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'''''[[Colonial One]]''''''s journey began when the Colonial Government chartered an Intersun starliner, designated Colonial Heavy 798, for ferrying Secretary of Education Laura Roslin, and her staff and members of the Colonial press to and from the decommissioning ceremonies for the battlestar Galactica. Approximately 3 hours from Caprica, the Cylon attack commences. Colonial Heavy 798 and Colonial press members hear of news that Caprica has been nuked along with three other Colonies. With no other Colonial government officials apparently left alive, Laura Roslin is quickly sworn-in as the new President of the Colonies on board[1], and Colonial Heavy 798 is re-named Colonial One, in recognition of its status in transporting the President. '''[[Colonial One|...continued...]]'''
'''''[[Colonial One]]''''''s journey began when the Colonial [[Government]] chartered an [[Intersun]] starliner, designated ''Colonial Heavy 798'', for ferrying Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]], and her staff and members of the [[Fleet News Service|Colonial press ]] to and from the decommissioning ceremonies for the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]. Approximately 3 hours from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] commences. ''Colonial Heavy 798'' and Colonial press members hear of news that Caprica has been nuked along with three other Colonies. With no other Colonial government officials apparently left alive, Laura Roslin is quickly sworn-in as the new President of the Colonies, and ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is re-named Colonial One, in recognition of its status in transporting the President. '''[[Colonial One|...continued...]]'''
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<div align="right"><small>[[Battlestar_Wiki:Featured_articles/Archive|Archive]] - [[History of the Twelve Colonies]]</small></div>
<div align="right"><small>[[Battlestar_Wiki:Featured_articles/Archive|Archive]] - [[History of the Twelve Colonies]]</small></div>

Latest revision as of 14:32, 8 August 2006

Colonial Heavy 798 as Colonial One
Colonial Heavy 798 as Colonial One

Colonial One's journey began when the Colonial Government chartered an Intersun starliner, designated Colonial Heavy 798, for ferrying Secretary of Education Laura Roslin, and her staff and members of the Colonial press to and from the decommissioning ceremonies for the battlestar Galactica. Approximately 3 hours from Caprica, the Cylon attack commences. Colonial Heavy 798 and Colonial press members hear of news that Caprica has been nuked along with three other Colonies. With no other Colonial government officials apparently left alive, Laura Roslin is quickly sworn-in as the new President of the Colonies, and Colonial Heavy 798 is re-named Colonial One, in recognition of its status in transporting the President. ...continued...