in Conway's Life, instead becomes a p12 orthogonal 5c/12 spaceship, matching one of ways to "read" (interpret) the p122 wick posted by pifricted:
The above CA is the only example I found with the property that the spaceship appears to move "in the wrong direction", compared to what one would expect from a spaceship with that shape based on prior experience with cellular automata that are minor modifications of Conway's Life. (You would expect it to evolve roughly as a B-heptomino evolves in Life, and to move in roughly the same direction.)
Below are those search results that are p12 orthogonal 5c/12 spaceships. At least in some of these cases, I know that it's possible to attach part of the wick to a spaceship, leading to a family of extensible spaceships (indeed, the main reason for performing this search was to find CA where such families of p12 5c/12o spaceships would be possible):
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8, B2n3-qy4nqz5kr6n7c/S23-e4y5jkr, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4w5jkr/S23-ce4t5knr6ek, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckqy4w5jkr/S23-ce4ty5knr6ek, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cy4kqwy5ajk6a8/S23-ek4tz5r6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4nwz5kr6an7c/S0234e5j6n, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4nwz5akr6an7c/S0234e5j6n, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cky4nw5ajr7c/S23-ck4ez5jnr6kn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-ky4nw5ajr7c/S23-ck4ez5jnr6kn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cky4nw5ajr7c/S23-ck4etz5jnr6kn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-kq4knw5k6a7c/S0235jk6akn8, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4n5j6k/S23-c4y5nr6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-q4n5j6k/S23-c4y5nr6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4n5j6k/S23-c4y5nr6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4n5j6k/S23-c4y5nr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ck4qwy/S23-cek4jz6k, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B34qwy/S23-cek4jz6k, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cqy4wy7c/S23-cek4j5j6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kqy4nw6n7c/S23-ck4j5jkn6e, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-kqy4nwz6an7c/S23-ck4j5jkn6e, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kqy4nw6an7c/S23-ck4j5jkn6e7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-ckqy4kqw5j6n7c/S23-ce4j5jknr6ek, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-ckqy4kqwy5j6n7c/S23-ce4jy5jkn6eik, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-ckqy4kqwy5j6n7c/S23-ce4jy5jkn6eik, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4knqwy5j6n7c/S23-ce4jy5jkn6eik, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-k4w6an/S23-cek4jy5knr6n, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-k4w6an/S23-cek4jy5knr6n8, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-ckqy4knwy6an/S23-ce4ejy5knr6-c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-c4kny5k6n/S23-cek4jz5knr6e, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cq4ny5k8/S23-ck4jz5knr6e, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cq4ny5k8/S23-ck4jz5knr6e, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-cy4wyz5jkr7c/S23-c4ejz5r6a, -5, 0, 12, 2bo$bo$o2bo$bo$2bo$3bo!
8, B34a5jkq6kn/S23-c4ej5jnr6ai, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B34a5jkq6kn/S023-c4ej5jnr6ai, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B34a5jkq6kn/S23-c4ejy5jnr6ai, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B34a5jkq6kn/S23-c4ej5jnr6ain, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4n5kq6a/S23-ck5jn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4n5kq6a/S23-ck4t5jn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-kqy4n5kq6a/S23-ck4t5jn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4kwz5kq8/S023-ck5jk, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4kwz5kq6a8/S023-ck5jk, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-q4kwz5kq6a8/S023-ck5jk6a, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cqy4ak5qr6k7c/S23-ck4y5kr6a, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cq4ak5qr6k7c/S23-ck4y5kr6a, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ck4knw5qr7c/S23-ce5r, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ck4knw5qr7c/S23-ce4t5r, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckq4knwz5qr7c/S234j5n, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckq4knwz5qr7c/S234jt5n, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-cky4z5jkq6an7c/S23-ce5jk6i, -5, 0, 12, 2bo$bo$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-ck4z5jkq6an7c/S23-ce5jk6i, -5, 0, 12, 2bo$bo$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-ky4kwz5kq6an7c/S23-c4ej5jk, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
6, B2n3-kqy4kny5akq6n7c8/S023-c4cy, -5, 0, 12, obo$o$bobo$2bo!
7, B2n3-kqy4kny5akq6n7c8/S023-c4cyz, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cqy4n5akq6ak/S23-ce4eyz6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-qy4n5akq6ak/S23-ce4eyz6k, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cky4n5akq6ak8/S23-ce4ejyz5k6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cky4n5akq6ak8/S23-ce4ejyz5k6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n34ky5kq6n/S23-k4z5r6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-cq4q5jkqr/S234ejty5r6ak7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cq4q5jkqr/S234ejty5r6akn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B2n3-ckq4qz5jkqr/S234et5kr6ak7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kq4qz5jkqr/S234et5kr6ak7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckqy4kny5kq6ak/S234ej5k6k, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-ckqy4kny5kq6ak/S234ej5k6kn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckq4kqw5jkq6an/S23-e4j5jkn6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-ckq4kqw5jkq6an/S23-e4j5jkn6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4y5jkq7c/S23-ek4z6ek, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cqy4knqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4et5kn6kn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cqy4knqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4et5kn6kn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-cqy4kqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4e6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-cqy4kqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4e6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cqy4knqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4et5kn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cy4kqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4e6akn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cy4knqwz5qr7c/S23-ce4et5k6akn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckqy4kq5ajqr7c/S23-c4etz5k6ek, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-ckqy4kq5ajqr7c/S23-c4etz5k6ek7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-kqy4kq5ajqr7c/S23-c4etz5k6ek, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-kqy4kq5ajqr7c/S23-c4etz5k6ek7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-ckq4nqwyz5akqr7c/S23-c5jr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-ckq4nqwyz5akqr7c/S23-c4e5jr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-cq4nqwyz5akqr7c/S23-c4e5jr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckq4nqwyz5akqr7c/S23-c5jr6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-cky4ky5ajkqr6ak7c8/S23-ck5j6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B2n3-cky4ky5ajkqr6ak7c8/S23-ck5j6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-cy4ky5ajkqr6ak7c8/S23-ck5j6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B2n3-cy4ky5ajkqr6ak7c8/S23-ck5j6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-kqy4knyz5kq6k7c/S23-c4ty5nr6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4knyz5kq6k7c/S23-c4ty5nr6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B2n3-qy4kw5kq6kn7c/S23-c4ty5jn6k, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-ckqy4kwy5kq6k7c/S234ty5n6ak7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-c4kwz5qr6k7c/S23-cek4y5r6k, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kqy4kw5jqr7c/S23-ce4y5n6ik, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-kqy4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6aik, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4kz5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6aik, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4kyz5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6aik, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kq4k5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-kq4k5qr7c/S23-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kq4k5qr7c/S23-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kqy4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-kqy4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kqy4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kq4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B3-kq4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kq4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kq4k5qr7c/S023-ek4eyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-kq4k5qr7c/S023-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-kq4ky5qr7c/S023-ek4eyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kq4ky5qr7c/S023-ek4etyz6ik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4k5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6aik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4k5qr7c8/S23-ek4eyz6aik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6aik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4ky5qr7c/S23-ek4eyz6aik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4ky5qr7c8/S23-ek4eyz6aik7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4anqwz5qr7c/S23-cek4jy5j6ik, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ck4knq5kqr6k7c/S234y5r6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckqy4qwz5kqr6kn7c/S23-cek4y5jr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B3-c4kqw5ak6aek7c8/S23-e5r, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-ck4yz5j6e7c/S023-ce4ty6e, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cqy4nqwy5j6ekn7c/S23-cek5jn6en, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-ky4wz6ek7c/S23-k5jnr, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4kwyz5jk6ae7c/S23-e4z6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cky4knwyz5k6e7c/S23-c4ty6k7c8, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-y4nq5akr6ek7c/S23-ce4ejz5r6ak, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckq5kr6aek/S23-ck5jn6ak, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B2n3-ckq5kr6aek/S23-ck5jknr6k, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kqy4nz5kr6aek/S023-ck4e5jn6aek, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-k4ny6ek7c/S23-ck4jyz5n6ikn, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4akqwy5r6aek7c/S23-ce4jy5jn6kn8, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cky4k5kq6aek/S23-ek4jz5j6ak7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cqy4knyz5akqr6en/S23-cek6a7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cqy4knyz5akqr6en/S23-cek6a7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4a5jqr6e7c/S23-c4e5r7c8, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ck4akw5qr6aek7c/S23-ce4y5kr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-ck4akw5qr6aek7c/S23-ce4y5kr6k7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
7, B3-ckqy4aknqy5jqr6e/S23-c4ej6i7c8, -5, 0, 12, b2o$2o$b2o$2bo!
7, B2n3-kqy4q5q6e/S023-k4et5n7c, -5, 0, 12, 2bo$bo$2o$b2o$2bo!
8, B2n3-kqy4q5q6e/S023-k4et5n6k7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4kq5jq6aek8/S23-k4z5n7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4nw5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-kqy4nw5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cqy4nw5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-qy4nw5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckq4nw5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-ckqy4nwy5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B3-cqy4nwy5qr6ek7c/S23-cek4z5jn6kn7c, -5, 0, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
8, B2n3-cky4anqwy5jqr6ak7c/S23-c4e5jr6aei7c, 0, -5, 12, 3o$o$obo$b2o!
Each of lines above can be interpreted as a "puzzle". I think doing the same sort of thing that was done in the quoted post below for some of the above rulesets could make an interesting
(although by itself that would not immediately lead to further technology, and instead would be more or less a curiosity, until there are some interesting ways to combine the resulting spaceships with other reactions).