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Encyclopedia > Battlestar
A Battlestar from the original series
A Battlestar from the original series
A Battlestar (the Battlestar Galactica) from the re-imagined series, flight pods retracted for FTL travel
A Battlestar (the Battlestar Galactica) from the re-imagined series, flight pods retracted for FTL travel
For other uses, see Battlestar (disambiguation).

Battlestars are capital ships from the science fiction universe of Battlestar Galactica, depicted in the original Battlestar Galactica movie and series, the Galactica 1980 spinoff, and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (965x215, 38 KB) Summary from http://battlestarwiki. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (965x215, 38 KB) Summary from http://battlestarwiki. ... Image File history File links Battlestar_Galactica_-_Re-imagined_series. ... Image File history File links Battlestar_Galactica_-_Re-imagined_series. ... Colonial FTL jump An FTL, or “Faster Than Light”, Drive is a fictional propulsion technology from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series that allows space ships to achieve superluminal travel. ... Battlestar can mean: Battle star (campaign star), a type of service star issued by the US military for participation in action during a campaign, to a unit (not individuals). ... The capital ships of a navy are its important warships; the ones with the heaviest firepower and armor. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Battlestar Galactica. ... Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction movie and television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. ... This article is about the 1980 television series; for related topics, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 2004 television series. ...

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Battlestar Galactica (1978-1980)

General information

Battlestars are the premier capital ships, effectively the space equivalent of aircraft carriers, of the 12 Colonies of Kobol; Battlestars have fought for at least five hundred yahren in the Thousand Yahren War against the Cylon Alliance. Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and in most cases recover aircraft, acting as a sea... In the original 1978 science fiction movie and television series Battlestar Galactica, the characters used unusual units to measure time and distance. ... The Cylon War is a fictitious interstellar war that occurred in the Battlestar Galactica universe. ... Old Cylon Centurion shown in a museum display in the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978/1980 series and movie, as well as the 2003 reimagining. ...


The hull is divided into the main hull with the bridge and propulsion systems, and winged hangar bays on the port and starboard sides. Each hangar bay typically carries many Viper Starfighters and several shuttles. Given the large dimensions of the ship design, there is an internal rail car system to transport personnel, especially in the event of a battle alert. A Colonial Viper is the name of the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the Colonial Fleet in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. ... Not to be confused with railroad car. ...


The fuel for a Battlestar and its Vipers is called tylium, a mysterious material that can be found only on certain planets.[1] Tylium is a fictional ore in both versions of the science fiction series Battlestar Galactica. ...


Battlestar armament

Anti-fighter turret firing
Anti-ship turret

Image File history File links Battlestar_Galactics_TOS_--_Lasers_1. ... Image File history File links Battlestar_Galactics_TOS_--_Lasers_1. ... Image File history File links Battlestar_Galactica_TOS_--_Lasers_2. ... Image File history File links Battlestar_Galactica_TOS_--_Lasers_2. ...

Laser turrets

The laser turrets are essentially the same weapon as a Viper's laser cannon based on appearances alone. There are several known types of turret. One, the anti-ship type, is a slow-tracking heavy turret found along the outer edge of both hangar bays. They have longer barrels than other turrets. Above each anti-ship turret is an anti-fighter turret. They are flatter and thinner in appearance and track much faster. Their barrels are smaller and closer together. These weapons however lack the power to significantly damage capital ships.[2] Corbelled corner turrets at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. ...


Forward lasers

The forward lasers have only been seen in The Living Legend Part 2 and The Hand of God and are often confused with anti-ship missiles. They are powerful, orange-beamed weapons solely for capital ship use.[2]


Anti-ship missiles

These heavy missiles give a Battlestar enough firepower to utterly destroy at least two Basestars. The only example of their use is in The Living Legend, Part 2. They are often confused with the forward lasers because they are fired at the same time in the above-mentioned episode.[2]


List of Battlestars

Only five Battlestars were known to have survived by the time the original movie took place.[1]

Last surviving Battlestar, built 500 yahren before the close of the Thousand Yahren War. It is commanded by Commander Adama. The Galactica has about 150 Vipers aboard, a mixture of its own, some from the other Battlestars at the Peace Conference, and a great number of fighters from the Pegasus.
  • Battlestar Atlantia
Battlestar of President Adar, lost at the Peace Conference. Shown in the original pilot film.
  • Battlestar Pacifica
Lost at the Peace Conference.[1]
Referenced in background radio chatter in the original pilot film ("... Battlestars Atlantia and Acropolis losing speed..", "...no response from the Triton and the Pacifica")
  • Battlestar Triton
Lost at the Peace Conference.[1]
Referenced in background radio chatter in the original pilot film ("... Battlestars Atlantia and Acropolis losing speed..", "...no response from the Triton and the Pacifica")
  • Battlestar Acropolis
Lost at the Peace Conference.[1]
Referenced in background radio chatter in the original pilot film ("... Battlestars Atlantia and Acropolis losing speed..", "...no response from the Triton and the Pacifica")
Sole survivor of the Battle of Molecay, 2 yahren before the Destruction of the Colonies. The Pegasus was commanded by Commander Cain. Missing since the Battle of Gamoray.[3][2]
  • Battlestar Columbia
In the episode "Gun on Ice Planet Zero", a Cadet Cree claims to be from the Battlestar Columbia in an attempt to foil the interrogation efforts by the Centurion Vulpa. Vulpa answers back that the Columbia was lost in the Peace Conference with the rest of the fleet.[4]
  • Battlestar Ricon
In the episode "Take the Celestra," during an awards ceremony Commander Kronus is described as having 'risen from the ranks to command the Battlestar Ricon.'[5]
  • Battlestar Cerberus (non-canon)
A ship Adama serves on prior to the exodus from the Twelve Colonies. Mentioned in one of the novels based on the original series. [6]
  • Battlestar Solaria
Another ship mentioned as destroyed in the novelization of the original series 1st episode.

The Battlestar Galactica is a fictional spaceship and the primary setting in the original Battlestar Galactica television series and film, and its subsequent ongoing re-imagining in 2003. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The name Commander Adama refers to several individuals in the Battlestar Galactica universe. ... In the original 1978 science fiction movie Battlestar Galactica, President Adar (played by Lew Ayres) was the last elected President of the Quorum of the Twelve. ... Battlestar Galactica. ... The Battlestar Pegasus is a fictional spacecraft that appears in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, and its subsequent ongoing re-imagining, in which it first appears in the second season episode, Pegasus. Spoiler warning: // An original series Battlestar The Battlestar Pegasus appears in the original series two-part episode...

Battlestar Galactica (re-imagined series)

Main article: Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)

The Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, which began as a 1978 TV series, was reimagined in 2003 into the TV miniseries. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Saga of a Star World". Battlestar Galactica 1978.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Living Legend, Part 2". Battlestar Galactica 1978.
  3. ^ "The Living Legend, Part 1". Battlestar Galactica 1978.
  4. ^ "Gun on Ice Planet Zero". Battlestar Galactica 1978.
  5. ^ "Take the Celestra". Battlestar Galactica 1978.
  6. ^ "Baptism of Fire" Battlestar Galactica - Asylum,  #1 — 3 July, 1995.  Maximum Press

The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica. ... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica. ... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica. ... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica. ... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica. ... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... Battlestar Galactica has been adapted to the comic book format since its inception, with no less than four publishers taking on the project of relating the story of the Colonial Fleet and their adversaries the Cylons at different points. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

Battlestar Galactica (2003, 2004–)
  • Official Blueprints for the Battlestar Galactica by Zoic Studios.
  • Galactica type Battlestar at BattlestarWiki.
  • Mercury class Battlestar at BattlestarWiki.
Battlestar Galactica (1978, 1980)
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Colonial Military
Battlestar (Original | Re-imagined) Military Vessels
Galactica | Pegasus | Valkyrie Viper | Raptor | Blackbird | Stealthstar
"The Fleet"
Astral Queen | Colonial One | Cloud 9 | other..
Cylon Vessels
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Battlestar Galactica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2463 words)
Battlestar Galactica is a franchise of American science fiction films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978.
Battlestar Galactica was finally produced in the wake of the success of the 1977 film Star Wars.
An important plot point in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica is that the humans of the Twelve Colonies worship a pantheon of gods, similar or identical to the Greek pantheon, whereas the Cylons worship a single god.
Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1375 words)
This article is about the reimagining of Battlestar Galactica in 2003; for more about the miniseries, see Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries); for more about the subsequent television series, see Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series); for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation).
Battlestar Galactica was first re-imagined as a science fiction miniseries that was initially broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel on December 8, 2003.
It spawned a regular television series which premiered on Sky One in the UK and Ireland on October 18, 2004 and on Sci Fi Channel in the U.S. on January 14, 2005.
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