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Colonial One, originally known as Colonial Heavy 798 (Colonial One (credit: Zoic Studios & FXstation.com ©Universal)

Type: Passenger Starliner
Length: 277 feet
Width: 49 feet
Height: 72 feet
Capacity: Approx 100-150 standard; up to 500 under emergency conditions
Propulsion: 2 x sublight engines; 4 x commercial-rated FTL drive pods; manouvering thrusters.

The Colonial Government chartered an Intersun starliner, designated Colonial Heavy 798, for ferrying Secretary of Education Laura Roslin, her staff and members of the Colonial press to and from the decommissioning ceremonies for the battlestar Galactica.

Once the Cylon attack began and many civilian transports, including Colonial Heavy 798, were stranded with nowhere to go, the starliner engages in rescue missions under the direct orders of Secretary Roslin, locating and gathering other civilian vessels marooned in space.

With confirmation that President Adar and the rest of his cabinet are either dead or missing from the attacks, Laura Roslin is sworn-in as the new President, and Colonial Heavy 798 is re-named Colonial One, in recognition of its status in transporting the President. While this ordinary starliner probably 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.

Design Characteristics

Colonial One is a standard Caprican-designed starliner converted for the new government's use as a long-range transport. Its normal passenger capacity has been reduced to accommodate the offices and cabins required by government personnel. Civilian passengers on Colonial One reside in converted sections of the liner.

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 One retains 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).

Cinematic Trivia

The cockpit of Colonial One is a redressed original Space Shuttle Orbiter cockpit simulator. The current Orbiter fleet have since been refurbished with newer cockpits.

The passenger area of the ship is modeled after the interior of the Pan Am Clipper Orion space shuttle seen ferrying Dr. Floyd into orbit in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The ship was intentionally painted in the color scheme of the real world Air Force One to evoke more of that "real world" feel from the series.

Half way through Season One, the Colonial One CG model was updated and the seal of the President of the Twelve Colonies was added to the dorsal "hump" at the bow of the ship.

Colonial One's cargo bay, as seen in the Mini Series, was actually the car deck of a BC Ferries car and passenger ferry.

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 [[Image:BSG-Colonial-One.jpg|thumb|Colonial One, originally known as Colonial Heavy 798 (Colonial One (credit: Zoic Studios & FXstation.com ©Universal)]]
-<b>Type</b>: Government Transport<br>
+<b>Type</b>: Passenger Starliner<br>
 <b>Length</b>: 277 feet<br>
 <b>Width</b>: 49 feet<br>
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 <b>Propulsion</b>: 2 x sublight engines; 4 x commercial-rated [[FTL]] drive pods; manouvering thrusters.
+The Colonial [[Government]] chartered an [[Intersun]] starliner, designated ''Colonial Heavy 798'', for ferrying Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]], her staff and members of the [[Fleet News Service|Colonial press]] to and from the decommissioning ceremonies for the [[battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]''.
-At the time of the Cylon attack on the [[Twelve Colonies]], ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was being used to ferry Secretary of Education [[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 Secretary Roslin, the ship engaged in rescue missions, locating and gathering civilian vessels stuck in space.
+Once the [[Cylon attack]] began and many civilian transports, including ''Colonial Heavy 798'', were stranded with nowhere to go, the starliner engages in rescue missions under the direct orders of Secretary Roslin, locating and gathering other civilian vessels marooned 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 ''Colonial 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|William Adama's]] military leadership.
+With [[Case Orange|confirmation]] that President Adar and the rest of his cabinet are either dead or missing from the attacks, [[Laura Roslin]] is sworn-in as the new President, and ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is re-named ''Colonial One'', in recognition of its status in transporting the President. While this ordinary starliner probably 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|William Adama's]] military leadership.
 ==Design Characteristics==
-''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.
+''Colonial One'' is a standard Caprican-designed starliner converted for the new government's use as a long-range transport. Its normal passenger capacity has been reduced to accommodate the offices and cabins required by government personnel. Civilian passengers on ''Colonial One'' reside in converted sections of the liner.
-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 One'' 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. The large 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 ([[Mini-Series]]).
+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 One'' retains 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]]).
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 The cockpit of ''Colonial One'' is a redressed original Space Shuttle Orbiter cockpit simulator. The current Orbiter fleet have since been refurbished with [http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/sts101_new_cockpit.html newer cockpits.]
-The passenger area of the ship is modeled after the interior of the Pan Am Clipper Orion space shuttle seen ferrying Dr. Floyd into orbit in 2001: A Space Odyseey.
+The passenger area of the ship is modeled after the interior of the Pan Am Clipper Orion space shuttle seen ferrying Dr. Floyd into orbit in ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.
 The ship was intentionally painted in the color scheme of the real world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One Air Force One] to evoke more of that "real world" feel from the series.
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 Half way through [[Season One]], the ''Colonial One'' CG model was updated and the seal of the President of [[the Twelve Colonies]] was added to the dorsal "hump" at the bow of the ship.
-''Colonial One'''s cargo bay, as seen in the [[Mini Series]] was actually the car deck of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Ferries  BC Ferries] car and passenger ferry.
+''Colonial One'''s cargo bay, as seen in the [[Mini Series]], was actually the car deck of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Ferries  BC Ferries] car and passenger ferry.
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