Whilst it is usually the main warships of each side that do the main fighting in the Thousand Yahren war, they were not the only targets of the Cylons. The merchant fleets were also in the firing line, and also prime targets by pirates as well.
Civilian ships come in a lot more variaty than warships, there being many more roles for them to have to fufill instead of just attack and defence.
Ships of the Merchant Fleet:
