The Babylon Project
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The White Star fleet was a force of 100 - 150 or so ships built by the Minbari in secret in 2260.[1] Each ship was assigned a number rather than the more usual practice of unique names, however some Anla'shok Captains have chosen unoffical names for their ships.

Prototypes

Before the White Star 1 was fully developed three scaled down fighter sized White Star prototypes were produced in order to test the viability of mating Vorlon and Minbari technology. After a number of delays, the three ships were finished in November 2259 and they were soon put into action when they were used to prevent the Shadows from using the Temporal Rift in Sector 14. The three fighters were piloted by the newly qualified Ranger Cole and Ranger Sakai with Entil'Zha Sinclair piloting the third. The mission was a success, though it came at the cost of Ranger Sakai, who's fighter fell into the time distortion. Entil'Zha Sinclair's ship was hit by shrapnel with penetrated his canopy and left him with a deep scar on his cheek.[2]

White Star fleet

White Star 1

Main article: White Star 1

White Star 2

Main article: White Star 2
  • Sheridan's personal flagship following the destruction of the original ship. [5]
  • During the Earth Alliance Civil War, Sheridan modified the paint job for the vessel to stand out as his own.[6]
  • White Star 2 was destroyed when it collided with a sizable chunk of battle debris, just after defeating a Earthforce advanced destroyer group. [7]

White Star 4

White Star 7

  • One of the three White Stars despatched to Earth space as a distraction for the liberation of Proxima III. [6]

White Star 9

Main article: White Star 9
  • Part of a fleet of White Stars that destroyed a Vorlon observation post just prior to the battle of Coriana VI. [5]
  • Engaged Earthforce advanced destroyer group alongside White Stars 2 and 4 in 2261. [7]

White Star 12

  • One of the three White Stars despatched to Earth space as a distraction for the liberation of Proxima III. [6]

White Star 14

Main article: White Star 14
  • Commanded by Ranger Ericsson. Dispatched along with four other White Stars to attack a Shadow base on Dorak VII. The ship and crew are intentionally sacrificed as part of a ruse to provoke the Shadows into attacking Coriana VI space at the same time the Vorlons were set to arrive in. [8]
  • A different "White Star 14" participated in the liberation of Proxima III in 2261. [6]

White Star 16

Main article: White Star 16
  • Destroyed by the Drakh in Delenn's first encounter with them. [9]

White Star 18

  • One of the three White Stars despatched to Earth space as a distraction for the liberation of Proxima III. [6]

White Star 20

White Star 26

White Star 27

White Star 40

White Star 43

  • One of several White Stars assigned to monitor the Centauri border in 2262. Came upon a confrontation between Centauri and Drazi forces but was unable to make contact with Babylon 5 to call for reinforcements. Forced to confront the fleet alone it was unable to prevent the fleets from engaging in open battle. [14]

White Star 90

Main article: White Star 90
  • Heavily damaged by Raiders after discovering what they were doing to the Enphili homeworld near the border of Drazi space in 2262. It managed to return to Babylon 5 though only one crew member survived just long enough to deliver the information. [15]
  • In 2267 it was assigned to the Victory class destroyer project, under the authority of Michael Garibaldi. Ferried Sheridan from a rendezvous point to the construction site, then on to Babylon 5. [16]

White Star Prime

Main article: White Star Prime
  • Callsign for the lead White Star of the first squadron to arrive in hyperspace prior to the liberation of Proxima III. Commanded by Marcus Cole. [6]

References

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