Argo Navis: refugee ship of the fleet
The Argo Navis was a civilian ship that escaped the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the refugee fleet. The script for The Son Also Rises names its captain as Simpson Markson, who was chosen to serve as a judge at the trial of Gaius Baltar.
The Argo Navis was a civilian ship that escaped the Fall of the Twelve Colonies as part of the refugee fleet. According to the script for "The Son Also Rises", it was commanded by Captain Simpson Markson, one of the ship captains chosen to sit as judges at the trial of Gaius Baltar, though the ship's name isn't spoken on screen in that episode. (Battlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"; "The Son Also Rises")
Service with the fleet#
The Argo Navis fled the Twelve Colonies during the Fall and joined the refugee fleet that gathered after the Cylon attack. It was still among the surviving ships at the presidential election between Laura Roslin and Gaius Baltar, when it was listed on the tally boards aboard both Colonial One and Galactica. (Battlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II")
Captain Simpson Markson was later chosen as one of the judges on the tribunal at the trial of Gaius Baltar. His command of the Argo Navis comes from the episode's script rather than anything said on screen. (Battlestar Galactica, "The Son Also Rises")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Argo Navis?
- The Argo Navis was a civilian ship that escaped the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the refugee fleet that survived the Cylon attack.
- Who commanded the Argo Navis?
- According to the script for The Son Also Rises, its commanding officer was Captain Simpson Markson, who was selected to serve as a judge at the trial of Gaius Baltar. The ship isn't named on screen in that episode.
- What happened to the Argo Navis?
- The Argo Navis was still with the fleet at the presidential election, when it appeared on the voting tally boards. Its later fate isn't recorded.
Sources
- EpisodeLay Down Your Burdens, Part II, Season 2, Episode 20 (2006)
- EpisodeThe Son Also Rises, Season 3, Episode 18 (2007)
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