Editing Cerebus (TOS-RH)

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'''''Cerebus''''' is a civilian ship serving as the archive vessel within the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]].

''Cerebus'' serves the fleet in a specialized capacity, housing the archives and historical records of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]]. The ship is positioned among the other civilian vessels in the middle section of the fleet, visible alongside notable ships such as the ''[[Delphi]]'', a marketplace freighter, and the ''[[Adena]]'', a passenger liner.<ref name="ARM131">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=131}}</ref>

== Battle of Kobol ==
During the [[Battle of Kobol (TOS-RH)|Battle of Kobol]], ''Cerebus'' participates in the massive fleet evacuation from the underground city beneath the planet's surface. As civilian vessels emerge through the crystalline fissure into the atmosphere, they become targets for attacking [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]] and [[Chitain]] Stinger fighters.

In the midst of the aerial battle, three Cylon Raiders that had been on the planet's surface rise through the cloud cover thrown up by the attack on the hidden city, attempting a strafing run against the unarmed civilian ships. The battlestar ''[[Daedelus (TOS-RH)|Daedelus]]'', under [[Athena (TOS-RH)|Captain Athena]]'s command, trains its artillery on the Raiders as they conduct their flyby. The gunnery crew scores two direct hits on the Cylon fighters, but is forced to cease fire to avoid hitting ''Cerebus''.<ref name="RES210">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Brad Linaweaver|Linaweaver, Brad]]|title=[[Resurrection (Book)|Resurrection]]|publisher=Tom Doherty Associates, LLC|month=November|year=2001|pages=210}}</ref>

The third Raider disappears on the far side of ''Cerebus'', making it impossible for ''Daedelus'' to target without endangering the civilian vessel. [[Colonial Warrior]] [[Bojay (TOS-RH)|Bojay]], flying a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], breaks away from the aerial battle and maneuvers his fighter between ''Cerebus'' and the Raider, opening fire. The Cylon ship is destroyed, its flaming wreckage spinning down to the surface of Kobol.<ref name="RES210" />

''Cerebus'' successfully evacuates from Kobol along with the majority of the fleet, escaping the combined Cylon and Chitain assault.<ref name="RES211">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Brad Linaweaver|Linaweaver, Brad]]|title=[[Resurrection (Book)|Resurrection]]|publisher=Tom Doherty Associates, LLC|month=November|year=2001|pages=211}}</ref>

== Notes ==

* The ship's name is likely a corruption of [[w:Cerberus|Cerberus]] from Greek mythology.

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