Colonial One

Type: Government Transport, formally Colonial Heavy 798 Capacity: Approx 100-150 standard; up to 500 under emergency conditions Propulsion: 2 x sublight engines; 4 x commercial-rated FTL drive pods; manoeuvring thrusters.

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Colonial One / Colonial Heavy 798 (credit: Sci-Fi Channel)

Colonial One is a standard Caprican-designed liner converted for government use as a long-range transport. As such, its normal passenger capacity has been greatly reduced to make way for the offices and cabins required by government personnel when undertaking official visits.

A large main cabin aboard the ship provides seating accommodation for dignitaries and press alike, while forward of this are small, more personal quarters reserved for ministers and their guests. Despite its conversion for government use, Colonial Heavy 798 retained its own docking bay, large enough to take a Colonial shuttle, and also boasts a cargo hold big enough to house a Viper-sized craft (Mini-Series). The learge capacity hold probably indicates that ships of this type may have been used by the Colonial government in times of emergency or disaster to render aid and supplies.

At the time of the Cylon attack on the 12 colonies, Colonial Heavy 798 was being used to ferry Education Minister Laura Roslin, her entourage and members of the Colonial media to / from the decommissioning ceremonies for the Battlestar Galactica. Following the attack, under the direct orders of Minister Roslin, the ship engaged in rescue missions, locating and gathering civilian vessels stuck in space.

Following the confirmation that President Adar and the rest of his cabinet were either dead or missing, Laura Roslin was sworn-in as the new President, and Coloinal Heavy 798 was re-named Colonial One, in recognition of its status in transporting the President. While the vessel doubtless lacks many of the facilities and systems the original Colonial One would have boasted, Roslin has nevertheless made it her base of operations, thus helping to keep her civilian administration physically distinct from William Adama's military leadership.