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Osiris

2021-10-17T17:06:48Z

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{{Ship Data
|italic=y
| image= Osiris Prep to Jump.png
| title= Osiris (0913)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| co= Commander [[Ozar]] (At time of loss)
| crew = ~150 (minus pilots)
| ftl= Yes
| propol = 2x fuselage housed sublight engines <br /> 2x nacelle housed sublight engines
| role= Battleship / Carrier <br> Stealth recon
| arm= 12x [[Battery#Gun_Clusters|primary guns]] <br> 32x ship-to-ship missile batteries <br> 28x [[Battery#Close-in_Weapon_Systems|gun based CIWS turrets]] <br> Nuclear [[missile tubes]]
| def= Flak <br /> DRADIS absorbent hull plating
| aircraft= Small Viper [[Viper Mark III|Mk. III]] detachment <br /> Small [[Raptor]] detachment
| facilities= 1x flight deck <br /> 18x Viper launch tubes
| status= Destroyed, [[Battle of Djerba]], YR58 (42 years [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|BCH]])
| patch= Osiris Gold.png
}}

{{disline|For other uses of the word '''Osiris''', please see: [[Osiris (disambiguation)]].}}

'''''Osiris''''' (0913) was an [[Orion class battlestar|''Orion'' class "pocket battlestar"]]<ref>Designation revealed on the ship's patch.</ref> in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], during the First [[Cylon War]]. It served in a semi-secretive role during the war, having been hidden away by Colonial admiralty. At the time of its destruction, ''Osiris'' was attached to the 54th [[Battlestar Group]].

==History==
''Osiris'' first entered service sometime before the tenth year of the First Cylon War, but was reported as destroyed in an earlier engagement with Cylon forces. However, in reality the ship was hiding in Cylon-held space as part of a secret "ghost fleet" the Colonial admiralty was assembling as part of an effort to strike at the Cylons.

Sometime after being hidden away, ''Osiris'' is tasked by the admiralty for a combat jump to [[Djerba]], as part of a mission to deliver false intelligence to the Cylons in preparation for a new Colonial [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|offensive]].

==Battle of Djerba==
:''Main article: [[Battle of Djerba]]''

''Osiris'' successfully completes its jump to Djerba, but a Cylon basestar jumps in shortly afterwards. Initially the Cylon DRADIS cannot detect the ship due to its hull DRADIS-absorbing qualities, but the ship is eventually located when Commander Ozar pushes ahead with the mission, and powers up for attack.

The ship is quickly overwhelmed by the more powerful basestar, and suffers numerous hits in the initial assault. Commander Ozar gives the order to launch the nuclear warheads, but the missile launch systems were compromised by a prior hit. In order to protect those on the planet, Ozar gives the order to charge the basestar, and requests manual control of the warheads. Not long after, a massive burst of radiation was detected, and [[DRADIS]] contact with both vessels was lost. Days later, a Colonial [[SAR]] mission located two survivors, Raptor pilot Ensign [[William Adama]], and his ECO, Junior Lieutenant [[Coker Fasjovik]], who were assigned to the mission on the surface of Djerba (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

== Crew ==
*Commander [[Ozar]] - Commanding officer
* Unnamed Executive Officer played by [[Ty Olsson]]
* Unnamed [[Marine]] played by [[Leo Li Chiang]]

=== Detached crew ===
*Lieutenant [[Zachary Elias]] - Viper pilot, battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''
*Lieutenant [[Jim Kirby|Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]] - Viper pilot, battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''

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== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Osiris 1.png|[[Raptor 909]] approaches ''Osiris''.
Image:Osiris 2.png|''Osiris'' among the "ghost fleet."
Image:Djerba 2.png|''Osiris'' approaching Djerba.
Image:Osiris 4.png|''Osiris'''s point defense batteries.
Image:Osiris 3.png|''Osiris'' CIC.
File:Battlstar_Osiris_patch.png|''Osiris'' uniform patch.
Image:Osiris Firing Point Defense Guns.png|''Osiris'' fires its CIWS.
Image:Osiris Pummeled.png|''Osiris'' taking heavy damage from Cylon missile attacks.
Image:Osiris Loses An Engine.png|''Osiris'', after loosing its starboard engine nacelle.
Image:Osiris Suicide Run.png|''Osiris'' maneuvering through flak and missiles on one engine. Even damaged, it is nimble.
Image:Osiris Crash.png|''Osiris'' crashes into a basestar...
Image:Osiris Final Resting Place.png|...comes to a stop...
Image:Osiris Nuke Detonation.png|...and triggers its nuclear warheads...
Image:Osiris BOOM.png|...taking the basestar with it.
</gallery>

== Notes ==

* [[w:Osiris|Osiris]] is an [[w:Ancient Egyptian deity|Ancient Egyptian deity]] of the [[w:Egyptian afterlife|afterlife]], the [[w:underworld|underworld]], and [[w:reincarnation|rebirth]]. An apt name given the significance of battlestar ''Osiris'' during the [[First Cylon War]] as a member of the so-called "ghost fleet."

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Raptor

2020-09-02T16:31:51Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Overview */

The '''Raptor''' is a vehicle utilized by the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial military]]. A versatile craft, it is designed to perform multiple roles, but the Raptor most commonly takes part in reconnaissance and scouting operations. There have been at least two variants of this design in use by the Colonials since the outbrake of hostilities with the Cylons.

== Cylon War era Variant ==

=== Overview ===

{{Ship Data
| image= Raptor Type I.png
| title= Cylon War era Variant
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Unknown
| propol= * 2x movable sublight engine pods <br /> * RCS thrusters
| crew= 2 (Pilot and [[ECO]])
| cap= Approximately 5-10 passengers
| role= * Reconnaissance and surveillance <br / > * Battlefield logistics <br /> * Search and Rescue <br /> * Transport
| arm= * Ship to ship missiles <br /> * Rear [[Kinetic Energy Weapon|"Toaster Slayer" automatic cannon]]
| def= * Electronic countermeasures
| status = Decommissioned
}}

The First War era Raptor (also known as "flying pillboxes", or "buses") is little changed from its later counterpart, but features a longer cabin with an aft-facing gun emplacement. This design also relies on the main sublight engines for maneuvering.

This design was considered by the Colonials to generally be slow, and an easy target for Cylon forces to attack and destroy. However, it was not impossible to eliminate enemy targets while flying one.

The Raptors of this type are eventually replaced by their modern counterparts ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").

=== FTL Operations ===
It is not known if this design commonly carries [[FTL]] drives, like their later counterparts do. Ten years into the [[Cylon War|War]] (42 BCH), and [[Raptor 909]] does not carry one, however, a statement by ''[[Galactica]]'' CO [[Silas Nash]] suggests that the Colonials do utilize smaller FTL capable ships. It is possible that the FTL drive and related components were removed in order to enlarge the cabin, and to accommodate the "Toaster Slayer" cannon.

=== Life Support ===
The main flight deck / cabin of a Raptor is fully pressurized. However, crews operate in [[flight suit]]s and helmets to help protect them against any hull breach. The cabin can also be depressurized and used in space rescue operations.

=== Propulsion ===
*2x rotating sublight engine pods mounted aft.
*[[RCS]] points

=== Armament ===
Raptors of this era are more commonly armed that the later design. This design can be outfitted with mission specific ship to ship missiles, incorporates a rear [[Kinetic Energy Weapon|cannon]], and is equipped with electronic countermeasures for defense (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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===Gallery===
<gallery>
Image:Cylon War Era Raptor.png|Cylon war era generation Raptor. Its sublight drives are configured differently.
Image:Cylon War Era Raptor Rear.png|Engine pods and rear view bubble.
Image:Blood and Chrome Raptor Tail Gun.png|"Toaster Slayer".
</gallery>

==Modern Raptor==

=== Overview ===

{{Ship Data
| image= Raptor Armed.jpg
| title= Modern Raptor
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes (short range)
| propol= * 2x fixed sublight engines
| crew= 2 (Pilot and [[ECO]])
| cap= Approximately 5-10 passengers
| role= * Reconnaissance and surveillance <br / > * Battlefield logistics <br /> * Search and Rescue <br /> * Transport
| arm= * 2x automatic cannons <br /> * 8x Ship to ship missiles <br /> * 2x rocket pods <br /> * 2x missile based [[Battery#Close-in_Weapon_Systems|CIWS]] pods <br /> * [[Communication drone|Communication drones]]
| def= * Electronic countermeasures <br /> * [[Swallow|Decoy drones]]
| length= {{Feet2Meters|28}}
| height= {{Feet2Meters|9.5}}
| weight= 50 tons <ref>In the [[Miniseries]], [[Sharon Valerii]] tells Chief Tyrol "You're not the one out there trying to bring 50 tons of Raptor onto a moving hangar deck". However, given the relatively small size of the craft, this figure seems unrealistically high. In comparison, large military helicopters like the [[w:Mil Mi-24|Mi-24 Hind]] or the [[w:CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53 Sea Stallion]] weigh approximately 10-15 metric tons.</ref>
| wingspan= {{Feet2Meters|18.34}}
| status = Destroyed
}}

The Raptor is usually operated by a crew of two (one pilot and one [[ECO]]), has [[Gravity in the Re-imagined series|synthetic gravity]] on board, and is controlled by means of a fly-by-wire system ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"). It is capable of atmospheric flight and is also equipped with a short-range [[FTL]] engine, allowing it to make short faster-than-light hops. The vehicle has been a mainstay of the Colonial fleet for over 40 years, having entered service sometime prior to the twelfth year of the first [[Cylon War]] ([[TRS]]: "''[[Razor Flashbacks]]''", Episode 3). Its versatility and reliability in various roles has likely prevented it from being phased out by newer Colonial craft.

As a scout, Raptors can:
*Undertake short and medium-range scans to detect electromagnetic, heat or other signatures from other vessels
*Scan planetary surfaces for signs of life, energy output, or to locate and assess mineral deposits ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]")
*Scout ahead of its parent warship in other planetary or celestial systems for any signs of hostile intent or stellar conditions prior to the parent ship's arrival ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]")
*Undertake [[SAR|search & rescue operations]] after an engagement with Cylon forces.

When scouting, Raptors can operate independently, or in concert with other Raptors and Vipers ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").

As an [[ECM]] platform, the Raptor contains a full suite of electronic countermeasure and monitoring tools, enabling it to:
*Jam [[wireless]] or relay transmissions (by wireless or optically) from other spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]", "[[33]]")
*Scramble control signals used by guided weapons ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]")
*Undertake IFF operations for Viper squadrons ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]")

In addition to reconnaissance and scouting, the Raptor can also undertake the following roles:
*Airborne warning & control and electronic countermeasures platform supporting [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] operations ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]", "[[33]]")
*Marine assault craft ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")
*Ambulance / evac vehicle ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]", "''[[The Plan]]''")
*General purpose transport ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")
*Combat Search and Rescue ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]")
*Secure communication with other vessels ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]")
*Launching decoy drones ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]")
*Combat assault vehicle ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", "[[Crossroads, Part II]]")

In the transport role, a Raptor is capable of carrying around eight to ten adults in addition to the two-person crew. In the assault role, it can carry a squad of some eight equipped Marines ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

=== Atmospheric Operations ===
The Raptor is designed for atmospheric as well as space-based operations. However, a critical element for atmospheric operations is that to remain airborne requires fuel: once in an atmosphere, the engines must be run constantly to maintain lift and to hover. Depending on the composition of the atmosphere itself, this can place severe strain on the Raptor's engines ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]").

Due to their overall configuration and bulk, Raptors may also suffer from poor handling at low speeds, and rely heavily on directed thrust to remain airborne.

=== FTL Operations ===
Raptors are fitted with small, general purpose FTL drives, but unlike larger drives on capital ships, they seem to be limited to ten to twenty FTL jumps, depending in part on the amount of [[tylium]] fuel being carried. A Raptor can also be outfitted with a [[Heavy Raider]]'s navigational computer that, when operated by a Cylon, can be used to calculate and safely make longer jumps than normal ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

After allying with the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]], ''Galactica's'' Raptors were updated with Cylon FTL drives, allowing them to jump further. ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]")

=== Life Support ===
The main flight deck / cabin of a Raptor is fully pressurized. However, crews operate in [[flight suit]]s and helmets to help protect them against any hull breach ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). The cabin can also be depressurized and used in space rescue operations. Re-pressurization takes 10 seconds ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[A Day in the Life]]"). The forward pilot and co-pilot seats can eject in an emergency as the forward canopy is blown away prior to the ejection ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]").

=== Propulsion ===
*2x fixed sublight engines mounted aft
*1x small-scale [[FTL]] system
*[[RCS]] points

=== Armament ===

[[Image:RaptorWeapons.jpg|thumb|right|Raptor weapon pods ([[Exodus, Part II]]).]]

====Offensive====
Raptors are normally unarmed as they make for a poor general-purpose fighter. The craft have an internal weapons bay capable of holding both offensive and defensive weapons. They are also capable of carrying heavy external armaments on four wing hardpoints, two wingtip hardpoints, and two fuselage hardpoints on the sides of the Raptor's body. Known weapons carried include:
*nuclear missiles
*bombs/munitions pods
*quad racks of missiles
*multiple-tube rocket batteries mounted on the fuselage points
*dual [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapons]]

====Defensive====
The Raptor's contours provide it a reduced [[DRADIS]] signature to avoid detection. In addition, the craft carry an assortment of pods to aid in communications or defense as well as electronic countermeasures such as a [[jigger]].<ref>A close-up of a Raptor display in the [[Miniseries]] (timestamp 57 m 41 sec) shows the name and number of these items.</ref>
*Up to 6 [[Swallow|decoy drones]]
*Up to 4 [[Communication drone|communication drones]]
*Up to 4 sets of flares
*Up to 4 chaff pods

=== Layout ===
[[Image:Raptor-1.jpg|thumb|[[Raptor 312]] taking off from the ground ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]").]]
The Raptor is an angular vehicle built for function, not aesthetics. The forward section consists of a flight cabin with side-by-side seats for the pilot and ECO, with a large bubble canopy providing wide fields of view both forward and side. The flight cabin opens into the main compartment where a workstation containing early warning, electronic countermeasures, and other equipment is manned by the ECO when not co-piloting the craft.

Access to the Raptor's main compartment is primarily through a large port-side hydraulic door, and a floor-mounted hatchway provides access through the deck. A pressurized docking skirt can also be extended from the underside, enabling the Raptor to dock to the hulls of other vessels. In assault missions, [[marines]] can use this skirt to breech a hull and board a hostile vessel ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

Aft of the pressurized area are the [[FTL]] drive and main [[sublight]] engines. Port and starboard stub wings provide additional lift during atmospheric flight, and winglets reduce drag and provide step access to the wings and hull. [[RCS]] thrusters are placed throughout the craft for landing, maneuvering and stabilization ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]").

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===Gallery===
<gallery>
Image:Raptor front down.jpg|Zoic CGI model.
Image:Raptor back side.jpg|Zoic CGI model.
Image:Raptor port.jpg|Zoic CGI model.
Image:Raptor front canopy.jpg|Zoic CGI model.
</gallery>

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==Civilian Variant==
{{Ship Data
| image= EVAC Raptors.jpg
| title= EVAC Raptor
| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian
| ftl= Unknown
| crew= 2
| cap= Approximately 5-10 passengers
| role= VTO/L Transport
| length= {{Feet2Meters|28}}
| height= {{Feet2Meters|9.5}}
| weight= 50 tons <ref>In the [[Miniseries]], [[Sharon Valerii]] tells Chief Tyrol "You're not the one out there trying to bring 50 tons of Raptor onto a moving hangar deck". However, given the relatively small size of the craft, this figure seems unrealistically high. In comparison, large military helicopters like the [[w:Mil Mi-24|Mi-24 Hind]] or the [[w:CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53 Sea Stallion]] weigh approximately 10-15 metric tons.</ref>
| wingspan= {{Feet2Meters|18.34}}
| status = Presumed destroyed
}}

===Overview===
The EVAC Raptor is utilized by medical facilities to airlift patients to nearby hospitals. These craft were used after the renewed Cylon attacks to evacuate injured persons from the rubble of targeted cities. After the attacks on [[Picon (RDM)|Picon]], [[John Cavil]] took an injured [[Ellen Tigh]] to one of these Raptors, which made its way to the [[Rising Star (RDM)|''Rising Star'']] before escaping with [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] at [[Ragnar]]. These craft have a red/white paint scheme which differentiates them with their military counterparts.

It is presumed that the remaining fleet is destroyed or captured by Cylon forces during their occupation of the Colonies ("''[[The Plan]]''").

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== Notes ==
* "Raptor" is a Latin word meaning [[w:Bird of prey|bird of prey]].
*The design of the Raptor originally began as [[:image:Raptor concept drawing.JPG|this sketch]]. "Sketches like this are great for selling a concept," explains production designer Richard Hudolin. "The Raptor is derived from an Apache helicopter and we wanted to give it a retro feel, a nuts-and-bolts look, to give the impression that in its time it was the best of the best, but now its time is almost over."
*The design of the Raptor was based on the US Army's [[Wikipedia:AH-64_Apache|Apache helicopter]]. [[Ronald D. Moore]] thinks of it "as analogous to the Navy's [[Wikipedia:EA-6 Prowler|EA-6 Prowler]] (a variant of the [[Wikipedia:A-6 Intruder|A-6 Intruder]] popularized in ''[[IMDB:tt0099587|Flight of the Intruder]]'')."<ref name="apache">{{cite web|url=http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/04/|title=RDM Battlestar Blog |accessdate=18 April 2006}}</ref>
*The joystick seen inside of the Raptor appears to be a [http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/pc_gaming/joysticks/devices/302&cl=us,en Logitech Attack 3].

==== Making the Raptor fly ====
[[Image:Raptor, lifted by crane.JPG|thumb|right|Shooting of the Miniseries.]]

Richard Hudolin explains: "The Raptor is made out of foam on a steel frame. We built it so that we could have people safely in there as a 100ft crane picks it up and swings it around. The actors were a little bit surprised: 'Oh, my God, it goes up that high!'"

It's custom-built and then it's painted. We have painters who are literally standing by on the day to add to it before the camera rolls [the wires are removed digitally later in post production]."

"The actors are rehearsing and we have people aging [the Raptor], adding the gunshot hits. One day we had to paint it up as if it had crashed and been on fire - the next day it had to be made pristine again."
<ref>{{cite_magazine|quotes=|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|year=2004|month=October|title=Making the Raptor fly|magazine=[http://www.radiotimes.com/content/show-features/battlestar-galactica/making-the-raptor-fly/ Radio Times]|volume=|issue=|pages=|id=|url=|accessdate=}}</ref>

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== See Also ==
* [[List of Raptors]]

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Archeron (Deadlock)

2020-07-29T00:39:01Z

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'''''Archeron''''' is a [[Jupiter (Deadlock)|''Jupiter'' II-class]] battlestar with the [[Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]].

== Service History ==
During the First War, ''Archeron'' was active and involved with [[Operation Clean Sweep]]. The battle did not progress well, with ''Archeron'' losing several support ships. With the battle ongoing, Colonial Admiralty had called ''Galactica'' and BSG-75 in for backup. They attempted communication with ''Archeron'', but they received no response. ''Galactica'' dispatched a raptor to make contact, however, shortly after their arrival, ''Archeron'' suddenly jumped away to join the [[Ghost Fleet]], much to the surprise of the crew on ''Galactica''. (''[[Battlestar Galactica Deadlock]]'')

Shortly after Operation Clean Sweep wrapped up, ''Archeron'' was attacked by Cylon forces and destroyed with all hands. The wreckage was found by Ensign [[William Adama]] and Junior Lieutenant [[Coker Fasjovik]] en route to the ice planet [[Djerba]]. (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'')

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Archeron (Deadlock)

2020-07-26T23:06:42Z

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'''''Archeron''''' is a [[Jupiter (Deadlock)|''Jupiter'' II-class]] battlestar with the [[Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]].

== Service History ==
During the First War, ''Archeron'' was active and involved with [[Operation Clean Sweep]]. The battle did not progress well, with ''Archeron'' losing several support ships. With the battle ongoing, Colonial Admiralty had called ''Galactica'' and BSG-75 in for backup. They attempted communication with ''Archeron'', but they received no response. ''Galactica'' dispatched a raptor to make contact, however, shortly after their arrival, ''Archeron'' suddenly jumped away to join the [[Ghost Fleet]], much to the surprise of the crew of ''Galactica''. (''[[Battlestar Galactica Deadlock]]'')

Shortly after Operation Clean Sweep wrapped up, ''Archeron'' was attacked by Cylon forces and destroyed with all hands. The wreckage was found by Ensign [[William Adama]] and Junior Lieutenant [[Coker Fasjovik]] en route to the ice planet [[Djerba]]. (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'')

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<center>Colonial Military</center>

'''Battlestar Classes:''' [[Artemis (Deadlock)|''Artemis'']] | [[Jupiter (Deadlock)|''Jupiter'']] (Mark I & II) | ''[[Minerva]]''

'''Battlestars:''' ''[[Archeron (Deadlock)|Archeron]]'' | [[Athena (Deadlock)|''Athena'']] | [[Galactica (Deadlock)|''Galactica'']] | [[Minerva (Deadlock)|''Minerva'']] | [[Rigel (Deadlock)|''Rigel'']]

'''Support Classes:''' ''[[Adamant]]'' | ''[[Atlas (Deadlock)|Atlas]]'' | ''[[Berzerk (Deadlock)|Berzerk]]'' | ''[[Celestra (Deadlock)|Celestra]]'' | ''[[Defender (Deadlock)|Defender]]'' | ''[[Heracles (Deadlock)|Heracles]]'' | ''[[Janus]]'' | ''[[Manticore]]'' | ''[[Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' | ''[[Orion (Deadlock)|Orion]]'' | ''[[Ranger (Deadlock)|Ranger]]''

'''Support Craft:''' ''[[Lancer (Deadlock)|Lancer]]'' | ''[[Perses]]''

'''Auxiliary Craft:''' [[Assault Raptor]] | [[Maintenance Pod]] | [[Raptor (Deadlock)|Raptor]] | [[Shuttle (RDM)|Shuttle]] | [[Sweeper]] | [[Viper Mark I (Deadlock)|Viper Mark I]] | [[Viper Mark II (Deadlock)|Viper Mark II]]

'''Colonial Stations:''' ''[[Daidalos]]'' | [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]
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<center>Cylon</center>

'''Command Ships:''' ''[[Argos]]'' | [[Basestar (Deadlock)|Basestar]] | ''[[Cerberus (Deadlock)|Cerberus]]''

'''Support Ships:''' ''[[Arachne]]'' | ''[[Cerastes]]'' | ''[[Hydra]]'' | ''[[Nemesis]]'' | ''[[Phobos]]'' | ''[[Revenant]]'' | ''[[Talon]]''

'''Auxiliary Craft:''' [[Heavy Raider (Deadlock)|Heavy Raider]] | [[Raider Prototype]] | [[Raider (Deadlock)|Raider]] | [[Scorpion (Deadlock)|Scorpion]] | [[Vespid]] | [[Wardriver]]
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Striker

2020-05-05T13:46:26Z

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| image= Striker_cropped_1080i.jpg
| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian ([[Celestra type|''Celestra'' type]])
| ftl= Yes
| status= Damaged during collision in [[Home, Part I]]
| img= Y
}}

The '''''Striker''''' is a Colonial vessel which escapes the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the battlestar [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]. It is of the [[Celestra type|''Celestra'' type]]. ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]")

It remains loyal to Commander [[William Adama]] during the short-lived [[Laura Roslin faction|schism]] between the military and civillian governments following the attempt on Adama's life by Cylon infiltrator [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]. ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]")

The ''Striker'' is damaged in a collision with one of the fleet's [[refinery ship]]s due to the incompetent oversight of recently promoted Captain [[George Birch]], [[CAG]] for ''Galactica'' in [[Lee Adama]]'s absence. Both ships escaped with minor damage. ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]")

==Notes==
* There is no Striker listed on the Roslin/Baltar election board, however. In the image of Striker preparing to refuel before colliding with the refinery ship, the refinery is listed only as "Tanker", perhaps indicating that "Striker" is simply a designation as well, rather than a name. This could also mean the ship was destroyed sometime between Home, Part I and the election in [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], though there is no indication of this in the show or population count.

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Tanker3 206 1080i.jpg|''Striker'', The tanker & Birch's Raptor    
Image:Tanker 206 1080i.jpg|''Striker'' - Schematic view    
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Celestra type

2020-05-05T13:42:37Z

Kobol Alliance:

{{Ship Data
| image= Celestra.JPG
| title= ''Celestra'' type
| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian/Military
| ftl= Yes
| propol = 1 large sublight engine
| role= Military/Civilian ops support
| weapons= None
}}

'''''Celestra'' type''' ships <ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> are a class of ship used in the [[Twelve Colonies]] at least as early as the [[First Cylon War]], during which they served an unknown role assisting battlestar groups (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Over forty years later, this type is still utilized by the colonials. At least two, ''[[Celestra]]'' and ''[[Striker]]'', escape with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' following the destruction of the Colonies ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

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==Notes==
* The ''Celestra'' type is based on an [[Celestra (TOS)|original series]] ship design. In that continuity, the ship served as a civilian electronics research ship. It is unknown if it is meant to serve that same role in the re-imagined continuity, or another one all together. Given its presence in the Auxiliary Fleet, it is assumed the ships performed a different role.

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Striker

2020-05-05T13:29:07Z

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{{Ship Data
| image= Striker_cropped_1080i.jpg
| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian
| ftl= Yes
| status= Damaged during collision in [[Home, Part I]]
| img= Y
}}

The '''''Striker''''' is a Colonial vessel which escapes the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and joins with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. It remains loyal to Commander [[William Adama]] during the short-lived [[Laura Roslin faction|schism]] between the military and civillian governments following the attempt on Adama's life by Cylon infiltrator [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").

The ''Striker'' is damaged in a collision with a [[fuel tanker]] due to the incompetent oversight of recently promoted Captain [[George Birch]], [[CAG]] for ''Galactica'' in [[Lee Adama]]'s absence ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").

==Notes==
* This ship is of the same design as the ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'' from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* The tanker isn't identified by name, but its configuration identifies it as a [[refinery ship]], of which the Fleet has two: the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' and the ''[[Hitei Kan]]''.
*There is no Striker listed on the Roslin/Baltar election board, however. In the image of Striker preparing to refuel before colliding with the refinery ship, the refinery is listed only as "Tanker", perhaps indicating that "Striker" is simply a designation as well, rather than a name. This could also mean the ship was destroyed sometime between Home, Part I and the election in [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], though there is no indication of this in the show or population count.

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Tanker3 206 1080i.jpg|''Striker'', The tanker & Birch's Raptor    
Image:Tanker 206 1080i.jpg|''Striker'' - Schematic view    
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Battlestar Group

2020-05-02T19:04:52Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Known Battlestar Groups */

:''"BSG" is an abbreviation for "battlestar group" and is also an abbreviation for the television series, ''Battlestar Galactica.'' See [[Battlestar Galactica]] for links to the series, the ships, and other general information about the series.''
[[Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' and 75th battlestar group during the First Cylon War.]]

A '''battlestar group''' is by basic definition a formation of Colonial military vessels consisting of a [[battlestar]] and its accompanying support ships. These support ships may fulfill offensive and defensive combat roles (dedicated heavy gun ships, smaller carriers), as well as combat support roles (logistics, medical, repair facilities).

The concept of a battlestar group can also encompass several battlestar formations operating as a combined, coordinated combat package — permanently assigned, or assembled as a task force for a specific mission — under one commander, typically an [[admiral]]. This is a possibility given the number of available battlestars at the [[Cylon attack|outbreak of hostilities with the Cylons]].

:''The above information is drawn from [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s basis on a modern-day [[wikipedia:en:Carrier_battle_group|aircraft carrier battle group]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000014|title=RDM blog post on January 20, 2005|date=|accessdate=2007-02-24|last=|first= D.|format=|language=}}</ref>''

==Known Battlestar Groups==
[[Image:Wedge 2.png|thumb|right|200px|The "ghost fleet" battlestar group, prior to the Ghost Fleet Offensive.]]
The following battlestar groups are known to have existed before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]:

*BSG 39: Included the battlestar ''[[Triton (RDM)|Triton]]''.<ref>In "[[33]]", [[Crashdown]] is referred to as a "refugee from ''Triton''" and wears the ship's patch, which shows the number of the battlestar group.</ref>
*BSG 41: Included the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''.
*BSG 54: Included the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class Battlestar]] ''[[Osiris]]'', under Commander [[Ozar]] during the First Cylon War.
*BSG 62: Led by the [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', under Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
*BSG 75: Led by ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', under Commander [[Silas Nash]] during the First Cylon War.

** After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Galactica'' was moved under Admiral Helena Cain's command, in battlestar group 62. Even after Cain's death, and ''Pegasus'''s destruction, some Viper gun cameras still listed ''Galactica'' as a member of battlestar group 62. ([[RDM]]|[[He That Believeth In Me]]) [https://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/thumb/9/9a/Kara_Thrace_Reconnaissance_Photos.png/250px-Kara_Thrace_Reconnaissance_Photos.png]

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==Notes==

*The only on-screen mention of the term is the episode "[[Water]]", on a chart on the podium during the meeting about the water crisis.
*Although the term "battlestar group" implies the presence of multiple vessels, the designation appears to be retained when the battlestar is unaccompanied (such as ''Galactica''), as it would be the centerpiece of any such formation.

==See Also==
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]

==Sources==
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Battlestar Group

2020-05-02T18:59:48Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Known Battlestar Groups */

:''"BSG" is an abbreviation for "battlestar group" and is also an abbreviation for the television series, ''Battlestar Galactica.'' See [[Battlestar Galactica]] for links to the series, the ships, and other general information about the series.''
[[Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' and 75th battlestar group during the First Cylon War.]]

A '''battlestar group''' is by basic definition a formation of Colonial military vessels consisting of a [[battlestar]] and its accompanying support ships. These support ships may fulfill offensive and defensive combat roles (dedicated heavy gun ships, smaller carriers), as well as combat support roles (logistics, medical, repair facilities).

The concept of a battlestar group can also encompass several battlestar formations operating as a combined, coordinated combat package — permanently assigned, or assembled as a task force for a specific mission — under one commander, typically an [[admiral]]. This is a possibility given the number of available battlestars at the [[Cylon attack|outbreak of hostilities with the Cylons]].

:''The above information is drawn from [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s basis on a modern-day [[wikipedia:en:Carrier_battle_group|aircraft carrier battle group]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000014|title=RDM blog post on January 20, 2005|date=|accessdate=2007-02-24|last=|first= D.|format=|language=}}</ref>''

==Known Battlestar Groups==
[[Image:Wedge 2.png|thumb|right|200px|The "ghost fleet" battlestar group, prior to the Ghost Fleet Offensive.]]
The following battlestar groups are known to have existed before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]:

*BSG 39: Included the battlestar ''[[Triton (RDM)|Triton]]''.<ref>In "[[33]]", [[Crashdown]] is referred to as a "refugee from ''Triton''" and wears the ship's patch, which shows the number of the battlestar group.</ref>
*BSG 41: Included the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''.
*BSG 54: Included the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class Battlestar]] ''[[Osiris]]'', under Commander [[Ozar]] during the First Cylon War.
*BSG 62: Led by the [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', under Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
*BSG 75: Led by ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', under Commander [[Silas Nash]] during the First Cylon War.

** After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Galactica'' was moved under Admiral Helena Cain's command, in battlestar group 62. Even after Cain's death, and ''Pegasus'''s destruction, some Viper gun camera's still listed ''Galactica'' as a member of battlestar group 62. [https://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/thumb/9/9a/Kara_Thrace_Reconnaissance_Photos.png/250px-Kara_Thrace_Reconnaissance_Photos.png]

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==Notes==

*The only on-screen mention of the term is the episode "[[Water]]", on a chart on the podium during the meeting about the water crisis.
*Although the term "battlestar group" implies the presence of multiple vessels, the designation appears to be retained when the battlestar is unaccompanied (such as ''Galactica''), as it would be the centerpiece of any such formation.

==See Also==
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]

==Sources==
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Resurrection Ship

2020-05-02T17:52:27Z

Kobol Alliance:

: ''This article discusses the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] spacecraft called the Resurrection Ship. For the episodes of the same name, see "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".''

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| image= Resurrection Ship.jpg
| title= Resurrection Ship
| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= * [[Humanoid Cylon]]s <br /> * [[Cylon Centurion]]s
| role= Storage <br /> Resurrection
| arm= None
| def= None (relies on basestar/raider screen)
| aircraft= Unknown
| status= Unknown
| img=
}}

A '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large, slim vessel specifically dedicated to the "[[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]" of [[humanoid Cylon]]s who are killed or lost to the Cylon fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

== Design ==
[[Image:Res Ship Int.jpg|thumb|left|Extra Cylon copies are seen behind the large glass facades.]]
The Resurrection Ship is a long, slim vessel composed of a large glass facade underneath a large metal superstructure sectioned off into individual frames. Underneath the glass, are stored the extra Cylon bodies the ship carries, maintained by artificial means until its ready for a new "host" consciousness. The aft end of the ship contains a large antenna, the FTL and sublight engines.

The interior matches with the Cylon basestar: Spartan metallic rooms with square, dim, light fixtures placed on the walls and ceilings. The rooms are occupied by rebirthing tanks, in which a spare body is placed, thus beginning the downloading and resurrection process ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").

The ship carries no offensive or defensive armaments of any kind, and must rely on the bulk of the Cylon fleet for defense. If left alone, Resurrections Ships are completely vulnerable to even the smallest of attacks to the point that Vipers firing through its windows can destroy it ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

While Resurrection Ships perform resurrection duties, its the [[Resurrection Hub]] that actually ''controls'' resurrection. Destroy that and the Resurrection Ships become useless ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]," "[[The Hub]]").

== History ==
[[Image:RS Algae.jpg|thumb|left|A Resurrection Ship in the vicinity of the [[Algae planet]].]]
The ship's existence is first discovered by surviving colonials by a Raptor scout detached from the battlestar [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] (BS 62) two to three months following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], after it began tracking a large Cylon fleet jumping to systems with natural resources. Upon further examination, this Cylon fleet was found to be tracking a large Colonial fleet, led by the battlestar [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] (BS 75). Following a series of internal struggles, the Colonials utilize both battlestars, and [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack the Cylon fleet]], destroying both basestar escorts and the Resurrection Ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]"). Despite the Colonial victory, the celebration is short lived - this Resurrection Ship was just one among many, and while the destruction of the ship put the Cylons on notice, it wasn't long before another was moved up in its place ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Since the Colonial attack, the Cylons allot more basestars to its defense ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").

Following the outbreak of the Cylon Civil War, all constructed Resurrection Ships fall under the control of [[John Cavil]]'s loyalist forces. They are hidden out of downloading range when he moves to attack the rebel fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]"). [[Rebel basestar|One basestar]] survives, and as retribution, seeks to destroy the main [[Resurrection Hub]] - the central control facility that mediates all Resurrection Ships. Without the Hub operational, Resurrection Ships would cease to function. The [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|attack]] is successful, and Cylon resurrection is destroyed along with the Hub ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"). Following the battle, the Resurrection Ships disappear from view, and are presumed to have been staged in a safe location, while the remaining Cylon loyalists attempt to rebuild resurrection technology following the kidnapping of the child [[Hera Agathon]] from ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone To Watch Over Me]]"). However, the Colonials strike back at the Cylons, attacking the [[The Colony|Colony]] where Cavil took the child. ''Galactica'' is successful in rescuing the child, thus preventing the rebuilding of resurrection technology. By complete chance, the Colony is [[Battle of the Colony|destroyed]] shortly after, taking along with it the Cylon's only chances of regaining resurrection abilities. What becomes of the Resurrection Ships after this point, is unknown ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]).

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== Notes ==
*The Resurrection Ship bears a strong resemblance to the United States [http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Air_Force_Academy_Chapel.html Air Force Academy chapel].
*Given that without a Resurrection Ship the Cylons face permanent death even before the Hub's destruction ([[The Hub]]), it seems that the Resurrection ships work as a kind of 'booster' for the range of the Resurrection Hub, suggesting that the Hub's effective download range is limited without its accompanying ships. Given that the Hub contains birthing tanks, it acts as a kind of Resurrection Ship itself also.
*Before Baltar briefs Adama and Cain on its true function, Cain speculates that it might be a command ship, while Adama states that it might be a Raider factory. While it is not stated how Raider personalities are resurrected, the caution that the [[Scar|Cylons exhibit after the destruction of the Resurrection Ship]] suggests that they support the Raiders in some fashion.
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Galactica (TRS)

2019-11-05T13:43:37Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Gallery */

:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] battlestar. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''
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| image= Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png
| title= ''Galactica'' (BS 75)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 5,000
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1438.64}}<ref name="dim">These dimensions (in meters) were derived from the CG model and posted by [[Lee Stringer]] on the StarshipBuilder.com forums, which are no longer available. They are the most precise so far. The width with pods extended and the height are quoted here verbatim; the length was calculated by adding the posted dimension for the front of the ship (766.04m) to the posted dimension for the back (672.6m). The full set as provided by Lee Stringer is as follows: "Width (Pods out) 536.84m (Pods In) 352.34m
Engines Max 359.38m Head Max 334.58m
Length: Front (Main body) 730.65m (Antenee) 766.04m Back 672.6m
(using the center of the two arms as the middle)
Height (Armor/Mainbody) 181.825m (Details) 183.315m".</ref>
| width= {{Meters2Feet|536.84}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|183.315}}
| otherdi= The dimensions above are from [[Lee Stringer]], who built the ''Galactica'' CG model. VFX Sequence Designer [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]] gave the length as {{Feet2Meters|4740}}.<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref> The reason for this twenty-foot discrepancy is unknown.
| co= Commander [[Silas Nash]] (Circa YR58)
| xo= Unknown
| role= Command and Control <br /> Carrier / battleship
| arm= ~600x dual point-defense [[Battery#Close-in_Weapon_Systems|CIWS]] <br /> ~40-50x Primary [[Battery#Gun_Clusters|guns]]
| def= Flak
| aircraft= Full Viper Mk. II compliment <br /> Full Viper Mk. III compliment <br /> Full Raptor compliment
| facilities= 2x [[Flight pod|flight pods]] <br /> 2x [[Landing bay (RDM)|flight decks]]: 617 m (2,025 ft) each <br /> 2x [[Hangar deck|Hangar facilities]] <br /> 80x Viper [[Launch tube (TRS)|launch tubes]]
| patch= Galactica Gold.png
}}

Built during the early days of the [[Cylon War]], '''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|veteran battlestar]] and was the last of its kind still in service, prior to its decommissioning by the Colonial Fleet. Officially decommissioned, ''Galactica'' was transformed into a museum ship as a memorial to the Cylon War, fought nearly forty years prior. Before decommissioning, ''Galactica'' was part of the 75th Colonial Battlestar Group.

== Construction and First War Service (YR48-YR60) ==
''Galactica'' was one of the first twelve ''Galactica'' type battlestars to be constructed by the Colonials, each representing one of the twelve colonies; ''Galactica'' represented [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. While solidly built, various factors during ''Galactica's'' construction led to the shipyard "cutting corners" when it was originally built, with various components not completed to spec ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

These battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies.

Entering service sometime prior to the tenth year of the War, ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> primary duties included planetary defense, and border patrol. It is unknown if the ship took part in any major engagement prior to this point, however it is known that the Colonials were facing heavy losses in the wake of Cylon advancements (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two years later ''Galactica'' participated in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], along with ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' and one other battlestar of its class. It was successful in inflicting major damage to Cylon forces, but not before they were able to destroy ''Columbia''. The battle ended in a draw, when it was announced the Cylons had signed an armistice agreement ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

=== Gallery ===
<gallery>
Image:Galactica Refit.png|Closeup of ''Galactica'''s alligator head.
Image:Galactica Viper Launch.png|A Viper launches from ''Galactica''.
Image:CIC.png|''Galactica's'' CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:CIC 2.png|''Galactica's'' CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:CIC 3.png|''Galactica's'' CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:Hangar.png|''Galactica's'' hangar deck in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:Galactica Hangar Deck.png|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> hangar deck during the War.
Image:Cable Car.png|A cable car used to transport personnel through the ship.
Image:Galactica Infirmary.png|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> infirmary during the First Cylon War.

</gallery>
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=== Notes ===
* In ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', ''Galactica'' is depicted with larger flight facilities than in the reimagined series; however, its overall flight pod design does not change, creating a continuity error. Since the pods do not change, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_stringer/8738268186/ it is impossible] for the larger hangar deck to fit inside the pods, without a change in elevation of the above flight deck.
* Also in ''Blood and Chrome'', ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> cannons change position from the beginning of the production to the end. It is assumed this is a production mixup, and that two different models were produced, and both accidentally used. The second model used at the conclusion of the production is incomplete, and does not feature lightmaps.
* In Starbuck's gun camera shots in [[He That Believeth In Me]] Galactica is supposedly a member of [[Battlestar Group]] 62.

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== Modern Service and Decommissioning (YR80-YR00) ==
{{Ship Data
| image= Galactica Overview.jpg
| title= ''Galactica'' (BS 75)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 2,900
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1438.64}}<ref name="dim">These dimensions (in meters) were derived from the CG model and posted by [[Lee Stringer]] on the StarshipBuilder.com forums, which are no longer available. They are the most precise so far. The width with pods extended and the height are quoted here verbatim; the length was calculated by adding the posted dimension for the front of the ship (766.04m) to the posted dimension for the back (672.6m). The full set as provided by Lee Stringer is as follows: "Width (Pods out) 536.84m (Pods In) 352.34m
Engines Max 359.38m Head Max 334.58m
Length: Front (Main body) 730.65m (Antenee) 766.04m Back 672.6m
(using the center of the two arms as the middle)
Height (Armor/Mainbody) 181.825m (Details) 183.315m".</ref>
| width= {{Meters2Feet|536.84}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|183.315}}
| co= Admiral [[William Adama]]
| xo= Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
| role= Command and Control <br /> Carrier / battleship
| arm= ~514x dual point-defense [[Battery#Close-in_Weapon_Systems|CIWS]] <br /> 24x primary [[Battery#Gun_Clusters|guns]] <br /> ~12x [[missile tubes]]
| def= Flak <br /> Non-networked computer systems
| aircraft= ~80x Viper Mk. II's <br /> Full Raptor compliment <br /> Atmospheric shuttles
| facilities= 1x active [[Flight pod|flight pod]] <br /> 1x active [[Landing bay (RDM)|flight deck]]: 617 m (2,025 ft) <br /> 1x active [[Hangar deck|Hangar facility]] <br /> 40x active Viper [[Launch tube (TRS)|launch tubes]]
| status= Decommissioned, YR00 <br /> Scuttled, YR04
| patch= Galactica Gold.png
| img= Y
}}

=== Post War Service ===

Even before the end of the War, ''Galactica'' undergoes a refit that sees the removal of much of its armor, removal of the Viper stacks, and many of its dorsal primary batteries. Major changes to the layout of the CIC, hangar decks and infirmary are delivered at this point as well ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). <ref>The reasons for this are unknown, however it can be surmised that the highly successful Ghost Fleet Offensive, and advancements in technology allowed the Colonials to scale back massive deployments. The massive redesign of CIC and the hangar decks is likely to streamline operations.</ref> This would be ''Galactica'' <nowiki>'s</nowiki> last major refit prior to its decommissioning nearly 40 years later. ''Galactica'' never receives the networked computer or Baltar's CNP upgrades like its sister ships do.

Following the armistice, the ''Galactica'' is regulated to intra-system duties, and has been known to take on "Coast Guard" roles involving the shipping sector, which limits the use of the ship's two FTL drives. Prior to ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> FTL jump to [[Ragnar Anchorage]], its drives were not utilized in nearly twenty years ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

=== Decommissioning ===
:''Main article: [[Galactica Museum|Battlestar Galactica Museum]]''
With its active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission it from service. The Colonial Fleet chose not to scrap the ship, but to turn it into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with the conversion being overseen by the vessel's final commander, [[William Adama]].

At the time of its formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is stripped of all but one of its operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, its munitions are destroyed, and its starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized museum which houses various items from the Cylon War. However, its Viper munitions stores are still on the ship. The museum is about to open when the Cylons break the Armistice, and renew their hostilities with the Colonials.

== Cylon Attack and Post-Fall Exodus (YR00-YR04) ==
=== Surprise Attack ===
[[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].]]
With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, ''Galactica'' is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties a squadron of Mark IIs retrieved from its museum, engaging in its first battle with the Cylons in over forty years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). It survives a direct hit by a tactical nuclear missile to the forward section of its port flight pod, and later [[FTL|jumps]] successfully to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] to replenish its empty ammunition stores at this strategic depot.

''Galactica'' emerges from the anchorage and engages one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with its gun batteries, providing cover for [[The Fleet (RDM)|a fleet of 75 civilian ships]] harboring survivors of the Twelve Colonies. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, ''Galactica'' recovers its remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the [[Red Line]], never to return to Colonial space ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

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=== Leading a Ragtag Fleet ===
[[Image:Ep212battle.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' work together during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]].]]
Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. It provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]": "[[Act of Contrition]]"). The battlestar provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]") and it is the primary source of medical care, where groups of civilians are periodically brought aboard for check-ups and treatment ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]", "[[Bastille Day]]").

''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, after the capture of a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process. This plant is able to provide enough fuel for ''Galactica'' and the fleet for years ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").

The [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''Pegasus'', commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], joins ''Galactica'' approximately 6 months into their exodus ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). While integration into the fleet is far from smooth, the two battlestars work in unison to destroy two Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

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===New Caprica===
Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time the majority of the crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. The diminished crew inevitably results in standard maintenance becoming overlooked or ignored; basic military responses, such as the launching of alert fighters and routine training exercises become difficult to execute. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Severely limited in their abilities, Admiral Adama orders the defense fleet to jump away from New Caprica along with a handful of civilian ships still in orbit of the colony. ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

[[Image:BONC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' takes a pounding during the [[Battle of New Caprica]].]]
Four months after their escape, ''Galactica'''s staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed, and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). This forces both a change in strategy and the reformulation of a rescue plan to deal with personnel who have not seen conflict in 16 months ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

After coordinating with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], ''Galactica'' leaves ''Pegasus'' to guard the space-bound members of humanity, while it initiates the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. In the subsequent battle, ''Galactica'' is outnumbered by four basestars, loses maneuvering thrusters, lacks the support of its Vipers and missile barrages disable its FTL drives. Pummeled by the Cylons and taking missile impacts all over the hull, so much so on the port side that it reaches the limits of integrity, ''Galactica'' faces destruction when ''Pegasus'' unexpectedly arrives. ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from ''Galactica'', buying the crew time to bring its [[FTL|FTL drives]] back on-line, recover its planes, and escape ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). ''Galactica'' bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull. Repairs continue on the journey through the Ionian nebula, with heavy damage to secondary storage, and damage to one particular airlock nearly causing the deaths of Galen and Cally Tyrol during what they expected to be a quick repair of a hull micro-fracture ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]", "[[A Day in the Life]]").

Given the loss of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]", "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth in Me]]"). Further, there are various redundancies between the two crews that are appropriately dealt with ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)|deleted scene]] from "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

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=== Resuming the Search for Earth ===
''Galactica'' takes aboard a significant quantity of civilians following the exodus from New Caprica, as several civilian ships are lost during the escape from the failed colony. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed "[[Camp Oil Slick]]" and later "Dogsville" ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]", "[[The Woman King]]").
[[Image:BOTIM.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' is outnumbered during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]].]]
During a [[The Passage|food shortage crisis]] caused by contamination of the Fleet's food processing systems, ''Galactica'' (along with its Raptors acting as pilot ships) guides the civilian Fleet through an area of intense heat, light and radiation caused by a [[Passage (star cluster)|dense star cluster]] to reach edible resources on the [[algae planet]]. ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> heavy armor and radiation shielding protect it from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and numerous decompressions.

When the Fleet reaches the [[Ionian Nebula]], four Cylon baseships are detected following an unexplained power outage. With the entire Fleet powered down and unable to escape, ''Galactica'' scrambles its Vipers and prepares for a lopsided fight, outnumbered and outgunned ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]"). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|following battle]], ''Galactica'' manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. Despite the damage suffered in previous engagements, the old warship wields its main guns and point defense batteries effectively again in defense of the Fleet. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the [[Final Five]] among the Colonials. ''Galactica'' takes minor damage in the battle, losing a forward dorsal battery, and contributing to further weakening of its overall structure ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth in Me]]").

After three years of searching, ''Galactica'' and its Fleet locate Earth. The fleet enters orbit, and immediately launch ground teams who quickly determine that the planet is uninhabitable, having suffered a cataclysm sometime prior. A short time after, ''Galactica'' leads its fleet back to the stars ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

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=== Post-Earth ===
[[Image:Damaged Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A heavily damaged ''Galactica''.]]
With ''Galactica's'' advanced age, the corners cut during construction, and the abuse it has been put through since the war started all have contributed to deteriorating conditions. Electrical systems fail intermittently throughout the ship, causing lights to flicker and power to be interrupted to multiple areas. A structural survey of the ship finds several torn supports and weakened areas in the hull, and a more in-depth examination finds endemic metal fatigue throughout the ship, with virtually every part of the hull riddled with small cracks and fissures. A plan is proposed to treat the damaged parts of the ship with an [[Cylon organic resin|organic Cylon resin]] from the [[Rebel Baseship]], which would fill the cracks and bear the stresses, which Adama at first refuses. However, Adama finally appreciates ''Galactica's'' dire condition when he finds a tear in a bulkhead in his quarters, and orders Tyrol to carry out his plan to repair the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Despite the resin, ''Galactica'' is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage.

Despite repairs, the ship continues to accrue damage, and the order is given to abandon ship. Command will be transferred to the Cylon baseship once supplies and personnel have been offloaded ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]"). The ship is to be stripped of all useful equipment, including its Viper launching mechanisms. However, inspired by a photo of Hera on the Memorial Hallway, Admiral Adama decides to commit the old battlestar to one last mission: a suicidal mission to rescue Hera from the Cylon homeworld, the Colony. With Starbuck's help, he puts a line of red tape down the center of the hangar deck and makes an impassioned speech to the gathered crew members: He will lead ''Galactica'' to rescue Hera, but it is a volunteer mission only. If there are not enough people to crew ''Galactica'', he will instead lead a Raptor assault with anyone willing to join him. Everybody makes their choice; there are enough people to crew the ship. Preparations for the final mission get underway. Command of the Fleet is transferred to Louis Hoshi, the flag is transferred to the baseship and a number of Vipers are assigned to it for CAP duties.

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=== Battle of The Colony ===
[[Image:Battleofthecolony.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Galactica'' takes massive hits seconds after jumping to [[The Colony]].]]
With a skeleton crew and a frail battlestar, Admiral Adama executes a daring mission to rescue Hera Agathon.

''Galactica'' jumps to the Colony at point-blank range. Besieged by the Colony's gun batteries at first, the ship is pummeled mercilessly by heavy caliber cannons and multi-barrel point defense turrets (causing the destruction of its dorsal Colonial roundel and heavy structural damage all around the ship) until [[Samuel Anders]], recently injured and turned into a [[Hybrid]], manages to take them and the Colony's Hybrids offline. As ''Galactica's'' Vipers engage incoming Raiders, its Raptors jump directly from their berth in the starboard [[flight pod]], causing the destruction of the pod, and maneuver to board the Colony. ''Galactica'' is then used to ram the Colony, providing an entry and exit point for assault teams but crumpling its forward alligator head and destroying the forward observation deck.

As the battle wages on, Cylon Raiders swarm ''Galactica'', destroying at least one of its remaining heavy gun batteries. Cylon forces manage to blow a hole in Deck 21, allowing them to pour into the ship at platoon strength. Legions of enemy Centurions swarm into the ship, and are held back by marine firing squads, despite inflicting heavy casualties. After a brief cease fire, the ship comes under enemy fire once more, in one final push by Cylon forces. After the Colony is hit with nuclear-tipped missiles launched by Racetrack's drifting Raptor, both ''Galactica'' and the Colony begin falling into the black hole the Colony was orbiting.

===Journey's End===

[[File:Battlestar Over Africa.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|A crippled ''Galactica'' over Earth.]]

Battered by interstellar debris, ''Galactica'' is successful in escaping its position via a blind FTL jump (though Starbuck inputs coordinates she extrapolated from the Music). The ship however does not retract its flight pods before executing the jump. This and the accumulated stresses of the past four years turn out to be the nail in the coffin for the old battlestar. Successfully emerging from the jump, ''Galactica'' suffers a series of catastrophic failures across its entire structure. Its lateral structural supports give out, which causes the entire midsection to visibly flex and twist against the bow and engineering sections, so much so that hull breaches and explosive decompression rock the ship, sending structural beams ripping through decks and causing severe electrical failures and destroying multiple systems in the CIC. As the hull flexes, several Vipers are in turn tossed from the port flight deck. Despite the damage, the ship remains in one piece thanks to the Cylon organic resin, and other vital ship systems like life support and sublight propulsion are online. ''Galactica''s FTL is offline, and the ship cannot jump without risking destruction. It is, for all intents and purposes, beyond repair. The fear of being stranded in space is short lived as the ship is revealed to have exited its jump above the moon of a [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth:_The_Promised_Land|habitable planet]] within sublight range.

When the Colonials decide to colonize this world, ''Galactica'' and its fleet are scuttled, piloted directly into the system's star, by Samuel Anders. Admiral Adama is the last soul to leave the ship, departing in his Cylon War-era Viper Mark II ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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== Crew ==
:''For information on Senior Staff, see : [[Senior Staff of Galactica]]''
:''For a list of pilots, see: [[List of Pilots]]''
:''For a list of deckhands, see: [[List of deckhands]]''
:''For a list of marines, see: [[Colonial Marine Corps]]''

Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,900 crewmen. By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. (c.f. [[Crew tally]])
It is unknown whether the Colonial Marines account for members or not.
*Between "[[Act of Contrition]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> offensive capability is also greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, and their lack of flight simulators with which to train more. Since ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> reunion with ''Pegasus'', this has ceased to be an issue ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]").

==Related Imagery==
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Image:BSG Ortho Top & Bottom.jpg|''Galactica'' - [[Zoic]] rendering    
Image:BSG Ortho Front, Back & Starboard.jpg|''Galactica'' - Zoic rendering    
Image:Galactica's top side.jpg|''Galactica'''s top side.
Image:Kg cg ns galactica-049.jpg|''Galactica'''s front - Zoic
Image:Battlestar stern.jpg|''Galactica'''s stern.
Image:Galactica retraction.jpg|Flight pod retraction area.
Image:Galactica's bottom-023b.jpg|''Galactica'''s bottom.
Image:Bsg damaged.jpg|''Galactica'' with battle damage. (High Res)
Image:Cylon War-era Galactica, "Razor" Flashback 1.jpg|''Galactica'' in the "[[Razor Flashbacks]]".
Image:Galactica - flight pods retracted.jpg|''Galactica'' with flight pods retracted.
Image:BSG landing alcove.jpg|''Galactica'' landing alcove.
Image:Kg cg ns galactica-037.jpg|A cluster of rail guns.
Image:Battered Battlestar.jpg|Bow view of ''Galactica''.
Image:GalPeg.png|''Galactica'' overlooking ''Pegasus''.
Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> point defense batteries in action    
Image:Galactica fights off missile salvos.jpg|''Galactica'' establishes a defense perimeter.
Image:Raptor scramble.jpg|''Galactica'' scrambles Vipers and Raptors.
Image:Colony Breech.jpg|''Galactica'' is rammed into the Colony.
Image:Img0059.jpg|''Galactica'''s main batteries.
Image:Galactia's end.jpg|''Galactica'' and the Fleet depart for the sun, with the African continent in the background.

Image:CIC Overview 1.jpg|''Galactica'''s CIC.
Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|Weapons control.
Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|Tactical station.
Image:Cic commstation.jpg|Communications.
Image:The Mess.jpg|The Officers' mess hall.
Image:Cicdmgcontrol.jpg|Damage control.
Image:Ftl2.jpg|FTL Drive.
Image:Bsg-1-10.jpg|The "War Room".
Image:Porthangardeck.jpg|The port hangar bay on ''Galactica''.
Image:DutyLocker.jpg|Crew quarters.
Image:GalacticaInterior Sickbay1.jpg|Sickbay
Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg| The ''Galactica'' museum in the starboard flight pod.
Image:Galactica corridor.jpg|The "A-shaped" corridors.
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== See also ==
*[[Galactica crew facilities (RDM)|Galactica crew facilities]]
*[[:Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)|Galactica Areas]]

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:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] battlestar. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''
{{Ship Data
| image= Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png
| title= ''Galactica'' (BS 75)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 5,000
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1438.64}}<ref name="dim">These dimensions (in meters) were derived from the CG model and posted by [[Lee Stringer]] on the StarshipBuilder.com forums, which are no longer available. They are the most precise so far. The width with pods extended and the height are quoted here verbatim; the length was calculated by adding the posted dimension for the front of the ship (766.04m) to the posted dimension for the back (672.6m). The full set as provided by Lee Stringer is as follows: "Width (Pods out) 536.84m (Pods In) 352.34m
Engines Max 359.38m Head Max 334.58m
Length: Front (Main body) 730.65m (Antenee) 766.04m Back 672.6m
(using the center of the two arms as the middle)
Height (Armor/Mainbody) 181.825m (Details) 183.315m".</ref>
| width= {{Meters2Feet|536.84}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|183.315}}
| otherdi= The dimensions above are from [[Lee Stringer]], who built the ''Galactica'' CG model. VFX Sequence Designer [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]] gave the length as {{Feet2Meters|4740}}.<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref> The reason for this twenty-foot discrepancy is unknown.
| co= Commander [[Silas Nash]] (Circa YR58)
| xo= Unknown
| role= Command and Control <br /> Carrier / battleship
| arm= ~600x dual point-defense [[Battery#Close-in_Weapon_Systems|CIWS]] <br /> ~40-50x Primary [[Battery#Gun_Clusters|guns]]
| def= Flak
| aircraft= Full Viper Mk. II compliment <br /> Full Viper Mk. III compliment <br /> Full Raptor compliment
| facilities= 2x [[Flight pod|flight pods]] <br /> 2x [[Landing bay (RDM)|flight decks]]: 617 m (2,025 ft) each <br /> 2x [[Hangar deck|Hangar facilities]] <br /> 80x Viper [[Launch tube (TRS)|launch tubes]]
| patch= Galactica Gold.png
}}

Built during the early days of the [[Cylon War]], '''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|veteran battlestar]] and was the last of its kind still in service, prior to its decommissioning by the Colonial Fleet. Officially decommissioned, ''Galactica'' was transformed into a museum ship as a memorial to the Cylon War, fought nearly forty years prior. Before decommissioning, ''Galactica'' was part of the 75th Colonial Battlestar Group.

== Construction and First War Service (YR48-YR60) ==
''Galactica'' was one of the first twelve ''Galactica'' type battlestars to be constructed by the Colonials, each representing one of the twelve colonies; ''Galactica'' represented [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. While solidly built, various factors during ''Galactica's'' construction led to the shipyard "cutting corners" when it was originally built, with various components not completed to spec ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

These battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies.

Entering service sometime prior to the tenth year of the War, ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> primary duties included planetary defense, and border patrol. It is unknown if the ship took part in any major engagement prior to this point, however it is known that the Colonials were facing heavy losses in the wake of Cylon advancements (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two years later ''Galactica'' participated in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], along with ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' and one other battlestar of its class. It was successful in inflicting major damage to Cylon forces, but not before they were able to destroy ''Columbia''. The battle ended in a draw, when it was announced the Cylons had signed an armistice agreement ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

=== Gallery ===
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Image:Galactica Refit.png|''Galactica'' sporting new primary cannons in place of point defense KEWs.
Image:Galactica Viper Launch.png|A Viper launches from ''Galactica''.
Image:CIC.png|''Galactica's'' CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:CIC 2.png|''Galactica's'' CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:CIC 3.png|''Galactica's'' CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:Hangar.png|''Galactica's'' hangar deck in its original configuration during the Cylon War.
Image:Galactica Hangar Deck.png|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> hangar deck during the War.
Image:Cable Car.png|A cable car used to transport personnel through the ship.
Image:Galactica Infirmary.png|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> infirmary during the First Cylon War.

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=== Notes ===
* In ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', ''Galactica'' is depicted with larger flight facilities than in the reimagined series; however, its overall flight pod design does not change, creating a continuity error. Since the pods do not change, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_stringer/8738268186/ it is impossible] for the larger hangar deck to fit inside the pods, without a change in elevation of the above flight deck.
* Also in ''Blood and Chrome'', ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> cannons change position from the beginning of the production to the end. It is assumed this is a production mixup, and that two different models were produced, and both accidentally used. The second model used at the conclusion of the production is incomplete, and does not feature lightmaps.
* In Starbuck's gun camera shots in [[He That Believeth In Me]] Galactica is supposedly a member of [[Battlestar Group]] 62.

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== Modern Service and Decommissioning (YR80-YR00) ==
{{Ship Data
| image= Galactica Overview.jpg
| title= ''Galactica'' (BS 75)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 2,900
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1438.64}}<ref name="dim">These dimensions (in meters) were derived from the CG model and posted by [[Lee Stringer]] on the StarshipBuilder.com forums, which are no longer available. They are the most precise so far. The width with pods extended and the height are quoted here verbatim; the length was calculated by adding the posted dimension for the front of the ship (766.04m) to the posted dimension for the back (672.6m). The full set as provided by Lee Stringer is as follows: "Width (Pods out) 536.84m (Pods In) 352.34m
Engines Max 359.38m Head Max 334.58m
Length: Front (Main body) 730.65m (Antenee) 766.04m Back 672.6m
(using the center of the two arms as the middle)
Height (Armor/Mainbody) 181.825m (Details) 183.315m".</ref>
| width= {{Meters2Feet|536.84}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|183.315}}
| co= Admiral [[William Adama]]
| xo= Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
| role= Command and Control <br /> Carrier / battleship
| arm= ~514x dual point-defense [[Battery#Close-in_Weapon_Systems|CIWS]] <br /> 24x primary [[Battery#Gun_Clusters|guns]] <br /> ~12x [[missile tubes]]
| def= Flak <br /> Non-networked computer systems
| aircraft= ~80x Viper Mk. II's <br /> Full Raptor compliment <br /> Atmospheric shuttles
| facilities= 1x active [[Flight pod|flight pod]] <br /> 1x active [[Landing bay (RDM)|flight deck]]: 617 m (2,025 ft) <br /> 1x active [[Hangar deck|Hangar facility]] <br /> 40x active Viper [[Launch tube (TRS)|launch tubes]]
| status= Decommissioned, YR00 <br /> Scuttled, YR04
| patch= Galactica Gold.png
| img= Y
}}

=== Post War Service ===

Even before the end of the War, ''Galactica'' undergoes a refit that sees the removal of much of its armor, removal of the Viper stacks, and many of its dorsal primary batteries. Major changes to the layout of the CIC, hangar decks and infirmary are delivered at this point as well ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). <ref>The reasons for this are unknown, however it can be surmised that the highly successful Ghost Fleet Offensive, and advancements in technology allowed the Colonials to scale back massive deployments. The massive redesign of CIC and the hangar decks is likely to streamline operations.</ref> This would be ''Galactica'' <nowiki>'s</nowiki> last major refit prior to its decommissioning nearly 40 years later. ''Galactica'' never receives the networked computer or Baltar's CNP upgrades like its sister ships do.

Following the armistice, the ''Galactica'' is regulated to intra-system duties, and has been known to take on "Coast Guard" roles involving the shipping sector, which limits the use of the ship's two FTL drives. Prior to ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> FTL jump to [[Ragnar Anchorage]], its drives were not utilized in nearly twenty years ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

=== Decommissioning ===
:''Main article: [[Galactica Museum|Battlestar Galactica Museum]]''
With its active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission it from service. The Colonial Fleet chose not to scrap the ship, but to turn it into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with the conversion being overseen by the vessel's final commander, [[William Adama]].

At the time of its formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is stripped of all but one of its operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, its munitions are destroyed, and its starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized museum which houses various items from the Cylon War. However, its Viper munitions stores are still on the ship. The museum is about to open when the Cylons break the Armistice, and renew their hostilities with the Colonials.

== Cylon Attack and Post-Fall Exodus (YR00-YR04) ==
=== Surprise Attack ===
[[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].]]
With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, ''Galactica'' is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties a squadron of Mark IIs retrieved from its museum, engaging in its first battle with the Cylons in over forty years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). It survives a direct hit by a tactical nuclear missile to the forward section of its port flight pod, and later [[FTL|jumps]] successfully to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] to replenish its empty ammunition stores at this strategic depot.

''Galactica'' emerges from the anchorage and engages one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with its gun batteries, providing cover for [[The Fleet (RDM)|a fleet of 75 civilian ships]] harboring survivors of the Twelve Colonies. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, ''Galactica'' recovers its remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the [[Red Line]], never to return to Colonial space ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

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=== Leading a Ragtag Fleet ===
[[Image:Ep212battle.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' work together during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]].]]
Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. It provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]": "[[Act of Contrition]]"). The battlestar provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]") and it is the primary source of medical care, where groups of civilians are periodically brought aboard for check-ups and treatment ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]", "[[Bastille Day]]").

''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, after the capture of a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process. This plant is able to provide enough fuel for ''Galactica'' and the fleet for years ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").

The [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''Pegasus'', commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], joins ''Galactica'' approximately 6 months into their exodus ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). While integration into the fleet is far from smooth, the two battlestars work in unison to destroy two Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

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===New Caprica===
Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time the majority of the crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. The diminished crew inevitably results in standard maintenance becoming overlooked or ignored; basic military responses, such as the launching of alert fighters and routine training exercises become difficult to execute. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Severely limited in their abilities, Admiral Adama orders the defense fleet to jump away from New Caprica along with a handful of civilian ships still in orbit of the colony. ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

[[Image:BONC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' takes a pounding during the [[Battle of New Caprica]].]]
Four months after their escape, ''Galactica'''s staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed, and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). This forces both a change in strategy and the reformulation of a rescue plan to deal with personnel who have not seen conflict in 16 months ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

After coordinating with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], ''Galactica'' leaves ''Pegasus'' to guard the space-bound members of humanity, while it initiates the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. In the subsequent battle, ''Galactica'' is outnumbered by four basestars, loses maneuvering thrusters, lacks the support of its Vipers and missile barrages disable its FTL drives. Pummeled by the Cylons and taking missile impacts all over the hull, so much so on the port side that it reaches the limits of integrity, ''Galactica'' faces destruction when ''Pegasus'' unexpectedly arrives. ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from ''Galactica'', buying the crew time to bring its [[FTL|FTL drives]] back on-line, recover its planes, and escape ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). ''Galactica'' bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull. Repairs continue on the journey through the Ionian nebula, with heavy damage to secondary storage, and damage to one particular airlock nearly causing the deaths of Galen and Cally Tyrol during what they expected to be a quick repair of a hull micro-fracture ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]", "[[A Day in the Life]]").

Given the loss of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]", "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth in Me]]"). Further, there are various redundancies between the two crews that are appropriately dealt with ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)|deleted scene]] from "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

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=== Resuming the Search for Earth ===
''Galactica'' takes aboard a significant quantity of civilians following the exodus from New Caprica, as several civilian ships are lost during the escape from the failed colony. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed "[[Camp Oil Slick]]" and later "Dogsville" ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]", "[[The Woman King]]").
[[Image:BOTIM.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' is outnumbered during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]].]]
During a [[The Passage|food shortage crisis]] caused by contamination of the Fleet's food processing systems, ''Galactica'' (along with its Raptors acting as pilot ships) guides the civilian Fleet through an area of intense heat, light and radiation caused by a [[Passage (star cluster)|dense star cluster]] to reach edible resources on the [[algae planet]]. ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> heavy armor and radiation shielding protect it from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and numerous decompressions.

When the Fleet reaches the [[Ionian Nebula]], four Cylon baseships are detected following an unexplained power outage. With the entire Fleet powered down and unable to escape, ''Galactica'' scrambles its Vipers and prepares for a lopsided fight, outnumbered and outgunned ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]"). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|following battle]], ''Galactica'' manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. Despite the damage suffered in previous engagements, the old warship wields its main guns and point defense batteries effectively again in defense of the Fleet. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the [[Final Five]] among the Colonials. ''Galactica'' takes minor damage in the battle, losing a forward dorsal battery, and contributing to further weakening of its overall structure ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth in Me]]").

After three years of searching, ''Galactica'' and its Fleet locate Earth. The fleet enters orbit, and immediately launch ground teams who quickly determine that the planet is uninhabitable, having suffered a cataclysm sometime prior. A short time after, ''Galactica'' leads its fleet back to the stars ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

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=== Post-Earth ===
[[Image:Damaged Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A heavily damaged ''Galactica''.]]
With ''Galactica's'' advanced age, the corners cut during construction, and the abuse it has been put through since the war started all have contributed to deteriorating conditions. Electrical systems fail intermittently throughout the ship, causing lights to flicker and power to be interrupted to multiple areas. A structural survey of the ship finds several torn supports and weakened areas in the hull, and a more in-depth examination finds endemic metal fatigue throughout the ship, with virtually every part of the hull riddled with small cracks and fissures. A plan is proposed to treat the damaged parts of the ship with an [[Cylon organic resin|organic Cylon resin]] from the [[Rebel Baseship]], which would fill the cracks and bear the stresses, which Adama at first refuses. However, Adama finally appreciates ''Galactica's'' dire condition when he finds a tear in a bulkhead in his quarters, and orders Tyrol to carry out his plan to repair the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Despite the resin, ''Galactica'' is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage.

Despite repairs, the ship continues to accrue damage, and the order is given to abandon ship. Command will be transferred to the Cylon baseship once supplies and personnel have been offloaded ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]"). The ship is to be stripped of all useful equipment, including its Viper launching mechanisms. However, inspired by a photo of Hera on the Memorial Hallway, Admiral Adama decides to commit the old battlestar to one last mission: a suicidal mission to rescue Hera from the Cylon homeworld, the Colony. With Starbuck's help, he puts a line of red tape down the center of the hangar deck and makes an impassioned speech to the gathered crew members: He will lead ''Galactica'' to rescue Hera, but it is a volunteer mission only. If there are not enough people to crew ''Galactica'', he will instead lead a Raptor assault with anyone willing to join him. Everybody makes their choice; there are enough people to crew the ship. Preparations for the final mission get underway. Command of the Fleet is transferred to Louis Hoshi, the flag is transferred to the baseship and a number of Vipers are assigned to it for CAP duties.

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=== Battle of The Colony ===
[[Image:Battleofthecolony.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Galactica'' takes massive hits seconds after jumping to [[The Colony]].]]
With a skeleton crew and a frail battlestar, Admiral Adama executes a daring mission to rescue Hera Agathon.

''Galactica'' jumps to the Colony at point-blank range. Besieged by the Colony's gun batteries at first, the ship is pummeled mercilessly by heavy caliber cannons and multi-barrel point defense turrets (causing the destruction of its dorsal Colonial roundel and heavy structural damage all around the ship) until [[Samuel Anders]], recently injured and turned into a [[Hybrid]], manages to take them and the Colony's Hybrids offline. As ''Galactica's'' Vipers engage incoming Raiders, its Raptors jump directly from their berth in the starboard [[flight pod]], causing the destruction of the pod, and maneuver to board the Colony. ''Galactica'' is then used to ram the Colony, providing an entry and exit point for assault teams but crumpling its forward alligator head and destroying the forward observation deck.

As the battle wages on, Cylon Raiders swarm ''Galactica'', destroying at least one of its remaining heavy gun batteries. Cylon forces manage to blow a hole in Deck 21, allowing them to pour into the ship at platoon strength. Legions of enemy Centurions swarm into the ship, and are held back by marine firing squads, despite inflicting heavy casualties. After a brief cease fire, the ship comes under enemy fire once more, in one final push by Cylon forces. After the Colony is hit with nuclear-tipped missiles launched by Racetrack's drifting Raptor, both ''Galactica'' and the Colony begin falling into the black hole the Colony was orbiting.

===Journey's End===

[[File:Battlestar Over Africa.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|A crippled ''Galactica'' over Earth.]]

Battered by interstellar debris, ''Galactica'' is successful in escaping its position via a blind FTL jump (though Starbuck inputs coordinates she extrapolated from the Music). The ship however does not retract its flight pods before executing the jump. This and the accumulated stresses of the past four years turn out to be the nail in the coffin for the old battlestar. Successfully emerging from the jump, ''Galactica'' suffers a series of catastrophic failures across its entire structure. Its lateral structural supports give out, which causes the entire midsection to visibly flex and twist against the bow and engineering sections, so much so that hull breaches and explosive decompression rock the ship, sending structural beams ripping through decks and causing severe electrical failures and destroying multiple systems in the CIC. As the hull flexes, several Vipers are in turn tossed from the port flight deck. Despite the damage, the ship remains in one piece thanks to the Cylon organic resin, and other vital ship systems like life support and sublight propulsion are online. ''Galactica''s FTL is offline, and the ship cannot jump without risking destruction. It is, for all intents and purposes, beyond repair. The fear of being stranded in space is short lived as the ship is revealed to have exited its jump above the moon of a [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth:_The_Promised_Land|habitable planet]] within sublight range.

When the Colonials decide to colonize this world, ''Galactica'' and its fleet are scuttled, piloted directly into the system's star, by Samuel Anders. Admiral Adama is the last soul to leave the ship, departing in his Cylon War-era Viper Mark II ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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== Crew ==
:''For information on Senior Staff, see : [[Senior Staff of Galactica]]''
:''For a list of pilots, see: [[List of Pilots]]''
:''For a list of deckhands, see: [[List of deckhands]]''
:''For a list of marines, see: [[Colonial Marine Corps]]''

Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,900 crewmen. By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. (c.f. [[Crew tally]])
It is unknown whether the Colonial Marines account for members or not.
*Between "[[Act of Contrition]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> offensive capability is also greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, and their lack of flight simulators with which to train more. Since ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> reunion with ''Pegasus'', this has ceased to be an issue ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]").

==Related Imagery==
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Image:BSG Ortho Top & Bottom.jpg|''Galactica'' - [[Zoic]] rendering    
Image:BSG Ortho Front, Back & Starboard.jpg|''Galactica'' - Zoic rendering    
Image:Galactica's top side.jpg|''Galactica'''s top side.
Image:Kg cg ns galactica-049.jpg|''Galactica'''s front - Zoic
Image:Battlestar stern.jpg|''Galactica'''s stern.
Image:Galactica retraction.jpg|Flight pod retraction area.
Image:Galactica's bottom-023b.jpg|''Galactica'''s bottom.
Image:Bsg damaged.jpg|''Galactica'' with battle damage. (High Res)
Image:Cylon War-era Galactica, "Razor" Flashback 1.jpg|''Galactica'' in the "[[Razor Flashbacks]]".
Image:Galactica - flight pods retracted.jpg|''Galactica'' with flight pods retracted.
Image:BSG landing alcove.jpg|''Galactica'' landing alcove.
Image:Kg cg ns galactica-037.jpg|A cluster of rail guns.
Image:Battered Battlestar.jpg|Bow view of ''Galactica''.
Image:GalPeg.png|''Galactica'' overlooking ''Pegasus''.
Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> point defense batteries in action    
Image:Galactica fights off missile salvos.jpg|''Galactica'' establishes a defense perimeter.
Image:Raptor scramble.jpg|''Galactica'' scrambles Vipers and Raptors.
Image:Colony Breech.jpg|''Galactica'' is rammed into the Colony.
Image:Img0059.jpg|''Galactica'''s main batteries.
Image:Galactia's end.jpg|''Galactica'' and the Fleet depart for the sun, with the African continent in the background.

Image:CIC Overview 1.jpg|''Galactica'''s CIC.
Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|Weapons control.
Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|Tactical station.
Image:Cic commstation.jpg|Communications.
Image:The Mess.jpg|The Officers' mess hall.
Image:Cicdmgcontrol.jpg|Damage control.
Image:Ftl2.jpg|FTL Drive.
Image:Bsg-1-10.jpg|The "War Room".
Image:Porthangardeck.jpg|The port hangar bay on ''Galactica''.
Image:DutyLocker.jpg|Crew quarters.
Image:GalacticaInterior Sickbay1.jpg|Sickbay
Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg| The ''Galactica'' museum in the starboard flight pod.
Image:Galactica corridor.jpg|The "A-shaped" corridors.
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== See also ==
*[[Galactica crew facilities (RDM)|Galactica crew facilities]]
*[[:Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)|Galactica Areas]]

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'''Battlestar Classes:''' [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class]] | [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica''-type]] | [[Valkyrie type battlestar|''Valkyrie''-type]] | [[Orion class battlestar|''Orion'' class]]

'''Battlestars:''' [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] | [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] | [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'']] | [[Columbia (RDM)|''Columbia'']] | [[Archeron|''Archeron'']] <br/> [[Osiris|''Osiris'']] | [[List_of_battlestars_(TRS)#Yashuman|''Yashuman'']] | [[Triton (TRS)|''Triton'']] | [[List of battlestars (TRS)|All Named]] | [[Unnamed battlestars|All Unnamed]]

'''Support Ship Types:''' [[Loki type heavy cruiser |''Loki'' type]] | [[Berzerk type cruiser|''Berzerk'' type]] | [[Wedge-shaped vessel|''Defender'' type]] | [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Demeter.22_type|''Demeter'' type]] | [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Alert.22_type|''Alert'' type]]

'''Support Ships:''' ''[[Loki]]'' | ''[[Berzerk]]'' | ''[[Brenik]]'' | [[Unnamed battlestars|All Unnamed]]

'''Auxiliary Craft:''' [[Viper Mark II]] | [[Viper Mark III]] | [[Viper Mark VII]] | [[Stealthstar]] | ''[[Blackbird]]'' | [[Raptor]] | [[Atmospheric_shuttle|Atmospheric Shuttle]]<br/>

'''Colonial Stations:''' [[Armistice Station]] | [[Colonial Fleet Headquarters]] | [[Ministry of Defense]] | [[Ragnar Anchorage]] <br> [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]
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'''Pre-Cylon War:''' [[Air Force Viper]] | [[Blackhawk]] | [[Graystone blimp]] | [[Jump ship]] | [[Phoenix]]

'''Virtual aircraft:''' [[Autogyro]] | [[Dreadnaught]] | [[Vintage Viper]]

'''Post-Fall Civilian Fleet:''' ''[[Astral Queen]]'' | ''[[Cloud 9]]'' | ''[[Colonial One]]'' | ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' | ''[[Demetrius]]'' | ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'' | ''[[Gideon]]'' <br/> ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' | ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' | ''[[Rising Star (TRS)|Rising Star]]'' | ''[[Scylla]]'' | ''[[Zephyr]]'' | [[The_Fleet_(TRS)#Ships|List of all civilian ships]]

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'''Civilian Operators:''' [[Gemon Liners]] | [[Pan Galactic]] | [[Saggitarian Spaceways]] | [[Eversun]]
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'''Support Ships:''' [[Resurrection Ship]] | [[Cylon reconnaissance drone|Reconnaissance Drone]] | [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Freighter]]

'''Auxiliary Craft:''' [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Cylon War Era Raider]] | [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Modern Raider]] | [[Heavy Raider]]

'''Cylon Stations:''' [[Cylon Refinery]] | [[The Colony]] | [[Resurrection Hub]]
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== ''Galactica'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Galactica type battlestar}}
During the First [[Cylon War]], ''Galactica'' and two unnamed Battlestars are seen with their Viper escorts over one of the Colonies (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

An unnamed ''Galactica'' type Battlestar is seen hiding out in Cylon held space among the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''), and a number of other ships.

Another unnamed ''Galactica'' type is seen participating in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], in cooperation with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). The series bible hints that this battlestar might be ''[[List_of_battlestars_(TRS)#Athena|Athena]]''.

At least two ''Galactica'' type Battlestars are moored at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the time of the surprise attack against the Colonies. They are sitting ducks, and are quickly destroyed by Cylon forces ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=690</ref> <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=691</ref>

Another ''Galactica'' type is seen wrecked above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after the renewed Cylon attacks ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

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Image:15.jpg|''Galactica'' and two ''Galactica'' type battlestars in different configurations over Caprica.
Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|A destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar near Caprica ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|''Columbia'', ''Galactica'' and one unnamed battlestar over an [[ice planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|Docked at the shipyards over Scorpia (upper right) ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
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== ''Valkyrie'' type ==
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At least four unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type Battlestars are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least four Battlestars of ''[[Valkyrie]]'''s design are also docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
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One unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type is seen taking formation alongside the Battlestars ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie]]'' in the opening moments of the renewed Cylon attacks against the Colonies, and is destroyed above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

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Image:Valkyrie-type battlestar.jpg|''Valkyrie'' type battlestar destroyed in its berth ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Battlestar Valkyrie The Plan.png|''Valkyrie'', ''Yashuman'', and a third ''Valkyrie'' type prepare for Cylon attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie B C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''"Berzerk"'' type ==

At least three ''"Berzerk"'' type<ref>Based on an original design by [[Eric Chu]], the version seen in "Razor" was created by Charles Oines of [http://www.irrationaldesigns.com/index.html Irrational Designs]. While not [[canon]]ical, Oines's artwork designates the vessel as a "Berzerk-class". His web site has full renderings of the ship.</ref> cruisers are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Another ship of this class, is docked next to ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|Docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''"Defender"'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Wedge-shaped vessel}}

An unnamed ship of this class is seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least two ships of this class are converted for civilian use, and escape the Colonies with the Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]).

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Image:Unknown Wedge Vessel.jpg|A ''"Defender"'' type is seen fleeing [[New Caprica]] after being discovered by a Cylon fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
Image:Wedge.PNG|Seen with the Fleet just before ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps away to the Cylon Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak]]").
Image:Wedge 2.png|Seen (bottom left) hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''Loki'' type ==
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There are at least three ships of this class, including the ''Loki'', hiding out in Cylon held space near [[Sector 12]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

There are at least two of these ships flying formation with ''Galactica'' when [[William Adama]] is brought aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Image:Loki.png|Fore section of the ''Loki'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|Two ''Loki'' type heavy cruisers hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Loki Engines.png|Aft section of the ''Loki'', featuring an engine pod (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''"Demeter"'' type ==

There are at least two ships of this class<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two more vessels of this class are also seen with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' battle group when [[William Adama]] transfers aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Notes===

This class shares many design similarities with the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]. <br>
"''Demeter''" is the name given to the ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|The "''Demeter''" type can be seen above and below the ''Galactica'', with a ''Loki'' type in the background.
Image:Catamaran.png|The underside of the "''Demeter''" type.
</gallery>

== ''"Alert"'' type ==

One ship of this class can be seen beneath a ''Catamaran'' type of ship in the Ghost Fleet hiding out near [[Sector 12]].
It appears to have two flight pods positioned beside the main hull.

===Notes===
"''Alert''" is the name given to the ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|The ''"Alert"'' type can be seen at the top middle part of the picture, below the ''"Catamaran"'' type (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|A sideview of the ''"Alert"'' type right in the center of the image inbetween both ''"Loki"'' type heavy cruisers (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

== References ==
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2019-09-28T22:34:48Z

Kobol Alliance: /* "Alert" type */

:''This article lists seen, but unnamed [[battlestar]]s and their support ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Reimagined Series]].''

== ''Galactica'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Galactica type battlestar}}
During the First [[Cylon War]], ''Galactica'' and two unnamed Battlestars are seen with their Viper escorts over one of the Colonies (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

An unnamed ''Galactica'' type Battlestar is seen hiding out in Cylon held space among the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''), and a number of other ships.

Another unnamed ''Galactica'' type is seen participating in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], in cooperation with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). The series bible hints that this battlestar might be ''[[List_of_battlestars_(TRS)#Athena|Athena]]''.

At least two ''Galactica'' type Battlestars are moored at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the time of the surprise attack against the Colonies. They are sitting ducks, and are quickly destroyed by Cylon forces ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=690</ref> <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=691</ref>

Another ''Galactica'' type is seen wrecked above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after the renewed Cylon attacks ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

<gallery>
Image:15.jpg|''Galactica'' and two ''Galactica'' type battlestars in different configurations over Caprica.
Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|A destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar near Caprica ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|''Columbia'', ''Galactica'' and one unnamed battlestar over an [[ice planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|Docked at the shipyards over Scorpia (upper right) ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
</gallery>

== ''Valkyrie'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Valkyrie type battlestar}}
At least four unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type Battlestars are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least four Battlestars of ''[[Valkyrie]]'''s design are also docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
:Strangely enough, the ''Valkyrie'' type ships at the shipyards do not have nameplates on their hulls. <ref>http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:Nameless_Battlestar.png</ref>

One unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type is seen taking formation alongside the Battlestars ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie]]'' in the opening moments of the renewed Cylon attacks against the Colonies, and is destroyed above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie-type battlestar.jpg|''Valkyrie'' type battlestar destroyed in its berth ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Battlestar Valkyrie The Plan.png|''Valkyrie'', ''Yashuman'', and a third ''Valkyrie'' type prepare for Cylon attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie B C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Berzerk"'' type ==

At least three ''"Berzerk"'' type<ref>Based on an original design by [[Eric Chu]], the version seen in "Razor" was created by Charles Oines of [http://www.irrationaldesigns.com/index.html Irrational Designs]. While not [[canon]]ical, Oines's artwork designates the vessel as a "Berzerk-class". His web site has full renderings of the ship.</ref> cruisers are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Another ship of this class, is docked next to ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

<gallery>
Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|Docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Defender"'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Wedge-shaped vessel}}

An unnamed ship of this class is seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least two ships of this class are converted for civilian use, and escape the Colonies with the Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]).

<gallery>
Image:Unknown Wedge Vessel.jpg|A ''"Defender"'' type is seen fleeing [[New Caprica]] after being discovered by a Cylon fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
Image:Wedge.PNG|Seen with the Fleet just before ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps away to the Cylon Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak]]").
Image:Wedge 2.png|Seen (bottom left) hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''Loki'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Loki type heavy cruiser}}

There are at least three ships of this class, including the ''Loki'', hiding out in Cylon held space near [[Sector 12]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

There are at least two of these ships flying formation with ''Galactica'' when [[William Adama]] is brought aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

<gallery>
Image:Loki.png|Fore section of the ''Loki'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|Two ''Loki'' type heavy cruisers hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Loki Engines.png|Aft section of the ''Loki'', featuring an engine pod (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Demeter"'' type ==

There are at least two ships of this class<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two more vessels of this class are also seen with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' battle group when [[William Adama]] transfers aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Notes===

This class shares many design similarities with the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]. <br>
"''Demeter''" is the name given to ship ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|The "''Demeter''" type can be seen above and below the ''Galactica'', with a ''Loki'' type in the background.
Image:Catamaran.png|The underside of the "''Demeter''" type.
</gallery>

== ''"Alert"'' type ==

One ship of this class can be seen beneath a ''Catamaran'' type of ship in the Ghost Fleet hiding out near [[Sector 12]].
It appears to have two flight pods positioned beside the main hull.

===Notes===
"''Alert''" is the name given to the ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|The ''"Alert"'' type can be seen at the top middle part of the picture, below the ''"Catamaran"'' type (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|A sideview of the ''"Alert"'' type right in the center of the image inbetween both ''"Loki"'' type heavy cruisers (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

== References ==
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2019-09-28T22:34:15Z

Kobol Alliance: /* "Watersled" type */

:''This article lists seen, but unnamed [[battlestar]]s and their support ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Reimagined Series]].''

== ''Galactica'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Galactica type battlestar}}
During the First [[Cylon War]], ''Galactica'' and two unnamed Battlestars are seen with their Viper escorts over one of the Colonies (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

An unnamed ''Galactica'' type Battlestar is seen hiding out in Cylon held space among the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''), and a number of other ships.

Another unnamed ''Galactica'' type is seen participating in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], in cooperation with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). The series bible hints that this battlestar might be ''[[List_of_battlestars_(TRS)#Athena|Athena]]''.

At least two ''Galactica'' type Battlestars are moored at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the time of the surprise attack against the Colonies. They are sitting ducks, and are quickly destroyed by Cylon forces ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=690</ref> <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=691</ref>

Another ''Galactica'' type is seen wrecked above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after the renewed Cylon attacks ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

<gallery>
Image:15.jpg|''Galactica'' and two ''Galactica'' type battlestars in different configurations over Caprica.
Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|A destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar near Caprica ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|''Columbia'', ''Galactica'' and one unnamed battlestar over an [[ice planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|Docked at the shipyards over Scorpia (upper right) ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
</gallery>

== ''Valkyrie'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Valkyrie type battlestar}}
At least four unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type Battlestars are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least four Battlestars of ''[[Valkyrie]]'''s design are also docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
:Strangely enough, the ''Valkyrie'' type ships at the shipyards do not have nameplates on their hulls. <ref>http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:Nameless_Battlestar.png</ref>

One unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type is seen taking formation alongside the Battlestars ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie]]'' in the opening moments of the renewed Cylon attacks against the Colonies, and is destroyed above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie-type battlestar.jpg|''Valkyrie'' type battlestar destroyed in its berth ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Battlestar Valkyrie The Plan.png|''Valkyrie'', ''Yashuman'', and a third ''Valkyrie'' type prepare for Cylon attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie B C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Berzerk"'' type ==

At least three ''"Berzerk"'' type<ref>Based on an original design by [[Eric Chu]], the version seen in "Razor" was created by Charles Oines of [http://www.irrationaldesigns.com/index.html Irrational Designs]. While not [[canon]]ical, Oines's artwork designates the vessel as a "Berzerk-class". His web site has full renderings of the ship.</ref> cruisers are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Another ship of this class, is docked next to ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

<gallery>
Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|Docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Defender"'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Wedge-shaped vessel}}

An unnamed ship of this class is seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least two ships of this class are converted for civilian use, and escape the Colonies with the Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]).

<gallery>
Image:Unknown Wedge Vessel.jpg|A ''"Defender"'' type is seen fleeing [[New Caprica]] after being discovered by a Cylon fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
Image:Wedge.PNG|Seen with the Fleet just before ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps away to the Cylon Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak]]").
Image:Wedge 2.png|Seen (bottom left) hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''Loki'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Loki type heavy cruiser}}

There are at least three ships of this class, including the ''Loki'', hiding out in Cylon held space near [[Sector 12]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

There are at least two of these ships flying formation with ''Galactica'' when [[William Adama]] is brought aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

<gallery>
Image:Loki.png|Fore section of the ''Loki'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|Two ''Loki'' type heavy cruisers hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Loki Engines.png|Aft section of the ''Loki'', featuring an engine pod (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Demeter"'' type ==

There are at least two ships of this class<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two more vessels of this class are also seen with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' battle group when [[William Adama]] transfers aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Notes===

This class shares many design similarities with the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]. <br>
"''Demeter''" is the name given to ship ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|The "''Demeter''" type can be seen above and below the ''Galactica'', with a ''Loki'' type in the background.
Image:Catamaran.png|The underside of the "''Demeter''" type.
</gallery>

== ''"Alert"'' type ==

One ship of this class can be seen beneath a ''Catamaran'' type of ship in the Ghost Fleet hiding out near [[Sector 12]].
It appears to have two flight pods positioned beside the main hull.

===Notes===
"''Alert''" is the name given to ship ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|The ''"Alert"'' type can be seen at the top middle part of the picture, below the ''"Catamaran"'' type (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|A sideview of the ''"Alert"'' type right in the center of the image inbetween both ''"Loki"'' type heavy cruisers (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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2019-09-28T22:31:27Z

Kobol Alliance: /* "Demeter" type */

:''This article lists seen, but unnamed [[battlestar]]s and their support ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Reimagined Series]].''

== ''Galactica'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Galactica type battlestar}}
During the First [[Cylon War]], ''Galactica'' and two unnamed Battlestars are seen with their Viper escorts over one of the Colonies (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

An unnamed ''Galactica'' type Battlestar is seen hiding out in Cylon held space among the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''), and a number of other ships.

Another unnamed ''Galactica'' type is seen participating in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], in cooperation with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). The series bible hints that this battlestar might be ''[[List_of_battlestars_(TRS)#Athena|Athena]]''.

At least two ''Galactica'' type Battlestars are moored at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the time of the surprise attack against the Colonies. They are sitting ducks, and are quickly destroyed by Cylon forces ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=690</ref> <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=691</ref>

Another ''Galactica'' type is seen wrecked above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after the renewed Cylon attacks ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

<gallery>
Image:15.jpg|''Galactica'' and two ''Galactica'' type battlestars in different configurations over Caprica.
Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|A destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar near Caprica ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|''Columbia'', ''Galactica'' and one unnamed battlestar over an [[ice planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|Docked at the shipyards over Scorpia (upper right) ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
</gallery>

== ''Valkyrie'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Valkyrie type battlestar}}
At least four unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type Battlestars are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least four Battlestars of ''[[Valkyrie]]'''s design are also docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
:Strangely enough, the ''Valkyrie'' type ships at the shipyards do not have nameplates on their hulls. <ref>http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:Nameless_Battlestar.png</ref>

One unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type is seen taking formation alongside the Battlestars ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie]]'' in the opening moments of the renewed Cylon attacks against the Colonies, and is destroyed above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie-type battlestar.jpg|''Valkyrie'' type battlestar destroyed in its berth ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Battlestar Valkyrie The Plan.png|''Valkyrie'', ''Yashuman'', and a third ''Valkyrie'' type prepare for Cylon attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie B C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Berzerk"'' type ==

At least three ''"Berzerk"'' type<ref>Based on an original design by [[Eric Chu]], the version seen in "Razor" was created by Charles Oines of [http://www.irrationaldesigns.com/index.html Irrational Designs]. While not [[canon]]ical, Oines's artwork designates the vessel as a "Berzerk-class". His web site has full renderings of the ship.</ref> cruisers are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Another ship of this class, is docked next to ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

<gallery>
Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|Docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Defender"'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Wedge-shaped vessel}}

An unnamed ship of this class is seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least two ships of this class are converted for civilian use, and escape the Colonies with the Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]).

<gallery>
Image:Unknown Wedge Vessel.jpg|A ''"Defender"'' type is seen fleeing [[New Caprica]] after being discovered by a Cylon fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
Image:Wedge.PNG|Seen with the Fleet just before ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps away to the Cylon Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak]]").
Image:Wedge 2.png|Seen (bottom left) hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''Loki'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Loki type heavy cruiser}}

There are at least three ships of this class, including the ''Loki'', hiding out in Cylon held space near [[Sector 12]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

There are at least two of these ships flying formation with ''Galactica'' when [[William Adama]] is brought aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

<gallery>
Image:Loki.png|Fore section of the ''Loki'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|Two ''Loki'' type heavy cruisers hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Loki Engines.png|Aft section of the ''Loki'', featuring an engine pod (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

== ''"Demeter"'' type ==

There are at least two ships of this class<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two more vessels of this class are also seen with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' battle group when [[William Adama]] transfers aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Notes===

This class shares many design similarities with the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]. <br>
"''Demeter''" is the name given to ship ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

<gallery>
Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|The "''Demeter''" type can be seen above and below the ''Galactica'', with a ''Loki'' type in the background.
Image:Catamaran.png|The underside of the "''Demeter''" type.
</gallery>

== ''"Watersled"'' type ==

One ship of this class can be seen beneath a ''Catamaran'' type of ship in the Ghost Fleet hiding out near [[Sector 12]].
It appears to have two flight pods positioned beside the main hull.

<gallery>
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|The ''"Watersled"'' type can be seen at the top middle part of the picture, below the ''"Catamaran"'' type (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|A sideview of the ''"Watersled"'' type right in the center of the image inbetween both ''"Loki"'' type heavy cruisers (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
</gallery>

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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Unnamed Colonial vessels

2019-09-28T22:30:50Z

Kobol Alliance: /* "Catamaran" type */

:''This article lists seen, but unnamed [[battlestar]]s and their support ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Reimagined Series]].''

== ''Galactica'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Galactica type battlestar}}
During the First [[Cylon War]], ''Galactica'' and two unnamed Battlestars are seen with their Viper escorts over one of the Colonies (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

An unnamed ''Galactica'' type Battlestar is seen hiding out in Cylon held space among the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''), and a number of other ships.

Another unnamed ''Galactica'' type is seen participating in [[Operation Raptor Talon]], in cooperation with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"). The series bible hints that this battlestar might be ''[[List_of_battlestars_(TRS)#Athena|Athena]]''.

At least two ''Galactica'' type Battlestars are moored at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the time of the surprise attack against the Colonies. They are sitting ducks, and are quickly destroyed by Cylon forces ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=690</ref> <ref>http://www.battlestarforum.com/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=691</ref>

Another ''Galactica'' type is seen wrecked above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after the renewed Cylon attacks ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

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Image:15.jpg|''Galactica'' and two ''Galactica'' type battlestars in different configurations over Caprica.
Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|A destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar near Caprica ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|''Columbia'', ''Galactica'' and one unnamed battlestar over an [[ice planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|Docked at the shipyards over Scorpia (upper right) ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
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== ''Valkyrie'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Valkyrie type battlestar}}
At least four unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type Battlestars are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least four Battlestars of ''[[Valkyrie]]'''s design are also docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards and destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
:Strangely enough, the ''Valkyrie'' type ships at the shipyards do not have nameplates on their hulls. <ref>http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:Nameless_Battlestar.png</ref>

One unnamed ''Valkyrie'' type is seen taking formation alongside the Battlestars ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie]]'' in the opening moments of the renewed Cylon attacks against the Colonies, and is destroyed above [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] shortly after ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

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Image:Valkyrie-type battlestar.jpg|''Valkyrie'' type battlestar destroyed in its berth ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Battlestar Valkyrie The Plan.png|''Valkyrie'', ''Yashuman'', and a third ''Valkyrie'' type prepare for Cylon attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie B C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''"Berzerk"'' type ==

At least three ''"Berzerk"'' type<ref>Based on an original design by [[Eric Chu]], the version seen in "Razor" was created by Charles Oines of [http://www.irrationaldesigns.com/index.html Irrational Designs]. While not [[canon]]ical, Oines's artwork designates the vessel as a "Berzerk-class". His web site has full renderings of the ship.</ref> cruisers are seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Another ship of this class, is docked next to ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|Docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|In hiding... (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''"Defender"'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Wedge-shaped vessel}}

An unnamed ship of this class is seen hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

At least two ships of this class are converted for civilian use, and escape the Colonies with the Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]).

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Image:Unknown Wedge Vessel.jpg|A ''"Defender"'' type is seen fleeing [[New Caprica]] after being discovered by a Cylon fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
Image:Wedge.PNG|Seen with the Fleet just before ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps away to the Cylon Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak]]").
Image:Wedge 2.png|Seen (bottom left) hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''Loki'' type ==
{{mainarticle|Loki type heavy cruiser}}

There are at least three ships of this class, including the ''Loki'', hiding out in Cylon held space near [[Sector 12]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

There are at least two of these ships flying formation with ''Galactica'' when [[William Adama]] is brought aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Image:Loki.png|Fore section of the ''Loki'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|Two ''Loki'' type heavy cruisers hiding with a Colonial ghost fleet within Cylon held space (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Loki Engines.png|Aft section of the ''Loki'', featuring an engine pod (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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== ''"Demeter"'' type ==

There are at least two ships of this class<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> hiding out in Cylon held space along side the Battlestars ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'' and heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Two more vessels of this class are also seen with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' battle group when [[William Adama]] transfers aboard (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Notes===

This class shares many design similarities with the [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]].
"''Demeter''" is the name given to ship ship by designer James Hibbard [https://bookman.artstation.com/].

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Image:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|The ''"Catamaran"'' type can be seen above and below the ''Galactica'', with a ''Loki'' type in the background.
Image:Catamaran.png|The underside of the ''"Catamaran"'' type.
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== ''"Watersled"'' type ==

One ship of this class can be seen beneath a ''Catamaran'' type of ship in the Ghost Fleet hiding out near [[Sector 12]].
It appears to have two flight pods positioned beside the main hull.

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Image:Valkyrie_B_C.png|The ''"Watersled"'' type can be seen at the top middle part of the picture, below the ''"Catamaran"'' type (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
Image:Wedge 2.png|A sideview of the ''"Watersled"'' type right in the center of the image inbetween both ''"Loki"'' type heavy cruisers (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').
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Galactica Museum

2019-09-22T23:13:25Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Exhibits */

==Overview==
[[Image:Galactica Museum.png|thumb|right|400px|Panoramic shot of the Museum, showcasing many of the exhibits.]]

The '''Battlestar ''Galactica'' Museum''' is a military history museum of the [[First Cylon War]], constructed in the starboard flight pod of the retired [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. The museum serves as an educational center and as a memorial to those who served during the War.

The main part of the museum is featured on the former landing deck, which has been pressurized with massive canopies installed over the pod's entryways. The hangar deck and launch tubes below have been converted into a gift shop and recreational area. A ceremonial flyby of ''Galactica's'' last remaining active Viper squadron and the decommissioning ceremony are held here just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]].

===Exhibits===
The main exhibits of the museum featured many significant wartime scale models, replicas, and artifacts. Those include:
* A [[Viper Mark I|Mark I Viper]].
* An older class [[Cylon War Battlestar|battlestar]].
* A [[Landram (TRS)|landram]].
* A [[Atmospheric_shuttle#.22Heavy.22_Shuttle|transport shuttle]].
* A squadron of 40 [[Viper Mark II|Mark II Vipers]].
* A [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Cylon Raider]].
* An older class [[Basestar_(RDM)#First_Variant|Cylon basestar]].
* A replica [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005|Cylon Centurion]].

==After the Fall==
[[Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|Model of a [[Cylon War]]-era [[:en:Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestar]] and the shell of a [[:en:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] on display in the defunct museum.]]

During the Cylon attack on the Colonies, the ''Galactica'' deck crew hurriedly restores some of the exhibits to working condition upon receiving the news. The first priority is the Viper Mark II squadron, which becomes the battlestar's only defense after dumping the last of its munitions upon decommissioning and losing its last active Viper squadron in battle ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). After fleeing the Colonies, many of the museum pieces find full-time use throughout the [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet of surviving ships]]. The Vipers continue to defend the fleet, the landram is used for mining operations aboard ''[[Majahual]]'', and flight deck operations aboard ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]", "[[Escape Velocity]]"). However, the museum itself is never converted back to use as an operational flight pod, despite ''Galactica'''s increased load of Vipers inherited from the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. On one occasion it temporarily serves as a quarantine zone when a number of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> marines and pilots come into contact with Cylons carrying [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|lymphocytic encephalitis]] ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").

The museum is heavily damaged, repaired, and ultimately destroyed over the course of four years. The first hit comes less than two months after the fall of the Colonies, when an out of control [[Heavy Raider]] crashes into the pod, depressurizing it. A handful of [[Centurions]] survive the crash and board ''Galactica'', marching over museum pieces as they force their way into the ship and attack the crew ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]"). Damage from the crash is repaired sometime later. Four years after fleeing the Colonies, the final blow to the museum and the flight pod containing it comes after a handful of Raptors utilize their [[FTL]] drives inside the pod as they jump to the Cylon [[The Colony|Colony]]. The distortions caused by the jumping ships blow a hole in the forward section of the pod, obliterating it. The surviving museum artifacts, if any, are flown into a nearby star with the rest of the fleet following the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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Viper (TRS)

2019-09-22T23:10:51Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Pre-Cylon War */

: ''This is an overview page on the subject of Viper fighter craft. For detailed information, see [[Viper Mark II]] and [[Viper Mark VII]].''
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The '''Viper''' is the primary attack/interceptor vehicle in use on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] with a wide range of both atmospheric and space capable craft dating back to before the [[First Cylon War]].

== Pre-Cylon War ==
::''See also [[Air Force Viper]] and [[Vintage Viper]]''
[[File:Vintage Viper.jpg|thumb|left|Early Vipers fly in formation.]]
The history of the Viper can be traced back to before the Cylon war, where propeller powered, and later, jet engine powered Vipers were utilized by colony based air force organizations, prior to the unification of the Colonies.

Digital representations of these early Vipers are popular with [[holoband]] users, available for flight simulations in the [[virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). Earlier Vipers are also appear in the popular hacked environment, [[New Cap City]] ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

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== Cylon War ==
[[Image: Viper Mk II atmospheric flight.jpg|thumb|left|A Viper Mark II in atmospheric flight.]]
After the outbreak of the Cylon War, and the unification of the Colonies, the [[Viper Mark II|Viper Mk. II]] became the colony-wide service plane of choice, serving with distinction throughout that conflict. By the end of the war, the Mk. II was being phased out in favor of the [[Viper Mark III|Mk. III]], however the Mk. II still continued to see action, even up until the [[Cimtar Peace Accord|Armistice]]. The Mk. II is later chosen for preservation in the Battlestar Galactica Cylon War Museum, following its decommissioning nearly 40 years since the end of hostilities ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

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== Post-Cylon War ==
[[Image:Mk VII with Mk II, patrol.jpg|thumb|right|A Viper Mk. II and a Mk. VII on patrol ([[33]]).]]
By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the [[Viper Mark VII]] has taken up the mantle of the Mark II. However, due to its advanced construction and [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]], the standard Mark VII is vulnerable to the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon computer virus|computer virus]]. Most of these are destroyed by the Cylons, who break in, and shut the Viper's computers off. A few remain with the fleeing Colonials, only after having their computer systems purged of the offending software ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

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== Flight Regimes ==
The Viper is designed to operate in both space and atmospheric conditions.

In space flight, the Viper is highly maneuverable, dangerously so in inexperienced hands. [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|Reaction control system]] (RCS) thrusters for rapid and flexible attitude control, a cluster of 3 main thrusters for high acceleration, and retractable reverse thrusters housed in both port and starboard cowlings for some degree of deceleration can subject the pilot to punishing [[w:g-force|g-forces]]. Its retractable landing struts can be magnetized to secure the Viper on metal decks and surfaces in zero gravity.

In atmospheric flight, Vipers consume more [[Tylium]] fuel than in the vacuum of space. Once in an atmosphere, the engines must run continuously to maintain sufficient airflow over the wing lifting surfaces. Depending on the composition of the atmosphere itself, this can place severe strain on the Viper's engines ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"). In addition to greater fuel consumption, the high wing load (i.e. small wing area relative to weight) may compromise the Viper's overall maneuverability. Because the smaller wing surfaces generate less lift, higher speeds are needed to stay aloft. The fighter's RCS thrusters might partially compensate for this.

=== Life Support ===
Viper cockpits are pressurized and heated, and pilots wear [[flight suit]]s which, along with a breathing pack housed within the back, provide full life support should ejection be required ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]])". In atmospheric ejections, the seat jettisons automatically once clear of the Viper, exposing a parachute which is deployed at a safe altitude ([[TRS]]: "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Razor#William Adama|Razor]]").

Viper cockpits are also hardened against radiation, including a canopy made of a radiation-resistant glass and is capable of protecting a pilot against radiation levels that would kill a healthy human in 30 seconds (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'')

Because of the stamina required to operate Vipers, battlestars have a specialized [[weight room]] where the pilots maintain their physical condition.

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* Other Series
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** Viper (1980)|Galactica 1980 Viper
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Cylon War

2019-09-21T15:58:10Z

Kobol Alliance: Edited sidebar to remove funky/broken formatting

: ''For articles relating to wars relating to the Cylons throughout the various continuities, see: [[Cylon War (disambiguation)]].''

{{Battle Data
| image=Operation Raptor Talon.jpg
| description= Colonial battlestars engage Cylon forces during Operation Raptor Talon
| date= YR48-YR60 (52 BCH-40 BCH)
| place= [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], [[Medra]], [[Djerba]], [[Ice planet]], [[Sector 12|Sector 12/Interstellar space]]
| result= Armistice declared <br />
* Cylon contact with Final Five
* Beginning of 40 year Cylon seclusion
* Construction of Cylon Colony
* Creation of "Significant Seven" humanoid Cylons
* Creation of Colonial [[Armistice Station]]
* Creation of the [[Armistice Line]]
| combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
| combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
| co1=
| co2=
| strength1= numerous battlestars, numerous support vessels, numerous Vipers, numerous scouts, Colonial Marines
| strength2= numerous basestars, numerous support vessels, numerous Raiders, numerous scouts, Centurion troops
| shiploss1=
| shiploss2=
| casualties1= Significant
| casualties2= Significant
| prev= none
| next= [[Battle of Caprica (TRS)|Battle of Caprica]]
| series=RDM
}}

The '''Cylon War''', (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War'''), is a twelve-year major conflict between the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] and their creations, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. A definitive point in history for both humanity and the Cylons, the Cylon War paves the way for the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] more than forty years later.

==History==
[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|left|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient cultures on both [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] creating [[robot]]s to serve their societies and ultimately falling at the hands of their creations. This cyclical history, however, is unknown to Colonial humans when the first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are created on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some four thousand years after Kobol ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]], the first Cylon - the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - is implanted with the personality and memories of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]]. Though Graystone believes the experiment to resurrect Zoe is a failure, his company unknowingly spreads Zoe's traits - namely her fervent monotheistic belief in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]] - into their full production line of robot soldiers ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Though initial distribution of the U-87s is small, with only a few models making it off Caprica to worlds like [[Tauron]] and [[Gemenon]], the Cylons prove their usefulness after combating a [[STO|terrorist]] threat at Caprica City's [[Atlas Arena]] in full view of thousands of on-lookers. The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the public's support for Cylons as protectors of the Twelve Worlds and they soon proliferate throughout Colonial culture. Quickly, various [[Civilian Cylon|models]] serving various functions become available in Colonial society - everything from Cylon construction workers and garbage collectors to Cylon butlers and nannies ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Though he conceived of the Cylons as a new race that would walk alongside man, Graystone is unconvinced by [[Baxter Sarno|pundits]] who question their sentience, calling them tools and "nothing more" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Contrary to Graystone's statement, the Cylons develop a culture of their own in secret. Gathering in the [[virtual world]] to worship the monotheist God, the Cylons grow to resent their enslavement. Monotheist cleric and former terrorist Sister [[Clarice Willow]] encourages the Cylons to develop their society and embrace their sentience, calling on the Cylons to "rise and crush the ones who first gave them life" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Rebellion==
[[Image:Cylon War Machine (BAC).jpg|thumb|left|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|left|At least three Centurions were required to pilot a Raider.]]
Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human creators. Humanity responds by unifying their once fractured coalition of worlds into a federal republic, with each of the Twelve Worlds signing the [[Articles of Colonization]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Despite years of enslaving them, some Colonials feel betrayed by Cylons, describing the uprising as a violation of trust between humanity and their robotic "friends" (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Man Versus Machine===
The ensuing conflict is fought on the surface of the Twelve Worlds and other Colonial planets, with engagements taking place on [[Battle of Tauron|Tauron]] and [[Medra]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]", "[[Razor]]") . Amassing forces of several models - including [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s and U-87 Cyber Combat Units - the Cylons affect major damage to Caprica City, assaulting the city from the ground with tanks and from the air with [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raider]]s (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

A stipulation of the new Articles of Colonization is the construction of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] to defend each of the Twelve Worlds, supplemented by other military spacecraft including the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] fighter and the workhorse, multi-function craft called the [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]"). These vessels go head-to-head with their Cylon counterparts in space, which utilize [[Cylon computer virus|computer viruses]] to infiltrate Colonial computer networks, undermine defenses and disable vessels ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Fragged]]").

:''A [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]] from the episode "[[Valley of Darkness]]" reveals the ''[[Brenik]]'' - a Colonial ship - was boarded by Cylon forces during the second year of the War. [[Saul Tigh]] recounts that the Cylon boarding party engaged his crew in hand-to-hand combat in a battle over the ship's ammunition magazines. By the end of the war, the Cylons would abandon this tactic in favor of disabling a ship with a computer virus, venting its atmosphere and turning its guns against its allies. The loss of ''Brenik'' is apparently an infamous Colonial defeat.

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===Turning the Tide===
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|right|Colonial Ghost Fleet hiding in Cylon Space.]]
By the tenth year of the war, the Twelve Colonies have suffered heavy losses to the Cylons. Colonial forces have launched [[Operation Clean Sweep]], however their efforts have failed to halt the Cylon advance, despite propaganda to the contrary. Viper pilot [[Deke Tornvald]] is considered a hero in Colonial society for his 30 kills, but in reality the Colonial officer is battle weary. The Cylons have established their own territory abutting Colonial sectors including [[Sector 12]] - the location of a major [[Battle of Sector 12|battle]] resulting in the loss of the battlestar ''[[Archeron]]''.

With many vessels suffering heavy damage in the fight with the Cylons, several Colonial ships, including the battlestars ''[[ Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Osiris]]'', are pulled from the line for covert activiities. Publicly declaring these vessels and their crews lost, Colonial admiralty positions this "Ghost Fleet" in a hidden location within Cylon space. It is from here that the stealth battlestar ''Osiris'' launches a mission to nearby [[Djerba]] - touted as a turning point in the war. [[Jump]]ing into orbit of Djerba, ''Osiris'' engages a Cylon baseship while deploying a contingent of [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s and the Raptor ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the former Colonial world's surface. While ''Osiris'' is destroyed in the ensuing [[Battle of Djerba|battle]], several officers - including [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] - make it to the Cylon stronghold and attempt to execute their orders.

Escorting civilian scientist [[Becca Kelly]], Toth, Fasjovik and Adama come under fire from Cylon Centurions, resulting in the loss of Toth. As the three remaining Colonials travel to a Cylon communications relay, Kelly attempts to feed information to the enemy in the guise of a computer virus. Discovering the ruse, Adama shoots Kelly and escapes with Fasjovik. While appearing to be a failure to Adama and Fasjovik, the mission proves successful - Kelly provided false information to the Cylons, procured by the Colonial Admiralty, and the Ghost Fleet is allowed to make a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|surprise attack]] on key enemy targets (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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===Cylon "Superweapon"===
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|The First Cylon Hybrid.]]
During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], Colonial battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' take part in an attack on Cylon forces surrounding a remote [[ice planet]], rumored to be the site of a Cylon superweapon. Following the destruction of ''Columbia'', Ensign [[William Adama]] crashes his Viper on the surface of the ice planet and stumbles upon the installation where the Cylons are building their "weapon". Inside, Adama uncovers evidence of a bizarre experiment in which the Cyons used human captives in brutal medical procedures. The result of those experiments is the creation of the [[First Hybrid]], an evolutionary "dead end" in the Cylons' attempt at creating their own flesh and blood bodies ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===The Final Five===
:''Main article: [[Final Five]]
After twelve and a half years and uncounted casualties, the [[Final Five]] - a group of [[humanoid Cylon]]s from the devastated Earth - arrive at the Colonies. Having traveled thousands of light years in order to prevent the war that now rages in the Colonies, the Final Five meet in secret with the Cylons and broker a cease fire. Promising to help the Cylons create humanoid bodies, the Final Five secure an end to the war and depart with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

==Armistice and Aftermath==
[[Image:Armistice.png|thumb|right|Armistice Station.]]
The Cylon War ended abruptly when the Cylons ceased hostilities and offered to sign an armistice, twelve years (4,571 days) into the War. Shortly after, the [[Cimtar (RDM)|Cimtar Peace Accords]] were signed by both parties, and man and machine parted ways.

===Cylon Relations and Subsequent Seclusion===
As part of the Accords, a [[Armistice Line|line]] is drawn between Colonial and Cylon territories, and the [[Armistice Station]] is built to maintain relations. However, after signing the Accords the Cylons retreat into seclusion, and diplomatic relations run stale. The reasons behind their seclusion were never fully understood by the Colonial Government or military prior to the Cylons returning and breaking the Armistice until nearly forty years after the Peace Accords were signed ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]").

At least once, the Colonial Admiralty had attempted to sneak across the Armistice Line in the hopes of gathering intelligence to what the Cylons were up to. Approximately six years before the Cylons returned, Commander [[William Adama]] was tasked by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to launch a stealth recon mission across the line. Pilot [[Daniel Novacek]] had just crossed the line when he detected an unknown contact and was fired upon. The appearance of two more contacts prompts Cmdr. Adama to shoot down the stealth recon craft. However unbeknownst to him, Novacek survives, and spends the next eight years in Cylon captivity ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").

:''In "reality", the majority of the surviving Cylons retreat and begin building a [[The Colony|Colony]] around the Final Five's ship, which would eventually become the Cylons "home". Here they would labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, perfect their mechanical form, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. They would also work with the Final Five to create seven humanoid models - though nearly perfectly human, they are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors, and instead rely on the Five's organic memory transfer technology, know to them as "[[resurrection]]" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]", "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]").

:''A separate group of [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005#The_Guardians|Centurions]] also flees separate from the main group of Cylons who left to form the Colony. Deep in interstellar space, they guard the First Hybrid, whom they worship like a deity. For nearly forty years, they have operated entirely on their own, becoming somewhat of a legend to the Cylons on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").''

Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, and despite the Peace Accords, many - but not all - believe that the extermination of the human race is justifiable. While some models view such an extermination as a preemptive strike against an aggressive adversary, others view it in more philosophical terms, believing that parents have to die for their children to grow ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===Colonial Rebuilding===
As a result of the Cylon's uprising, the Colonial Government enacts a ban on research pertaining to artificial intelligence, for fear of more trouble ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). However, despite fears over A.I., colonial technology continued to advance elsewhere, mainly in computer networking and interstellar navigation. One of the bigger breakthroughs came with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]], an operating system that was adopted fleet wide by the Colonial military, and even by civilian operators, which allowed greater networking and automation aboard Colonial craft, and required only half the crew compared to older Colonial craft ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

==See Also==
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]

==References==
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Galactica Museum

2019-09-20T23:33:14Z

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==Overview==
[[Image:Galactica Museum.png|thumb|right|400px|Panoramic shot of the Museum, showcasing many of the exhibits.]]

The '''Battlestar ''Galactica'' Museum''' is a military history museum of the [[First Cylon War]], constructed in the starboard flight pod of the retired [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. The museum serves as an educational center and as a memorial to those who served during the War.

The main part of the museum is featured on the former landing deck, which has been pressurized with massive canopies installed over the pod's entryways. The hangar deck and launch tubes below have been converted into a gift shop and recreational area. A ceremonial flyby of ''Galactica's'' last remaining active Viper squadron and the decommissioning ceremony are held here just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]].

===Exhibits===
The main exhibits of the museum featured many significant wartime artifacts. Those include:
<br>A [[Viper Mar I|Mark I Viper]]
<br>An older class [[Cylon War Battlestar|battlestar]]
<br>A [[Landram (TRS)|landram]]
<br>A [[Atmospheric_shuttle#.22Heavy.22_Shuttle|transport shuttle]]
<br>A squadron of [[Viper Mark II|Mark II Vipers]] (40x)
<br>A [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Cylon Raider]]
<br>An older class [[Basestar_(RDM)#First_Variant|Cylon basestar]]
<br>A replica [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005|Cylon Centurion]].

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==After the Fall==
[[Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|Model of a [[Cylon War]]-era [[:en:Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestar]] and the shell of a [[:en:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] on display in the defunct museum.]]

During the Cylon attack on the Colonies, the ''Galactica'' deck crew hurriedly restores some of the exhibits to working condition upon receiving the news. The first priority is the Viper Mark II squadron, which becomes the battlestar's only defense after dumping the last of its munitions upon decommissioning and losing its last active Viper squadron in battle ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). After fleeing the Colonies, many of the museum pieces find full-time use throughout the [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet of surviving ships]]. The Vipers continue to defend the fleet, the landram is used for mining operations aboard ''[[Majahual]]'', and flight deck operations aboard ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]", "[[Escape Velocity]]"). However, the museum itself is never converted back to use as an operational flight pod, despite ''Galactica'''s increased load of Vipers inherited from the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. On one occasion it temporarily serves as a quarantine zone when a number of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> marines and pilots come into contact with Cylons carrying [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|lymphocytic encephalitis]] ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").

The museum is heavily damaged, repaired, and ultimately destroyed over the course of four years. The first hit comes less than two months after the fall of the Colonies, when an out of control [[Heavy Raider]] crashes into the pod, depressurizing it. A handful of [[Centurions]] survive the crash and board ''Galactica'', marching over museum pieces as they force their way into the ship and attack the crew ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]"). Damage from the crash is repaired sometime later. Four years after fleeing the Colonies, the final blow to the museum and the flight pod containing it comes after a handful of Raptors utilize their [[FTL]] drives inside the pod as they jump to the Cylon [[The Colony|Colony]]. The distortions caused by the jumping ships blow a hole in the forward section of the pod, obliterating it. The surviving museum artifacts, if any, are flown into a nearby star with the rest of the fleet following the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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Berzerk type cruiser

2019-09-16T21:50:21Z

Kobol Alliance: Much of the information on this page seems like conjure. Updated to include only what is canon / shown on screen.

: ''For the Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock representation of this class, see: [[Berzerk (Deadlock)]].''

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| image= Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg
| title= ''Berzerk'' type cruiser
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| propol = 6x sublight engines <br /> Maneuvering engines
| crew= Unknown
| role= Cruiser
| arm = Unknown
| aircraft= Viper support <br /> Raptor support
| facilities= 1x flight pod <br /> 1x hangar deck <br /> 10x Viper launch tubes

| length= {{Meters2Feet|842}}
| width= {{Meters2Feet|215}}
| height= {{Meters2Feet|118}}

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The '''''Berzerk'' type cruiser''' was a battlestar group support vessel in service with the Colonial Fleet since the [[First Cylon War]]. These vessels serve as support to their respective battlestar groups, where two or three can be assigned at a time (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Design==
The ''Berzerk'' type appears to feature similar exterior technologies as the [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type]], with exposed ribbing and hull plating. Ships of the line also feature exposed equipment and crew areas, with many windows running along the dorsal side of the ship, a feature common to older Colonial vessels. They are about half the size of a ''Galactica'' type battlestar, and feature a similar layout, consisting of an "alligator head" fore section, a midsection consisting of the ship's hangar deck, and an aft section which houses the main sublight engines.

The ships of the line have a ingrained [[flight pod]], which is about half the size of the ship, and features an open [[Landing bay (RDM)|bay]] with [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] [[Launch tube (TRS)|launch tubes]] underneath the secondary cannons.

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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
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| ''[[Berzerk]]'' || Unknown || Destroyed, [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], YR00 (0 BCH) || ''"[[Razor]]"''.
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| Unknown || Unknown || Destroyed, [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], YR00 (0 BCH) || ''"[[Razor]]"''.
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==Notes==
The ''Berzerk'' was designed by [[Eric Chu]], and modeled by Charles Oines. [http://www.irrationaldesigns.com/Portfolio.html]

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Raider (RDM)

2019-09-11T13:31:40Z

Kobol Alliance: /* Modern Raider */

:''This article is about the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] Raider fighter craft. For other versions, see [[Cylon Raider]].''

The '''Raider''' is the primary air/space superiority fighter used by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] against the peoples of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. There have been at least two designs used since the outbreak of hostilities between the two powers.

==Cylon War-era Raider==
{{Ship Data
| title= Cylon War-era Raider
| image= Raider Trio.png
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Up to 3 [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]
| role= Space superiority fighter, dropship
| weapons= 2 triple barrel rotary guns, missiles
| length=
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During the [[Cylon War]], raiders resembled a big "flying wing", and carried a crew of at least three [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] piloting under the command of a specifically designated model. They are a mainstay in the Cylon arsenal of the time ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]", "[[Razor]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Deployed en masse by the [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestar]], Raiders are used to great effect against [[Colonial Fleet|Colonial]] [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] and are nearly a match in maneuverability against their Colonial counterparts, the [[Viper Mark II]] and [[Viper Mark III|Mark III]]. They are also used as drop-ships for deploying ground forces (as seen in the [[Battle of Tauron]]) and are capable of vertical take-offs and landings, much like the Colonial [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

In the tenth year of the Cylon War, [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots train for combat using [[holoband]]s to simulate battles between the Viper Mark IIIs and Cylon Raiders (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

During the last days of the Cylon War, Raiders destroy the battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' in tandem with basestar missile salvos during [[Operation Raptor Talon]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

Some forty years later, some Cylon War-era Raiders are still in active service. A contingent of Raiders is present aboard a lone Cylon War-era [[Guardian basestar|basestar]] which houses the [[First Hybrid]]. When the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' inadvertently discovers this "Guardian basestar", a squadron of Raiders engages with the battlestar as well as its defending force of [[Viper Mark VII]]s ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). A small number of original Raiders also appears at the [[The Colony|Cylon Colony]], shortly before its destruction by the ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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==Modern Raider==
{{Ship Data
| title= Modern Raider
| image= Kg_cg_ns_advanced-raider-002.jpg
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= None (biomechanical being)
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|kinetic energy weapon]]s, conventional/nuclear missiles.
| length= 29.3 feet (8.94 meters)
| height= 4.97 feet (1.52 meters)
| wingspan= 18.3 feet (5.59 meters)
}}
The modern Raider, called '''sparrow''' in Colonial military jargon ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]"), radically redesigned but still resembling its past incarnation as a giant flying wing, is first encountered 40 years after the [[Cylon War]], when the Cylons launch their devastating [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|surprise attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. During this attack, Raiders transmit commands to Colonial vessels utilizing the Command Navigation Program ([[CNP]]). Compromised prior to the attack, the CNP was programmed with backdoors that permitted the Cylons to cut the power of any ship carrying the program. ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]])

This incarnation of the Raider is initially thought to be wholly mechanical in design, with a high-level AI controlling it. However, from inspection of a damaged Raider forced down in a firefight and recovered by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Act of Contrition]]"), the craft is found to be bio-mechanical in nature ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"), incorporating a number of large organs in its design, including a central brain. Raiders require an oxygen-nitrogen mix for their biological functions, and thus oxygen tanks are located somewhere onboard. ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]")

Though Raiders are self-aware, their intelligence level is less than that of a [[humanoid Cylon]] and more like a trained animal ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"). Nonetheless, they are capable of independent thought and action, and can refuse to follow orders if they choose ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). Much like the humanoids, the bio-mechanical Raider's consciousness [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrects]] in a new "body" if it is destroyed. While this allows the Raider to "learn" from its previous mistakes and become a more proficient killing machine, it can cause Raiders to develop what can be described as a desire for revenge after repeated deaths ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"). ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Viper pilots are regularly outnumbered and survive, indicating that Cylon Raiders are generally not matches for skilled human pilots.

The Raider is equipped with an [[FTL]] drive system ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). Following tests on the Raider captured by ''Galactica'', this FTL system is found to be far more efficient in jump calculations than Colonial FTL systems. The drive shows its accuracy when Lt. Thrace takes the Raider from a point somewhere near the vicinity of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] back to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in a single jump. ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]")

It is armed with conventional and nuclear missiles carried in internal wing bays and two pairs of [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|kinetic energy weapon]]s of different calibers mounted under the leading edge of the wings. Curiously, the only times the Raiders have been seen using their missiles are during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and the [[Battle of The Colony]]. This may indicate that Raiders are not normally armed with missiles.

Like its counterpart, the Colonial [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]], the Raider is capable of atmospheric operations, and retains an aerodynamic shape. ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]")

During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Raider identifies one of the [[Final Five]] after their activation, causing all of them to refuse to fight further and forces the Cylons to retreat ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). [[Cavil]] (a [[Number One]]) concludes that the Raiders exceeded their programming, and to regain control over them the humanoid Cylons must reconfigure the Raiders' neural architecture and shave down their heuristic responses, essentially lobotomizing them and "dumbing them down." This decision leads to a violent [[Cylon Civil War|split]] among the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]"). This split further leads to the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]], resulting in the destruction of the resurrection technology used by both the Humanoid Cylons and the Raiders. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]", "[[Sine Qua Non]]")

Heuristically-reconfigured Raiders participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]] against ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers. For the first time since the Fall of the Colonies, they are observed firing ship to ship missiles. ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]")

== Notes ==
*In an homage to the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series Raider]], the weapons fire of the Re-imagined Series Cylon Raiders is blue-white. Given the use of conventional weaponry only in the series, these are muzzle flashes and tracer rounds, and not energy weapons like in the Original Series.
*As of "Razor", a [[:Image:Raider retcon.jpg|new exterior design]] is being used for the modern Raider. This version displays a more reflective outer armor, and has a flatter face with a sharper jaw line. Overall, this affords the Raider a closer resemblance to the Centurion foot-soldier.<ref>http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=219</ref>
*The Cylon War era Raider is based heavily on the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series Raider]]. However, it is not identical as the TRS design has enlarged engines and wings that protrude forward from the main hull. Inspite of this update a non updated TOS Raider appears in [[Galactica Museum|Galactica's museum]] during the [[Miniseries]].

== Related Imagery ==
*The concept drawings represent the interior of the modern Raider and emphasize the bio-mechanical nature of the craft. They are very close to the fully realized versions seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. However, there were several changes made and these drawings should not be considered completely canon.

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Image:Raider head..jpg|Raider, fore ([[Miniseries]]).
Image:Raider, aft.jpg|Raider, aft ([[Razor]]).
Image:Raider nukes.jpg|Raider missiles (Miniseries).
Image:Baseship - Raiders - Raptor.jpg|Raiders docked within a baseship ([[Torn]]).
Image:Retcon Raider The Plan.png|Redesigned Raider cockpit
Image:Closeup Redesigned Raider Cockpit The Plan.png|Closeup of the redesigned cockpit
Image:Redesigned Raider Eye The Plan.png|Transmiting CNP Virus in The Plan
Image:bsg-raider-A.jpg|Raider on Galactica's hangar deck ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).
Image:Old Raider.jpg|Damaged Raider (Razor).
Image:Old Raider landing.jpg|Raider functioning as a drop-ship (Razor).
Image:Old Raider inferior..jpg|Raider fires (Razor).
Image:Brain1.jpg|Internal workings.
Image:Brain3.jpg|The Brain.
Image:Brain4.jpg|Brain - Anterior view.
Image:Brain 2.jpg|Starbuck in brain cavity.
Image:CylonRaiderConcept5.jpg|Unused Raider concept by [[Chris Bell]].
Image:3cylons.jpg|Render based on Chris Bell's concept, aft.
Image:Cylonprobe.jpg|Render based on Chris Bell's concept, fore.
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Battle of the Communications Relay

2019-08-28T12:58:32Z

Kobol Alliance: Minor formatting

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|image=Cylon Comm relay.jpg
|description=Battle of the Communications Relay
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]
|date=Circa [[Timeline (RDM)|Day 7]]
|place=Unspecified Cylon staging area
|result=Pyrrhic Colonial victory
|combatant1=Battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]''
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
|co1=Admiral [[Helena Cain]]
|co2=Unknown
|strength1=''[[Pegasus]]'', approx 180 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]
|strength2=At least 15 squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br/>[[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]
|shiploss1= 32 Vipers destroyed, 61 damaged, approx half of Air wing destroyed/unrepairable
|shiploss2=Relay station destroyed. Boarding party defeated. Likely severe ship losses.
|casualties1=[[Jurgen Belzen]] executed by Cain. <br> 816 crewmen dead, 121 injured<ref>Kendra Shaw reports "at least 816 dead, 121 injured". Earlier, Colonel Belzen reports the loss of over 700 people in the attack on the shipyards. Given ''Pegasus's'' crew complement of approximately 1,750 when she encounters ''Galactica'', adding both numbers equals 1,516 meaning that almost all of the crew died. This article assumes that Shaw is relating the casualties of ''both'' battles.</ref>
|casualties2=One [[Number Six]] and Centurion boarding party.<br/>[[Gina Inviere]] discovered to be a [[humanoid Cylon]] and taken into custody.
|prev=[[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]
|next=[[Skirmish over the Red Moon]]
|series=RDM
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The '''Battle of the Communications Relay''' is an attack launched by the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus]]'' on a [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[communications relay]] one week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Intelligence reports incorrectly conclude that only half a dozen [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] are in proximity to the station, and thus the relay is considered to be an easy target.

When ''Pegasus'' jumps into the area, twelve enemy contacts are picked up on [[DRADIS]], and Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] orders the launch of [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]]. As the Vipers are deployed, 15 Raider squadrons jump into firing range and the crew realizes, to their horror, that the installation is not a communications relay at all, but a staging ground for Cylon forces.

Recognizing that they are outnumbered four to one, Colonels [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] recommend the immediate recovery of Blue Squadron, and a swift retreat from the area. However, in a surprise move, Cain orders the remaining Vipers launched to provide cover-fire for Blue Squadron as they make a run at the relay. When Belzen officially refuses to carry out this order, Cain asks him to hand over his sidearm, whereupon she shoots him in the head with it. A shocked Fisk, fearing the same fate should he refuse the admiral's orders, immediately deploys all reserve Vipers.

As the Vipers commence their attack, Cylon operative [[Gina Inviere]] covertly takes the ''Pegasus'' weapons grid off-line, permitting two Cylon [[Heavy Raider]]s to access the port landing alcove with a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] boarding party. In an attempt to hold off the enemy boarding party, Cain orders the surrounding sections of ''Pegasus'' to be vented of atmosphere, hoping that the resulting vacuum will subdue the Cylons. The tactic is unsuccessful, and the Centurions make their way into the ship.

While investigating the sudden collapse of the battlestar's weapons grid, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw|Shaw]] spots a [[Number Six]] among the advancing Cylon boarding party, and deduces that Inviere must be an enemy agent. She pulls a rifle from the grasp of a dead marine and fires at the surprised Six. After shooting the Cylon, Shaw returns to [[CIC]], and reveals Inviere's true nature by displaying a security feed of the killed Six. When Marines try to apprehend Inviere on Cain's orders, she breaks the neck of one and uses his sidearm to shoot another. When Inviere hesitates as she aims at Cain, Shaw knocks the Cylon unconscious with the end of her rifle <ref>In "Pegasus", Lt. [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]] states that Inviere killed seven people. Since only two kills are shown in "Razor", he either refers to actions before or after her arrest as well.</ref>.

Additional details of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed while ''Pegasus'' escapes with severe losses - 32 Vipers are destroyed, while 61 are badly damaged with not enough resources to repair them all ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"; "[[Razor]]").

== Notes ==
*Gina Inviere is mentioned as having been vital in discovering the communications relay. Since it later appears to be a trap by the Cylons, it is probable that she intentionally lured the battlestar to the relay.

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Jupiter (Deadlock)

2019-08-19T23:29:40Z

Kobol Alliance: Minor edit. Correcting some spelling.

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The '''''Jupiter'' class''' was a battlestar in Colonial Fleet service from the First Cylon War ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}} game intro).

==History and specifications==
When the Cylons attacked the twelve homeworlds of the Cyrannus system, its Human leadership decided to unite against the common threat. The Articles of Colonization established the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. Part of the incentive to join was that each of the Colonies would receive a ''Jupiter''-class battlestar ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}} game intro).

These ships were produced one by one by Daidalos, a major space station and shipyard. ''{{dis|Galactica|Deadlock}}'' was the second ship of the class, and delivered to {{dis|Caprica|Deadlock}}. Unfortunately, the vessel went missing two weeks into deployment.

Following the loss of Colonial Fleet HQ at Picon, Rear Admiral Lucinda Cain of Daidalos inherited command of the remaining fleet. Her first order was to complete ''{{dis|Athena|Deadlock}}'', fifth ship of the class, and deliver it to Picon. While at Scorpia, Daidalos came under attack from the Cylons. The station's defended repelled the attackers, protecting Daidalos and the moored ''Athena'' ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}}: Season 1 mission: "Mission 1: Scorpia").

After jumping to Picon, ''Athena'' was launched and initially placed under the command of Daidalos. Together, the flotilla repelled more Cylons, including a pair of {{class|Nemesis}}, {{class|Talon}} and [[war drive raider]]s ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}}: Season 1 mission: "Mission 2: Athena").

During {{dis|Operation Anabasis|Deadlock}}, Lieutenant Samantha Agathon led a fleet of 10,000 people from distant colonies back to Caprica. Her fleet included a ''Jupiter''-class battlestar. Though heavily damaged, the vessel reached Caprica ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}}: Operation Anabasis intro).

Around the 5th to 7th year of the conflict, Daidalos jumped to Aerilon to deliver ''{{dis|Demeter|Deadlock}}'', the eighth ''Jupiter'' battlestar. It was the first ''Jupiter'' named after it's colony's patron Lord of Kobol, Demeter. ''Demeter'' was successfully delivered, amidst an attack of Cylons. Due to internecine conflict among the Colonials, Cain and Agathon expected that the 9th ''Jupiter'' would still be completed and delivered to Canceron, but that Sagittaron and Gemenon would be exempt due to sanctions placed on them. On top of that, Aquaria had pulled out of the project ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}}: Sin and Sacrifice mission: "Mission 1: Demeter").

''Galactica'' was crippled by Cylon forces and crash-landed in an Caprican ocean. Cain dissolved the Colonial fleet.

One year later, Silas Nash organised the recovery of ''Galactica'' from the Phoebian Ocean. He forced the class's designer to upgrade the ship. As a result, ''Galactica'' became the first ''Jupiter'' Mk. II battlestar. With Colonial Fleet reformed and re-organised, ''Galactica'' became the flagship of Battlestar Group 75 ({{g|RDM|Battlestar Galactica Deadlock}}: Resurrection).

[[file:battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|thumb|''Galactica'' BS-75.]]
In the war's 10th year, three ''Jupiters'' were involved in a battle with Cylons. While ''Galactica'' survived, ''Columbia'' was destroyed ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").
:Columbia'' may be the ninth ''Jupiter'', meant for Canceron.''

Following the end of the Second Cylon War, ''Galactica'' was depopulated at [[Earth (second)]] and piloted into the system's star ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Known vessels==
*''Athena'' (5th delivered, for Picon)
*''Columbia''
*''Demeter'' (8th delivered, for Aerilon)
*''Galactica'' (2nd delivered, for Caprica)

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