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| role= Heavy cruiser <br /> Fleet support ship
| arm= 35x light guns  
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The ''' ''Loki'' type heavy cruiser''' is a lightly armed support ship in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]], where two or three of these ships would be assigned to a [[battlestar group]] at any given time (''[[Blood & Chrome]]'').   
The ''' ''Loki'' type heavy cruiser''' is a lightly armed support ship in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]], where two or three of these ships would be assigned to a [[battlestar group]] at any given time.
 
The ships are designed to receive goods and munitions, and transfer them to combat ships underway (''[[Blood & Chrome]]'').   


==Design==
==Design==
The heavy cruiser features a unique tri-hull design, joined by a massive domed structure on the dorsal side, and an "alligator head" on the front side. The alligator head contain all thirty-five of the ship's guns, with fifteen along the dorsal side, twelve along the ventral side, and four along both the port and starboard sides of the hull. The head also contains two landing bays along the sides of the hull, and communications antennas on the front. The massive tri-hulls contain a combined total of eighty-one cargo holds, and feature movable cranes along the top to assist with the transfer of goods and munitions.
The heavy cruiser features a unique tri-hull design, joined by a massive domed structure on the dorsal side, and an "alligator head" on the front side. The alligator head contain all thirty-five of the ship's guns, with fifteen along the dorsal side, twelve along the ventral side, and four along both the port and starboard sides of the hull. The head also contains two landing bays along the sides of the hull, and communications antennas on the front. The massive tri-hulls contain a combined total of eighty-one cargo holds, and feature movable cranes along the top to assist with the transfer of goods and munitions.


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== Ships In Class ==
== Ships In Class ==
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! Name                                            !! Number                      !! Status  !! Last Seen
! Name                                            !! Number                      !! Status  !! Last Seen
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| ''[[Loki]]'' || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
| ''[[Loki]]'' || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet," YR58 (42 BCH) || ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''  
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| ''Cyclops'' || PCS-73 || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
| ''Cyclops'' || FLS-73 || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet," YR58 (42 BCH) || ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''
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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet", YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of "Ghost Fleet," YR58 (42 BCH) || ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''
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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of 75th battlestar group, YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of 75th battlestar group, YR58 (42 BCH) || ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''
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| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of 75th battlestar group, YR58 (42 BCH) || ''"[[Blood & Chrome]]"''.
| Unknown || Unknown || Active, part of 75th battlestar group, YR58 (42 BCH) || ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
*The design was created by Richard Livingston.
*The design was created by Richard Livingston.
*The CGI model used for production is labeled ''Cyclops'' (PCS-73) <ref>[http://www.deg3d.biz/featured_work/featured_work.html Deg3D]</ref>, which is barely legible in the header image for this article, despite the ship in reference referred as ''Loki''.
*The CGI model used for production is labeled ''Cyclops'' (FCS-73) <ref>[http://www.deg3d.biz/featured_work/featured_work.html Deg3D]</ref>, which is barely legible in the header image for this article, despite the ship in reference referred as ''Loki''.
* Concept art indicates a length of ~{{Meters2Feet|719.32}} <ref>Cyclops concept art from Richard Livingston: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202818626416714&set=p.10202818626416714&type=1&theater</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Heavy Cruiser Stich.png|Composite shot of the "alligator head" of a unnamed heavy cruiser.
Image:Heavy Cruiser Stich.png|Composite shot of the "alligator head" of a unnamed heavy cruiser.
Image:HC Aft.png|Aft view of a heavy cruiser hiding with the ghost fleet.  
Image:HC Aft.png|Aft view of a heavy cruiser hiding with the ghost fleet.  
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== References ==
== References ==
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Loki type heavy cruiser
Loki type heavy cruiser
Race: Colonial
Type: Military
FTL: Yes
Propulsion: 9x sublight engines
Crew: Unknown
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Additional Information

The Loki type heavy cruiser is a lightly armed support ship in service with the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War, where two or three of these ships would be assigned to a battlestar group at any given time.

The ships are designed to receive goods and munitions, and transfer them to combat ships underway (Blood & Chrome).

Design[edit]

The heavy cruiser features a unique tri-hull design, joined by a massive domed structure on the dorsal side, and an "alligator head" on the front side. The alligator head contain all thirty-five of the ship's guns, with fifteen along the dorsal side, twelve along the ventral side, and four along both the port and starboard sides of the hull. The head also contains two landing bays along the sides of the hull, and communications antennas on the front. The massive tri-hulls contain a combined total of eighty-one cargo holds, and feature movable cranes along the top to assist with the transfer of goods and munitions.


Ships In Class[edit]

Name Number Status Last Seen
Loki Unknown Active, part of "Ghost Fleet," YR58 (42 BCH) Blood & Chrome
Cyclops FLS-73 Active, part of "Ghost Fleet," YR58 (42 BCH) Blood & Chrome
Unknown Unknown Active, part of "Ghost Fleet," YR58 (42 BCH) Blood & Chrome
Unknown Unknown Active, part of 75th battlestar group, YR58 (42 BCH) Blood & Chrome
Unknown Unknown Active, part of 75th battlestar group, YR58 (42 BCH) Blood & Chrome


Notes[edit]

  • The design was created by Richard Livingston.
  • The CGI model used for production is labeled Cyclops (FCS-73) [1], which is barely legible in the header image for this article, despite the ship in reference referred as Loki.
  • Concept art indicates a length of ~2359.97ft (719.32m) [2]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]