Starships in Stargate

This is a list of starships in the "Stargate" franchise.

Ancient starships

The Ancients are one of the most technologically advanced races in "Stargate", and this is reflected in their starships. Duplicates of these ships are utilized by their nanite creations, the Asurans, as they also possess knowledge of Ancient technology.

Puddle jumper

A puddle jumper, rarely referred to as a gateship,sgcite|The Return|Atlantis|show=ref] sgcite|Moebius|show=ref] is a small spacecraft created by the Ancients. Several of these ships are discovered in Atlantis, and are used by the Atlantis Expedition to travel to other planets. The name "puddle jumper" is applied by John Sheppard in sgcite|Rising|Atlantis. Puddle jumpers are cylindrical ships with an angled front and rear that can fit through a Stargate. The interior is divided into the cockpit and the aft section; despite a statement in sgcite|Thirty-Eight Minutes|Atlantis, the bulkhead door between the two is airtight and can hold against the pressure of the deep ocean.sgcite|Grace Under Pressure|Atlantis|show=ref] Access to the jumper is provided by a rear hatch. Puddle jumpers have built-in DHDs that can dial Stargates in both the Milky Way and in Pegasus. The original cockpit console from the first season was made out of plexiglass, [Peter DeLuise in the audio commentary for "Moebius (Part 2)"] while different console designs are seen in later seasons. As with many pieces of Ancient technology, operating a puddle jumper requires the ATA gene; commands can be given mentally or using physical controls. Information is given to the pilot via a holographic HUD.

During normal flight, a puddle jumper is propelled by two sublight engine pods that extend from the hull; these pods are retracted when the ship is landed or needs to move through a Stargate.sgcite|Thirty-Eight Minutes|Atlantis|show=ref] Puddle jumpers can operate underwater. They have inertial dampeners that negate g-forces inside,sgcite|Suspicion|Atlantis|show=ref] which can also be used to change the jumper's weight.sgcite|The Storm|Atlantis|show=ref] After having his mind enhanced by an Ancient device, Rodney McKay develops a way to install a hyperdrive in a jumper.sgcite|Tao of Rodney|Atlantis|show=ref] . The modified jumper is later used to steal a ZPM from Asuras, though the hyperdrive has a range of only 2,000 light-years and McKay believed they would be lucky to complete two jumps in it.sgcite|Adrift|Atlantis|show=ref] Puddle jumpers are armed with drone weapons housed in two retractable pods forward of the engines. They normally do not have shields, but are equipped with a cloaking device to evade enemies. A puddle jumper's cloaking generator can be set to create a shield instead, but this drains the jumper's power very quickly. McKay has also modified the cloaking generator to generate an Replicator disruptor field.sgcite|Lifeline|Atlantis|show=ref] The puddle jumpers used by the Atlantis Expedition are stocked with Earth equipment, including various weapons, emergency supplies, and tools. The Ancient Janus created puddle jumpers capable of traveling through time.sgcite|Before I Sleep|Atlantis|show=ref] sgcite|It's Good To Be King|show=ref]

"Aurora"-class battleship

The "Aurora"-class battleshipsgcite|Inferno|Atlantis|show=ref] is a warship utilized by the Ancients at the time of their war with the Wraith,sgcite|Progeny|Atlantis|show=ref] first seen in sgcite|Aurora|Atlantis. In that episode, the "Aurora" is a crippled battleship whose crew have preserved themselves in stasis pods, which self-destructs to avoid falling into the hands of the Wraith. The Atlantis Expedition gains control of an "Aurora"-class battleship discovered by the Taranians in sgcite|Inferno|Atlantis; it is named "Orion" by John Sheppard (who dislikes its original name "Hippaforalkus"). The "Orion" is barely operational when it is called upon to intercept two Wraith hive ships heading for Earth. Dr. Zelenka brings the weapons online at the cost of the shields, and the "Orion" manages to destroy one hive ship before being destroyed itself. The battleship "Tria" is encountered along with its Ancient crew in sgcite|The Return|Atlantis. The Travelers take control of a derelict battleship with Sheppard's help in sgcite|Travelers|Atlantis. In season 4, it is revealed that the Asurans have built 38 "Aurora"-class battleships for their war with the Wraith. The "Daedalus" and the "Apollo" destroy a few of them, and the rest are destroyed in the explosion of Asuras. One more battleship is known to exist, commanded by a duplicate Elizabeth Weir.sgcite|This Mortal Coil|Atlantis|show=ref] sgcite|Be All My Sins Remember'd|Atlantis|show=ref]

"Aurora"-class battleships are much larger than an Earth "Daedalus"-class battlecruiser and are substantially superior to Wraith hive ships. They are armed with drone weapons and are protected by energy shields.sgcite|No Man's Land|Atlantis|show=ref] Large turrets line the ship, which are seen in action in "Be All My Sins Remember'd". They have intergalactic hyperdrives though they are not designed for such long trips,sgcite|Aurora|Atlantis|show=ref] and their sublight engines can accelerate the ship to 99.9% of the speed of light.sgcite|The Return|Atlantis|show=ref] They can be powered by a Zero Point Module.sgcite|Spoils of War|Atlantis|show=ref] The ship can project holograms remotely for communication purposes. They contain numerous stasis pods, which can be connected to allow the crew to interact in a virtual reality.sgcite|Aurora|Atlantis|show=ref] The ship has hangar bays that can accommodate puddle jumpers or Wraith darts.sgcite|Travelers|Atlantis|show=ref]

City ship

An Ancient city ship is a city-sized spaceship constructed by the Ancients. The best-known Ancient city ship is Atlantis, once the Ancients' capital in the Pegasus galaxy and the main setting for "Stargate Atlantis". The Ancients abandoned Atlantis 10,000 years ago due to Wraith attacks; the city resided at the bottom of the ocean on Lantea until it is occupied by the Atlantis Expedition from Earth in sgcite|Rising|Atlantis. A city ship is a snowflake-shaped platform dotted with buildings, with an internal volume comparable to every building in Manhattan.sgcite|Hot Zone|Atlantis|show=ref] They are powered by three Zero Point Modules.sgcite|Rising|Atlantis|show=ref] The main defensive systems of a city ship are drone weapons,sgcite|The Siege|Atlantis|show=ref] and an all-encompassing shield.sgcite|The Storm|Atlantis|show=ref] The massive ventral stardrive allows city ships to launch into space and traverse galaxies via hyperspace. The city itself is not airtight, so its shield must be active during space flight to hold in the atmosphere.sgcite|Adrift|Atlantis|show=ref] City ships carry a complement of smaller ships, dubbed "puddle jumpers" by John Sheppard. The Atlantis Expedition has discovered a multitude of advanced technologies on Atlantis, including long-range sensors,sgcite|The Brotherhood|Atlantis|show=ref] internal transporters,sgcite|Hide and Seek|Atlantis|show=ref] and sophisticated computer systems.

In sgcite|The Tower|Atlantis, the Atlantis team discovers a second city ship on another planet. Although largely buried with much of its structure collapsed except for the central spire, some systems are still operational and the city's drone weapons and puddle jumpers are transferred to Atlantis. The Asurans were created in a city ship that was leveled when the Ancients deemed their experiment a failure. The Asurans rebuilt the ship, and in sgcite|Progeny|Atlantis it is launched by Oberoth to attack Atlantis. The city ship is destroyed over Lantea when the Atlantis team overload its ZPMs. Another Asuran city ship, a duplicate of Atlantis created by Niam's followers, appears in sgcite|This Mortal Coil|Atlantis and in a prescient vision in sgcite|The Seer|Atlantis. It is destroyed by an "Aurora"-class battleship sent by Oberoth.

Minor ships

*Science vessel One of these ships, the "Adaris", suffered severe damage fifteen thousand years ago in an encounter with a coronal mass ejection from the Lantean sun. The entire crew was killed except for the pilot, who managed to reach Atlantis and warn them.sgcite|Echoes|Atlantis|show=ref]
*Transport ship These vessels are mentioned in sgcite|Before I Sleep|Atlantis as carrying the last offworld Ancients to Atlantis for evacuation. They are equipped with cloaking devices, shields, and weapons. The last of these ships is destroyed by the Wraith over Atlantis, with over three hundred people onboard.

Asgard starships

The starships of the Asgard are among the most advanced ever encountered by the SGC. All Asgard vessels in the series are depicted as being operated by only a single Asgard, although Thor makes a reference to evacuating his crew in "Nemesis".

Mothership

The Asgard mothership is the first type of Asgard vessel seen in the series. In "Thor's Chariot", the "Beliskner" is the ship of Thor, Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet. It appears near the end of the episode to remove the forces of the Goa'uld Heru'ur from Cimmeria. The "Beliskner" is destroyed in the third season episode "Nemesis", where SG-1 crashes it into Earth's ocean after it becomes infested with Replicators. Several ships of this type also appear in "Small Victories", some of which are controlled by the Replicators. The last appearance thus far of this type of ship is in "Revelations", where one commanded by Thor is destroyed in battle with Osiris's enhanced Ha'tak.

Asgard motherships are equipped with intergalactic hyperdrives, two rear thrusters for sublight propulsion, and a forward-mounted deceleration drive to control planetary reentry.sgcite|Nemesis|show=ref] They are also equipped with Asgard beaming technology.sgcite|Thor's Chariot|show=ref] The ship is powered by four neutrino ion generators. Armed with advanced energy weapons and protected by powerful shields, Asgard motherships can comfortably expect victory against Goa'uld Ha'taks even if outnumbered. However, Anubis develops enhanced shielding based on Ancient technology that is resistant to the mothership's weaponry.sgcite|Revelations|show=ref] Asgard motherships utilize cloaking devices that render them invisible to radar,sgcite|Fair Game|show=ref] and have internal dampening fields that prevent explosives from detonating inside the ship. Each ship has automated medical treatment systems, including medical stasis pods that can be used in dire emergencies. There are advanced AI systems onboard that allow the ship to be operated by a very small number of crew, and the main computer stores all the collected knowledge of the Asgard.

"O'Neill"-type vessel

The "O'Neill" is the most advanced starship ever constructed by the Asgard, incorporating all of their latest technology, and is designed specifically to fight the Replicators. Its hull is composed of an alloy of trinium, carbon and naqahdah.sgcite|Small Victories|show=ref] Its armaments and defenses are substantially superior to earlier Asgard motherships. The "O'Neill" dwarfs the Earth-built "Prometheus" in size. It is equipped with intergalactic hyperdrives and beaming technology.sgcite|Prometheus|show=ref] The first ship of this type, the "O'Neill", is named after Colonel Jack O'Neill of SG-1, in recognition of his actions on the behalf of the Asgard, particularly against the Replicators. The incomplete "O'Neill" is the Asgard's last hope against a Replicator invasion. However, Samantha Carter suggests instead using the "O'Neill" as bait to draw the Replicators away, giving the Asgard time to evacuate their civilization. The Replicators pursue the "O'Neill" into hyperspace, where their shields will not function, and are destroyed by the "O'Neill"'s self-destruct. More "O'Neill"-type ships appear in later episodes; three ships of this type force Anubis to retreat in sgcite|Revelations, and six ships, led by the "Valhalla", ambush Fifth's Replicator ship over Orilla.sgcite|New Order|show=ref] The last appearance of this ship is in battle against the Ori in sgcite|Camelot. The ship's fate is unknown, though its pilot Kvasir survived.

cience vessel

The Asgard science vessel is first seen in sgcite|Fragile Balance, used by the renegade Asgard scientist Loki. Another ship of this type, the "Daniel Jackson", is Thor's ship in sgcite|New Order. Due to a Replicator threat, Thor takes the "Daniel Jackson" to Earth for Jack O'Neill and the knowledge of the Ancients in his mind, from which he synthesizes a Replicator disruptor and incorporates it into the "Daniel Jackson" to eliminate all the Replicators on Orilla. Thor and the "Daniel Jackson" return in sgcite|Reckoning, to assist SG-1 during the Replicator invasion of the Milky Way. The ship is infested by Replicators, and Thor sends it into deep space to protect Earth before abandoning it. The science vessel is comparable in size to a Goa'uld Ha'tak.sgcite|New Order|show=ref] Like other Asgard vessels the ship is equipped with beaming technology, intergalactic hyperdrives, and shields, though they are ineffective against Replicator blocks.sgcite|Reckoning|show=ref]

Earth starships

Throughout "Stargate SG-1", a progression of Earth-built spacecraft incorporating alien technologies have been depicted. By season ten of the show, Earth possesses a small fleet of hyperspace-capable warships and spaceworthy fighters equipped with technology from Goa'uld, Asgard, Ancient, and other sources.

*X-301 The first Earth fighter capable of space travel, seen in "Tangent". Essentially a retrofitted Goa'uld Death Glider, the alien components caused problems after launch.
* F-302: The standard interceptor used by Earth space forces, first seen in "Redemption". Based on the X-301 but using only Earth-built materials, it is capable of flying in both an atmosphere and in space, and is hyperspace-capable.
* "Prometheus" Earth's first experimental spacefaring warship, first seen in "Prometheus". It utilizes both Earth and alien technologies, and has been upgraded several times in the series, notably by the Asgard. The ship is destroyed in the ninth season episode "Ethon".
* "Daedalus"-class battlecruiser Earth's second-generation line of starships, designed to better integrate the alien technologies that had been tested on the "Prometheus". The first ship of the class, the "Daedalus", appeared in "The Siege, Part 3". Additional ships of the class appear in later episodes.

Goa'uld starships

The Goa'uld operate a variety of starships. The control systems of Goa'uld ships are based on crystals, a feature copied by the Earth ship "Prometheus".sgcite|Prometheus|show=ref] Since the collapse of the Goa'uld order in sgcite|Reckoning, most of their fleet have fallen into the hands of the Free Jaffa Nationsgcite|Stronghold|show=ref] and the Lucian Alliance.sgcite|The Ties That Bind|show=ref]

Death glider

The Goa'uld death glider is a fast attack fighter capable of operating in an atmosphere,"Stargate"] in space,sgcite|The Serpent's Lair|show=ref] and even underwater.sgcite|Descent|show=ref] Its shape resembles the symbolic winged scarab beetle of ancient Egypt. Death gliders first appear in the "Stargate" movie. Gliders lack hyperdrives and are usually carried by Ha'taks into battle; their wings can be folded for more compact storage. They are armed with two staff cannons. Different death glider variants have been depicted: some carry only one pilot while others have room for two. An especially large glider is seen in sgcite|Children of the Gods, fitted with a ring transporter. Earth's F-302 fighters are derived from the death glider design.sgcite|Tangent|show=ref] sgcite|Fallen|show=ref]

Tel'tak

The Tel'tak, also called a Goa'uld cargo ship or Goa'uld scoutship, is a versatile spacecraft first seen in sgcite|Deadman Switch. In "Stargate SG-1", they are often used by the Tok'ra and the rebel Jaffa for missions into Goa'uld territory due to their unobtrusive nature;sgcite|Redemption|show=ref] the SGC also makes use of Tel'taks in the earlier seasons, when Earth does not yet possess its own hyperspace-capable ships.sgcite|Fail Safe|show=ref] The Tel'tak is equipped with shields and a hyperdrive. The configuration of the ship changes when in flight. It has two main sections: a cockpit in front and a cargo section in the back with a ring transporter.sgcite|The Devil You Know|show=ref] There are four escape pods that can be ejected from the bottom of the ship. Tel'taks are usually unarmed,sgcite|Jolinar's Memories|show=ref] though many are equipped with a cloaking device for protection.sgcite|Deadman Switch|show=ref] A heavily modified Tel'tak with hidden compartments, a pulse wave generator, and the ability to create sensor decoys appears in sgcite|The Ties That Bind. Another modified Tel'tak with two staff cannons is seen in sgcite|Bounty.

Al'kesh

An Al'kesh is a Goa'uld medium-range bombersgcite|Exodus|show=ref] used for ground support and as scouts.'] Its armaments consist of paired staff cannons on a belly turret for ship-to-ship combat and explosive energy devices for ground bombardment.sgcite|Summit|show=ref] Al'kesh are equipped with hyperdrives, allowing independent operation, and are highly maneuverable. They do not have shields,sgcite|48 Hours|show=ref] except for one example in '. Some Al'kesh are equipped with cloaking devices and/or beaming technology.sgcite|Endgame|show=ref] Al'kesh appear in several episodes supporting Goa'uld attacks.sgcite|Heroes|show=ref] sgcite|Lost City|show=ref] The Lucian Alliance has modified some Al'kesh into cargo haulers.sgcite|Bounty|show=ref]

Ha'tak

A Ha'tak or Goa'uld mothership is a large starship used by the Goa'uld. In the series, it usually refers to a class of ship consisting of a superstructure with a large, golden tetrahedron at the center, first shown onscreen briefly in sgcite|There But For the Grace of God. The word "ha'tak", first used in the episode sgcite|Exodus, literally means "pyramid ship", and so can also refer generically to all the types of Goa'uld motherships. Ha'taks are shaped to land on pyramids, although anything similar will suffice (on two occasions a Ha'tak lands on Cheyenne Mountain).sgcite|There But For the Grace of God] sgcite|Point of View|show=ref] Ha'taks are equipped with hyperdrives and can travel over 32,000 times the speed of light. [Selmak states in sgcite|Exodus that a Ha'tak can travel over 4 million light-years in 125 years.] The command center of a Ha'tak is known as the pel'tak.

Along with carrying squadrons of death gliders and other support ships, as well as thousands of Jaffa troops, Ha'taks can also assault planets directly from orbit. They are armed with staff cannons scattered over the hull. In the episode sgcite|There But For the Grace of God, the attacking Ha'tak vessels bombard the East Coast of the United States with blasts equal to 200-megaton nuclear warheads. They are protected by powerful energy shields capable of repelling conventional, nuclear, and energy weapons. The shields can protect the ship's crew from the radiation of a blue giant star's corona for up to 10 hours. In sgcite|The Serpent's Venom, Apophis is shown to have devised a way to cloak an entire fleet of motherships. This technology has not been seen since. Several Goa'uld mothership variants have been encountered:

*Ra's mothership The first pyramid ship seen in "Stargate", operated by Ra. When landed, the top of the ship can open to expose the interior to the atmosphere. In the film, the ship is destroyed by a nuclear device teleported to the ship by Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson using a ring transporter. Three similar ships are seen landed on Cimmeria in sgcite|Thor's Chariot in the service of Heru-ur, Ra's son.
*Apophis' prototype mothership A ship seen under construction on PX9-757 in sgcite|Upgrades, with several enhancements over a standard Ha'tak. It is destroyed by SG-1, who overwhelm the defenses using Atanik armbands.
*Apophis' mothership The flagship of Apophis, first seen in sgcite|The Serpent's Venom. Its weapons are capable of penetrating the shields of a standard Ha'tak at full power. The ship escapes the supernova of Vorash's sun in sgcite|Exodus but is hurled into another galaxy. It is attacked and infested by Replicators, and soon self-destructs.sgcite|Enemies|show=ref]
*Anubis' mothership A mothership with advanced technology used by Anubis. Its centerpiece is a superweapon powered by the six Eyes, powerful enough to destroy multiple Ha'taks or obliterate land masses with a single shot.sgcite|Full Circle|show=ref] The ship is destroyed by the combined fleet of the System Lords in sgcite|Homecoming in the atmosphere of Langara, where its shields are only 40% effective. As the ship breaks apart, it releases an escape ship that enters hyperspace. A reconstructed version of the ship leads Anubis' attack on Earth in sgcite|Lost City, and is destroyed by Ancient drone weapons fired from Antarctica. A version of this ship appears as Ba'al's flagship in "Stargate Continuum".

Minor ships

*"Escape ship" An interstellar vessel seen under construction in sgcite|Nightwalkers. It is being built by the townspeople of Steveston, Oregon, who have been implanted with cloned Goa'uld symbiotes by the NID, who hope to claim the ship once it's finished.
*"Needle threader" An old type of fighter designed to fit through the Stargate, a maneuver known as "threading the needle". The design was abandoned because few pilots could master it. Master Bra'tac hid one on Chulak "some hundreds of years ago". In sgcite|Into the Fire, General Hammond and Teal'c use the fighter to attack Hathor's defenses on a mission to rescue SG-1. The ship is equipped with two large staff weapons.
*"Osiris' ship" A ship with a large extensible spike on the bottom, hidden near the temple where Osiris and Isis were imprisoned. It is used by Osiris to escape Earth in sgcite|The Curse.
*Troop transport A large vessel designed to carry Jaffa ground troops into battle. It is heavily armored and can shrug off a direct strike from a FIM-92 Stinger missile.sgcite|Full Circle|show=ref] Troop transports have only been seen amongst Anubis' forces; they first appear in sgcite|Summit, in Zipacna's attack on the main Tok'ra base at Revanna. They are also seen in sgcite|Redemption on Anubis' planet, in sgcite|Full Circle landing troops on Abydos, and in sgcite|Lost City transporting Anubis to P3X-449.

Ori starships

The Ori order their followers to begin constructing a fleet of ships after learning of the existence of the Milky Way galaxy in sgcite|Origin. Due to their advanced technology, their ships pose a considerable threat.

Fighter

An Ori fighter is a small dart-shaped attack vessel first seen in "Flesh and Blood", where they defeat a number of Death Gliders and Al'kesh over Chulak. Carried by Ori motherships, they are deployed from a ventral bay and are armed with powerful energy weapons. In "Line in the Sand", one is shown carrying a ring transporter platform that it drops to the ground, allowing troops to be deployed from the mothership.

Mothership

Ori motherships first appear under construction in the episode "Crusade". Four ships invade the Milky Way galaxy in the following episode "Camelot", where they decimate a combined Asgard, human, Jaffa, Lucian Alliance, and Tok'ra fleet at P3Y-229 without taking any appreciable damage. In "Flesh and Blood", the ships proceed to conquer Chulak before splitting up. In the episode "The Pegasus Project", Teal'c lures an Ori mothership into the unstable vortex (the "kawoosh") of the activating Supergate, destroying it. In sgcite|The Shroud, Daniel Jackson/Merlin commandeers a mothership in order to send the Sangraal to the Ori galaxy. However, his plan requires that the Supergate be reopened, and shortly after six more Ori motherships enter the galaxy. In the "Stargate SG-1" finale "Unending", the Asgard equip the Earth battlecruiser "Odyssey" with plasma beam weapons that are effective against the shields of Ori motherships. Nevertheless, the "Odyssey" is outnumbered and only escapes the Ori through the creative use of a time dilation field. In "", all the Ori motherships stand down after the activation of the titular object.

One of the most formidable warships seen in "Stargate", an Ori mothership's main weapon can destroy a Goa'uld Ha'tak in a single shot. It also has smaller energy weapons scattered around the hull. The ship is protected by shields that are impervious to all but the most powerful attacks.cite episode|title=Camelot|series=Stargate SG-1] Explosives placed inside a mothership have failed to detonate for undetermined reasons.cite episode|title=Crusade|series=Stargate SG-1] cite episode|title=Counterstrike|series=Stargate SG-1] The ship carries numerous fighters and can also land directly on a planetary surface.cite episode|title=Crusade|series=Stargate SG-1] The mothership is equipped with an intergalactic hyperdrive,cite episode|title=Unending|series=Stargate SG-1] but it must use a Supergate to reach the Milky Way from the Ori home galaxy.cite episode|title=Beachhead|series=Stargate SG-1] The technology of the Ori mothership must be "activated" by a Prior,cite episode|title=Crusade|series=Stargate SG-1] and only they (or the Orici) can control a mothership, which involves some degree of mental command.cite episode|title=Counterstrike|series=Stargate SG-1] Inside, the ship contains prayer rooms, armories, and quarters for the ordinary human warriors of the Ori.cite episode|title=Crusade|series=Stargate SG-1] The power source is located inside a large enclosed chamber and is of unknown design.cite episode|title=Counterstrike|series=Stargate SG-1]

Replicator starships

The Replicators typically infiltrate and take over the ships of other races for their own purposes. In the process, they can enhance the technology of those ships to perform better than the originals, using knowledge they have previously assimilated. Replicator-controlled Goa'uld Ha'taks appear in "Enemies" and "Reckoning", and Replicator-controlled Asgard motherships appear in "Small Victories". A Replicator-controlled vessel of unknown design appears in "Enemies" and "Unnatural Selection". The vessel engages Apophis' mothership with an energy beam weapon and is apparently destroyed, but not before infesting Apophis' ship.

In "New Order", the humanoid Replicator Fifth creates a ship made entirely of Replicator blocks with which to escape the time dilation field on Halla. The ship is equipped with shields, beaming technology, and intergalactic hyperdrives, and can fire projectiles made of Replicators to infiltrate other ships. Its interior can reconfigure according to Fifth's wishes. The ship is destroyed over the new Asgard homeworld Orilla as it exits hyperspace, though its fragments land on Orilla and reform into Replicators. Fifth escapes Orilla and the Replicator Disruptor by forming a smaller spider-like ship out of Replicators. In "Gemini", Fifth has reformed the larger Replicator ship and arrives in the Milky Way along with Replicator Carter, who conspires to have that ship and Fifth destroyed by a Replicator disruptor satellite. Replicator Carter herself creates a third version of the Replicator ship, from which she commands the full-scale invasion of the Milky Way in "Reckoning". The ship and all other Replicators in the galaxy are disintegrated into their component parts by the Dakara superweapon at the end of that episode.

Wraith starships

In "Stargate Atlantis", the Wraith are the dominant race in the Pegasus galaxy, with a large fleet based around enormous hive ships. Their ships lack shields and are generally less powerful than the ships of their defeated enemies, the Ancients. Wraith ships have a hybrid organic nature; they are grown, not built, and may have some degree of self-awareness. They begin with a pathogen that infects a human, and uses energy to convert both organic and non-organic matter nearby into a biopolymer similar to a polysaccharide, but with organometallic compounds mixed in. The polymer is initially soft and malleable but eventually hardens into a dense substance that is resistant to heat, pressure, and radiation. The growing process can be stopped if the human nucleus is freed from the pathogen.sgcite|The Seed|Atlantis|show=ref]

Dart

The Wraith dart is a small, one-man attack craft capable of fitting through a Stargate, first seen in sgcite|Rising|Atlantis. They generate a loud, distinctive sound when flying in an atmosphere. Darts lack hyperdrives and rely on Stargates or larger vessels to travel around the galaxy.sgcite|The Gift|Atlantis|show=ref] The dart's main role is to capture humans for feeding, dematerializing them using a culling beam mounted on its underside. Large numbers of darts are carried by Wraith hive ships sgcite|Letters from Pegasus|Atlantis|show=ref] and cruisers.sgcite|Search and Rescue|Atlantis|show=ref] In ship-to-ship combat, they are deployed as dogfighters and as point defense against missiles. If a dart's mothership is destroyed, they will perform kamikaze attacks on nearby enemy targets.sgcite|The Siege, Part 3|Atlantis|show=ref] Like other Wraith ships, darts are partially organic. The canopy of a Wraith dart is composed of energy and is opaque when active, functioning as a giant HUD.sgcite|The Lost Boys|Atlantis|show=ref] Darts are armed with a pair of forward-firing energy weapons, capable of destroying a puddle jumper with a direct hit. Sustained machine gun fire is sufficient to bring down a dart.sgcite|Rising|Atlantis|show=ref] sgcite|Duet|Atlantis|show=ref] John Sheppard learns how to fly a dart in the season 2 episode sgcite|The Lost Boys|Atlantis.

Cruiser

A Wraith cruiser is medium-sized warship first seen in sgcite|Letters from Pegasus|Atlantis. Like hive ships, Wraith cruisers incorporate organic technology and lack shields. Their armaments consist of energy weapons, which can conduct orbital bombardments.sgcite|The Siege|Atlantis|show=ref] They are equipped with sub-light engines and hyperdrivessgcite|Letters from Pegasus|Atlantis|show=ref] , and are also capable of flying in an atmospheresgcite|Condemned|Atlantis|show=ref] and landing on a planet surface.sgcite|Michael|Atlantis|show=ref] They carry numerous darts in a ventral bay.sgcite|Travelers|Atlantis|show=ref] sgcite|Search and Rescue|Atlantis|show=ref] Several cruisers escort the three hive ships headed for Atlantis, but retreat after the hive ships are destroyed. In sgcite|The Siege, Part 3|Atlantis, a Wraith cruiser attempts to dock with the "Daedalus" for boarding. A Wraith cruiser attacks the Olesians in "Condemned". The episode sgcite|Submersion|Atlantis shows that a cruiser served as the flagship for the Wraith Queen who led the first siege of Atlantis. That vessel was downed by the Ancients and came to rest on the ocean floor, where it remained largely intact and somewhat functional for 10,000 years. A cruiser serves as the base for the renegade Wraith Michael. It evades the plasma beams of the battlecruiser "Daedalus" in sgcite|The Kindred|Atlantis but is destroyed by the "Daedalus" in sgcite|Search and Rescue|Atlantis.

Hive ship

Wraith hive ships are one of the largest spacecraft in the "Stargate" universe and the centers of Wraith civilization. One first appears in sgcite|Rising|Atlantis, where it was not recognizable as a ship as it had rested on a planet for so long that tall trees grew on its back. There are over sixty hive ships in the Pegasus galaxy. Due to internecine strife amongst the Wraith over an inadequate human food supply, most hive ships barely tolerate one another's presence, with open hostilities being more common in the later seasons.sgcite|Spoils of War|Atlantis|show=ref] Notable exceptions occur in sgcite|The Siege, Part 3|Atlantis, where twelve hive ships cooperate to attack Atlantis, and in sgcite|Be All My Sins Remember'd|Atlantis, where seven hive ships ally with Atlantis to defeat the Asurans. Over the course of "Stargate Atlantis", a number of hive ships have been destroyed in various conflicts. Many hives are without Queens and cannot replenish their losses, making the Wraith more reluctant to commit them to battle.sgcite|Be All My Sins Remember'd|Atlantis|show=ref]

Hive ships contain untold numbers of stasis pods for hibernating Wraith, as well as pods in which human victims are preserved for future feeding in cocoons.sgcite|Underground|Atlantis|show=ref] Hive ships are partially organic and lack shields, though they are capable of regeneration.sgcite|Allies|Atlantis|show=ref] They can withstand a hit from a Mark III tactical nuclear weapon, though not without suffering major damage. Hive ships are equipped with hyperdrives, though they must make periodic stops to allow their organic components to recover from hyperspace radiation.sgcite|No Man's Land|Atlantis|show=ref] Hive ships mount numerous energy weapons throughout their hull and wield massive firepower.sgcite|The Hive|Atlantis|show=ref] They also function as carriers, launching huge numbers of Wraith darts and supported by Wraith cruisers.sgcite|Letters from Pegasus|Atlantis|show=ref] However, the launch bays represent a vulnerable area where damage can lead to secondary internal explosions. Shortly after encountering the offensive use of Asgard beaming technology by the "Daedalus", hive ships initiate countermeasures to prevent Earth ships from beaming onto their ships. A hive ship's consoles require telepathic control; Teyla Emmagan (who has trace amounts of Wraith DNA) can somewhat operate a hive ship with great effort.sgcite|Misbegotten|Atlantis|show=ref]

Minor ships

*Scout A vessel larger than a dart but much smaller than a cruiser, capable of some degree of independent operation. One appears off-screen in "Aurora", where it investigates the derelict Ancient battleship and is destroyed by its selfdestruct. Concept art from that episode shows a bat-like look for the scout ship. [ [http://stargate.mgm.com/stills.php?series_id=3&season=2#anc2 MGM Stargate Stills] ] The scout first appears on-screen with a different design in "Allies", where it carries a Wraith Queen and her retinue from her hive-ship to Atlantis.
*Supply ship A ship comparable to a cruiser in size, used by the Wraith to transport large numbers of human victims during their war with the Ancients. One appears crashed on a planet in sgcite|The Defiant One|Atlantis. McKay theorizes that the ship model has been discontinued.

Miscellaneous starships

*Asuran ship Warships equipped with cloaking devices and drone weapons, appearing in "Lifeline" and "This Mortal Coil". They may originally be of Ancient design, as with other Asuran ships.
*Gadmeer terraformer A massive ship two miles across, seen in "Scorched Earth". It is designed to terraform a suitable planet to serve as the new Gadmeer homeworld, and carries biological, historical, and cultural records with which to resurrect the Gadmeer civilization. The ship chooses planets based on 2,634 criteria; unfortunately the planet it eventually chooses is where SG-1 had recently resettled Enkaran refugees.
*"Oran" A Hebridian ship that participates in the Loop of Kon Garat, from "Space Race". It is commanded by smuggler Golon Jarlath.
*"Seberus" A Serrakin prison transport commanded by Warrick, discovered crashed on a planet by SG-1 in "Forsaken". In the episode, SG-1 helps Warrick recover the ship from the escaped prisoners. The "Seberus" is equipped with an ion propulsion system and sonic weapons, and uses liquid nitrogen for fuel. In "Space Race", Warrick enters the "Seberus" in the Loop of Kon Garat, a prestigious race, and enlists Samantha Carter for assistance in exchange for allowing her to examine the ship's technology.
*Ship from "The Daedalus Variations" A hostile ship encountered by the Atlantis team in an alternate universe in sgcite|The Daedalus Variations|Atlantis. It attacks the alternate Atlantis and launches fighters against the "Daedalus" after Sheppard disables its main weapons.
*"Stromos" One of three automated sleeper ships launched by the Talthuns for their new homeworld of Ardena, from the episode "Lifeboat". The "Stromos" crashed on P2A-347, and with power failing Pharrin, one of the officers, begins saving the consciousnesses of the passengers by transferring them into his own mind, and later into the mind of Daniel Jackson. The SGC helps the Talthuns revive by providing them with a naqahdah generator.
*Traveler ship Hyperspace-capable vessels that house the nomadic Travelers of the Pegasus galaxy, first seen in "Travelers". They are equipped with shields and energy weapons. In "Be All My Sins Remember'd", several Traveler ships join the Atlanteans and the Wraith in fighting the Asurans, with one of the ships destroyed in the battle.

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