Mercury class battlestar
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. 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)