- Colonial One
Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
name = "Colonial One"
caption = "Colonial One", formerly "Colonial Heavy 798"
first = Miniseries, Part I
last =
affiliation = Colonial Fleet
class = Luxury liner
propulsion = FTL drive
Sub-light engines"Colonial One" is a civilian starship in the
science fiction television series "Battlestar Galactica". "Colonial One" serves as the headquarters for the President of theTwelve Colonies . It is a small, FTL-capable ship that is dwarfed by the Battlestar "Galactica"; the ship can easily dock within one of "Galactica"' s flight pods. "Colonial One" can also land on and take off from a planetary surface. cite episode | episodelink = Exodus (Battlestar Galactica) | title = Exodus | series = Battlestar Galactica]Prior to the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, "Colonial One" is a
Caprica n civilian starliner known as "Colonial Heavy 798". The ship had been chartered by the Colonial government to transport then-Secretary of EducationLaura Roslin and her staff to theBattlestar "Galactica"' s decommissioning ceremony.Following the Cylon attack, along with the elimination of most of the government, Laura Roslin becomes the President of the Twelve Colonies. The ship takes on the call sign "Colonial One", and is used to co-ordinate the collection and organisation of the civilian refugee fleet. After leading the 50,000 survivors to rendezvous with "Galactica", which survives the attack, "Colonial One" becomes the residence and
de facto "capital" of the Fleet government.After the discovery and colonisation of
New Caprica , "Colonial One" is landed on the planet's surface and serves as the residence and office ofGaius Baltar , who becomes president just prior to the colonisation. As such, it is captured in the Cylon occupation. During the liberation of New Caprica and the evacuation of its human population, "Colonial One" is recaptured from the Cylons and leaves the planet with Laura Roslin on board. Gaius Baltar is left behind with the Cylon occupation forces.In the episode "Dirty Hands", "Colonial One" is damaged after a
Colonial Raptor piloted by Racetrack collides with it due to impurities in itstylium fuel.Notes
* "Colonial One" was originally designed to be analogous of modern commercial airliners. To make the vessel immediately distinguishable from the rest of the Fleet, an easily recognisable color scheme was decided upon; one which resembles
Air Force One , the series of aircraft used to carry thePresident of the United States . [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/ Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica blog] (January 2005 archive)] Roslin's inauguration on board closely resembled that ofLyndon B. Johnson on boardAir Force One after PresidentJ. F. Kennedy 's assassination.
* After "Exodus, Part II", rust can be seen between the outer hull plates of "Colonial One", reflecting the more than a year stay in the damp environment on the surface of New Caprica. After the events of "The Passage", "Colonial One's" hull, like all the ships that survived the dangerous trip through astar cluster , became scorched and darkened in certain areas, especially around the windows.References
External links
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