Kimba Huta
SCT-type transport of the refugee fleet
Kimba Huta was a civilian SCT-type shuttle that survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the Galactica-led refugee fleet. It held the fleet's last stockpiles of meat and was briefly used by Tom Zarek to hide President Roslin during her conflict with Commander Adama.
Kimba Huta was a civilian SCT-type shuttle that survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the refugee fleet led by the Galactica. It served as a transport within the fleet and was at one point noted as holding the last stockpiles of meat among all the surviving ships. During the political crisis between President Laura Roslin and Commander William Adama, the ship played a part in Tom Zarek's efforts to move Roslin in secret. (Battlestar Galactica, "Resistance"; "The Farm")
Service in the fleet#
Kimba Huta shared its design with the Thera Sita; SCT-type is a fan label for the design rather than an on-screen class name. It survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the refugee fleet under President Roslin and Commander Adama. The voting tally board in the Colonial presidential election listed its crew and passengers at around 1148, a high figure for a ship of its size. (Battlestar Galactica, "The Farm"; "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II")
Following several weeks on the run from the Cylons, the ship's cold storage held the last known stockpiles of meat anywhere in the fleet, an indication of how scarce fresh supplies had become among the survivors. (Battlestar Galactica, "The Farm")
The Roslin transfer#
During the conflict between President Roslin and Commander Adama, the dissident leader Tom Zarek hid Roslin and her supporters aboard the Kimba Huta while concealing her from the military, and moved her covertly towards the Astral Queen. It was in one of the ship's cold storage compartments that Roslin and Lee Adama recorded the tapes of her plight that were released throughout the fleet. (Battlestar Galactica, "Resistance"; "The Farm")
The ship stayed with the Fleet to the end of its journey, and was flown into the Sun with the rest of the ships when the survivors settled on the new Earth. (Battlestar Galactica, "Daybreak, Part II")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Kimba Huta?
- The Kimba Huta was a civilian SCT-type transport shuttle that survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the refugee fleet led by the Galactica. It served as a transport within the fleet.
- Why was the Kimba Huta important to the fleet's food supply?
- After several weeks on the run from the Cylons, the Kimba Huta was noted as holding the last stockpiles of meat anywhere in the fleet, an indication of how scarce fresh supplies had become among the survivors.
- How was the Kimba Huta used to hide President Roslin?
- During the conflict between President Laura Roslin and Commander William Adama, the dissident leader Tom Zarek used the Kimba Huta to move Roslin while concealing her from the military. Zarek temporarily hid her in one of the ship's freezers as part of a covert effort to transport her toward the Astral Queen.
- What kind of ship was the Kimba Huta and what was its crew complement?
- The Kimba Huta shared its design with the Thera Sita; fans label the design SCT-type, though the name is not used on screen. It carried a large complement, with crew and passengers numbering around 1148, and was equipped with three sublight engines, maneuvering thrusters, and a faster-than-light drive.
- Did the Kimba Huta survive?
- It stayed with the Fleet to the end of the journey and was flown into the Sun with the rest of the ships when the survivors settled on the new Earth.
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "Resistance", Season 2, Episode 4 (2005)
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "The Farm", Season 2, Episode 5 (2005)
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", Season 2, Episode 20 (2006)
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "Daybreak, Part II", Season 4, Episode 20 (2009)
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Astral Queen
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Galactica
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SCT-type
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Thera Sita
Thera Sita was a civilian SCT-type shuttle that survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the Galactica-led refugee fleet. It took part in the New Caprica elections, and after the fleet's passage through a deadly star cluster hundreds of its passengers were rehoused aboard Galactica.
Fall of the Twelve Colonies
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Laura Roslin: the dying leader
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SCT-type
The SCT-type was a series of standardized Colonial transport ships developed during the First Cylon War. At least three SCT-type vessels survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and joined the refugee fleet led by President Roslin.
Thera Sita
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