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:''For information on an [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] of the same name, see [[Columbia (TOS)]].'' | |||
There have been at least two [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]s to bear the name '''''Columbia''''' in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]. | |||
== ''Columbia'' | == First ''Columbia'' == | ||
{{Ship Data | {{Ship Data | ||
| image= Col1.jpg | | image= Col1.jpg | ||
| race= Colonial | | race= Colonial | ||
| type= Military | | type= Military | ||
| ftl= Yes | | ftl= Yes | ||
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid | |||
| weapons= Primary and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors | |||
| status= Destroyed, [[Operation Raptor Talon]], 40 years BCH | |||
| role= | |||
| | |||
| status= Destroyed, [[Operation Raptor Talon]], | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Columbia''''' is one of the [[Galactica | '''''Columbia''''' is one of the [[Galactica class battlestar|original twelve]]<ref>In the [[Miniseries, Night 1|first night of the Miniseries]], [[Aaron Doral]] mentions that there were twelve [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestars]] created during the Cylon War. ''Columbia'' is clearly of the same class as ''Galactica'', and thus belongs to this type.</ref> battlestars created during the [[Cylon War]]. | ||
During the | During the 12th year of the War, she is assigned to Operation Raptor Talon, along with ''Galactica'', and one other battlestar, where they are to attack a Cylon post on an unnamed ice planet. Halfway through the Op, ''Columbia''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> mid-ship defense zone fails, and is targeted by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Despite attempts by Colonial Viper pilots to fend off the attacks, ''Columbia'', now on fire and adrift in space, is destroyed a short time later. Someone on the ship had enough time to send out a warning for pilots to clear her airspace before an explosion tears through her hull. ''Columbia'' is one of the last ships lost during the War, with the Cylons signing an [[Cimtar (RDM)|armistice]] shortly after the ship's destruction. | ||
Appearance wise, she resembles other battlestars of her class during the war, with hull plating covering her ribbing and the Colonial Seal and hull number printed on the side of the alligator head. However, she is finished off with a blue paint job, rather than the red, seen on ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. | |||
===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
image:Columbia On Fire.png|''Columbia'' under attack | image:Columbia On Fire.png|''Columbia'' under attack. | ||
image:Columbia Death.png|''Columbia'' | image:Columbia Death.png|''Columbia''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> gone! | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<br clear="both" /> | |||
== | == Second ''Columbia'' == | ||
{{Ship Data | {{Ship Data | ||
| image= | | image= | ||
| race= Colonial | | race= Colonial | ||
| type= Military | | type= Military | ||
| ftl= Yes | | ftl= Yes | ||
| role= Carrier / battleship | | role= Carrier / battleship hybrid | ||
| | | weapons= | ||
| status= Destroyed, [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Zero Hour]], 0 BCH | |||
| status= Destroyed, [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Zero Hour]], | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Columbia''''' is a battlestar in service with the [[Colonial Fleet]] | '''''Columbia''''' is a (newer) battlestar in service with the [[Colonial Fleet]] right at the fall of the Colonies. It featured integrated command and control systems and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]] (CNP). It is reported as lost, along with ''[[Solaria]]'' and ''[[Triton (RDM)|Triton]]'', during the initial moments of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). | ||
Adama once served as [[executive officer]] on ''Columbia'' ([[TRS]]: [[Hero]]). [[Galen Tyrol]] also served on this ship at some point in his long career ([[TRS]]: [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). | |||
<br clear="both" /> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The name ''Columbia'' is a derivation of the name of | * The name ''Columbia'' is a derivation of the name of 15th Century Genoan explorer [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]], which itself is derived from the Latin ''columba'', meaning "dove" or "pigeon"). While at first glance such an Earth-based name seems an unlikely choice for an "alien" culture, it might be a hint towards a [[Sacred Scrolls#Earth as the true origin of the human species|different version]] of the Twelve Colonies' ancient history. | ||
* | * Many fans believe ''Galactica'' to be a Columbia class battlestar. However, this is not supported by [[BW:CJ|official sources]], in neither the [[Original Series|Original]] nor the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the battlestar type ''Galactica'' belongs to, see [[Galactica type battlestar]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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