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: ''This page covers the acronym for the '''Battlestar Group'''.  BSG is also an acronym for the television series ''Battlestar Galactica''.  For more, view the [[Battlestar Galactica|disambiguation page]].''
:''This page covers the acronym for the '''Battlestar Group'''.  BSG is also an acronym for the television series ''Battlestar Galactica''.  For more, view the [[Battlestar Galactica|disambiguation page]].''


A '''Battlestar Group''' is a [[Colonial Fleet]] unit lead by at least one [[battlestar]]. On ship crests, badges, and documents it is often abbreviated as "BSG".
A '''Battlestar Group''' is a [[Colonial Fleet]] unit lead by at least one [[battlestar]]. On ship crests, badges, and documents it is often abbreviated as "BSG".


Battlestar Groups are seen by [[Ronald D. Moore]] as analagous to a modern-day [[Wikipedia:Carrier battle group|Carrier Battle Group]], comprising at least one battlestar, plus a number of support vessels [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000015]. Given the number of available battlestars at the outbreak of hostilities with the [[Cylon attack]], it is possible that a battlestar group may have comprised a number (3-4) battlestars operating as a single unit, supported by additional Colonial vessels.  
Battlestar Groups are seen by [[Ronald D. Moore]] as analagous to a modern-day [[Wikipedia:Carrier battle group|Carrier Battle Group]], comprising at least one battlestar, plus a number of support vessels.[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000015] Given the number of available battlestars at the outbreak of hostilities with the [[Cylon attack]], it is possible that a battlestar group may have comprised a number (3-4) battlestars operating as a single unit, supported by additional Colonial vessels.  


==Known Battlestar Groups==
==Known Battlestar Groups==
BSG 62: Led by [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', under Admiral [[Helena Cain]].  
These are known to have existed before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]; their continued existence as functional entities is dubious.
 
*BSG 62: Led by [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', under Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
BSG 75: Led by [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', under Commander [[William Adama]]. This group's high unit number belies the age of ''Galactica'', probably the oldest commissioned ship in the Colonial Fleet.
*BSG 75: Led by [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', under Commander [[William Adama]]. This group's high unit number belies the age of ''Galactica'', among the oldest commissioned ships in the Colonial Fleet.


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Revision as of 16:36, 17 April 2006


This page covers the acronym for the Battlestar Group. BSG is also an acronym for the television series Battlestar Galactica. For more, view the disambiguation page.

A Battlestar Group is a Colonial Fleet unit lead by at least one battlestar. On ship crests, badges, and documents it is often abbreviated as "BSG".

Battlestar Groups are seen by Ronald D. Moore as analagous to a modern-day Carrier Battle Group, comprising at least one battlestar, plus a number of support vessels.[1] Given the number of available battlestars at the outbreak of hostilities with the Cylon attack, it is possible that a battlestar group may have comprised a number (3-4) battlestars operating as a single unit, supported by additional Colonial vessels.

Known Battlestar Groups[edit]

These are known to have existed before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies; their continued existence as functional entities is dubious.