Demeter-type

Demeter-type was type of escort vessel used by the Colonial Fleet. As a sister class to Orion-class vessels, it was presumably launched around the same time, over generation before First Cylon War even started. As its sister class, Demeter-type carried battlestar grade weaponry and even more secondary batteries. While significantly smaller than Jupiter-class battlestar, these vessels were by far the largest heavy-hitters in colonial support fleet. 
==Design==
===Armament===
The main armament consists of 12 Dual KEW (kinetic energy weapons) batteries. While not the same caliber as Jupiter-class and closer in caliber to Valkyries main batteries, they still possessed a significant threat to smaller/medium Cylon vesselsBattlestar Galactica 2004, movie: "Blood & Chrome"..
Secondary armament consists of 50 dual KEW batteries, which while not possessing any kind of danger against basestars of larger Cylon support ships, could inflict significant damage to smaller Cylon escorts or incoming fighters.
===Defenses===
The class possessed two-layered defense, one active and one passive. Active one consisted of 32 Quad Point-Defence KEW batteries mainly located on the stern part of the ship, which were capable of producing impressive flak screens against incoming Cylon fighters.
As with its other Colonial contemporaries, thick armor protected the ship from any incoming missiles its flak screen did not destroy.
===Fighter Complement===
The Demeter-type is capable of supporting a small complement of Viper space superiority fighters, presumably up to a squadron, as well as being able to carry several Raptor multipurpose craft. Whether it is capable of supporting these small craft for long-term deployments or only for a brief period of time for short missions is unknown. The class possessed three large hangar bays. One on each side and one at the front. Which, compared to its sister class allowed for comfortable departures.
===Computer Systems===
Very little is known about the systems of the Demeter-type ships. It is presumed that like other First Cylon War era ships, its computer systems were extremely simple and non-networked to allow it to better resist Cylon infiltration. 
===Crew===
Its sister class, the Orion-class, only needed a crew of 150 (excluding the flight complement) to operate. We can presume that these vessels, being built around shared hulls would require only marginally larger crew.
===Propulsion===
Ships of this class have two primary and two secondary engine assemblies. Unlike its sister class, these engines are mounted directly on the primary hull, and not mounted by pylons on its sides. 
==Known Ships==
* Fleet Escort Demeter 106 (Destroyed or Decommissioned)
* 3 Unknown Demeter-type Fleet Escort Ships as part of Battlestar Group 75 (Destroyed or Decommissioned)
* 1 Unknown Demeter-type Fleet Escort Ship as part of the Ghost Fleet (Destroyed or Decommissioned)
==Behind the scenes==
* Demeter-type was designed by James Libbert for Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome
* Its Quad Point-Defence KEW batteries were originally designed as missile pods. For unknown reason, this was changed later in production kinetic weapons.
==Gallery==
DemterType1BloodAndChrome.jpg|Demeter-types assigned to BSG 75
DemterType2BloodAndChrome.jpg|Demeter-type assigned to BSG 75
DemterType3BloodAndChrome.jpg|Demeter-type assigned to the Ghost Fleet
==Unofficial Gallery==
Demeter3DModelJamesHibbert.jpg|3D Render by James Libbert
==Sources==
Category:Colonial Fleet_Ship_Classes