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Columbia is the name of a Colonial battlestar in the Re-imagined Series.

Columbia, featuring integrated command and control systems and featuring Dr. Gaius Baltar's Command Navigation Program (CNP) is reported as lost, along with the Solaria and Triton.

Commander William Adama mentions the destruction of this battlestar in an update to his crew on the Cylon Attack (Miniseries).

Notes

Columbia is perhaps the most unlikely name for a space vessel developed by a wholly "alien" culture, being a derivation of the 15th Century Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus - which pushes the bounds of coincidence to their breaking point. However, much like having the characters speak English, this may be a contrivance. The name may simply derive from the Latin word for "dove" or "pigeon" (columba).

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-==[[RDM Battlestar Galactica|New Series]]==
+'''''Columbia''''' is the name of a [[Colonial]] [[battlestar]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].
-'''''Columbia''''' is a  [[battlestar]] featuring integrated command and control systems and Dr. [[Baltar, Gaius|Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]] (CNP). She is reported as lost, along with many battlestars including ''[[Solaria]]'' and ''[[Triton]]''. CPO [[Tyrol]] once served on ''Columbia'' before being assigned to ''Galactica'' ("[[Resistance]]").
+''Columbia'', featuring integrated command and control systems and featuring Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]] (CNP) is reported as lost, along with the ''[[Solaria]]'' and ''[[Triton]]''.
-===Notes===
+Commander [[William Adama]] mentions the destruction of this battlestar in an update to his crew on the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] ([[Miniseries]]).
-* According to information released by [[Zoic]], ''Columbia'' was one of the first five battlestars constructed by the Colonials, the other four being ''[[Galactica]]'', ''[[Pegasus]]'', ''[[Atlantia]]'' and ''Rycon''.
-** Zoic's information, however, contradicts aired information. The Battlestar ''Pegasus'' shown in the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" is a [[Mercury-class]] battlestar, which is apparently larger, definitely more advanced, and only marginally similar to ''Galactica''. If Zoic's information is correct, this strongly suggests that the original battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' was retired or lost, and an upgraded battlestar was entered into service under that name. This may also be true with ''[[Atlantia]]'', since Admiral [[Nagala]] took fleet command aboard this battlestar. It is highly unlikely that, unless there were no other battlestars available, that a fleet admiral would command from an original battlestar, upgraded or not.
-* During the opening of the [[Mini-Series]], [[Doral, Aaron|Aaron Doral]] states that the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' is the "last of her kind". This would suggest that:
-** Either the ''Columbia'' mentioned later in the mini-series may have been built much later than the original twelve battlestars, possibly as a replacement vessel
-** Doral was simply making a point that the ''Galactica'' is the only remaining battlestar with non-integrated systems
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+[[Category:Colonial Craft]]
+[[Category:Colonial Military]]
+[[Category:Mentioned-Only]]
+[[Category:RDM]]
+[[Category:Battlestars]]
-==[[TOS Battlestar Galactica|The Original Series]]==
-[[Image:tos_atlantia.jpg|thumb|Original Series Battlestar (credit: Universal / ABC)]]
-According to some fan circles, ''Columbia'' was the class-name given to ''Galactica''-type battlestars. According to the Cylons who interrogate Cadet [[Cree]], she was one of the battlestars lost at [[Cimtar]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]). Although some fans dispute this, the Cylons evidently had good intelligence data and presumably know which ships they destroyed.
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-[[Category:Colonial Military (TOS)]]
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