Reply #1 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Ships can be captured in battles.

Reply #2 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Congratulations, you have a new spoil of war.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

The ship might be the prize you get from surveying an anomaly. I've got colony ships, constructor ships, and even max logistic points increase from anomalies. The more dangerous the anomaly, the better the prize might be.