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| |italic=y
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| | image= Archeron.png | | | image= Archeron.png |
| | title= Archeron
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| | race= Colonial | | | race= Colonial |
| | type= Military | | | type= Military |
| | ftl= Yes | | | ftl= Yes |
| | propol = * 6x sublight engines <br /> * 40x maneuvering thrusters<ref name="unconfirmed">This information has not been confirmed by any official source.</ref>
| | | role= Heavy Cruiser |
| | arm = * ~24x [[Battery|primary batteries]] <br /> * ~514x [[KEW|point-defense cannons]] <br /> * ~12x [[missile tubes]]<ref name="unconfirmed"/>
| | | status= Destroyed |
| | aircraft= * Full [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mk. II/Mk. III compliment <br /> * Full [[Raptor]] compliment<ref name="unconfirmed"/>
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| | facilities= * 2x flight pods <br /> * 2x flight decks <br /> * 80x [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] launch tubes<ref name="unconfirmed"/>
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| | role= Carrier / battleship | |
| | status= Destroyed, [[Battle of Sector 12]], {{BCH|42}} | |
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| '''''Archeron''''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestar]] in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]].
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| ==Service History==
| | '''''Archeron''''' is a heavy cruiser in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] during the First [[Cylon War]]. |
| Ten years into the war, the ship is stationed in [[Sector 12]] on a covert operation, waiting for [[Graystone Industries]] scientist Doctor [[Becca Kelly]]. Prior to her arrival, ''Archeron'' is engaged by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in what is now known as the [[Battle of Sector 12]], and destroyed with all hands lost. Her hull is discovered to still be largely intact, and used as a hiding ground for several [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Cylon Raiders]], waiting to pick off any additional [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial]] units that may show up. No previous indication of an attack was received prior to the arrival of [[Raptor 909]].
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| ''Archeron''{{'|s}} hull is later used to ward off these [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] after the [[Raptor]] scout carrying [[Becca Kelly|Kelly]] uses the ship's still active [[FTL]] pistons as an escape route {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}. | | Ten years into the war, Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are secretly ordered to transport [[Graystone Industries]] scientist Doctor [[Beka Kelly]] to the ''Archeron'' aboard the [[Raptor]] ''[[Wild Weasel]]''. Traveling to [[Sector 12]] near [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]-controlled space, Adama, Fasjovic and Kelly are shocked to find ''Archeron'' destroyed in an apparent Cylon attack. |
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| ==Design and Construction==
| | Following the discovery of ''Archeron''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> remains, ''Wild Weasel'' is pursued by Cylon [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|forces]] through the extensive debris field (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''). |
| As a [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestar]], ''Archeron'' shared the same basic design and specifications as her sister ships, ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]''. The ship featured the characteristic dual flight pods, extensive armament, and heavy armor that defined the class during the [[First Cylon War]] era.
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| Like other [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] of her era, ''Archeron'' was designed for both carrier and battleship roles, capable of launching and recovering large numbers of [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s while providing heavy fire support with her primary batteries and point-defense systems.
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| | | *''According to [[Doug Drexler]]'s [[w:Facebook|Facebook]], the ''Archeron'' is actually a Battlestar and not a Heavy Cruiser.'' |
| ==Battle of Sector 12== | | :"We can forgive Beqa, being a civlian, for getting it incorrect, but Archeron is a Battlestar."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7/posts/10151099106636104?comment_id=23650078&offset=0&total_comments=3|title=Incredible work on...|date=10 November 2012|accessdate=11 November 2012|last=Briedis|first=David|format=|language=English}}</ref> |
| The [[Battle of Sector 12]] marked ''Archeron''{{'|s}} final engagement and represented one of the significant [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial]] losses during the tenth year of the [[First Cylon War]]. The ship was conducting a classified operation, likely related to the broader intelligence mission involving [[Becca Kelly]] and her planned infiltration of [[Cylon]] networks.
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| Despite the catastrophic nature of the battle that destroyed the ship, ''Archeron''{{'|s}} hull remained structurally intact enough to provide cover for ambushing [[Cylon]] forces. The fact that the ship's [[FTL]] drive remained functional even after the vessel's destruction speaks to the robust engineering of [[First Cylon War]]-era [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]].
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| ==Strategic Significance==
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| ''Archeron''{{'|s}} destruction had significant implications for the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]]'s operations in [[Sector 12]]. The loss of a major capital ship in what was supposed to be a covert operation suggested either a security breach or sophisticated [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] intelligence capabilities. The ship's destruction also forced the improvisation of alternative plans for [[Becca Kelly]]'s mission, ultimately leading to the involvement of the [[Ghost Fleet|ghost fleet]] and ''[[Osiris]]''. | |
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| The engagement demonstrated the increasing tactical sophistication of [[Cylon]] forces during the later stages of the [[First Cylon War]], as they were able to not only destroy a heavily armed [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] but also utilize its wreckage as a strategic asset for follow-up ambush operations.
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| == Notes ==
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| === Behind the Scenes ===
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| ''Archeron'' was designed specifically for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' as a visual representation of the massive scale of destruction during the [[First Cylon War]]. The production team created extensive [[w:computer-generated imagery|CGI]] sequences showing the ship's destroyed state, emphasizing both the brutality of the conflict and the engineering resilience of [[Colonial]] vessels.<ref name="VFXFeature">{{cite_web|url=http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome|title=Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome VFX Feature|publisher=CGSociety|date=9 November 2012|accessdate=27 July 2025}}</ref> | |
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| According to [[Doug Drexler]], the ship's classification as a "heavy cruiser" in dialogue was an error by the civilian character [[Becca Kelly]], and ''Archeron'' is definitively a [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]].<ref name="DrexlerFB">{{cite_web|url=http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7/posts/10151099106636104?comment_id=23650078&offset=0&total_comments=3|title=Incredible work on...|date=10 November 2012|accessdate=11 November 2012|last=Briedis|first=David}}</ref>
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| === Design Elements ===
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| Unusually, the nameplate of the ''Archeron'' is rendered in the typeface used for the word "[[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]" in the series title card and on [[Colonial]] unit seals, rather than the font normally used for ship markings in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. This design choice may have been intended to emphasize the ship's significance within the [[First Cylon War]] narrative.
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| === Nomenclature ===
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| The name itself is likely derived from [[w:Acheron|Acheron]], one of the rivers of the [[w:Greek underworld|Greek underworld]] in classical mythology. This is in keeping with the Re-imagined Series' tradition of drawing ship names from mythological and historical sources, with the underworld connection being particularly appropriate given the ship's fate.
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| == Gallery ==
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| <gallery mode="slideshow">
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| File:Archeron Closeup.png|The wreck of the ''Archeron''.
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| File:Archeron Identification.png|The wreck of the ''Archeron'' is identified.
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| File:Archeron No Survivors.png|"There's no way anyone could have survived this..."
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| File:Archeron FTL.png|''Archeron''{{'|s}} [[FTL]] drive was still largely intact and working, following its destruction.
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| == References == | | == References == |
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