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). A Mercury-class battlestar therefore sports several features no found aboard Galactica such as automated sliding doorways and basic computer recognition stations at vital areas. 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)