Editing Colonial Fleet (TOS)

{{disline|This article discusses the surviving military defense ships of the Twelve Colonies of Man in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} prior to their destruction. For information on the civilian ships that comprise the "rag-tag" remains of humanity, see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For information on the Colonial military forces of the [[Re-imagined Series]], see [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)]].}}



The '''Colonial Fleet''', at one time, comprised many [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] and hundreds of squadrons of {{TOS|Viper}}s organized to fight the [[Cylon Empire]] during the [[Thousand-Yahren War]].

Just before the [[Battle of Cimtar]], only six battlestars remained<ref>For more on these ships and their design, see the article, [[Battlestar (TOS)]].</ref>.

After the Battle of Cimtar, all but one [[Pegasus (TOS)|known]] battlestar, ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', is destroyed by an elaborate Cylon ambush. Rather than mounting a suicidal offensive against the Cylons, and to protect the few survivors, ''Galactica'' gathers approximately [[The Fleet (TOS)|220 civilian ships]] and leads them out of Colonial space.

The Colonial Fleet becomes a bit stronger, albeit briefly, when Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] returns with battlestar ''Pegasus''. Sadly, the battlestar is again lost, apparently for good, during a direct attack against a [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]] {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

There is little discussion in the Original Series on other warcraft used by the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies of Man]] aside from the battlestars.

===Known Battlestars===

Eight battlestars are mentioned or seen in the Original Series.<ref>The Costume Department at New West has indicated that three further battlestars may have been referenced had the show been renewed: the ''[[Solaria]]'', ''Cerberus'' and ''Prometheus''. This information, however, is not [[canon|canonical]].</ref>

* ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]'' - destroyed by the Cylons at [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}} and President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar's]] flagship
* ''[[Acropolis]]'' - mentioned in connection with the attack at Cimtar, and so assumed to be one of the battlestars seen near Cimtar 
* ''[[Columbia (TOS)|Columbia]]'' - destroyed prior to the events at Cimtar ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I (TOS)|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero]])<ref>Contrary to [[fan fiction]] accounts, no official information exists that confirms that ''Columbia'' was the class name of the Original Series battlestars.</ref>
* ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', the central battlestar of the Original Series
* ''[[Pacifica]]'' - mentioned in connection with the attack at Cimtar, and so assumed to be one of the battlestars seen near the moon
* ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' - presumed destroyed at the [[Battle of Molecay]] ([[The Living Legend, Part II (TOS)|The Living Legend]])
* ''[[Rycon]]'' - destroyed at the [[Battle of the Cosmara Archipelago|Battle of the Cosmara Archipelago]] {{OS|Take the Celestra}}
* ''[[Triton (TOS)|Triton]]'' - mentioned in connection with the attack at Cimtar, and so assumed to be one of the battlestars seen near the moon

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