The original Osiris class battlecruiser was designed just prior to the designing of the battlestars. In addition to providing the Colonial forces with a new warship capable of taking on the latest (for that time at least) basestar, it also provided a testbed for many of the technologies that were to be incorporated into the battlestars. Osiris class battlecruisers were used as the core element of many action groups.
As the war continued on, a need to upgrade the existing design was determined to be necessary. As more of the upgraded Osiris' entered service, the original versions were relegated to escort battlestars, while the upgraded Osiris' took the original versions place as the core of the action groups.
As an aside, the original Osiris was one of the first ships to carry the new Asp Class recon Viper, being designed and constructed to carry the new fighter before it actually entered service!
The Osiris was drawn and designed by Terry Ollila, SSD's drawn by Sean Driscoll.
The Osiris have one large shuttle bay, which has two launch tubes ([J1.54] which are able to propel a fighter flight to speed 12 and will launch in direction 5 or 2) and a standard shuttle hatch (launching and landing from direction 4).
The shuttle bay is large enough to accept yachts.
The Osiris has a hyperspeed multiplier of x1.25.
| A | B,C | D | E | F/H | G/J | K/L | M | N |
| 8 F.Hull 4 Bridge 2 Flag 2 Aux 2 Lab 1 Ph.2 |
8 F.Hull 2 Ph.1 4 Ph.3 |
4 C.Hull 5 Missile |
4 C.Hull 4 Ph.3 |
3 C.Hull 3 Cargo 2 APR 1 Ph.2 |
3 C.Hull 3 Battery 4 APR |
15 Warp 5 A.Hull 2 Ph.3 |
21 Fighter | 6 Shuttle 4 Fighter 4 Ph.3 |
| Area D connects to Area M, and Area E connects to Area N. The Refit Osiris replaces all Ph.2 with Ph.1's. | ||||||||
| GIF file | |
|---|---|
| Osiris Class Battlecruiser SSD | 48k |
| Ship | Crew Units | Brdg Parties | BPV | Move Cost | Size Class | Turn Mode | Explos. Str | F&E Cmd | Ftr Flights | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osiris Class Battlecruiser | 45 | 10 | 126 | 2.00 | 2 | D | 26 | 6 | 7 | 6480 | 4 Asps |
| Osiris Class Battlecruiser (refit) | 45 | 10 | 128 | 2.00 | 2 | D | 26 | 6 | 7 | 6650 | 4 Asps |
This ship may not land on a planet.
| Ship | Type | Ftrs | Admin | Bays | Store | DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osiris Class Battlecruiser | BC | 7/4 | 6 | 2/1/1 | 300 | 27* |
