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{{disline|For more information on this battlestar as depicted in the [[Original Series]], see [[Galactica (TOS)]]. For other uses, see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]]. For information on the series itself, see [[Galactica 1980]].}}
:''For more information on this battlestar as depicted in the [[Original Series]], see [[Galactica (TOS)]]. For other uses, see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]]. For information on the series itself, see [[Galactica 1980]].''
 


{{Ship Data
{{Ship Data
|italic=y
| image= TOS-galac.jpg
| image= TOS-galac.jpg
| title= Galactica
| title= Galactica
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| ftl= Yes
| ftl= Yes
| crew= (approx) 700
| crew= (approx) 700
| co= [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
| co= [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]]
| xo= [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| weapons= 32 known turbo-lasers and fusion missiles
| weapons= 32 known turbo-lasers and fusion missiles
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}}
}}


'''''Galactica'''''  is one of a handful of combination warship/fighter carriers, known as [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies of Man]].
'''''Galactica'''''  is one of a handful of combination warship/fighter carriers, known as [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], of the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies of Man]].


After a thirty-[[yahren]] journey across a span of the universe to escape [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] tyranny, ''Galactica'' is still in operation, protecting its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships.<ref>The extensive use of stock footage from the [[Original Series]] reinforces this impression.</ref>
After a thirty-[[yahren]] journey across a span of the universe to escape [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] tyranny, ''Galactica'' is still in operation, protecting its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships.<ref>The extensive use of stock footage from the [[Original Series]] reinforces this impression.</ref>


Two areas of the vessel revealed are another hangar where [[Doctor Zee]]'s antigravity spaceship is assembled, and a [[Zee's chamber|conference room]] where the various leaders of the Fleet meet.
Two areas of the vessel revealed is another hangar where [[Doctor Zee]]'s antigravity spaceship is assembled, and a [[Zee's chamber|conference room]] where the various leaders of the Fleet meet.


A small command center is used as well as [[core command]].<ref>The use of stock footage of core command implies that  the larger core command center depicted in the Original Series is still in use.</ref>
A small command center is used as well as [[core command]].<ref>The use of stock footage of core command implies that  the larger core command center depicted in the Original Series is still in use.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
* After the cancellation of the Original Series, it appears that most of its sets were dismantled and destroyed. As a result, possibly as a cost savings as well as practicality, the sets of ''Galactica 1980'' are quite sparse. Most of the show's events occur on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], where 'sets' are less complicated since they used contemporary settings.
* After the cancellation of the Original Series, it appears that most of its sets were dismantled and destroyed. As a result, possibly as a cost savings as well as practicality, the sets of ''Galactica 1980'' are quite sparce. Most of the show's events occur on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], where 'sets' are less complicated since they used contempory settings.
* In the [[Dynamite Entertainment]] ''[[Galactica 1980 1|Galactica 1980 #1]]'' comic, Commander [[Adama (1980 alternate)|Adama]] and ''Galactica'''s crew fail in their attempts to establish contact with the humans of [[Earth (1980 alternate)|Earth]] in 1980 C.E. In a tactical blunder, Adama positions ''Galactica'' above the capital of the [[w:United States of America|United States of America]]—the country responsible for launching the [[Voyager spacecraft|''Voyager'' spacecraft]]—and is destroyed by nuclear warheads launched by said country.
 
== Related imagery ==
 
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:G80 - TSS1 - Boomer on Bridge.jpg|Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] mans a large console on the new bridge {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}.
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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