The drawing is based on the interstellar carrier from the terran trade authority series of books from the. Novelizations based on the original series, various comic books, and other sources have named several other. Galactica was a battlestar in service in the colonial fleet for almost its entire existence. The three baseships fired standard missiles into the colonial warships that they were fighting.
It is from the new series featured on the scifi channel. Battlestar galactica is a space battleship in the original and reimagined science fiction television series battlestar galactica. A battlestar is a colonial capital warship that combines the roles of a space fighter carrier and battleship. See the complete classic battlestar galactica series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Battlestars are the capitol ships of the colonial fleet. The ships of battlestar galactica bourne, jo, kelly, neil. Battlestar galactica is an american science fiction media franchise created by glen a. Battlestar galactica chronology associated battlestar. I do not own battlestar galactica and this is not made for money, just for fun. Colonial capital ships colonial small craft cylon capital ships cylon small craft show all colonial vessels show all cylon vessels show miscellaneous ship designs show official designs general battlestar galactica bibliography read the battlestar galactica f. The book is a novelization of the events that start out the tv show even if i do not know whether the story is the same as i never watched any of the tv show. Gunstar hephaestus battlestar hyperion wiki fandom. Hyperion is the current flagship of the colonial fleet and the main setting for most rp. Twenty years after the first mercury class ships were built, there were 120 battlestars in active service in the colonial fleet.
Name az name za newest oldest polys hilo polys lohi. Official statements in a blog entry on february 19, 2005 ronald moore gave a little insight into the rank structure of battlestar galactica. In addition it is important to remember that each enlisted device corresponds to two ranks. Some of the parts were a bit tricky to fit together, but for the most part, everythings fitting together nicely. Battlestars are the adversarial counterpart to the cylon. The classic battlestar galactica book series by multiple authors includes books battlestar galactica, battlestar galactica 2. From the wikipedia entry on battlestars galactica, atlantia, pacifica, triton, acropolis, pegasus, columbia, and rycon are all mentioned on film. These new ships, among them the battlestar pegasus rapidly became the jewels of the colonial fleet. Cfq cinefantastique on the battlestar galactica tv series even if youre not normally a fan of the genre, you may find that this battlestar is smart enough and entertaining enough to win you over. Jul 26, 2009 battlestar galactica soon, we discover, is the last remaining battlestar, and its collection of older machinery serves it well, making it resistant to cylon attacks. The ships of battlestar galactica by jo bourne penguin books.
Battlestar galactica fanon wiki is a fandom tv community. A 23item collection of battlestar galactica the original 1978 tv series and buck rogers in the 25th century from 1979 screenused miniatures is up for auction. Instead of starting things off slow, hyperions first. See more ideas about battlestar galactica, sci fi ships and science fiction. See more ideas about sci fi ships, battlestar galactica and sci fi spaceships. The colonial viper mkii is our first battlestar galactica starship. Armageddon is the first of a series of battlestar galactica bsg novels written by series star richard hatch with other wellknown writers. The ship was bought for the colonial navy by chases father, a virgon noble. The novels take place twenty yahren years after the tv series ended not galactica 1980, but the original 1978 series. The galactica type battlestar combines the functions of an aircraft carrier and a battleship.
Battlestar hyperion battlestar hyperion wiki fandom. It was ultimately left damaged beyond repair due to its fouryear period of combat without resources or time for. It makes up what it lacks in size and firepower with speed and utility. Viper pilot greenbean and other pilots notice the battlestar leaving the battle zone as galactica closes in on the colonies, the jamming clears to allow them to view a news report from the surface of caprica from serina. The battlestar galactica, one of the oldest warships in the fleet, receives the lightnings distress call, a cryptic oneword message. The cyclons secret, sagittarius is bleeding, unity ebook written by peter david, craig shaw gardner, steven harper.
Characters are more likely to get hurt or killed than in other scifi adventures. Originally designed to fulfill the role now occupied by the battlestar, the gunstar became too small for the needs of the colonial military. This is it, the big score, except something is wrongthe base is still occupied, not by humans alone. Battlestar galactica from moebius the battlestar galactica is 1. Replacing the more technologically advanced cruisers. Author and science fiction editor jo bourne manages the hero collector book. Galactica, part of bsg 75, was a jupiter class battlestar, the last of her kind still serving in her original condition with the colonial fleet at the time of the second cylon war. Battlestar galactica kindle edition by carver, jeffrey a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On the first leg of their journey, the fleet is lured to the planet carillon for fuel and relaxationand barely survives a trap by the ovions, an underground, insectoid species in league with the cylons. These are the ships that are in galacticas fleet in the reimagined series. In the series, the twelve colonies built approximately 120 battlestars during their thousandyear war with the cylons, whose own battleships are known as basestars. Spacedock takes a look at an interesting background ship from battlestar galactica. Originally designed to fulfill the role now occupied by the battlestar, the gunstar became too small for.
Remember the colonial fleet at the time of the fall was in a bit of a drawdown phase, as the majority of their known battlestar complement was seemingly the smaller valkyrietype, with a smattering of mercuryclass, galactica types, and berzerk escorts. Older ships like the atlantia and the galactica remained in active service but plans were commenced to decommission the older vessels and replace them with the newer, more powerful mercury class ships. The tech manual above goes with the smaller 600 meter size quoted in some official works, though i. William adama, newly promoted to secondincommand, is worried. Those that dont have an available image, were never actually shown, just mentioned or written down somewhere. The base star destroyer is derived directly from the tiger class destroyer found on brandon brays incredible site. This model of the battlestar galactica is not your fathers galactica.
Poseidon gunstars operate as escorts for civilian ships, support for the larger battlestars, and often operate in wolf packs of several gunstars. This is one of the main capital ship used by the colonies before the destruction of all the colonies. Featuring ships of both the colonial fleet and the cylons from the original 1978 us tv series, the reimagined series from 2003, and the tenpart web series. Admiral nagala took command of the colonial fleet, ordering all colonial ships to virgon for a counter attack.
New listing xenas lucy lawless battlestar galactica photos. List of ship classes both for military and civilian ships classes are include. Adama orders galactica to head for caprica to defend the colony. Buy products related to battlestar galactica ships and see what customers say about battlestar galactica ships on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Starbuck discovers one of the strangest worlds in the galaxy when he sets out in an unarmed viper for the prison planet proteus. Older ships like the atlantia and the galactica remained in active service but plans were commenced to decommission the older vessels and replace them with the newer, more powerful mercury class. The ships of battlestar galactica by jo bourne, neil kelly, richard mead and alice. The battlestar telmaya and its civilian fleet now accompanied by the battlestar rycon moved at sublight towards the red line, they were almost certain that they wouldnt find any other colonial ships now. Thirty eight ships from the colonial and cylon fleets featuring ships of both the colonial fleet and the cylons. There he encounters a gorgeous ambrosa smuggler, a headstrong computer named cora, and a fleet of cylon warships with deadly orders from their imperious leaderdestroy the.
Buy the hardcover book the ships of battlestar galactica by jo bourne at indigo. Founded during the cylon war, where the military forces of each of the twelve worlds were integrated under a new federation, the primary role of the colonial fleet in peace time was as a deterrent to any cylon invasion. Serious and sexy, battlestar galactica is the best sci fi on tv. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading battlestar galactica. After the destruction of the twelve colonies in a devastating genocidal attack on the colonial worlds, commander adama orders all survivors to find what operational ships that remain on their shattered worlds and fly them towards battlestar galactica, the sole surviving battlestar after her sister warships are also destroyed in the twoprong cylon attack. The twelve colonies of kobol are twelve sovereign stateplanets within three star systems, belonging to one, single democracy. Battlestar galacticas mystery colonial warship youtube. Battlestar chelone battlestar galactica ship, the expanse.
If known, the ships function in the fleet andor its fate are listed these are ships that are mentioned somewhere in the reimagined battlestar galactica series. Thirty eight ships from the colonial and cylon fleetswith ships of both the colonial. She is a titan class battlestar, the newest and most capable ship in the entire fleet. With ships of both the colonial fleet and the cylons from the original 1978 us. Inside a colonial viper battlestar galactica sci fi tv, sci fi books, battlestar. Introduced prior to the first cylon war, they operate like an aircraft carrier in space, designed to launch a fighter screen, and then defend against an aggressor. Hyperion is actually so new that at the time of the cylon attack, she was still in drydock. Colonial battlestar the mainstay of the colonial fleet. Battlestar galactica fictional spacecraft wikipedia. The result is the battlestar chelone, greek for turtle. Usa today rapidly shaping up to be the most influential science fiction series since babylon 5 and the original star trek. You dont have to love scifi to love battlestar galactica.
Jan 01, 1978 battlestar galactica by glen larson and robert thurston is the first book in the battlestar galactica series. They were built about one thousand years before the destruction of the colonies and are a marvel of engineering and endurance. The achilles was an older ship, much older, a dreadnaught from the age before the first cylon war. But an attack by a flight of cylon raiders is not the. Also i understand what youre saying about fleets here on earth, but from what we have heard in the galactica universe, it seems that fleet unless its the rtf is referring to all of the colonial space forces such as colonial fleet headquarters, colonial fleet shipyards, etc in the same way we would refer to navy headquarters, naval. Most of his crew are green, new recruits, not prepared for anything but the most routine missions. It entered service during the cylon war and was instrumental in the survival of humanity following the fall of the twelve colonies, the battle of new caprica and the battle of the colony. Significantly more armored that her colonial counterpart, the cheloneclass battlestar is built to withstand multiple nuclear missil. A partial list can be constructed from the dialog in the premier of the original bsg. As the attack begins, serina ends her report abruptly to find her son boxey, whose daggit is killed. The cyclons secret, sagittarius is bleeding, unity.
With ships of both the colonial fleet and the cylons from the original 1978 us tv. A story by kurt feltenburger detailing the exploits of the battlestar hecate and her commander, admiral seralanna chase. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a shortrun sequel series galactica 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. Meaning, its nothing like the old monogram release. In the series, the twelve colonies built approximately 120 battlestars during. Prior to the fall, the colonies were inhabited for over two millennia. Battlestar hecate a nike class battlestar under the command of admiral seralanna chase. From the inside flap battlestar galactica shipyards is an encyclopedia of the ships from the battlestar galactica universe. Galactica was built during the the first cylon war and was one of just three ships of her class to survive the conflict.
Over its history both before and during the war, the hephaestus has proven itself. Battlestar galactica soon, we discover, is the last remaining battlestar, and its collection of older machinery serves it well, making it resistant to cylon attacks. The colonial fleet and colonial fleet reserve were the naval arm of the military of the united colonies of kobol. Ship classes battlestar galactica fanon wiki fandom. The battlestar vulcan was a valkyrie class, the same as the rycon. Poseidon class warstar d8 warstar galactica d26 battlestar ares d15 triton. Fortunately, in a dramatic setting, combat is less frequent and usually left to those in the military who are trained for the task. Hyperions shakedown cruise was scheduled to begin on that fateful day. The ships of battlestar galactica by jo bourne, neil kelly. Battlestar galactica by glen larson and robert thurston is the first book in the battlestar galactica series.
The battlestar galactica pocket books there were fourteen pocket books published by berkely between 1978 and 1984. These ships were introduced during the cylon war, taking on the role of battleship and aircraft carrier. The battlestar kharon is one of the most advanced ships in the colonial fleet, his. The colonial ships were also three in number but only one was a battlestar. The ships of battlestar galactica, book by jo bourne hardcover. Battlestar galactica, book images, viper, spacecraft, aviation, sci fi, cool stuff. The hephaestus is a prometheus class gunstar, one of the work horses of the colonial fleet. Remember the colonial fleet at the time of the fall was in a bit of a drawdown phase, as the majority of their known battlestar complement was seemingly the smaller valkyrietype, with a smattering of mercuryclass, galacticatypes, and berzerk escorts. All 3d models polygonal only cad only free only sort by. Only the battlestar galactica and a ragtag fleet survive, journeying across the galaxy in search of a longlost sister civilization, earth. There are three more mentioned in background from the pilot episode. Originally posted by kickkinsey yeah the defender was a rip off on a fan ship, just like they ripped off the design of a desantos failed production, borrowed the concept for a british assault rifle in the series, plagiarized tos celestra design, put sg1 p90s in the bsg show, plagiarized 2001 space. Ships of battlestar galactica ingles tapa dura 4 agosto 2020. Yorktown class carrier d8 triton class battleship d8.
So the civilian assembly and military had decided it was time to leave the. The ships of battlestar galactica by jo bourne, neil kelly, richard. Battlestar galactica cylon toaster limited edition. Dec 8, 2019 following the discovery of the galactica orbiting within the sol systems asteroid belt, designs for a new fleet of warships began. The battlestar galactica universe is a dangerous place. This one has much of the detail, and proportions found on the studio scale filming miniature. Poseidon class warstar d8 warstar galactica d26 battlestar ares d15. Their names were derived to correspond to the ancient tribes of the original colony on kobol. There is considerable debate as to the size of a battlestar.
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