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[[File:Searcher.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Earth Defense Directorate Vessel Searcher]]
'''''Searcher''''' is a deep-space exploration craft deployed in [[2492]] CE, with the mandate to both search for and re-establish contact with human colonies cut-off from [[Earth]] during the post-[[World War III]] recovery period. Its ship name and slogan are noted on its hull; ''Searcher''{{'|s}} slogan is Latin—''[[per ardua ad astra]]''—which is translated to English as "through adversity to the stars."


==The Searcher==
Propelled by [[plasma drive]], ''Searcher'' is assigned a crew from the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] following the cessation of hostilities with the [[Draconian Empire]] {{BR25|Flight of the War Witch|Time of the Hawk}}.
Propelled by plasma drive, the "Searcher" was a huge spacecraft assigned to search the galaxy to find the lost tribes of the human race who spread among the stars after [[World War III]] of the 20th century.
 
The ship features various medical bays, research labs, and the standard ship outlay of crew quarters, mess halls, et al.
 
Housed in the belly of ''Searcher'' starship were [[Thunderfighter]]s {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}, in addition to a number of shuttlecraft used to send parties to planets and other locales {{BR25|Journey to Oasis|The Crystals}}. Of note, during its explorations into deep space, it acquires the [[bird-man]] [[Hawk]], as well as his [[Hawk's fighter|unique fighter craft]] {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}.


==Crew==
==Crew==
*Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] ([[Jay Garner]]), supposedly a descendent of the sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov
*Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] ([[Jay Garner]]), supposedly a descendent of the sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov
*Lt. [[Devlin]] ([[Paul Carr]]), the Admiral's assistant
*Lt. [[Devlin]] ([[Paul Carr]]), the Admiral's assistant
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*[[Twiki]] ([[Felix Silla]]), the dwarf robot companion of Buck Rogers.
*[[Twiki]] ([[Felix Silla]]), the dwarf robot companion of Buck Rogers.


==Latin==
== Notes ==
The ship's exterior hull displayed the words


<center>SEARCHER<br />PER ARDUA AD ASTRA<br /> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_ardua_ad_astra#Miscellaneous Wikipedia]</ref></center>
*''Searcher'' was a rebuild of the luxury liner ''[[Lyran Queen]]'' featured in [[Season 1]]'s "[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]."<ref>[http://www.universalhartland.com/code/buck110l.shtml Universal Hartland Website]</ref>


Housed in the belly of ''Searcher'' starship were smaller, sleek fighter craft used for defense called [[Thunderfighter|Starfighters]], together with a number of shuttlecraft.
==References==
{{reflist}}


==Behind the scenes==
{{tabnav|Earth|Ships}}
The model of ''Searcher'' was a rebuild of the [[Lyran Queen]] featured in the Season 1 episode [[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]. <ref>[http://www.universalhartland.com/code/buck110l.shtml Universal Hartland Website]</ref>


==References==
[[Category: A to Z]]
Heading Image from [http://www.tvacres.com/spacecraft_searcher.htm TV Acres Website]
[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]
 
[[Category: Earth]]
==References==
[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]
{{reflist}}
[[Category: Ships]]
[[Category:Vessels]]

Latest revision as of 22:12, 26 November 2023

Searcher is a deep-space exploration craft deployed in 2492 CE, with the mandate to both search for and re-establish contact with human colonies cut-off from Earth during the post-World War III recovery period. Its ship name and slogan are noted on its hull; Searcher's slogan is Latin—per ardua ad astra—which is translated to English as "through adversity to the stars."

Propelled by plasma drive, Searcher is assigned a crew from the Earth Defense Directorate following the cessation of hostilities with the Draconian Empire (BR25: "Flight of the War Witch", "Time of the Hawk").

The ship features various medical bays, research labs, and the standard ship outlay of crew quarters, mess halls, et al.

Housed in the belly of Searcher starship were Thunderfighters (BR25: "Time of the Hawk"), in addition to a number of shuttlecraft used to send parties to planets and other locales (BR25: "Journey to Oasis", "The Crystals"). Of note, during its explorations into deep space, it acquires the bird-man Hawk, as well as his unique fighter craft (BR25: "Time of the Hawk").

Crew

Notes

References