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{{Rename|[[Imperial Sontaran Time Carrier]]}} | |||
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| | |aka = Sontaran command ship<br>Mother ship<br>Imperial Sontaran Time Carrier<br>Time Ship | ||
|type = | |type = Space warship | ||
|origin = [[ | |origin = [[Sontar]] | ||
|appearances = [[ | |first = The Eleven Day Empire (audio story) | ||
|appearances = [[Sontaran flagship - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |||
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A '''Sontaran [[flagship]]''', also known as a '''Sontaran [[command ship]]''', '''[[mother ship]]''', '''Imperial Sontaran Time Carrier''' and '''Time Ship''', was a massive [[spacecraft]] that served as the Sontarans' primary military vessel. | |||
The | == Characteristics == | ||
The ship was spherical with eight curved claws, four above and four below. For battle, the top and bottom claws could interlock to reveal a cannon that could obliterate a [[planet]]. Around the middle of the sphere were docking ports for dozens of [[Sontaran scout ship]]s. According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], Earth's entire nuclear arsenal wouldn't even scratch the ship's defences. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
The | == History == | ||
One [[Sontaran command ship (The Sontaran Stratagem)|Sontaran flagship]], commanded by [[General]] [[Staal]], led the [[Sontaran Empire]]'s [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet|Tenth Battle Fleet]]. The flagship arrived in orbit of [[Earth]] to spearhead an [[Sontaran invasion of Earth|invasion]] that would turn the planet into a [[cloning]] world. It was linked to the surface via [[teleport pod]]s between the ship, the [[ATMOS factory]] and the [[Rattigan Academy]]. The ship was destroyed by [[Luke Rattigan]], when he activated his [[atmospheric converter]] on the bridge. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') One Sontaran, [[Commander]] [[Kaagh]], in flight near the flagship, survived and landed his scout ship on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'') | |||
The [[Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet|Twelfth Battle Fleet]], led by [[Major]] [[Stenx]], also had a flagship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sontaran Games (novel)|The Sontaran Games]]'') | |||
The | The [[Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps]] used several warships in their invasion of the [[Eleven-Day Empire]]. [[Morlock]] described the ships as "great leaden lumpy things" which were "very crude". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'') | ||
[[Category:Military | The Sontarans of the [[Fourth Sontaran Intelligence Division]], led by General [[Kade]], arrived at the colony [[Chelsea 426]] in one of their warships. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Chelsea 426 (novel)|The Taking of Chelsea 426]]'') | ||
[[Category:Sontaran | [[File:Imperial Flagship.jpg|thumb|left|The Imperial Flagship. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')]] | ||
Some Sontarans including Commander [[Stark (The Pandorica Opens)|Stark]] joined the [[Pandorica Alliance]] formed to imprison the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the [[Pandorica]] to save the Universe. One Sontaran flagship was in the Alliance fleet which arrived at Stonehenge in 102 AD. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | |||
Sontaran forces, including a flagship, participated in the [[Siege of Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Gabby Gonzalez|Gabby]] and [[Cindy Wu|Cindy]] were captured by Commander [[Sturg]] and moved to the Sontarans' Imperial Flagship. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
===Doctor Who: Legacy=== | |||
A giant Sontaran flagship is fought by the [[the Doctor]]s and their [[companion]]s in ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]''. Found by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], it is identified by [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI|Porridge]] and determined to be hostile by [[Madame Vastra]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] notes that the flagship's [[shield generator]]s must be disabled before shutting down the [[engine]]. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{Dwlx|Sontaran Flagship|Sontaran Flagship}} | |||
[[Category:Military vehicles]] | |||
[[Category:Sontaran spacecraft types]] | |||
[[Category:Articles with conjectural titles]] | |||
[[Category:Vehicles in the War in Heaven]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:06, 18 June 2024
A Sontaran flagship, also known as a Sontaran command ship, mother ship, Imperial Sontaran Time Carrier and Time Ship, was a massive spacecraft that served as the Sontarans' primary military vessel.
Characteristics[[edit] | [edit source]]
The ship was spherical with eight curved claws, four above and four below. For battle, the top and bottom claws could interlock to reveal a cannon that could obliterate a planet. Around the middle of the sphere were docking ports for dozens of Sontaran scout ships. According to the Tenth Doctor, Earth's entire nuclear arsenal wouldn't even scratch the ship's defences. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
One Sontaran flagship, commanded by General Staal, led the Sontaran Empire's Tenth Battle Fleet. The flagship arrived in orbit of Earth to spearhead an invasion that would turn the planet into a cloning world. It was linked to the surface via teleport pods between the ship, the ATMOS factory and the Rattigan Academy. The ship was destroyed by Luke Rattigan, when he activated his atmospheric converter on the bridge. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky) One Sontaran, Commander Kaagh, in flight near the flagship, survived and landed his scout ship on Earth. (TV: The Last Sontaran)
The Twelfth Battle Fleet, led by Major Stenx, also had a flagship. (PROSE: The Sontaran Games)
The Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps used several warships in their invasion of the Eleven-Day Empire. Morlock described the ships as "great leaden lumpy things" which were "very crude". (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire)
The Sontarans of the Fourth Sontaran Intelligence Division, led by General Kade, arrived at the colony Chelsea 426 in one of their warships. (PROSE: The Taking of Chelsea 426)
Some Sontarans including Commander Stark joined the Pandorica Alliance formed to imprison the Eleventh Doctor in the Pandorica to save the Universe. One Sontaran flagship was in the Alliance fleet which arrived at Stonehenge in 102 AD. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
Sontaran forces, including a flagship, participated in the Siege of Trenzalore. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
The Tenth Doctor, Gabby and Cindy were captured by Commander Sturg and moved to the Sontarans' Imperial Flagship. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who: Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
A giant Sontaran flagship is fought by the the Doctors and their companions in Doctor Who: Legacy. Found by the Eleventh Doctor, it is identified by Porridge and determined to be hostile by Madame Vastra. The Tenth Doctor notes that the flagship's shield generators must be disabled before shutting down the engine.
