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A ship from the Captain Scarlet universe
Cloudbase is an immense flying 'aircraft carrer' and command and control platform. It serves as the Headquarters for the Spectrum organisation, and its location is kept secret. Kept aloft by four nuclear-combine engines, the Cloudbase can re-deploy itself almost anywhere in the world. Cloudbase is protected from aerial atta...

A ship from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
The Colonial Movers vessel was intended as a short to medium haul basic cargo vessel for intrasystem travel between the 12 colonies. Never designed as a fancy or elegant vessel it served it's stated purpose well. However, this, like many other ships became part of the Colonial fleet fleeing the Cylons after the...

A ship from the FreeSpace universe
The GTVA Colossus was the flagship of the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance. At 6 kilometers long, the Colossus was the largest spacecraft ever built and twelve times the size of the SD Lucifer. It had as much firepower as 5 Orion-class destroyers and carried several times as many fighters. 30,000 GTVA officers and personnel, both Terran and Vasudan...

A ship from the Wing Commander universe
The TCS Concordia is a Confederation-class dreadnought, one of only two ever constructed. It served in Enigma sector for several years and was a key part of actions such as the destruction of the Heaven's Gate starbase, the destruction of K'tithrak Mang, and the destruction of Ayer's Rock. The TCS Concordia was also the flagship of the Thi...

A ship from the Black Hole, The universe
A 1 kilometre long Deep Space Exploration vessel, the USS Cygnus left Earth amidst a great publicity campaign. Its commander, Dr. Hans Reinhardt, had pushed for the vessel to be constructed and it was labeled as the 'costliest fiasco in history'. The crew complement was 150, and the ship's role was to find intelligent life in outer space. In this r...

A ship from the Space:1999 universe
The Daria was an immense colony ship launched by the Darian people hundreds of years before. The ship was five miles wide by twenty miles long. It first came into contact with Moonbase Alpha when Alpha received an automated distress call. The Daria had in fact suffered from reactor problems flooding the ships...

A ship from the Lensman universe
The Dauntless is the name of Kimball Kinnison's private Super-Dreadnought: a ship specially designed for his needs. Unlike a normal Super-Dreadnought, the Dauntless was capable of taking on even Maulers if need be, yet was far faster with a cruising speed of 80 parsecs per hour (pph) - though no upper limit was ever specified, it is reasonable to a...

A ship from the Star Wars universe
The second Death Star was an enormous battle station, even more monstrous than the first Death Star. At some 500 miles across, it was the size of a small moon, and would have massed many trillions of tons. Conceptually, the second Death Star was simply a repeat of the first: a huge sphere accommodating a massive superweapon capable of in...

A ship from the Star Trek universe
Overview: The Defiant was the first of its class, designed to fight the Borg. With the growing threat from the Gamma Quadrant, it was assigned to Deep Space Nine to help protect the wormhole and Bajor. In the series, the ship joined at the beginning of the third season in the episode 'The Search, Part 1'....

A ship from the Space:1999 universe
The Deltan Gunship seems to be on a par with the Bethan gunship in terms of technology. Certainly, it's missile system seems remarkably similiar with only minor cosmetic differences. The Deltan Gunship that landed on the moon only managed to get a couple of salvos launched before it was in turn destroyed by Bethan...

A ship from the Lensman universe
The massive command ship of the Galactic Patrol's Grand Fleet, the Z9M9Z (it was hardly ever referred to as the 'Directrix' in the books) is a ship totally unlike any other: built around a massive holographic tank capable of showing an entire battle consisting of millions of warships, the Z9M9Z is the key to the Galactic Patrol's later successes: i...

A ship from the Battletech universe
The Sovetskii Soyuz class Battlecruiser, Dire Wolf, formerly the Star League vessel SLS Kharkov was the flagship of the Clan fleet when they invaded the Inner Sphere in 3049. The vessel was used as a command and control ship and formed the centre of the Clan armada. The holotank was ...

A ship from the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1978-80) universe
The Kings Star Fortress Draconia is an impressive looking vessel that ferries Princess Ardala to Earth to sign a peace treaty and trade agreement with Earth. The vessel itself has one centrally mounted landing bay which can take ships of medium size. Ships seem to launch through independent 'tube' systems as Draconian...

A ship from the Star Wars universe
The Endar Spire was a warship in the fleet of the Galactic Republic during the great Sith War, some 4000 years prior to the Battle of Yavin. The vessel hosted the Jedi Bastila, and was under her command before and shortly after the capture of the leader of the Sith army, Darth Revan. The Endar Spire was destroyed in combat with enemy fig...

A ship from the Star Trek universe
Overview: According to Star Trek literature, the Enterprise A was originally designated as the Yorktown, and renamed Enterprise and offered to James Kirk after he and his crew saved Earth in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The maiden voyage of the ship began in the closing events of the film, which is believed to take plac...

A ship from the Star Trek universe
Overview: The Enterprise B was launched in 2293 under the command of Captain John Harriman. According to the novels, in 2301, Hikaru Sulu's daughter, Demora Sulu, took command. The vessel's maiden voyage was attended by James Kirk, Mongomery Scott and Pavel Chekov. Historical Significance: On her maiden voyage, ...

A ship from the Star Trek universe
Overview: Commanded by Captain Rachel Garrett, history records that the Enterprise C was destroyed at Narendra III defending a Klingon outpost from a Romulan attack in 2344. Historical Significance: The Enterprise C appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Yesterday's Enterprise', wh...

A ship from the Star Trek universe
The USS Enterprise was commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. It distinguished itself many times during it's lifespan, defeating the Borg in orbit of Earth (twice) (the double-episode 'The Best of Both Worlds' and the film 'First Contact'), stopping a Romulan invasion of Vulcan ('Unification'), and preventing a high-level takeover of Starfleet Comma...

A ship from the Gundam Wing universe
Epyon was built by Treize Kushrenada to battle against the other Gundam suits, though he never flew it. Epyon was the highest tech Gundam in existance before the wars. Using a variant on the high tech Wing Zero system, the pilot of Epyon is given advance insight into the battle, and increased reflexes which allow them to take on mobile dolls with e...

A ship from the Essays and Editorials universe
Disclaimer: My essays on the subject of Star Wars are written in a spirit of mutual exploration and cooperative understanding. They are not intended as attacks or criticism. Please note that I do not always have direct access to canon materials and that certain conclusions may thus be based on memory (this may or may not be noted in the essay). If ...