Majahual
Monarch-type mining ship
Majahual was a Monarch-type mining vessel that joined the Galactica-led fleet after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. While mining a tylium-rich asteroid field, it was terrorized by the lone Cylon Raider known as Scar.
Majahual was a Monarch-type mining vessel that joined the Battlestar Galactica-led refugee fleet following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. A sister ship to the Monarch, it took up mining operations on a tylium-rich asteroid field captured from the Cylons and became the focus of a prolonged defensive operation against a lone Cylon Raider nicknamed "Scar." The ship survived the fleet's long journey and was eventually scuttled in the Sol system. (Battlestar Galactica, "The Hand of God"; "Scar"; "Daybreak, Part II")
History#
Majahual joined the Galactica-led ragtag fleet following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. After the Colonial Fleet took a tylium-rich asteroid from the Cylons, the Majahual began mining operations. (Battlestar Galactica, "The Hand of God"; "Scar")
The hunt for Scar#
The Majahual mined the asteroid field while being terrorised by a lone Cylon Raider nicknamed "Scar." The threat forced Galactica to fly round-the-clock combat air patrols over the ship and the surrounding area, an operation that cost the lives of many Colonial pilots before the Raider was destroyed. (Battlestar Galactica, "Scar")
Later service and fate#
Later the ship's population, listed at around 3631, took part in the presidential election, and the Fleet went on to settle New Caprica, though it is unknown whether Majahual itself landed on the planet. The ship survived the exodus from New Caprica and was finally flown into the Sun with the rest of the Fleet, steered there by Samuel T. Anders. (Battlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"; "Daybreak, Part II")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Majahual?
- Majahual was a Monarch-type mining vessel that joined the Galactica-led refugee fleet following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. A sister ship to the Monarch, it took up mining operations on a tylium-rich asteroid field captured from the Cylons.
- Why was the Majahual attacked by Scar?
- The Majahual mined a tylium-rich asteroid field while being terrorized by a lone Cylon Raider nicknamed "Scar." The threat forced the Colonial Fleet to redeploy Galactica to provide around-the-clock combat air patrol over the ship.
- How did the defense of the Majahual affect the Colonial Fleet?
- The operation to provide around-the-clock combat air patrol over the Majahual and the surrounding area cost the lives of many Colonial pilots before the Raider Scar was defeated.
- What happened to the Majahual?
- The Majahual took part in the presidential election and the settling of New Caprica, then survived the exodus from New Caprica. It was ultimately scuttled by Samuel T. Anders when it was flown into the Sol system.
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Images via Battlestar Wiki
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "The Hand of God", Season 1, Episode 10 (2005)
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "Scar", Season 2, Episode 15 (2006)
- 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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