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Colonial One, a passenger starliner formerly known as Colonial Heavy 798, is now the residence and seat of government of the President of the Twelve Colonies. At the time of the Cylon attack, she was ferrying then-Secretary of Education Laura Roslin to the battlestar Galactica for its decommissioning ceremony. However, when word was recieved that President Adar and all 42 Cabinet-level officials above Roslin in line of presidential succession died, Roslin was sworn-in as President aboard the vessel, know identified by the presidential callsign Colonial One.

After successfully escaping from the Cylons with a refugee fleet shepherded by Galactica, President Roslin set up her office on Colonial One and began trying to rebuild the civilian government from there. Roslin served out the remaining months of President Adar's term on Colonial One, before losing the presidential election to Dr. Gaius Baltar. President Baltar proceeded to order the fleet to colonize New Caprica, landing Colonial One on the planet, and remodelling it into his own egocentric bachelor pad.

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-The '''''[[Astral Queen]]''''' is a [[FTL]]-capable former starliner now given over to transporting prisoners between worlds. At the time of the [[Cylon attack]], she was originally said to be carrying 500 male prisoners ([[Miniseries]]) to their pardon hearings on Caprica ([[Bastille Day]]). However, this was later increased to a count of 1,500 prisoners. It was captained by [[Wilkens]].
+'''''[[Colonial One]]''''', a passenger starliner formerly known as ''Colonial Heavy 798'', is now the residence and seat of government of the [[Government|President]] of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]].   At the time of the [[Cylon attack]], she was ferrying then-Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] to the battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' for its decommissioning ceremony.  However, when word was recieved that President [[Richard Adar|Adar]] and all 42 Cabinet-level officials above Roslin in line of [[Case Orange|presidential succession]] died, Roslin was sworn-in as President aboard the vessel, know identified by the presidential callsign ''Colonial One''.
-Following sabotage aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', which destroys the majority of the fleet's water reserves ([[Water]]), [[Lee Adama]] is sent to the ''Astral Queen'' to try and enlist the aid of the prisoners to help obtain fresh water supplies from an ice-bound moon ([[Bastille Day]]). However, once on board, he meets with the prisoners' spokesman, [[Tom Zarek]], who orchestrates a break-out and hijacking of the ship.<br/>
+After successfully escaping from the Cylons with a [[The Fleet (RDM)|refugee fleet]] shepherded by ''Galactica'', President Roslin set up her office on ''Colonial One'' and began trying to rebuild the civilian government from there.  Roslin served out the remaining months of President Adar's term on ''Colonial One'', before [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|losing the presidential election]] to Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]].  President Baltar proceeded to order the fleet to colonize [[New Caprica]], landing ''Colonial One'' on the planet, and remodelling it into his own egocentric bachelor pad.  <br/>
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