Battlestar Excalibur

The battlestar Excalibur was one of the original twelve Jupiter class battlestars that was constructed shortly after the beginning of the first Cylon War, each of which was given to one of the 12 Colonies. The Excalibur represented Virgon.

Construction and Military Service
The battlestar Excalibur was the seventh built of the original twelve Jupiter class battlestars. Upon it's completion, the Excalibur was offered to the colony of Virgon, where it remained in orbit for the first two months of the war. During the third month, the neighboring colony of Leonis was attacked and her battlestar, the Heracles, was disabled. In response, the Virgon monarchy reluctantly dispatched the Excalibur to defend Leonis. The Excalibur managed to repel the Cylon fleet after a fierce fifteen hour battle, emerging heavily damaged but victorious. Following an extensive refit, the Excalibur was assigned to battlestar group 65, where it served alongside the battlestar Daedalus and the battlestar Heracles under the command of admiral Westlake.

Crew Compliment
The Excalibur was known to have had at least 5,000 crewmembers in total, including officers and command staff, pilots, marines and technicians.

Armaments
The Excalibur was equipped with:
 * 24 anti ship turrets
 * 514 point defense turrets
 * Multiple nuclear warheads
 * Numerous Viper mark 2 space superiority fighters
 * Numerous Raptor multi purpose vehicles

Propulsion Systems
The Excalibur was equipped with numerous directional thrusters scattered all over the ship, six sublight engine pods located to the rear of the ship, and a fully functional FTL drive.