Ships of the Fleet 2.0

[Roger Davis]

As of July 15th, 2004 (Game Time)
Total Ships in the Fleet: 56
Fleet Population: 52010

Military Vessels

Battlestar Hyperion (BSG-193)

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Optimum Crew: 4500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 5030
Max Crew/Passengers: 8000
Purpose: Main combat ship of the fleet. Battleship and carrier roles.
Weaponry Capabilities: Extra-Heavy
Landing Capabilities: 2 Flight Pods - 300 Vipers, 50 Raptors (at maximum capacity).
Can dock with larger vessels in open hanger.
Description: The Hyperion is a Titan Class Battlestar, the newest model of Battlestar and the only one of it's class. The vessel was just starting it's shake-down cruise when the Cylon attack occurred. The computer systems were not yet networked at the time of the surprise attack so the ship's defenses were not completely knocked offline when the Cylon virus struck. The Hyperion is more heavily armed and armored than any other Battlestar in the Colonial Fleet and was specifically designed for long duration missions along the Red Line.

Gunstar Hephaestus (BSG-193)

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Optimum Crew: 1120
Current Crew/ Passengers: 1120
Max Crew/Passengers: 1195
Purpose: Battle support, carrier, boarding action, ground operations
Weaponry Capabilities: Heavy
Landing Capabilities: One flight pod - 40 Vipers, 10 Raptors (at maximum capacity)
Description: The Hephaestus is a Prometheus Class Gunstar. The Prometheus class mixes size and firepower with speed and utility. The Gunstars, and Prometheus Class in particular, are the true work horses of the fleet. They operate as escorts for civilian ships, support for the larger Battlestars, and often operate in "wolf packs" of several Gunstars.

Patrolstar Hermes (BSG-193)

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Optimum Crew: 294
Current Crew/ Passengers: 294
Max Crew/Passengers: 319
Purpose: Escort and battle support
Weaponry Capabilities: Medium
Landing Capabilities: One Small hanger for small transports, emergency Viper landing
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Aries class Patrolstar is used for combat support, blockade running, interdiction, recon, patrol, and transport operations. It is a versatile and agile vessel that can hold its own against most threats, especially when acting with the support of larger vessels. The Hermes was in a state of disrepair prior to the Cylon Attack, parked and forgotten about at a remote base on Caprica. Many weeks of hard work finally made the vessel space-worthy and provided a means of escape for many survivors on the occupied world.

Patrolstar Hades (BSG-193)

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Optimum Crew: 427
Current Crew/ Passengers: N/A
Max Crew/Passengers: 477
Purpose: Escort and battle support
Weaponry Capabilities: Medium
Landing Capabilities: One hanger for small air group
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Eros class Patrolstar is used for combat support, blockade running, interdiction, recon, patrol, and transport operations much like other classes. Swift and agile, the Eros class, however, lacks the heavier guns of most Patrolstars, armed instead with a small air group and a heavy arsenal of nuclear warheads. The Hades had been lurking around Caprica with systems powered down until it saw its moment to strike alongside the Theseus.

Civilian Vessels

Aerilon Star

Optimum Crew: 8000
Current Crew/ Passengers: 11918
Max Crew/Passengers: 12000
Purpose: Luxury liner, civilian housing, government functions
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Numerous hangers for small transports.
Description: The Aerilon Star is a massive luxury botanical liner. She is one of the largest non-battlestar ships in the Twelve Colonies and is commonly found carrying high society passengers, including government officials, for major events and other special occasions. At the time of the Cylon Attack she was en route back to Aerilon and then rendezvoused with the Hyperion.

Botanical Cruiser 05

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Optimum Crew: 3000
Current Crew/ Passengers: 4086
Max Crew/Passengers: 4200
Purpose: Cruise ship, civilian housing, minor agriculture
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Several hangers for transports
Description: The botanical cruiser is a typical high class transport ship that takes cruises of longer durations. Although it creates a similar environment as that of the Aerilon Star, it is much smaller and less grand than the larger luxury ship. These "Agro Ships" also serve to supplement agricultural needs of the fleet.

Botanical Cruiser 17

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Optimum Crew: 3000
Current Crew/ Passengers: 4177
Max Crew/Passengers: 4200
Purpose: Cruise ship, civilian housing, minor agriculture
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Several hangers for transports
Description: The botanical cruiser is a typical high class transport ship that takes cruises of longer durations. Although it creates a similar environment as that of the Aerilon Star, it is much smaller and less grand than the larger luxury ship. These "Agro Ships" also serve to supplement agricultural needs of the fleet.

Botanical Cruiser 23

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Optimum Crew: 3000
Current Crew/ Passengers: 2897
Max Crew/Passengers: 4200
Purpose: Cruise ship, civilian housing, minor agriculture
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Several hangers for transports
Description: The botanical cruiser is a typical high class transport ship that takes cruises of longer durations. Although it creates a similar environment as that of the Aerilon Star, it is much smaller and less grand than the larger luxury ship. These "Agro Ships" also serve to supplement agricultural needs of the fleet.

Aurora's Pride

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Optimum Crew: 2500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 3683
Max Crew/Passengers: 3750
Purpose: Inter-sun luxury liner, civilian housing
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Several hangers for transports
Description: The Aurora's Pride is a luxury ship designed in an older style more reminiscent of the Colonies before the First Cylon War. The Pride's exterior ring rotates around the central mass of the ship, creating artificial gravity in the old fashioned style. The interior of the ring is actually a botanical enclosure much like the domes of the Aerilon Star or other cruisers. The extreme curvature of the environment can be somewhat disorienting at times (think of this like the Halos in Halo or the Presidium in Mass Effect).

Apollo's Express

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Optimum Crew: 2500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 2741
Max Crew/Passengers: 2750
Purpose: Luxury passenger transportation
Weaponry Capabilities: Light
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Description: The Apollo's Express is mid-size passenger transport ship that affords some luxury to the passengers with individual cabins and quarters. Although it is a luxury passenger transport, it is no cruise ship like the Aerilon Star. The Apollo's Express was the ship that started to gather the first small group of civilian ships together before they found the Hyperion.
*Re-purposed with point-defense cannons and armed with anti-ship missile batteries.

Pan Galactic Liner-022

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 523
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Pan Galactic is the largest interstellar civilian transport corporation in the Colonies. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.

Pan Galactic Liner-074

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 498
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Pan Galactic is the largest interstellar civilian transport corporation in the Colonies. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.

Pan Galactic Liner-218

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 498
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Pan Galactic is the largest interstellar civilian transport corporation in the Colonies. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.

Sagittarian Spaceways - 093

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 601
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Servicing mainly the Helios Gama system, this Sagittaron based company provides cheap and affordable flights to all major colonies. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Sagittarian Spaceways - 131

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 543
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Servicing mainly the Helios Gama system, this Sagittaron based company provides cheap and affordable flights to all major colonies. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.

Gemon Liners - 017

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 498
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Hubbed on Gemenon, the Gemon Liners is the largest competitor to Pan Galactic. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.

Gemon Liners - 312

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Optimum Crew: 1500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 478
Max Crew/Passengers: 1500
Purpose: Passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: Hubbed on Gemenon, the Gemon Liners is the largest competitor to Pan Galactic. These Liners are the standard passenger transport ships of the Colonies. They are the equivalent to commercial airplanes for atmospheric flight. Although they can hold many passengers they weren't designed for longer term voyages and certainly not to be a permanent residence for so many people.

Celestial Traveler

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Optimum Crew: 100
Current Crew/ Passengers: 327
Max Crew/Passengers: 500
Purpose: Foundry and repair
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Small transports, emergency Viper landing on exterior platform
Description: The Celestial Traveler is a repair hub used to repair other vessels or components of those vessels. It can also be used as an emergency landing platform.
*Re-purposed as a platform from which to base Vipers.

Colonial Heavy 127

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Optimum Crew: 300
Current Crew/ Passengers: 264
Max Crew/Passengers: 800
Purpose: Cargo and passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: One small hanger for transports and emergency Viper landing
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Heavy Transports are a standard transport used throughout the Colonies for both passengers and cargo.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Colonial Heavy 201

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Optimum Crew: 300
Current Crew/ Passengers: 249
Max Crew/Passengers: 800
Purpose: Cargo and passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: One small hanger for transports and emergency Viper landing
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Heavy Transports are a standard transport used throughout the Colonies for both passengers and cargo.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Colonial Heavy 336

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Optimum Crew: 300
Current Crew/ Passengers: 205
Max Crew/Passengers: 800
Purpose: Cargo and passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: One small hanger for transports and emergency Viper landing
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Heavy Transports are a standard transport used throughout the Colonies for both passengers and cargo.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Colonial Heavy 349

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Optimum Crew: 300
Current Crew/ Passengers: 233
Max Crew/Passengers: 800
Purpose: Cargo and passenger transport
Weaponry Capabilities: Very light
Landing Capabilities: One small hanger for transports and emergency Viper landing
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Heavy Transports are a standard transport used throughout the Colonies for both passengers and cargo.
*Re-purposed with point-defense cannons.

Zeus' Arm

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Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 512
Max Crew/Passengers: 900
Purpose: Mining
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking and industrial supply transfer
Description: The Zues' Arm is a colonial mining ship. It was on a mining operation at the Picon Delta Asteroid belt at the time of the attack. It was found by the Apollo's Express before they met up with the Hyperion at Phoebe. It is currently nearly full of crew.

Hercules' Labor

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Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 598
Max Crew/Passengers: 900
Purpose: Mining
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking and industrial supply transfer
Description: The Zues' Arm is a colonial mining ship. It was on a mining operation at the Picon Delta Asteroid belt at the time of the attack. It was found by the Apollo's Express before they met up with the Hyperion at Phoebe. It is currently nearly full of crew.

Imperial Strider

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Optimum Crew: 150
Current Crew/ Passengers: 730
Max Crew/Passengers: 750
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: Light
Landing Capabilities: Two large hangers suitable for all small craft
Description: The Imperial Strider is a cargo ship used to resupply the major outlying stations of the Colonies. It can carry large amounts of supplies for this purpose, traveling from the heart of civilization to remote installations. The Imperial Strider is a registered ship of Virgon and was about half full of supplies at the time of the attack.
*Re-purposed with substantial point-defense cannons. Entire vessel restructured to function as an auxiliary carrier from which to launch and coordinate Viper squadrons.

Aquaria Hauler 003

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 358
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Aquaria Haulers were main transportation ship and thus lifeline of the colony. They are small, fast craft and despite Aquaria's very small population many were built. They dominate the local transportation market not only on Aquaria but also the nearby planets of the Helios Delta system.
*Recovered from the Heim airfield.

Aquaria Hauler 012

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 398
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Aquaria Haulers were main transportation ship and thus lifeline of the colony. They are small, fast craft and despite Aquaria's very small population many were built. They dominate the local transportation market not only on Aquaria but also the nearby planets of the Helios Delta system.
*Re-purposed for munitions production.

Aquaria Hauler 029

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 387
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Aquaria Haulers were main transportation ship and thus lifeline of the colony. They are small, fast craft and despite Aquaria's very small population many were built. They dominate the local transportation market not only on Aquaria but also the nearby planets of the Helios Delta system.
*Recovered from the Heim airfield.

Aquaria Hauler 033

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 50
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Aquaria Haulers were main transportation ship and thus lifeline of the colony. They are small, fast craft and despite Aquaria's very small population many were built. They dominate the local transportation market not only on Aquaria but also the nearby planets of the Helios Delta system.

This particular hauler has been converted for use as a military training platform primarily for new recruits but also as a refresher for veteran soldiers. The interior has been converted to mimic that of a planetside training course for mock battles and tactical drills. Troops may spend a few hours or even a few days on training assignment for those things that can not be taught in the shooting ranges or gyms of the other ships.
*Recovered from the Heim airfield.

Aquaria Hauler 034

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 395
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Aquaria Haulers were main transportation ship and thus lifeline of the colony. They are small, fast craft and despite Aquaria's very small population many were built. They dominate the local transportation market not only on Aquaria but also the nearby planets of the Helios Delta system.
*Recovered from the Heim airfield.

Aquaria Hauler 072

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 389
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Supply transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Aquaria Haulers were main transportation ship and thus lifeline of the colony. They are small, fast craft and despite Aquaria's very small population many were built. They dominate the local transportation market not only on Aquaria but also the nearby planets of the Helios Delta system.
*Recovered from the Heim airfield.

Athena's Light

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Optimum Crew: 300
Current Crew/ Passengers: 421
Max Crew/Passengers: 800
Purpose: Scientific research vessel
Weaponry Capabilities: Very Light
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Athena's Light is a deep space research ship and is commonly sent to or just beyond the Red Line to explore and expand the boundaries of known space. It has recently been researching to find knowledge of Kobol.
*Re-purposed with extremely powerful long-range sensors.

Colonial Builder - CB 17

Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 552
Max Crew/Passengers: 650
Purpose: Manufacturing
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Colonial Builder is a mobile manufacturing ship. They are used to produce anything from basic ship parts to ammunition and even clothing. Most of ships of this type have been decommissioned in recent years because most Battlestars have become completely self sufficient and do not require support vessels of this type.

Colonial Builder - CB 32

Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 517
Max Crew/Passengers: 650
Purpose: Manufacturing
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Colonial Builder is a mobile manufacturing ship. They are used to produce anything from basic ship parts to ammunition and even clothing. Most of ships of this type have been decommissioned in recent years because most Battlestars have become completely self sufficient and do not require support vessels of this type.
*Recovered from Caprica.

The Call of Ares

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Optimum Crew: 100
Current Crew/ Passengers: 743
Max Crew/Passengers: 750
Purpose: Trade
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Massive hanger and exterior platforms for transport landing as well
Description: The Call of Ares is a supply and trade ship that is usually making runs to the mining and research colonies on the outer worlds. It trades in anything and everything that the outer worlds might need. It has retained this purpose as a hub of civilian commerce within the fleet.
*Re-purposed for emergency Viper operations.

Phoenix

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Optimum Crew: 800
Current Crew/ Passengers: 822
Max Crew/Passengers: 850
Purpose: Tylium ore refinery and fuel production
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Small hanger docking for transports
Description: The Phoenix is a Tylium refinery ship and an important asset to any fleet. Without this ship, the fleet would soon run out of fuel and be stranded. The Phoenix is one of the larger Tylium refinery ships and when supplied with raw ore can produce enough fuel to keep the fleet fully operational and jumping almost nonstop.

Colonial Mover-004

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Optimum Crew: 10
Current Crew/ Passengers: 112
Max Crew/Passengers: 125
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Movers company owns and operates hundreds of small cargo transport ships seen all over the Colonies.

Colonial Mover-320

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Optimum Crew: 10
Current Crew/ Passengers: 118
Max Crew/Passengers: 125
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Movers company owns and operates hundreds of small cargo transport ships seen all over the Colonies.

Colonial Mover-541

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Optimum Crew: 10
Current Crew/ Passengers: 121
Max Crew/Passengers: 125
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Movers company owns and operates hundreds of small cargo transport ships seen all over the Colonies.

Colonial Mover-773

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Optimum Crew: 10
Current Crew/ Passengers: 117
Max Crew/Passengers: 125
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Colonial Movers company owns and operates hundreds of small cargo transport ships seen all over the Colonies.

Thessaly

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Optimum Crew: 200
Current Crew/ Passengers: 472
Max Crew/Passengers: 500
Purpose: Luxury civilian housing
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Can land within Hyperion's flight pod
Description: The Rising Star class of civilian liners are small luxury cruise ships. They lack the artificial greenery of ships like the Aerilon Star but maintain the same level of luxury accommodations with regards to cabins, dining, and other facilities.

Celestra

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 67
Max Crew/Passengers: 150
Purpose: Tylium storage, minor refining capabilities
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Celestra is a fuel tanker that stores portions of the fleet’s reserve Tylium. Although its facilities are limited, if required, the Celestra can produce small amounts of Tylium as well. This production is not enough to keep the entire fleet capable of making regular jumps but will prevent major power outages and ship-to-ship transportation by small craft.

Faunus

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Optimum Crew: 50
Current Crew/ Passengers: 62
Max Crew/Passengers: 150
Purpose: Tylium storage, minor refining capabilities
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Celestra is a fuel tanker that stores portions of the fleet’s reserve Tylium. Although its facilities are limited, if required, the Celestra can produce small amounts of Tylium as well. This production is not enough to keep the entire fleet capable of making regular jumps but will prevent major power outages and ship-to-ship transportation by small craft.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Gemini Freighter - 043

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Optimum Crew: 15
Current Crew/ Passengers: 172
Max Crew/Passengers: 175
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Description: The Gemini Freighters are larger, more accessible cargo haulers than the Colonial Movers.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Gemini Freighter - 073

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Optimum Crew: 15
Current Crew/ Passengers: 172
Max Crew/Passengers: 175
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Description: The Gemini Freighters are larger, more accessible cargo haulers than the Colonial Movers.

Gemini Freighter - 204

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Optimum Crew: 15
Current Crew/ Passengers: 166
Max Crew/Passengers: 175
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Description: The Gemini Freighters are larger, more accessible cargo haulers than the Colonial Movers.

Clenith

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Optimum Crew: 65
Current Crew/ Passengers: 397
Max Crew/Passengers: 400
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Athabasca class freighter is larger and even more accessible than the Gemini. The entire vessel and all cargo bays receive full life support and as such are easily used to house the overcrowded civilian population of other vessels.

Epirus

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Optimum Crew: 80
Current Crew/ Passengers: 723
Max Crew/Passengers: 750
Purpose: Colonization ship, cargo transport, survey
Weaponry Capabilities: Light
Landing Capabilities: Numerous hangers for small transports
Description: The Epirus is a large multi-purpose craft. It runs the gamut from basic functions such as transportation and hauling duties to surveying and colonization of outlying posts and large scale mining operations. It is lightly armed and has a significant CIC meant to coordinate with other support craft.

Asclepius

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Optimum Crew: 120
Current Crew/ Passengers: 557
Max Crew/Passengers: 600
Purpose: Cargo ship refitted for medical duties
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Hanger docking for small transports
Description: The Asclepius is a Gideon class transport ship. Rather than a large open hull, these ships are subdivided into decks and function much like any other non-cargo vessel. This makes it ideal for conversion to habitation or other purposes.

Syracuse

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Optimum Crew: 18
Current Crew/ Passengers: 42
Max Crew/Passengers: 50
Purpose: Treatment vessel
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Exterior landing platform
Description: The Demetrius class is essential a mobile waste treatment center. The ship serves as a final reserve alternative in the event that the water recycling systems of the larger ships fail. The vessel can also function to refine and treat other products and aids as a minor but essential part of the fleet's industry.

Intris

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Optimum Crew: 20
Current Crew/ Passengers: 108
Max Crew/Passengers: 120
Purpose: Cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: Very light
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking only
Description: The Scylla class is an alternative cargo hauling design to the Colonial Mover. It is overall a more agile vessel with greater capabilities. However, they are far less common because long distant hauling simply does not require such features making the added costs outweigh the few benefits. But as a member of the Fleet, this model of cargo hauler is by far the most useful.

Eternal Maiden

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Optimum Crew: 12
Current Crew/ Passengers: 24
Max Crew/Passengers: 42
Purpose: Private Luxury Yacht
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: The Eternal maiden is a private luxury yacht for the Sanoma family holding all eight members of the family and their twelve crew members on it. It is the smallest civilian ship in the entire fleet that is still FTL capable.

Libran Transit-052

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Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers:104
Max Crew/Passengers: 600
Purpose: Passenger and cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: Chartered from Libran, this is a popular small transport for both passengers and cargo. Libran Transit vessels tend to provide for short range flights and are among the more densely packed vessels, even more so than the galactic liners.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Libran Transit-147

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Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 121
Max Crew/Passengers: 600
Purpose: Passenger and cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: Chartered from Libran, this is a popular small transport for both passengers and cargo. Libran Transit vessels tend to provide for short range flights and are among the more densely packed vessels, even more so than the galactic liners.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Libran Transit-212

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Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 97
Max Crew/Passengers: 600
Purpose: Passenger and cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: Chartered from Libran, this is a popular small transport for both passengers and cargo. Libran Transit vessels tend to provide for short range flights and are among the more densely packed vessels, even more so than the galactic liners.
*Recovered from Caprica.

Libran Transit-224

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Optimum Crew: 500
Current Crew/ Passengers: 113
Max Crew/Passengers: 600
Purpose: Passenger and cargo transport
Weaponry Capabilities: None
Landing Capabilities: Airlock docking
Can land within either Hyperion's or Hephaestus' flight pod
Description: Chartered from Libran, this is a popular small transport for both passengers and cargo. Libran Transit vessels tend to provide for short range flights and are among the more densely packed vessels, even more so than the galactic liners.
*Recovered from Caprica.

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Small Craft

Viper Mark VII

Crew: 1
Length: 9.9m
Cruising Speed: 110m/s (Approx 250 mph)
Armament: 3 30mm cannons (1000 rounds each)
8 Missile Mounts*


The Viper MK VII is the main interceptor/space-superiority fighter of the Colonial Fleet. The main improvements of the MK VII over earlier models include: a sleeker design; enhanced avionics allowing for better computing, targeting, etc. (as well as the new CNP); and the addition of a third cannon mounted on the vertical stabilizer/wing.

Hyperion's Air Wing contains 300 Vipers at full strength. Hephaestus carries an additional 40 in her Air Wing.

Viper Mark II

Crew: 1
Length:
Cruising Speed:
Armament: 2 30 mm cannons (1000 rounds each)
2 Missile Mounts*

The Viper MK II was the main fighter of the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. Although a bit outdated, the MK II is still an effective space-superiority fighter. Although decommissioned and replaced by newer models, MK IIs can still be found in reserve at older bases and even actively part of combat wings on several neglected ships. Hyperion picked up five Viper MK IIs from the Battlestar Columbia's air wing.

Viper Mark III

Crew: 1
Length:
Cruising Speed:
Armament: 2 30 mm cannons (1000 rounds each)
2 Missile Mounts*

Th Mk III is a slightly more updated version of the Viper, an improvement on the Mk II which saw service late in the Cylon War and carried the Colonial Fleet into the next few decades of combat. Like the Mk II, they have largely been replaced. Although they are a more recent model, the war surplus of Mk II makes the older model a more common sight in current times.

Two Mk IIIs were found and recovered from Foley Field on Aquaria.

Raptor

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Crew: 2
Max Passengers: 12
Length: 10.15m
Cruising Speed: 70m/s (Approx. 160 mph)
Armament: 2 Six-barrel 20mm cannons (3000 rounds each)
2 Rocket Pods (240 rockets each, 20 rockets per burst)
8 Missile Mounts*

The Raptor is the main military transport and electronic countermeasures vessel for the Colonial Fleet. Raptors can also perform combat roles with exterior mounted weaponry, and they frequently see action as Search and Rescue (SAR) units.

One Raptor, however, can not perform all feats without being modified for a specific task. A combat Raptor for example will not be able to hold as many troops nor fly as swiftly as one stripped down and dedicated for transport purposes. Raptors can be modified to many in-between states but the three general classifications are:
Combat Raptor: Full counter measures, full weapon array, maximum of six passengers.
Standard Raptor: Standard counter measures, cannons and two missile mounts, maximum of eight passengers.
Transport Raptor: Limited counter measures, no offensive weapons, maximum of twelve passengers.

Hyperion's Air Wing consists of 50 Raptors and Hephaestus carries an additional 10.

Landram Mark II Ground Assault Vehicle

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Crew: 3
Max Passengers: 12

The Hephaestus carries four Landram Mark IIs to compliment the large marine contingent on board. These vehicles are meant primarily for ground operations and are deployed out of the flight pod either while landed or from very low altitudes. Think of the Landram as a cross between the Mass Effect Mako and modern Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Landram Mark I Ground Vehicle

Crew: 3 (2 if non-combat version)
Max Passengers: 8

The Landram MK I is an old vessel which saw action during the First Cylon War. The MK I has weaker armor and presents a larger target than the MK II. It also is a lot slower and much less maneuverable. The MK I, however, is still a strong machine that can carry heavy loads, not just cargo but also armament. While the MK II might be considered a fast tank, the MK I is more of a slow, armored truck.

After so many years of service, and although it has been gradually phased out by the MK II, many military installations still use the original MK I for noncombat roles (backwaters that have yet to receive MK IIs still use them for all roles). With the MK I's combat hay day gone, many old models have also found their way into the civilian market. The Zeus' Arm mining ship carries ten Landram MK Is. Numerous others have been picked up and modified since the Aquaria mission and are stored on the Hephaestus and Epirus.


*Colonial Missile Mount options include:
Fighter-Fighter missiles (Fast/maneuverable/short range/low yield or slower/long range/high yield)
Fighter-Capital ship torpedoes (Precision strike or area effect)
Nuclear warheads
Electronic Countermeasures - missile fired toward enemy craft then when detonated scrambles their systems.

[Roger Davis]

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