Colonial Fleet (TRS)/old

This article discusses the military defense ships of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol in the Re-imagined Series prior to their destruction. For information on the civilian ships that comprise the remains of humanity, see The Fleet (RDM). For information on the Colonial military forces of the Original Series, see Colonial Fleet (TOS).

The Colonial Fleet was the primary armed service branch under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense in the Twelve Colonies of Kobol prior to the Cylon's genocidal attack on the Colonies.

The Colonial Fleet operated in tandem with another branch of the armed services, the Colonial Marine Corps. The Colonial Fleet also has a Reserve branch, of which Lee Adama was a member (Final Cut), as well as what appears to be a government-operated military academy. The military academy was probably similar to West Point or the Citadel. Many characters, including Saul Tigh, Kara Thrace, and Sharon "Boomer" Valerii attended (or claimed to have attended) this academy.

The Fleet was based at Picon Fleet Headquarters. After the Headquarters destruction during the Cylon Holocaust, Fleet command transfers to Admiral Nagala. Other identified Fleet installations include the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, Ragnar Anchorage, and Armistice Station.

Fleet Status

At the time of the Cylon holocaust, the Colonial Fleet included approximately 120 battlestars,^[1] with numerous squadrons of Vipers and Raptors assigned to each, as well as other support ships.^[2]

The Colonial Fleet also included modified Space Park vessels (although the single Space Park liner shown in Galactica's civilian Fleet is very likely a civilian liner).^[3]

The Colonial Fleet was regarded by the Cylons to be a decisively superior force in a direct assault between it and the Cylon fleet. Therefore, the Cylons returned to a variation of their Cylon War tactics by undermining the Colonial Fleet's CNP to attack ships equipped with the software from within (Downloaded).

Battlestars mentioned destroyed in the Cylon attack include the Triton, Solaria, Columbia, and Atlantia (Admiral Nagala's flagship). On Nagala's death, Commander William Adama of Galactica assumes command of the remains of the Colonial Fleet, ordering them to regroup at Ragnar Anchorage for counterattack. Unfortunately, virtually all other capital ships of the Colonial Fleet are destroyed, leaving Commander Adama (after consultation with new President Laura Roslin) to choose retreat from the Cylons and the destroyed Colonies.

Currently, the only two Colonial Fleet capital ships known to survive the attack are the battlestars Galactica and Pegasus (which finds Galactica approximately six months into its exodus from the Colonies).

Approximately a year after the Cylon destruction of the Twelve Colonies, the remnants of humanity colonize the world of New Caprica on orders from new President Gaius Baltar. The two surviving battlestars of the Colonial Fleet (both with skeleton crews) orbit the planet and monitor for Cylon activity. A year after colonization, however, a massive Cylon fleet of dozens of basestars find the small colony, and Galactica and Pegasus retreat to safety, leaving most of the civilian Fleet under Cylon occupation.

Ships of the Colonial Fleet

References

↑ In the Miniseries, William Adama tells Lieutenant Kara Thrace when she's released from the brig, "We lost 30 battlestars in the opening attack." She responds, "That's a quarter of the fleet." This establishes that there were approximately 120 active battlestars in the Colonial Fleet at the time of the attack.
↑ According to Admiral Helena Cain, two unnamed battlestars and three other ships (type unknown, but presumed military vessels) were destroyed in the Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards in the episode, "Pegasus." This establishes the existence of non-battlestar support ships that likely would be assigned to a Battlestar Group. The support ships' roles are presumed to be similar to those in an aircraft carrier battle group.
↑ From the official SciFi Channel Battlestar Galactica web site. Some information on the official site has conflicted with aired content, so readers are warned that inconsistencies can occur.

[1] In the Miniseries, William Adama tells Lieutenant Kara Thrace when she's released from the brig, "We lost 30 battlestars in the opening attack." She responds, "That's a quarter of the fleet." This establishes that there were approximately 120 active battlestars in the Colonial Fleet at the time of the attack.

[2] According to Admiral Helena Cain, two unnamed battlestars and three other ships (type unknown, but presumed military vessels) were destroyed in the Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards in the episode, "Pegasus." This establishes the existence of non-battlestar support ships that likely would be assigned to a Battlestar Group. The support ships' roles are presumed to be similar to those in an aircraft carrier battle group.

[3] From the official SciFi Channel Battlestar Galactica web site. Some information on the official site has conflicted with aired content, so readers are warned that inconsistencies can occur.

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