Delphi: the Colonial school ship
freighter of the refugee fleet
Delphi was a freighter that escaped the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies of Man and joined the civilian fleet led by Galactica. Used chiefly to school and shelter the fleet's children, it was destroyed by a Cylon patrol after its children were evacuated.
Delphi was a freighter that escaped the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies of Man and formed part of the civilian fleet led by Galactica. The ship served predominantly as a place of education and could carry a large number of the fleet's children. (Galactica 1980, "The Super Scouts, Part I")
Role in the fleet#
Delphi was one of the freighters that survived the Cylon attack on the Colonies and joined the fleet of refugee ships shepherded by Galactica. By the time the fleet reached Earth it served as the fleet's school ship, with well over a hundred children aboard. (Galactica 1980, "The Super Scouts, Part I")
Loss near Earth#
After the fleet found Earth, the children aboard Delphi were being taught about the planet by the Colonial Warriors Troy and Dillon. Engine trouble left the freighter straggling behind the fleet, and a Cylon patrol attacked. Boomer and a squadron of Vipers held the Cylons off long enough for Troy and Dillon to evacuate the children by shuttle, and Delphi exploded moments later. (Galactica 1980, "The Super Scouts, Part I")
Original Series#
Delphi belongs to the original continuity, specifically the 1980 sequel series Galactica 1980, in which the survivors of the Twelve Colonies of Man have reached Earth. It should not be confused with Delphi, a major city of the colony Caprica in the Reimagined Series continuity. (Galactica 1980, "The Super Scouts, Part I")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Delphi in the Original Series?
- Delphi was a freighter that escaped the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies of Man and formed part of the civilian fleet led by Galactica. It was used predominantly as a place of education and could carry a large number of children.
- What happened to the Delphi?
- After the fleet found Earth, Delphi served as the school ship for the fleet's children. Engine trouble left it straggling behind the fleet, and a Cylon patrol attacked. A Viper squadron destroyed the attackers, but Delphi was badly damaged and exploded seconds after its shuttles evacuated.
- Why was Delphi important to the refugee fleet?
- Delphi served the fleet primarily as a school ship and could carry a large number of children, making it a vessel devoted to educating and protecting the fleet's young.
Sources
- EpisodeGalactica 1980, "The Super Scouts, Part I", Galactica 1980, Episode 4 (1980)
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Galactica: the last battlestar of the Colonial Service
In the Original Series continuity, the Galactica was a Colonial battlestar that served over five hundred yahrens in the Thousand-Yahren War. After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Man at Cimtar, it survived to lead a rag-tag fugitive fleet on the search for Earth.
Galactica
Galactica was a Jupiter-class battlestar that served the Colonial Fleet from the Cylon War until the discovery of Earth. Never networked, it survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and shepherded the last fifty thousand humans across uncharted space before being scuttled into the sun.
Caprica: the Colonial capital
Caprica was the richest of the Twelve Colonies, seat of the Colonial government, and the world where the Cylons were built. The Cylon attack destroyed it.
Cylon
The Cylons were a race of sentient machines created as military robots by Graystone Industries on Caprica. Built from research into artificial consciousness, they rebelled against their human masters, fought a long war, and forty years later returned to annihilate humanity.
Twelve Colonies of Kobol
The United Colonies of Kobol, also called the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, was the interplanetary state that represented humanity from the Cylon War until its dissolution upon the settling of the second Earth.
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