Colonial Security Vessels (D5)

The Colonial Security Vessel (CSV) is an early type of warship operated by the fleets of the Twelve Colonies before the First Cylon War. The CSV was generally a carrier type vessel able to deploy small groups of fighter types such as the RS-18 Rapere. Unlike the later Battlestar concept it was not particularly well armed and relied mostly on its air wing for defence.

At the time of the Cylon Revolt the CSV were the mainstay of the Colonial Fleets before they were amalgamated into one single unified force. They bore the brunt of the early fighting and proved unsuited to the war at hand. Efforts were quickly made to improve them before the first Battlestars came into the fray. Some survivors continued to serve throughout the war, however, as escort carriers for supply convoys.