - Command ship and military protector of the Fleet
• Broadside - Supply ship and cargo vessel
• Rising Star - Civilian vessel with casino facilities
• Foundry ship - Civilian vessel producing replacement Vipers for the Fleet, notably the unique "Twisters"

Cultural Life

Despite the hardships of their exodus, the Fleet maintains cultural activities including theater troupes that travel between ships to provide entertainment. These performing groups play various venues throughout the Fleet, with the Galactica considered "the big time" as it represents "a command performance" aboard the command ship. The Fleet's size means that it would take "multicentons to play every single ship."

Civilian-Military Relations

The relationship between civilian ship captains and military command is often strained. Some civilian vessel commanders express resentment at being "under [Adama's] thumb" rather than simply under his command. The Fleet includes ships that serve as refuges for various types of individuals seeking to avoid attention from fleet authorities, including former prisoners and those escaping debts or other complications from civilian life.

Comics

Look-In Magazine

The Fleet is a "rag-tag, fugitive" convoy of starships carrying the last remnants of humanity after the destruction of the Twelve Colonies by the Cylons. Led by the battlestar Galactica, the Fleet's sole purpose is to survive the relentless Cylon pursuit and find a new home, with the mythical planet Earth as their ultimate destination.

Composition

The Fleet is a diverse collection of ships, many of which are not designed for military purposes. Commander Adama describes it as a "circus outfit" composed of "space taxis, freighters, [and] pleasure craft." This mix of civilian and military vessels often leads to logistical challenges, such as ships breaking down, and political friction between the civilian captains and the military command.

Known Vessels

• Battlestar Galactica
• Freighter Eighteen
• Freighter Laurentic
• Transport Orestes
• Hospital Ferry
• Scarab-type shuttles
• Vipers

History

The Fleet's journey is marked by constant peril and hardship.

• They narrowly thwart a Cylon plot to destroy Galactica from within using a mind-controlled freighter captain, Heffren. The plot is only uncovered thanks to Boxey, and the Fleet manages to turn the Cylons' own technology against them ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 1)}.

• In their search for a home, they discover the planet Thar, which appears to be a paradise. However, they are met by the advanced and pacifist Tharians, who test the Fleet's character. Due to a misunderstanding that leads to an act of aggression, the Fleet is deemed too violent and is asked to leave, dashing their hopes for a new home ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 2)}.

• The Fleet endures a dual crisis when a deadly plague breaks out among the children on the transport Orestes at the same time as a massive Cylon attack. The Orestes is crippled and presumed lost, only to be saved by the cunning of Apollo and the bravery of Boxey and a squad of children ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 3)}.

• An exploratory mission to the planet Zaroak reveals it to be a world enslaved by a dictator allied with the Cylons. The Colonial presence acts as a catalyst for a slave revolt that frees the planet, but the newly liberated Zaroakians desire isolation, once again forcing the Fleet to continue its journey ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 4)}.

Dynamite Entertainment

Main article: The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)

The depictions of the rag-tag, fugitive fleet span during the events of the series (^{(Comics: Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014)}, ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1)}, ^{(Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse)}) in the yahren 7348, and onward (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2)}, ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3)}). The last appearance of the Fleet is into 7358 (^{(Comics: Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014)}).

A different variation of the Fleet is depicted in ^{(Comics: Galactica 1980)}, where the survivors under Commander Troykus Adama make their disastrous and fraught encounter with Earth. Due to inherent disparitie in this seriess, this depiction is distinctly separate from the depiction in other Dynamite installments.

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