Read more about The White Star (Babylon 5) at: Wikipedia Official Site: J. Michael Straczynski The White Star is a fictional, cruiser class combat spacecraft type in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The White Star class was designed and built through a collaborative effort between the Minbari religious caste and the Vorlon Empire. With the reorganization and revitalization of the Rangers as a force with which to fight the Shadows, it was imperative that they be provided with a warship that would not be inherently recognized as either Vorlon or Minbari. As such, the ship was designed and built in secret and in large numbers by the Minbari worker caste. These vessels proved devastating during the Shadow War and the subsequent Earth Alliance Civil War. After the dust had settled, they served as a vital part of the Interstellar Alliance's military assets. The White Star commanded by John Sheridan was thought to be unique until near the end of the third season (in "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place"), where it was revealed that the first wave of 40-50 White Stars had entered service. White Stars continued to be built and they were used extensively thereafter. The original White Star was vaporized as Sheridan crashed it into the largest city on Z'ha'dum while detonating two 500-megaton nuclear warhead. While they are powerful ships featuring Vorlon and Minbari technology, Earth Alliance Omega class destroyers proved they could lock onto a White Star and destroy it, breaking the Minbari "stealth" advantage they had had previously (in the episode "No Surrender, No Retreat"Captain John Sheridan and Marcus cole confirmed weapons lock on the White Stars). The advanced Omega class destroyers from the EarthForce wiped out 20 White Stars in a battle that also destroyed Susan's White Star. At the same time all six (6) EarthForce ships that where in the battle where also where destroyed, thus having no real winner for the battle. The White Star fleet lost many more ships in the battle then EarthForce did, thus it was not a Victory for the White Star fleet when they fought EarthForce.
The White Star (Babylon 5) has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.
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The White Star (Babylon 5)
