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The Mercury-class battlestar, Pegasus

The Mercury-class battlestar is an advanced warship introduced into the Colonial Fleet sometime after the First Cylon War. For the unnamed original class, to which Galactica belongs, see Battlestar.

Overview[edit]

Following the end of the Cylon War, the original battlestars remained in service, and other battlestars were built. Their numbers steadily increased to a grand total of 120 ships in the Colonial Fleet. New models employed technologies, such as networked computers, which had been prohibited during the war (Mini-Series). At the time of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, a Mercury-class battlestar was a top-of-the-line craft.

The physical appearance of the Mercury-class is different than that of the original Battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the Mercury-class is equipped with 8 sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. Also includes 2 additional entrances in the flight pods, making 4 entrances as opposed to the standard 2 (which can be seen here). These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. Unlike Galactica, Pegasus appears to have a full armor "skin", but in Galactica's case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decomissioning.

Based on figures from the episode Pegasus, the standard crew complement of a Mercury-class battlestar is in excess of 2,500.

Known Mercury-class Battlestars[edit]

Battlestar Mercury, for which it presumed the class is named
Battlestar Pegasus (Resistance, Pegasus)

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 Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the original battlestars remained in service, and other battlestars were built. Their numbers steadily increased to a grand total of 120 ships in the Colonial Fleet. New models employed technologies, such as networked computers, which had been prohibited during the war ([[Mini-Series]]). At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a ''Mercury''-class battlestar was a top-of-the-line craft.
-The physical appearance of the ''Mercury''-class is different than that of the original Battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the ''Mercury''-class is equipped with 8 sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. Also includes 2 additional entrances in the flight pods, making 4 entrances as opposed to the standard 2 (which can be seen [http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2995/bsg2101314bx.jpg here]. These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. Unlike ''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'' appears to have a full armor "skin", but in ''Galactica's'' case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decomissioning.
+The physical appearance of the ''Mercury''-class is different than that of the original Battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the ''Mercury''-class is equipped with 8 sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. Also includes 2 additional entrances in the flight pods, making 4 entrances as opposed to the standard 2 (which can be seen [http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2995/bsg2101314bx.jpg here]). These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. Unlike ''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'' appears to have a full armor "skin", but in ''Galactica's'' case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decomissioning.
 Based on figures from the episode [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]], the standard crew complement of a Mercury-class battlestar is in excess of 2,500.