George Hammond

The General Hammond, formerly known as the Phoenix, is Earth's sixth Daedalus-Class Warship, which is currently under construction. The ship is named in honour of the legendary Gen. George Hammond, and will be placed under the command of Col. Samantha Carter upon its completion.

Alternate Timeline
"Barely off the assembly line. Half the Asgard systems weren't finished, the other half weren't working."

- Rodney McKay

The Phoenix was the sixth Daedalus-Class Warship built in and alternate timeline and was given to Colonel Carter to support the Atlantis Expedition. According to Dr. McKay, the ship was rushed into service and many of the Asgard systems weren't fully operational. Many of the Expedition members worked day and night to get the ship fully operational. The ship featured an Asgard terminal on the bridge where the star map should have been, and a room similar to the Asgard core room on board the Odyssey.

Active service
"They were able to inflict considerable damage, despite terrible odds. But eventually their luck ran out."

- Rodney McKay

Once the new ship was ready, Colonel Carter took command and flew the ship in an attempt to destroy Michael's fleet and save human populations on planets throughout the galaxy. Using guerrilla warfare, Carter succeeded in destroying many of Michael's Hive Ships. Unfortunately, Michael put out false intel and ambushed the Phoenix. When it was badly damaged and the engines were going critical, the crew was beamed down to the surface of a planet by Carter while she rammed the badly damaged Phoenix into one of the Wraith ships. The resulting explosion destroyed the Phoenix and 3 of Michael's hives.

Behind the scenes

 * The origin of the name Phoenix comes from the legendary bird of the same name. The Phoenix was said to live a long life then after its death, would burst into flames and be reborn again.
 * The ship was originally going to be named the Phoenix in the current timeline. However, after the death of George Hammond, and the death of the actor who portrayed him, Don S. Davis, the ship was renamed in his honour.