Editing Columbia (TOS)

{{disline|For information on a battlestar of the same name from the [[Re-imagined Series]], see [[Columbia (RDM)]].}}


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|italic=y
| title= Columbia
| image=
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| co= 
| weapons=
| status= Destroyed at the [[Battle of Cimtar|Peace Conference]]
}}

'''''Columbia''''' is the name of a destroyed Colonial [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]].

When Cadet [[Cree]] is interrogated by [[Vulpa]], he claims to be from ''Columbia''.  Vulpa claims this is impossible, as the ''Columbia'' had been destroyed at the [[Battle of Cimtar|peace conference]].   Vulpa then orders a brain probe rather than try to get him to freely cooperate {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}.

==Notes==

* ''Columbia'' is perhaps the most unlikely name for a space vessel developed by a wholly "alien" culture, being a derivation of the 15th Century Genoan explorer [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]]. However, much like having the characters speak English, this may be a contrivance. The name may simply derive from the Latin word for "dove" or "pigeon" (''columba'').

* ''Columbia'' is not named as one of the five battlestars present at the [[Battle of Cimtar]], so it is unknown if Vulpa was just referring to the entire ambush (including the actions against the Colonies) as the "peace conference" or if he just had a fried circuit somewhere.

* Many fans consider ''Columbia'' to be the battlestar class name. However, this is [[fan fiction]]: no substantiated class name has been given to the Original Series battlestars by official sources.

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