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

The '''Colonial Fleet''' is the primary armed service branch of the Colonial Forces<ref>In the episodes "[[Maelstrom]]" and "[[The Son Also Rises]]", official documents written for [[Socrata Thrace]] and [[Kara Thrace]], respectively, also name the armed services of the Colonies as the Colonial Forces.</ref>  under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Defense]] of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|fall of the Colonies]]. The Colonial Fleet operates in tandem with other branches of the Colonial Forces, like the [[Colonial Marine Corps]], and is augmented by a reserve, of which [[Lee Adama]] (CFR) is a member {{TRS|Final Cut}}.

 

A government military academy <ref>The military academy was probably similar to [[Wikipedia:United States Naval Academy|Annapolis]] or [[Wikipedia:Britannia Royal Naval College|the Royal Naval College]].</ref> appears to be the primary training facility and commission source for the fleet's officers. Many characters, including [[Kara Thrace]], [[Karl Agathon]],and [[Sharon Valerii]] attended (or claim to have attended) this academy. There was also an [[Officer candidate school]], which was attended by [[Alex Quartararo]] and [[Saul Tigh]] (though this is a false memory). Moreover, a [[War College]] existed for more extensive education, which Lee Adama attended. The training of new recruits was under the Colonial Forces Training Command <ref>The letterheads in Kara Thrace's personnel file in "[[The Son Also Rises]]" show two documents issued by this command, each while she was in training status.</ref>.

At the time of the Cylon holocaust, the Colonial Fleet includes approximately 120 battlestars<ref>In the [[Miniseries]], [[William Adama]] tells Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] when she's released from the brig, "We lost 30 battlestars in the opening attack." She responds, "That's a quarter of the fleet." This establishes that there were approximately 120 active battlestars in the Colonial Fleet at the time of the attack.</ref>, thousands of smaller vessels<ref>The A to Z of Battlestar Galactica, "Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine," June/July 2006, page 51.</ref>, numerous squadrons of [[Viper Mark VII|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s assigned to each, and various support ships <ref>According to Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], two unnamed battlestars and three other ships (type unknown, but presumed military vessels) were destroyed at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)|}}. This establishes the existence of non-battlestar support ships that would likely be assigned to a [[battlestar group]]. The support ships' roles can be presumed to be similar to those in an [[Wikipedia:aircraft carrier battle group|aircraft carrier battle group]]. The episode "[[Razor]]" shows [[Berzerk|one such ship]], but its exact role is unknown.</ref>. The Colonial Fleet also included modified [[Space Park]] vessels (although the single Space Park liner in ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[The Fleet (TRS)|civilian Fleet]] is very likely a civilian liner) <ref>Information formerly available on the [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar SciFi Channel Battlestar Galactica web site]. Some information on the official site has conflicted with aired content, so readers are warned that inconsistencies can occur.</ref>.

The Colonial Fleet was regarded by the Cylons to be a decisively superior force in a direct engagement. Therefore, the Cylons returned to a variation of their [[Cylon War]] [[Cylon Tactics|tactics]] by undermining the Colonial Fleet's [[CNP]] to attack ships equipped with the software from within {{TRS|Downloaded}}.

Approximately a year after the Cylon destruction of the Twelve Colonies, the remnants of mankind colonize the world of [[New Caprica]] on orders of new President [[Gaius Baltar]]. The two remaining battlestars of the Colonial Fleet, ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' (both manned by skeleton crews), orbit the planet and monitor for Cylon activity. A year after colonization, a Cylon fleet comprised of dozens of basestars finds the settlement. Unable to fight off an invasion of such magnitude, ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' retreat to safety, leaving most of the civilian fleet under Cylon occupation on the surface of New Caprica {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}.

In the [[Battle of New Caprica]] four months later, ''Galactica'' is severely damaged while escaping with the liberated civilians. ''Pegasus'', however, is destroyed after taking significant damage and ramming a [[Basestar (TRS)|basestar]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}}. ''Galactica'' constitutes the only surviving vessel within the Colonial Fleet until it is destroyed {{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}.

The Colonial Fleet is aware that they are a military force, not a police force. Commander [[William Adama]] warns new President [[Laura Roslin]] that mixing the two roles can turn the military against its own citizens. Acting commander [[Saul Tigh]] ignores this principle when attempting to stop a supply boycott in the [[The Fleet (TRS)|civilian Fleet]], leading to the deaths of four civilians aboard the ''[[Gideon]]'' {{TRS|Resistance}}.

Biological warfare is restricted in the Twelve Colonies, requiring presidential authorization {{TRS|A Measure of Salvation}}. However, battlestar commanders have battlefield authority to use nuclear weapons {{TRS|The Eye of Jupiter}}.

| [[File:Osiris Prep to Jump.png|right|150px]] || [[Orion class battlestar|''Orion'' class]] || The ''Orion'' class battlestar was first developed and deployed sometime before or during the First Cylon War. Also known as a "Pocket Battlestar" or "Half-Pint," the class appears to be among the smaller ships in the Colonial Fleet, dwarfed even by the ''Valkyrie'' type. It may be the smallest battlestar class to see service.

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