Columbia (TRS)

At least two battlestars in the Colonial Fleet have been named Columbia.

Columbia (Galactica type)

Columbia (Galactica type)
Race:	Colonial
Type:	Military
FTL:	Yes
Propulsion:
Crew:	~1,000+
Capacity:
CO:	{{{co}}}
XO:	{{{xo}}}
Role:	* Carrier / battleship
Weapons:	{{{weapons}}}
Armaments:	* ~514 dual point-defense Kinetic Energy Cannons * 24 primary batteries * ~12 missile tubes
Defenses:	* Flak * Non-networked computer systems
Aircraft:	* Full Viper Mk. II compliment * Full Raptor compliment
Aviation facilities:	* 2x flight pods * 2x flight decks: 617 m (2,025 ft) ea. * 80 active Viper launch tubes
Fate:	Destroyed, Operation Raptor Talon, YR60 (40 years BCH)
Emblem:	[[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]]
Other Images:	Gallery
Dimensions
Length:	4719.95ft (1438.64m)
Width:	1761.29ft (536.84m)
Height:	601.43ft (183.32m)
Weight:	{{{weight}}}
Wingspan:	{{{wingspan}}}
Other:	{{{otherdi}}}
Game Information
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Mobility
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Armor Sum
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Armor Right:	{{{armor right}}}
Armor Front:	{{{armor front}}}
Armor Rear:	{{{armor rear}}}
Armor Top:	{{{armor top}}}
Armor Bottom:	{{{armor bottom}}}
Armament
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Processing Power:	{{{processing power}}}
Munition Slots:	{{{munitions}}}
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Additional Information

Columbia is one of the original twelve battlestars created during the Cylon War, in operation as of 40 BCH (60YR).

During the twelfth year of the war, it is assigned to Operation Raptor Talon along with at least two other battlestars, including Galactica, where they attempt to attack a Cylon post on an ice planet in or near Colonial space. Halfway through the operation, Columbia's mid-ship defense zone fails, and it is targeted by Cylon forces. Despite attempts by Colonial Viper pilots to fend off the attacks, Columbia, on fire and adrift in space, is destroyed a short time later. Someone on the ship has enough time to send out a warning for pilots to clear its airspace before an explosion tears through its hull. Columbia is one of the last ships lost during the war, with the Cylons signing an armistice shortly after the ship's destruction.

It resembles other battlestars of its class during the war, with hull plating covering its ribbing and the Colonial seal and hull number printed on the side of the "alligator head" forward section. However, it is finished with blue paint rather than red, as seen on Galactica's hull (TRS: "Razor Flashbacks").

Gallery

• 
  Columbia under attack by Cylon Raiders.
• 
  Columbia's death.

Post-War Columbia (unknown type)

''Columbia (unknown type)
[[Image:|275px|Columbia (unknown type)]]
Race:	Colonial
Type:	Military
FTL:	Yes
Propulsion:
Crew:
Capacity:
CO:	{{{co}}}
XO:	{{{xo}}}
Role:	Carrier / battleship
Weapons:	{{{weapons}}}
Armaments:	Unknown
Defenses:	Unknown
Aircraft:	{{{aircraft}}}
Aviation facilities:	{{{facilities}}}
Fate:	Destroyed, Zero Hour, YR00 (0 BCH)
Emblem:	[[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]]
Other Images:	Gallery
Dimensions
Length:	{{{length}}}
Width:	{{{width}}}
Height:	{{{height}}}
Weight:	{{{weight}}}
Wingspan:	{{{wingspan}}}
Other:	{{{otherdi}}}
Game Information
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Construction Time:	{{{construction}}}
Hull Size:	{{{hull size}}}
Hull:	{{{hull}}}
Mobility
FTL Cooldown:	{{{ftl cooldown}}} turns
Speed:	{{{speed}}} m/s
Turn Rate:	{{{turn rate}}}°/turn
Armor Sum
Armor Total:	{{{armor total}}}
Armor Left:	{{{armor left}}}
Armor Right:	{{{armor right}}}
Armor Front:	{{{armor front}}}
Armor Rear:	{{{armor rear}}}
Armor Top:	{{{armor top}}}
Armor Bottom:	{{{armor bottom}}}
Armament
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Processing Power:	{{{processing power}}}
Munition Slots:	{{{munitions}}}
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Special Abilities:	{{{special abilities}}}
Additional Information

Columbia is a battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet circa 0 BCH (2000BYR). It featured integrated command and control systems, along with Dr. Gaius Baltar's Command Navigation Program (CNP). It is reported as lost, along with Solaria and Triton, during the initial moments of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}.

Notes

• The name Columbia is a derivation of the name of fifteenth century Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus, which itself is derived from the Latin columba, meaning "dove" or "pigeon." While at first glance such an Earth-based name seems an unlikely choice for an "alien" culture, it might hint at a different version of the Twelve Colonies' ancient history.

• It is erroneously believed that Galactica is a Columbia class battlestar. However, this is not supported by official sources in either the Original or the Re-imagined Series. For the battlestar type Galactica belongs to, see Galactica type.

Re-imagined Series definition: Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama

Re-imagined Series definition: Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh

Original Series definition: a Cylon outpost ^{(TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")}

Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL

Original Series definition: marriage

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Re-imagined Series definition: operating system on military and civilian ships exploited by the Cylons ^{(TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")}