Sun Tzu (spaceship)

"How many ships do we have available?" " Aside from ourselves, there's the Apollo and Sun Tzu."

- Steven Caldwell and Rodney McKay

The Sun Tzu is a ship in the Tau'ri fleet, which came into service by the year 2009. It was the first ship to be crewed by the chinese.

History
In early 2009, the Sun Tzu was sent, along with the Apollo, to stop the ZPM powered hive ship from reaching Earth. During a battle at one of the locations the Hive Ship needed to take a brief hyperspace pause, the Sun Tzu was crippled. Without life support, its crew was forced to evacuate onto the Apollo.

Behind the scenes

 * Because the Sun Tzu was introduced suddenly and only briefly mentioned, it has sparked some interest among fans. While it is assumed that the Sun Tzu is a Daedalus-class vessel, it never appeared on-screen during the series and therefore there is no proof, as of yet, to verify this theory.
 * The ship is named after the Chinese General and one of the greatest military strategists of all time, Sun Tzu, author of the Art of War, an ancient book on military strategy.
 * Joesph Mallozzi has confirmed that the Sun Tzu is crewed by the Chinese