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SHIPS OF THE STAR FLEET Destroyers & Scouts, Volume One

One hundred and third year of issue

2290-91

The standard reference guide to the vessels of the Star Fleet

Ships of the Star Fleet

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD EDITION By Calon Riel DEFENSE FORCES INSTITUTE

Contents

Preface

01 State of the Fleet

02 Ship Classifications

03 Glossary

Destroyers 14 Kovaris class 05 Detroyat class 06 Portsmouth class 07 Intrepid class 08 Enterprise class

09 Constitution (II) class

10 Endeavor class 11 Tikopai class 12 Indomitable class

13 Enterprise (II) class

Coronado class

Belknap class

Scouts

14 Surya class 15 Coventry class 16 Avenger class

17 Daran class 18 Knox class 19 Endurance class

20 Cyane class

Appendix: Strike Cruiser - Belknap class

Preface This one hundred and third edition of Ships of the Star Fleet continues the long tradition of this publication by providing a significantly greater amount of data on the vessels of Star Fleet than any other reference work. The variety of information available on Class One Fleet units - their defense and navigation systems, weapon installa-tions, enginery, performance specifications, builders - is expanded further with this current edition, which also continues the effort begun with the ninety-seventh edition le provide an improved order of coverage of the United Federation of Planets Star Fleet. (A similar format has been adopted for the reference work Guide to the Klingon Fleet, also available from the Defense Forces Institute.) The buildup of the Star Fleet Operating Forces that is currently underway (and the corresponding increase in the number of Class One ship types to be examined) has made it necessary for the first time to divide this publication into three volumes. Installments two and three of Ships will provide additional coverage on various small Craft, Star Fleet organization, TacFleet, the Rapid Deployment Force, the Star Fleet Reserve Force, and the numerous shipyards currently engaged in Star Fleet programs. All of these are of major importance to the effectiveness of Star Fleet. The information in this reference work is organized to enable the reader to quickly vacate the data desired. The individual vessel listings (which appear in chart form) display a ship's current navigational contact code number, name, builder (or alternately converted" if the shipyard performed specifications uprating work only), date the ship's keel was laid (or alternately the date of drydocking), date the ship was launched or relaunched), date of commissioning (or recommissioning) into the Fleet, and current flatus, respectively. The reader is reminded that "launch" dates do not necessarily refer to the date a particular vessel was completed, but instead to the point at which the ship was able to leave the drydock facility under its own power. Also, "commission" dates do not take into account a vessel's shipyard post-shakedown availability (PSA) schedule, which takes place between eight and ten months after delivery (and is usually between two and three months long). Terran local calendar dates are used where applicable; standard stardates are used in all other instances. The ship status codes used here were chosen to assist the reader in quickly identifying a vessel's current posture and general operating area. (The Official Star Fleet Vessel Register uses a more detailed - and complex - method.) The boldface A is used to indicate any ship currently in active service. (Ships on temporary operational stand down or those in port for short-term maintenance are listed as active.) This designation is followed by the ship's primary assigned mission territory, categorized by sub-quadrant (or quadrant). Thus, a listing appears as Al N (active, subquadrant one north), A2S (active, subquadrant two south), AO (active, quadrant zero), etc. The boldface ATRA indicates a ship currently serving as a line training vessel; such a ship may, at times, be assigned to one of the Star Fleet Academies for service on rotation as a midshipman training vessel. The status code ATAC indicates a vessel under the operational jurisdiction of TacFleet. (Ships assigned to service with the Rapid Deployment Force are not indicated as such since this is a short-term, rotational assignment.) The status note "Converted" indicates a vessel that has been uprated and is currently listed as a member of another class. Ships undergoing long-term overhaul or damage repair (but not conversion) are indicated by the term "Yard." The status note "Lost" indicates a vessel lost in the line of duty. Additional notations are "Reserve" (for ships assigned to the Star Fleet Reserve Force), "Building," "Planned," and "Decommissioned," The illustrations accompanying most starship sections represent the distinctive insignias of those starship classes. These are not to be confused with individual vessel insignia, which vary from ship to ship. (Some examples of these are also included.). Serving as a somewhat limited identifying device, each insignia is unique to the starship for which approved and is depicted as it currently appears. Where no illustration is present, no insignia had been approved as of the date of publication. Additionally, some unauthorized distinctive insignia are included

because they are routinely displayed by ships of a particular class even though they have not been approved by the Bureau of Spacecraft, Star Fleet Command. Such insignia are always labeled as "unauthorized." This edition contains a specialized appendix detailing internal features of the Belknap (CS 2501)-class strike

cruisers. This material is in response to many requests, partially from non-Federation readers, for more of a perspective on the current capabilities and components of Class One Star Fleet vessels. The information on the Belknap class is current through the date of publication (February 2290, Terran); however, the reader is encouraged to consult various sources since individual vessel configurations vary considerably and certain data is restricted under Star Fleet classification ratings (and is therefore unavailable).

The publishers of this 103rd edition of Ships of the Star Fleet are indebted to many individuals and organizations for helping with its preparation. Chief among these are Huss Randon, former director of the Star Fleet Office of Procurement, and Sir Kyle Greenleaf, former head of the Naval Construction Contracts Board. Timothy Farrar and Cols Freerson, publishers of Defensik Ononduk (Defense Profile), have also been extremely helpful. A large amount of the data necessary for the formation of the starship configurations contained in this

edition was provided by our longtime associate, E. Van Skjolder. In addition, much of the material of Del Vyrsta, William Bratlaw, and Jonathan Kars and Amye Stalt (outstanding space flight imagers) was invaluable in determining the current arrangement and individual modification status of Star Fleet vessels.

The detailed information on the USS Belknap was prepared by Makita Recamier for the publication Starship Tactics. Among the many individuals who have contributed valuable information to this edition are Benton Carlisle, Chief of Information at Matramel Ltd.; Drespi Sorah of Rapier Dynamics Group; Lt. Douglas Prescott, Office of Public Relations, Starbase 17; Lt. Cmdr. Cameron Elsworth, USS Swift; H. Marie Sartell of Litton-Sedeco Shipbuilding; Dorn Winston and Allen Davies of Rodriquez Ingenieria; Cmdr. Warren G. Alder of Superscout Development Group 1; Lt. Cmdr. Julian E. Rypkos, Reveria Squadron, Star-base 21; William C. Guiss, editor of Federation Merchantman; Frederic Bosch of Hycor Defense Systems; Justin Haleford, Star Fleet Systems Command; Minas Prentel and Kusi Itega of Starship Interstellar; Alaric Montoja of Prentice-Schaferaerran Division; Rear Admiral Joseph Keliher, Chief of Star Fleet Research; Commodore Richard E. Chang, commander, Starbase 9; Rear Admiral Roane C. Austin, Asst. Cmdr. for Logistics and Fleet Support; Suvish Kaln, Research and Development, Ag Murpeth; Commodore C. Paul Steele, Tactical Readiness Division, TacFleet; Malatin Ortai of the Advanced Systems Division, Cochrane Warp Dynamics; Capt. Y. C. Lujik, USS Repulse; Lt. Lyle Gevins, Helicon Squadron, Star Station Praeses; and Curtis T. Vieck, director, Strike Cruiser Development Project.

Special thanks go to Rear Admiral Aridas Sofia of the Star Fleet Bureau of Operations for his invaluable and timely assistance. Finally, this reference work could not have been completed without the continued support and assistance of Carlson Rentee, director of the Defense Forces Institute; Jenifer Symms, editor for the hard-copy format of this publication; and Carolann Leviere, personal assistant to the compilation staff. The second and third installments of this edition of Ships of the Star Fleet are scheduled for publication in April and June (2290), respectively. Compilation of the 104th edition (Terran calendar 2291) has already begun, and comments or additional data are welcome. Information or material should be directed to the Defense Forces Institute, Northeast Colonialdome, Bay Colony Centroplex, United Americas, Earth.

Calon Riel February 2290

State of the Fleet Star Fleet is once again at the center of a whirlwind of rapidly changing public opinion. The decline of the Fleet in the period after the Kzinti Incursion - which led to a low of about 1,260 active, Class One starships in 2284 - is in the process of being reversed. However, while the present Star Fleet Commissioner is committed to his predecessor's goal of a 1600-ship Class One fleet, other matters have since risen to the forefront of the public consciousness: the current controversy surrounding the secret development of the project code-named Genesis has settled on, among others, Star Fleet Division. In the midst of a ten-year buildup, it thus appears that the Fleet may be headed back into a period of "undernourishment."

This is not the first time the mission profile of Star Fleet has been threatened with dramatic alterations because of political developments within the Federation Council chamber. In the years following the Four Years War, the consensus supported a balance of offensive, defensive, and exploratory capabilities. Renewed hostilities with the Klingon Empire during the Organian Conflict bolstered this view. Toward the end of the 2260s, however, political strife swept the Empire as Bur Chak and Sta Mura kingdoms battled for the Emperor's seat. This rendered the border relatively quiet, and combined with the peace imposed by the Organians created a pacifist movement within the Federation that made its presence felt in the Council. Regular calls for large cuts in Star Fleet appropriations began to be heard. The brief period of warfare that followed the Kzinti Incursion in 2272 momentarily stemmed this tide. It soon reappeared, however, strengthened by self-recriminatory claims that the Kzin were the victims of "hemming-in" by the Federation. The final blow came with the revelation of covert Star Fleet operations against the Kzin for three years prior to the latter's attack on Tau Ceti. A series of legislative acts followed that sharply reduced the Fleet's offensive potential. As a result, by 2282 the Fleet was very different from the one that ten years earlier had defeated the Kzin at Zetar. TacFleet and the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) had suffered the sharpest reductions, while the subquadrant fleets had seen their resources concentrated in the various system defense forces and exploratory efforts. By 2284, the Class One starship fleet had fallen to 69 classes and 1,265 hulls, down from a high of 104 classes and 1,907 hulls in 2268. (It should be noted that these numbers refer to year-long averages of "front-line" classes which include some that move in and out of various states of ready reserve.)

The numbers cited above, however, tell only part of the story. Grave strategic weaknesses emerged from numerous individual cost-saving and mission-altering actions. Construction of the successful but costly Ariel (SC 2200)-class shuttlecarriers was halted at four hulls (of ten planned). With the exception of the Ishtasse (cruiser) and Fury (frigate) classes, plans for new medium starship construction (e.g. cruiser, light cruiser, perimeter action ship, etc.) were cancelled. Slated construction of additional mixed-use Enterprise (CH 1701)-class heavy cruisers was changed, with the result being enormous expenditures for the cheaper, limited-use, exploratory heavy cruisers of the Tikopai (CH 1800) class. Along a similar vein, eight Avenger (FH 1860)-class heavy frigates were refitted for limited-use, exploratory duty (Endurance/FR 1862 class). Insufficient funding also hindered research and development efforts. The most spectacular casualty here was the Space Control Ship (SCS) design program, which suffered its most serious blow when funding was curtailed on the connected trans-warp development effort. Less conspicuous were the innumerable problems confronted in efforts to design and build a battlecruiser (Menahga/DH 3100 and Mitannic/CG 3103 classes) and a single engine, linear warp driven scout/destroyer. The diminished retaliatory capabilities of the Fleet soon led to problems on the frontier. By Earth-year 2283 the Bur Chak kingdom of Shanto K'tor had consolidated its hold over the Klingon Emperor's seat, and the political stability this provided - coupled with the decline of the Star Fleet deterrent - soon prompted a new wave of adventurism along the border. Moreover, intelligence revealed evidence of renewed collusion between the Klingon and Romulan military establishments, with the apparent goal being the securing of

uncharted space outside the "underbelly" of the Federation (external to subquadrants two south and three south). On 08 June 2283, Lars-Erik Valdemar was named Federation Commissioner of the Star Fleet Division, largely on the basis of his accurate predictions of the consequences of retrenchment. In accepting the post, he was assured of Council support to reverse the Fleet's downward slide. This he received, but not without continued resistance from a weakened but still vocal pacifist bloc.

Valdemar's plan was weighted more towards rectifying specific past mistakes than enacting a broad overhaul. To deal with personnel problems, he approved a number of incentives for re-enlistment, increased acceptances to the Academies, and made moves to improve morale (including a redesign of Star Fleet uniforms). To restore the ailing Class One Fleet, Valdemar put forth a plan for a "1600-ship" Star Fleet, a plan that would reverse the decline of a fleet that had reached a high of almost 2,000 active, Star Fleet-crewed ships during the late 2260s. He first reactivated numerous old cruisers, light cruisers, frigates, etc. to free newer, medium starship hulls for TacFleet and RDF service. Rapid progress was then made on clearing new construction of long-proposed starships of these types. The inflexibility of Tikopai-class heavy cruisers was dealt with through construction of an improved Enterprise (ex-Levant CH 1843) class and uprating of existing starships of the older Enterprise class. The heavy frigate force was strengthened through construction of improved Avenger (Cyane FH 1890 class) starships. The Kirov ION 2150) class, one of the dreadnought designs to emerge from the Avenger Design Refit Program (Project ADREFT), was also put into production, and five vessels have to date been built. Increases in the funding of trans-warp research, while not providing the new means of super-propulsion hoped for, did yield the advanced, circumferential warp engine (ACE), and thus made possible the development of a new generation of scouts and destroyers (Cygnus/ST 617, Amerind/5T 626, and Cochise/DD 530 classes). In related moves, the shipyard availability schedules of the two space control ships were modified. The Ingram (50 2001) was fitted with advanced LN-72 linear warp engines earlier than originally planned, which allowed the Excelsior (50 2000) to remain on station as a flagship in southern sub-quadrants two and three. Ingram has since left drydock and is active on flagship duty; Excelsior is currently scheduled for a complete overhaul to reflect design improvements built into her sister ship.

The goal of the ten-year, Class One fleet buildup is a "year-long average" of approximately 90 classes and 1600 active hulls by 2295. In 2288, with the buildup well underway, Valdemar retired his position as Star Fleet Commissioner to accept a seat on the United Earth Triumvirate. His successor, T, Sela Arno, was immediately confronted with the controversy that followed the detonation of the flawed "Genesis" device. Star Fleet was already facing the difficult problems of maintaining political support for new ship construction and finding sufficient personnel for an expanded shore establishment, mobile ground force, and operating forces. The change in public and political perceptions of the Fleet has only exacerbated these problems. Moreover, Arno has never had the close connections with the Council that so aided Valdemar in difficult times. It is therefore possible that the present efforts to bring Star Fleet back to top form will fall short of stated goals. With continued Klingon and Romulan activity outside the southern subquadrants, these are portentous developments.

ACHIEVING A 1600-SHIP FLEET The planned 1600-ship Class One fleet is shown in the last column of Table 1-1. These numbers may be influenced by many factors. The deactivation of older, front-line vessels ahead of schedule; the cancellation or cutback of some construction programs; and a change in the "direction" of the Fleet's primary mission profile in the coming five-year period are all possible occurrences that could affect Star Fleet's ability to maintain a "1600-ship" fleet.

TABLE 1-1. STAR FLEET STRENGTH (January 2290) 2268 2270 2275 2280 2285 2290 2295 Active Ships 1,907 1,863 1,535 1,388 1,292 1,487 1,633

Battle Force Ships 1,716 1,594 1,385 1,232 1,164 1,325 1,491 Active Ships Cruisers

CH 109 107 84 91 90 93 95

CS 3 15 28 35 37 CG 1 7 9 10 CD 6 6 6 10 15 15 CKE/CE 59 49 15 12 5 5 9

CA 88 83 57 33 21 38 40

CL 70 51 29 20 17 12 20

Frigates FH 11 21 15 23 28 FR 66 64 49 61 68 75 92 FF 43 36 17 25 29 29 41

Destroyers DH 20 15 14 12 5 5 3

DD 105 97 92 82 77 89 87

Scouts 55 30 27 22 30 32 42 55

ST 91 78 49 45 43 52 61

Patrol Combatants DN 14 12 11 23 28 30 30 CO 10 13 8 10 13 13 18

PKA/P A 237 248 250 233 216 268 291

CV 151 106 99 78 52 67 84

CP 307 271 268 205 211 218 229

CR 310 331 301 225 193 201 238

Shuttlecarriers 4 4 5 6 Space Control Ships 1 2 Fleet Auxiliaries

Transports 45 48 31 30 25 34 36

Transport/Tugs 52 55 40 33 30 29 43

Tenders 31 51 25 27 22 25 21

Combat Support 33 41 26 35 30 43 20

Other 30 74 28 31 21 31 22

Star Fleet Reserve Force CH 10 12 4 9 CL 21 14 2 5 FH 2 FR 3 5 8 12 FS 29" 29 ON 3 3 3 3 PKA/PA 7 7 8 15 15 19 30

Auxiliary Ships 10 9 17 21 10 11 18

* Indicates the six Coronado class ships reclassified as "through-deck cruisers" in 2270. ** Represents the 29 ships of the new Fury class. HEAVY CRUISERS

The heavy cruiser continues to be the focal point of Star Fleet strategy. A total of 93 vessels of this type are currently listed as active on the Star Fleet Vessel Register: the 7 ships of the Enterprise (II) class; the 18 Ashanti-class heavy cruisers; the Tikopai class ships (33); the Enterprise class (3); Constitution (Ill class (7); Endeavor class (14); 4. Achernar class (9); and one ship each of the older Bonhomme Richard and Constitution classes. By 2295 this number will stand at 95 after the Enterprise (II) class finishes building/converting and the Essex (CHT 1727) and Potemkin (CHT 1711) are retired. Long-range plans call for the design finalization and beginning of construction on the proposed Reigate heavy cruiser class by 2296 to replace the aging Achernar starships on active duty. Also, additional ships of the lshtasse cruiser type may be procured to provide an improved, low-end heavy cruiser capability.

Star Fleet is planning a new class of exploratory cruisers, currently designated as Lng'we Chi design. These ships will be smaller and slightly faster than the Nineveh HAI 21050) class now in production. Three ships are scheduled to be active by 2295.

The eight ships of the new Amchitka (CL 1310) class will be in service by 2293, bringing the total number of active light cruisers to 20. Plans to supplement the current through-deck cruiser force with an additional 12 ships of the Advance (CD 1981) design have been shelved.

The Excel (CS 2545)-class strike cruisers are scheduled to begin building in late 2293, and two ships will be in service by 2295. These cruisers will supplement the current Belknap (CS 2501) and Impervious (CS 2530) classes. All ten ships will be to service by 2298.

FRIGATES Star Fleet is planning to have approximately 20 new frigate-type ships active by 2295, at least 14 of which will be of the FR 2300 design. These ships are needed to replace the aging Surya (FR 1850) and Coventry (FR 1230)-class frigates, which will begin retiring at the turn of the century. The Daran (FF 3201) and Darter (FF 3213) classes will be supplemented by the Decisive (FF 3231)-class fast frigates, the first of which will join the fleet in January 2291. These ships will have a smaller profile and will be faster than the previous classes. Nineteen ships are planned. The Kresta IFH 1966)-class heavy frigates are scheduled to begin building in mid-2292. These will be the last frigate-type ships constructed based on the Avenger (FH 1860) design. All nine vessels will be completed by 2296. DESTROYERS No new destroyer-type construction is planned before the turn of the century. The reactivation of 12 older Kovaris (DD 460) class ships in 2287 and 2288 has increased the force to 89; Star Fleet's goal was 100 ships. (In the 2270s Star Fleet was not able to maintain a force of 100 destroyers.) The similarly aged Marklin class was deemed wholly unsuitable for refit / conversion / reactivation. The Portsmith class added the disadvantage of being too light; a Greer corsair could outgun and out-distance a Port smith with any foreseeable upgrade package. The Thufirs have almost all been transferred to the Andorian Home Guard, and their slow speed made them not worth the wrangling necessary to wrest them back. The two remaining Detroyat (DH 1100)-class heavy destroyers will be retired in 2293 or 2294, leaving only three active ships of this type (Menahga/DH 3100 class). The majority of Saladins have already been redesignated as Fleet Reconnaissance craft, and the few remaining Saladin DDs will be SRs by the end of the year. SCOUTS Nine new ships of the Amerind (ST 626) design will be commissioned between 2293 and 2295, joining the four already in service. The new vessels will have an increased range and superior scientific capability. Also, additional ships of the Darwin (ST 652) class may be procured sometime after 2295. The three Superscout classes will be supplemented by ships of the new Ianetos (SS 710) class beginning in early 2292. Sixteen ships will be built; all are scheduled to be active by 2296. The long-awaited Arusha-class Superscouts are slated for construction beginning in 2294. These ships will have a sleek, sophisticated design and a 23% greater range than the current ships. An impressive 32 vessels are planned. PATROL COMBATANTS Construction of dreadnought-type ships was completed in late 2289 when the last of the Kirov (DN 2150) class ships was launched at Arcturus. These five ships join the Komsomolsk (DN 2600), Ascension (DN 2520), and Federation (II) (DN 2100) classes to bring the number of deployed dreadnoughts to 30. Further dreadnought construction is not considered necessary by Star Fleet's leadership, and the force should remain constant at 30 vessels into the early part of the next century (with three older Federation class ships in reserve).

Star Fleet already has more perimeter action ships in service (268) than at any time in the last 25 Earth-years; by 2295 the number of these ships will have increased by 23 to 291 vessels. Of the currently active ships, 189 are of the Four Years War-era Kiaga (PA 820) and Agilis (PA 855) classes, many of which will begin retiring before the year 2300. The remaining 79 vessels are of the Akyazi (PA 1010), Engage (PA 1125), and Kirsanov (PKA 1170) types. Each of these classes is still in series production; when completed they will number 102, 28, and eleven vessels, respectively. All new-build ships are scheduled to be in service by 2305. The Renner (CV 3250), Daring (CV 2394), Juliet (CV 3300), and Lautaro (CV 3317) corvette classes will have their numbers supplemented by 17 when the Riga (CV 33401 class finishes building in early 2295 (construction began in December 2289). Also, "small craft" construction (corsair and clipper types) will proceed at a modest level, and additional command ships of the successful Etna design will be constructed, bringing the number of those vessels to 18 by 2295. SHUTTLECARRIERS Few Fleet programs capture the imagination of the Federation civilian populace as do the commissioning of shuttlecarriers. Federation Councilor DuBarr spoke at the Adjuvant commissioning ceremonies on 30 March 2280 and Councilor Previtas at the Fredrikstad ceremonies on '11 August 2287. The other Fredrikstad class ship, the Malvern, will be completed in early 2292, and the ceremonies at Earth already promise to surpass the previous two in pomp and grandeur. The Adjuvant's initial deployment saw her operating in troubled space in subquadrant four south off Zeta Reticuli and supporting Star Fleet operations in the Teltonis region; the Malverne is being fitted with additional weapons emplacements and is scheduled to permanently embark one regiment of surface action specialists. SPACE CONTROL SHIPS The space control ship issue continues. The Military Staff Committee refuses to consider the construction of new space control ship-types for any mission; Star Fleet is still pushing for more Excelsior/Ingram class ships (despite their generally accepted design flaws) and has recently begun promoting the new SOX (experimental) design. The Excelsior (50 2000) will return to active service sometime in 2292 after extensive modification work is completed. She will join the Ingram (50 2001) on special assignment to TacFleet. The space control ship issue will continue for some time. FLEET AUXILIARY VESSELS A large number of auxiliary ships are scheduled to begin building during 2293-95, especially tenders and support vessels. A total of 51 new tender-type ships will be constructed before the year 2300, most notably the Grin'ki class (27 ships). Seventy-four ships will be built to augment the Fleet's combat support role, including the Fjon (17), Krasnoyarsk (23), and Pakokku (21) classes. These ships are necessary since many of the currently active vessels of this type are reaching the end of their operational lives. The long-awaited Doppler (TT 3831) and Dollond (TT 3900) transport/tug classes began building in May and September 2289, respectively. Long-range plans call for a total of 110 vessels; however, there is some opposition to each of these designs, and only 48 ships have been ordered to date. With the remaining Ptolemy (TT 3801) class ships already scheduled for sequential decommissioning by the turn of the century, the Military Staff Committee will be forced to make a decision on the construction of new transport/tugs soon.

TABLE 1-2: STAR FLEET SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM NUMBER / TYPE 2290 (Actual) 2291 2292 2293 2294

CH-1701 Heavy Cruiser / Enterprise (II) class 1 1 1 CS-2545 Strike Cruiser/Excel class

CG-3112 Battlecruiser/Andernach class 1 CKE- 21050 Large Exploratory Cruiser/Nineveh class 1 1 CE- 23005 Exploratory Cruiser/Lng'we Chi class 1 CL-1310 Light Cruiser/Amchitka class 2 3 2 1 FH- 1966 Heavy Frigate/Kresta class 1 2 FH-2300 Heavy Frigate / Chandley class 4 4 5 FF-3231 Fast Frigate/Decisive class 1 2 3 3 SS 710 Superscout / Ianetos class 3 3 3

ST-626 Scout/Amerind class 3 3 CO-2131 Command Ship/Etna class 1 2 PKA-1170 Large Perimeter Action Ship / Kirsanov class 3 1 1 PA-1125 Perimeter Action Ship/Engage class 2 3 2 3 2 PA-1010 Perimeter Action Ship/Akyazi class 10 9 6 4 4 CV-3340 Corvette/Riga class 2 3 4 4 SC-2204 Shuttlecarrier/Fredrikstad class 1 TT-3831 Transport-Tug / Doppler class 2 3 5 7 TT 3900 Transport-Tug / Dollond class 3 3 5

Total New Ships 19 23 32 35 41 Figures are dates of commissioning.

SHIP CLASSIFICATIONS Star Fleet ships and small craft are classified by type and by sequence within that type. The list of classifications (by approval of the Federation Commissioner of the Star Fleet) is issued periodically, updating a system that began in Earth-year 2208. Star Fleets current list, based on a format developed in 2250, seeks to better define ship types and missions and to facilitate comparisons with Klingon ship types. The letter 'T' may be used as a suffix with any classification to denote a training vessel. Likewise, the letter 'X' is used unofficially as a suffix to indicate new or experimental designs or classes. The Following classifications are contained on the current list. CLASS ONE VESSELS CRUISERS CH HEAVY CRUISER CS STRIKE CRUISER CG BATTLECRUISER CD THROUGH-DECK CRUISER CKE LARGE EXPLORATORY CRUISER CE EXPLORATORY CRUISER CA CRUISER CL LIGHT CRUISER FRIGATES FH HEAVY FRIGATE FR FRIGATE FF FAST FRIGATE FS SMALL FRIGATE DESTROYERS DH HEAVY DESTROYER DD DESTROYER SCOUTS SS SUPERSCOUT ST SCOUT PATROL COMBATANTS DN DREADNOUGHT CO COMMAND SHIP PKA LARGE PERIMETER ACTION SHIP PA PERIMETER ACTION SHIP

ESCORTS ET ESCORT CV CORVETTE CP CLIPPER CR CORSAIR SPECIALIZED SC SHUTTLECARRIER SO SPACE CONTROL SHIP CLASS ONE AUXILIARIES SUPPORT SHIPS TR TRANSPORT TT TRANSPORT / TUG TE TENDER SP COMBAT SUPPORT SHIP

Glossary

ACE Advanced Circumferential Warp Engine PRA-TAK a combination Terran/Andorian acronym for the Peripheral Range Actuated-Tul Adas Kaana fire control system

ADREFT Avenger Design Refit program PSA Post-Shakedown Availability; refers to a vessel's return to the builder after approximately 6-10 months for systems and performance evaluation ASD Anti-Ship Defense

CGCP/SCDS Cloaking Generation, Cloaking Penetration/Stasis Countermeasure Defense System QASR an Alpha Centaurian acronym for a Scarbak particle beam maneuvering thruster system

CIDSS Close-In Deflector Shield System QEV Quadrillion Electron Volt

CQM Close-Quarters Maneuvering RAV/ISHAK a Coridanian acronym for a Tlixis Ramab Warp Celestial Guidance system

FOB Frequency of Operational Breakdowns

FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic/Tactical Data System RDF Rapid Deployment Force

KWIL a Deltan acronym for a Mandor Industries short-range, precise sensor configuration RSAT/H I RAM an Izarian acronym for a Trestis ar Trestis deflector/force field system

SANTH an Andorian acronym for an Orage ljek improvement to the Scarbak RS impulse engine configuration LD Li Donus; Deltan term meaning "all-knowing," used in reference to the L.D.-series add-on to the

"Artos" Warp Celestial Guidance system

SCS Space Control Ship design program

LN Manufacturers' standard prefix for linear warp engine model numbers SFD Star Fleet Division shipbuilding subsidiary

LRDP Long-Range Data Pod SFRF Star Fleet Reserve Force

MDPC Multi-Directional Phaser Cannon SPE Sentry Protective Envelope deflector/force field system

Mk Mark SRA Selected Restricted Availability; refers to a vessel's "drydocking" at selected periods during her service life for systems rejuvenation, overhaul, etc. MSC Military Staff Committee

NAVCAS Navigational Control And Sequencing SSDGI Sciential Sensory Data-Gathering and Interpretation system

NAVTAC Navigational System, Tactical Priority TACAR Target Acquisition Center Accelerated Response

NCC Naval Construction Contract and/or Navigational Contact Code number TEV Trillion Electron Volt

ODPC Omni-Directional Phaser Cannon WADE Wide-Angle Deflector Emitter PB Manufacturers' standard prefix for circumferential warp engine model numbers

DESTROYERS

KOVARIS Class Light Destroyers

DESTROYER: KOVARIS CLASS

HULL NUMBER Name

Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Status

NCC-460 KOVARIS Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 27 Nov 2214 16 Mar 2217 03 May 2218 Converted NCC-461 PATREKOV Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 16 July 2218 04 July 2220 05 Jan 2221 Converted

NCC-462 COLIN Star Fleet Division, Puget Sound Yards, Earth 08 Sept 2220 17 Aug 2222 12 Feb 2223 Converted NCC-463 BALGATE Star Fleet Division, Puget Sound Yards, Earth 13 Sept 2220 21 Aug 2222 08 Feb 2223 Converted

NCC-464 VALQUEZ Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 19 Oct 2220 19 Sept 2222 20 Mar 2223 Converted NCC-465 EDDINGTON Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 03 Jan 2221 12 Jan 2223 03 July 2223 Active NCC-466 RODRIGUEZ Star Fleet Division, Singapore Naval Yards, Earth 11 Mar 2221 01 Feb 2223 10 Aug 2223 Converted NCC-467 HERRON Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., New London, England, Earth 14 May 2222 28 Feb 2223 15 Aug 2223 Converted NCC-468 WHITLEY Star Fleet Division, Port Copernicus Yards, Luna 5D 2105.07 SD 2437.1 SD 2459.82 Lost

NCC-469 THORNE Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., New London, England, Earth 21 June 2222 14 Apr 2224 10 Sept 2224 Lost NCC-470 SHORELSEN Star Fleet Division, Port Copernicus Yards, tuna SD 2107.34 SD 2445.68 SD 2478.21 Converted NCC-471 MCAVETY Star Fleet Division, Baltic Yards, Leningrad, Earth 07 July 2222 21 Apr 2224 06 Nov 2224 ATRA

Project Starship was intended to design the great workhorse cruiser for the next century. Secondary objectives included greater standardization of, not only internal components, but also of major hull components, as well. In addition to a second-to-none cruiser, the program also intended to produce good support craft that would have 90% or higher commonality of major hull structures. The entire Saladin / Hermes DD/ST series was really nothing more than a spare parts program for the Constitution series that would capitalize those spare parts as useful ships until they were needed. The Baton Rouge program was designed to test out major portions of the Project Starship technologies and architecture. Her clunky appearance was intentional, as was assigning her the unassuming name of a small city, designed to deflect attention away from Baton Rouge as a candidate for the direction of Project Starship. Along those lines, the Kovaris class was designed as the Baton Rouges classmate, filling the same role for Baton Rouge as the Saladin would later serve for the Constitution. Like the Baton Rouge, Kovaris was designed to supercruise, or maintain warp 4 for extended periods. Twelve ships were authorized in 2208; Kovaris, the lead ship in the class was laid down in 2214 and commissioned in 2217. Baton Rouge was delayed until 2222, partly to continue some technology development, partly to downplay the connection. The class saw little enough action, as Starfleet intended them more as test units than as front-line combatants. In 2225, the Patrekov engaged two pirates (believed to have been Orions at the time) near Cait. The Patrekov

destroyed one and drove off the other. In 2231, Valquez surprised starship thieves stealing a decommissioned Daedalus from the yard at Salazar. In the ensuing battle, the Daedalus was destroyed, leaving no evidence of the thieves identity. A records search showed that two other Daedalus were missing from the yard. To this day, the whereabouts of the missing ships is unknown, and Starfleet has no idea who stole the vessels. In 2241, as tensions rose, and war became more likely, Starfleet ordered Kovaris to patrol in pairs due to the ambush of the Shorelsen near the Klingon Border. That ship escaped with enough damage to require two years in drydock before regaining operational status. Later that year, the Balgate was likewise heavily damaged, this time against Orion renegades seeking to overthrow their own government. During the Four Years War, they were used as inner-Federation patrol vessels, freeing up the newer and more potent Saladin and Larson Destroyers for the front. As the war wound down, they were decommissioned, from 2248-2250, with the exception of Eddington, which was already in use as an enlisted training vessel. In 2286, Starfleet Commissioner Lars Erik Valdemar ordered the refit and reactivation of the Kovaris, due to a lack of available destroyers. They were refit to approximately the same specifications as the contemporary Saladin-series configuration. Since then, in 2290, the Shorelsen and Thorne were both destroyed by rogue Klingons in an action near the Vedala Border. Starfleet hopes to replace and decommission the ten remaining ships of the class by 2295.

Potempkin in 2290

1. 447/54 retractable phaser banks 2. Mk 10 Mod 1 torpedo tubes 3. SBA impulse engines 4. Navigational beacon 5. PB-31 Mod 3 warp drive unit s

Current specifications of Kovaris class: DISPLACEMENT 71,000 MT standard, 67,000 MT light, 75,000 MT full load DURATION 2 T-years standard, 10 T-years maximum OVERALL PRIMARY

HULL SECONDARY HULL

NACELLES COMPLEMENT 102 (18 officers, 84 crew)

LENGTH 165.2 m EMBARKED CRAFT 2 BEAM 78.4 m NAVIGATION DRAFT 49.0 m System Contractor: Mandor Industries Ltd. Dalhalam, Delta IV PROPULSION COMPUTERS System Contractor: Cochrane Warp Dynamics, Minos Al Rijil, , Alpha Centauri VII System Contractor: Daystrom Computer Systems, Inc. Lunaport, Luna 2 EDR Subatomic Unified energy impulse units LASERS 2 single-mount lasers 700MW on dorsal port/stbd

2 single-mount lasers 700 MW on ventral port/stbd System Contractor: Scarbak propulsion Systems, Cairo, Terra. System Contractor: Lockheed Associated Industries, Seattle, Terra SC14B chemical combustion precise control thruster package PARTICLE CANNON: 1 Type L particle cannon 1.2 TW on dorsal main hull System Contractor: Dennison / Westinghouse, San Francisco, Terra PHOTON TORPEDOES VELOCITY Warp 4, standard System contractor: Selenia Sistemi S.P.A. Inc., Rome, Terra Warp 4.6, maximum DEFENSE 1-layer graviton/subspace globular forcefield ACCELERATION Rest Onset of Critical Momentum: 30.30 sec System contractor: Hycor, Woburn, Terra Onset of critical momentum warp engage: 8.91 sec Navigational deflector Warp 1 warp 2: 5.12 sec System contractor: Raakuv, Gaziwahaida, Andor Warp 2 warp 4: 3.76 sec LIFE SUPPORT Warp 4 warp 4.6: 8.52 sec System Contractor: Cristobal SM/S, Manila, Terra SARS Synthesizing And Regeneration System System Contractor: Triax Medifore, Villa Carlos, Bolivia, Terra

Eddington in 2223:

1. 9640 GEV laser units 2. 900 GW Particle Cannon 3. EDR impulse engines 4. Sav Deventi Deflector mount 5 PB-28 Mod 2 warp drive units 6. Landing bay

Class: Classification: Design:

Conversion: Engineering: Weapons: Modernization:

3 HEAVY CRUISERS: "ENTERPRISE" CLASS

Number Name Converted Drydocked Relaunched Recommissioned Status

NCC-1701 Enterprise Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 03 Jan 2266 23 Aug 2267 17 May 2268 Lost

NCC-1702 Farragut Star Fleet Division, Baltic Yards, Leningrad, Earth , 21 Apr 2268 03 Nov 2269 22 June 2270 Converted

NCC-1703 Lexington Newport News Shipbuilding, Louisiana, Earth 09 May 2269 13 Dec 2270 06 July 2271 Converted

NCC-1705 Excalibur Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 02 Jan 2268 11 Sept 2269 18 May 2270 Converted

NCC-1706 Exeter Litton-Sedeco Shipbuilding, Pearl Harbor Naval Facility, Earth 18 Feb 2268 27 Oct 2269 29 June 2270 A3N

NCC-1707 Hood Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 12 Sept 2269 25 Feb 2271 10 Aug 2271 Lost

NCC-1722 El Dorado Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth 26 Oct 2273 02 Jan 2275 15 lune 2275 A2S

NCC-1726 Krieger 1shikawajima Harima Industries, Yokohama, Earth 17 Mar 2271 2 i 00 2271 oi May 2273 MS

DISPLACEMENT 210,000 MT standard, 206,000 MT light, 215,000 MT full load COMPUTERS Daystrom Duotronic III with M-7 Multitronic supplement OVERALL PRIMARY

HULL SECONDARY HULL

NACELLES System Contractor: Daystrom Computer Systems, Inc. Lunaport, Luna

LENGTH 304.8m 146.3m 154.8m PHASERS 6 banks, 2 each RIM-12C independent twin mount BEAM 141.7m 141.7m 12.6m 6 banks RSM-14B single mount DRAFT 71.3m 32.9m 18.3m System contractor: Agusta Ansadado Inc., Fuzes, Venus PROPULSION 2 LN-64 Mod 3 dilithium-energized antimatter linear warp drive units. MEGAPHASERS None System Contractor: Cochrane Warp Dynamics, Minos Al Rijil, , Alpha Centauri VII PHOTON TORPEDOES 2 tubes Mk 6 Mod 1 direct 2 RSM Subatomic Unified energy impulse units; QASR particle beam

maneuvering thrusters System contractor: Skat-Rar Weapon Systems, Ezuruk, Andor

System Contractor: Scarbak propulsion Systems, Cairo, Terra. DEFENSE Launcelot primary force field & deflector control system Trentis pulsed laser reaction control system System contractor: Prentice-Schafer Inc., Marsport, Mars System Contractor: Orage Ijek, Aksajak, Andor Mentor II fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic /

Tactical Data System VELOCITY Warp 8, standard Warp 12, maximum System contractor: Trestis ar Trestis, Pangaear, Izar ACCELERATION Rest Onset of Critical Momentum: 8.51 sec CGCP/SCDS Cloak generation, penetration, and stasis

countermeasure system Onset of critical momentum warp engage: 1.12 sec Warp 1 warp 4: 0.78 sec System contractor: Hycor, Woburn, Terra Warp 4 warp 8: 0.67 sec LIFE SUPPORT MC-3C artificial gravity generator Warp 8 warp 12: 2.13 sec System Contractor: Cristobal SM/S, Manila, Terra DURATION 5 T-years standard, 22 T-years maximum Rastis radiation protection package COMPLEMENT 500 (72 officers, 428 crew) System contractor: Tidjikja/Atar Associated Industries, Rastaribi, Regulus EMBARKED CRAFT 2 Cerix waste regeneration systems NAVIGATION Dragons Eye Warp Celestial guidance System contractor: Jullundur-Lahore Ltd. Bombay, Terra System Contractor: Valdemar NCS Inc., Copenhagen, Terra

DETROYAT Class Heavy Destroyers

Number Name Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Status NCC-1100 Detroyat Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth Converted NCC-1102 Miramar Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth Converted NCC-1103 Troden Star Fleet Division, Singapore Naval Yards, Earth Converted NCC-1104 Breckenridge Rodriquez Ingenieria, Lima, Earth Converted NCC-1105 Niantic Cosmadyne Corporation, Houston Division, Earth Destroyed NCC-1106 Warangal Cosmadyne Corporation, Houston Division, Earth Converted NCC-1107 Commanger Rodriquez Ingenieria, Lima, Earth ConvertedNCC-1108 Strathclair Abou-Ghazala Ltd., Cairo, Earth ConvertedNCC-1109 Donar Star Fleet Division, New Aberdeen Naval Yards, Aldebaran Converted

Class: The Detroyat was designed to counter the Klingon threat, and formed part of the Baton Rouge family of starship design, launching in 2225. However, as a Baton Rouge era ship, it lacked dilithium, and was mothballed early because of that. In the 2250s, with the Four Years War over, and construction proceeding apace, even accounting for the disruption of the peace dividend, the MSC saw no reason to refit the Detroyat as a class to dilithium. The class was reclassified as Heavy Scouts right after the war, but even that was not enough to stave off obsolescence. Just as newer technology destroyers outclassed the Detroyat as a destroyer, so, too, new technology scouts out-performed the class in that field. The Miranda / Surya families of light cruisers and frigates was heavily based on the hull-form of the Detroyat, and one Detroyat [USS Resolution (NCC-1101)] was upgraded to dilithium when it was modified to test the Surya configuration. All of the other Detroyats were decommissioned by 2255, and that was the end of their story, or so it was thought. In 2264, with the Klingon threat increasing again, the Detroyats were reactivated and refit to dilithium-regulated circumferential drive. After the Organian intervention, they were no longer needed, and the Starfleet Division was looking at classes with an eye towards conversion to linear technology. Some classes appeared likelier to be more difficult than others to convert, so SFD selected various classes for scrapping, decommissioning, mothballing, and inactive status, based on the expected difficulty of conversion and cost-benefit analysis. Others were continued, as expected to convert easily, or critical enough to be required, despite the cost or effort involved. By 2272, all surviving Detroyats had been placed in reserve. Detroyat was not considered worth retaining, but was not so far off that it should be dismissed. The MSC considered bringing them back to refit in 2272, but delayed the decision too long, and the Cammell IV revelations reshaped policy. The Council would not approve the funds to build or convert destroyers. In 2284, new Starfleet commissioner Valdemar was looking for legal and cost-effective ways to increase the fleet. The Detroyats were only decommissioned by placing them in Inactive Commission, rather than striking them from the rolls. Legally, they still existed, and the Council was cooperative. The cost of refitting them was higher than desirable, but less than the cost of a new, unproven design that would take longer to build. Their refit was only

ever seen as a stopgap to ease the destroyer gap until enough new ships could be built to allow them to finally decommission for good, and Starfleet hopes to decommission them between 2295 and 2300. Some observers feel this overly optimistic, and that some or all of them may actually see service in the next century. Losses: USS Niantic (NCC-1105) was apparently destroyed in the M-370 system in 2267, apparently by the so-called Doomsday Machine that destroyed several planets and the USS Constellation. Classification: Originally classified as Destroyer Leader (DL) in 2225, redesignated as Heavy Destroyer (DH) in 2231. Reclassified as a Heavy Scout (SH) in 2250. Once again reclassified as Heavy Destroyer in 2284 when reactivated. Design: A simple, robust saucer with wraparound box-shaped secondary hull, and closely underslung warp engines, the Detroyat is more warp-maneuverable than it appears. Modernization: The yards performing the work misunderstood the scope of the planned conversion. The intent had been to install the KR-13J reactor and LN-64 engines, with only the barest upgrade to any other system installing the appropriate software for the new engines and reactor, for example, but no hardware changes to the ships computer. These ships were supposed to serve for a short time, only, so Starfleet didnt want to invest any more than necessary in them. The Eckard Collins Fleetworks Yards, charged with the first two refits, completely stripped the hulls down and rebuilt them to the modern standard. The cost came in slightly higher than expected. However, Geering Space Structures had the contract for the second pair, and they performed the specified work exactly as written. Surprisingly, the ECF approach was slightly cheaper. The unmodified hulls had more idiosyncrasies that ECF ironed out and Geering did not. This complicated the installation of the new components, and required each hull to be a unique job, whereas ECFs method rendered the refit hulls fairly uniform, easing new installation. Further benefits of the refurbishment included a more permanent installation, and a rejuvenated spaceframe that better handled the stresses of deployment. This extended the expected life of the vessels. This has led some proponents of the Menagha series, which is fairly closely based on the Detroyat architecture, to speculate recklessly that the

Menagha classes will have unusual longevity. Engineering: As previously mentioned, the Detroyat mounts a KR-13J reactor and LN-64A mod 1 engines. Part of the reason the Detroyat was a successful conversion was the straight-forward, simple, standard approach to her initial construction, and the refit followed the same philosophy. Weapons: Detroyat mounts RIM-10C in all banks, and two Morris Magtronics F3P direct photon torpedo launchers.

Current specifications of U.S.S. Detroyat: DISPLACEMENT 185,000 MT standard, 180,000 MT light, 189,000 MT full load DURATION 5 T-years standard, 15 T-years maximum OVERALL PRIMARY

HULL SECONDARY HULL

NACELLES COMPLEMENT 242 (52 officers, 190 crew)

LENGTH 258.7m 146.3m 154.8m EMBARKED CRAFT 2 medium shuttles, 2 4 shuttlepods BEAM 180.0m 141.7m 12.6m NAVIGATION "Artos-C" Warp Celestial Guidance DRAFT 54.9m 32.9m 18.3m System Contractor: Mandor Industries Ltd. Dalhalam, Delta IV PROPULSION Two (2) dilithium-energized antimatter linear warp drive units COMPUTERS "Con/Am" Duotronic III System Contractor: Cochrane Warp Dynamics, Minos Al Rijil, , Alpha Centauri VII System Contractor: Plessey Group, Essex, Earth

2 RST Subatomic Unified energy impulse units PHASERS 6 banks of 2 each RIM-10C System Contractor: Scarbak propulsion Systems, Cairo, Terra. System Contractor: HiBeam Energies Ltd QASR particle beam maneuvering thrusters MEGAPHASERS None System Contractor: Scarbak Propulsion Systems, Cairo, Earth PHOTON TORPEDOES 2 tubes F3P direct VELOCITY Warp 8, standard System contractor: Morris Magtronics, Woodburn, Illinois, Terra Warp 10, maximum DEFENSE Lancelot primary forcefield and deflector control system ACCELERATION Rest Onset of Critical Momentum: 9.17 sec System contractor: Prentice-Schafer inc, Marsport, Mars Onset of critical momentum warp engage: 1.23 sec "Saber" fire control system with Tri-Tel; "Lynx" sensor and weapon system Warp 1 warp 4: 1.04 sec System contractor: Signaal Electronic Enterprises Inc., Mediterranea, Terra Warp 4 warp 6: 0.78 sec LIFE SUPPORT 3T / Centris replacement gravity generator; MP-4A Integrated Radiation Shielding

add-on Warp 6 warp 8: 3.08 sec Warp 8 warp 10: 3.12 sec System Contractor: Cristobal SM/S, Manila, Terra SARS Synthesizing And Regeneration System System Contractor: Triax Medifore, Villa Carlos, Bolivia, Terra

NELSON Class Fleet Reconnaissance Scout

Class: In 2267, just prior to the peace imposed by the Organians, the Saladin class destroyer, USS Nelson, DD-546, was damaged in combat with a Klingon raider group. A Klingon disruptor struck from above through the impulse engine and into the connecting dorsal, which was severely compromised. The first attempt to repair it would not bear up under the strain of high warp maneuvering, so it was replaced with dual struts, to either side of the original. This significantly strengthened the engine supports, but there were still some concerns about structural integrity. The Starfleet Division, therefore, refit the ship as a Fleet Reconnaissance Scout, midway between the Scout and Destroyer fit-out of the parent classes. The Four Years War had indicated a need for more combat-capable scouts for fleet reconnaissance duties, so several other Saladin class destroyers and Hermes class scouts were modified to match the Nelsons specifications, and a number of new-build ships were authorized as well.

Number Name Converted Drydocked Relaunched Recommissioned Status Command

525 Mars 534 El Cid 535 Geronimo 546 Nelson* 587 Apollo 591 Bridger 592 Carson 595 Revere 597 Bowie 600 Crockett 612 Pegasus 7300 Thunderbird 7301 Mhoroth 7302 Atropos 7303 Fairchild 7304 Sparrowhawk 7305 Shalakai 7306 Mustang 7307 Firebrand 7308 Tradewinds 7309 Manitou 7310 Talon 7311 Chisholm 7312 Hotspur 7313 Lydia Sutherland 7314 Argent Wing 7315 Nightwing 7316 Sackett 7317 Malacandra 7318 Barsoom 7319 Quigley 7320 Cogburn

Class: Classification: Engineering: Weapons: History: Losses:

SALADIN II Class Destroyers / Fleet Reconnaissance Scouts


500 Saladin Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth A35 501 Jenghiz Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, Earth AO 502 Darius Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth A4S 503 Alaric Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., Cumbria, Earth A2S 508 Suleiman Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth AO 514 Rahman Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, Earth AlS 519 Shaitan Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., Cumbria, Earth A3S 520 Siva 521 Lucifer 524 Ares 525 Mars 526 Tyr 527 Jugurtha 529 Loki 537 Alvarado 541 Drake 543 Samson 551 Achilles

Class: The Hermes class Scout and Saladin class Destroyer were both derived from Project Starship. Project Starship was an ambitious, long lead time program to develop the workhorse cruiser for the next century. It brought together the latest developments in warp geometry, material science, dilithium power, and improvements in weapons and shielding to create a whole new design ethos. Never again would a single program put such a strong stamp on the design of starships. Although the Excelsior class that followed decades later would have a similar effect on layout, its footprint would be smaller, partly due to the Constitution class, its derivatives, and the ships influenced by it, remaining in service for most of its run. While the primary purpose was to develop the technologies and design of the workhorse cruiser class, dubbed Constitution, secondary purposes includes spinoff designs. Not only did Starfleet want to set the design of certain components in order to standardize more effectively, they also wanted to modularize many of those components. While the Constitution was intended from the beginning to be the high-end of cruiser development, the Hermes and

Saladin were intended as low-end Class One ships in their niche. Starfleet was well aware better scouts and destroyers could be made if designed as standalone units, but there were significant savings in ships that could be made by shuffling pieces of the basic design. Instead of ordering, for example, 10 each of cruisers, scouts, and destroyers, SFD could order 30 identical saucers and 40 warp engine nacelles. Until very late in the process, saucers and nacelles could be swapped to build any of the 3 classes, and at a bulk discount for the components. A damaged ship could more easily be repaired by cannibalizing units from later construction, and the costs of replacement deferred or amortized over time, thus reducing upfront cost of repair / replacement. Hermes and Saladin were intended to provide a large number of hulls capable of the mission profile, but not highly competent outside their field. Other designs would be fielded in smaller numbers to provide a higher capability. From the start, Hermes and Saladin were intended to be nearly identical. A yard period could quickly convert either type to the other within weeks. All hardpoints for the destroyer, for example, were fitted on both, although Hermes would fit fewer and lesser weapons. The destroyer was built with the emplacements for the scouts full sensor array, but carried fewer sensors, and ones geared more towards combat and less towards research.


585 Hermes* scout SD 0965 586 Anubis 587 Apollo 588 Aeolus D 2246 589 Diana D 590 Quintilus D 591 Bridger N 592 Carson N 593 Batidor D 594 Cody 595 Revere N 596 Spaker D 597 Bowie N 598 Sacajawea D 599 Tonti D 600 Crockett N 602 Aries 603 Equulus 604 Lupus 605 Taurus 606 Camelopardus 607 Leo 608 Lynx 609 ex-Ursa Major 610 Lepus 611 Canis Major 613 Vulpecula 614 Leo Minor 615 ex-Canis Minor 616 Ursa Minor 617 Cygnus* scout 618 Apus 619 Tucana 620 Corvus 621 Columbia 622 Pavo 623 Aquila 624 Grus 625 Phoenix 626 Amerind* 627 628 629

USS Eagle, USS Constellation, USS Clarion, USS Yamato, USS Tokugawa, and USS Republic were refit to initial Constitution specifications in the mid 2230s to test out the program and finalize improvements. This enabled the finalization of the Ptolemy, Hermes, and Saladin designs in 2238, with the first ships launched in 2239, whereas Constitution did not launch until 2241. The first run of 16 Hermes Scouts, 20 Saladin Destroyers, and 15 Ptolemy class Transport / Tugs was completed by 2246. Due to rising tension with the Klingon Empire, the Military Staff Committee had shifted priorities, and ordered production of Saladin destroyers to take precedence over the other

spinoff designs, such that the Monoceros series of Hermes and the Kepler series of Ptolemy class did not start building until 2251. The Ptolemys, however, began to be seen as a white elephant. The Ptolemy series had been ordered through 3999, but in the Fleet Review of 2254, the MSC chose to cancel the Dollond contract entirely. Additionally, the committee determined that the final Ptolemy to be commissioned would be USS Tombaugh, NCC-3853, with others placed in reserve. This left just 22 Ptolemy tugs in active service by 2264,

with the slack taken up by ordering new Class Two, Three, Four, and Five vessels, and temporarily recommissioning some older ones. This reduction in Ptolemy class vessels greatly increased the need for destroyers, corvettes, and other escort classes for convoy duties. Design: The saucer, connecting dorsal, and engine all closely matched the same hull components of the Constitution class, and generally received the same upgrades over time as the Constitution series. The MSC recognized that this limited the ability to modify the design to achieve the top percentiles in capability, but retained the requirement in order to keep the spare parts capability intact. This limitation was addressed by other Destroyer programs such as the Larson, ordered in 2236 as an improved Saladin variant with fewer compatibility constraints. Classification: The Saladin series was classified as Heavy Destroyers (DH) in 2233, when the class was in development, but by the time the first keels were laid down, they had been reclassified as Medium Destroyers (DD). The MSC had realized the Saladin would not be congruent to the Detroyat, indeed, they had even ordered the Larson class in an effort to get a better destroyer than Saladin. Over time different models came to be Destroyer/Interceptors (DI - Pompey), Scout (ST Nelson), Fleet Reconnaissance (SR Nelson, Cochise, and eventually all Saladin and Hermes series). Variants: In 2262, the USS Pompey (DD-506) was converted as a testbed, mounting two PB-47 warp engines closely underslung beneath the hull. DD-509 514 were later refit to this configuration as well, and the group redesignated as Destroyer/ Interceptors (DI). In 2268, a conversion was performed to a damaged Saladin destroyer. USS Nelson (DD-546) had her impulse engine and connecting dorsal shot through, destroying structural integrity. Rather than scrapping it, the engineers rebuilt it with two connecting dorsals at about 45 from vertical. Other modifications were made as well, and the result redesignated as a Scout (ST-546). Several other DDs were converted to this configuration as well, after the war, and advertised as a peace dividend. On ships that had not suffered the structural damage of the Nelson, the dual dorsals improved the ability to withstand high delta-V warp maneuvers. Later, the Nelson series was designated Fleet Reconnaissance scouts (SR), meaning Scouts in the military sense, temporarily freeing the Hermes from those activities. Conversion: The improved Siva design began building in 2248, albeit slowly due to the war. After the war, the first batch of Saladins began being refit to Siva standard. The conversion program was merged into the later phaser and photon torpedo package before completion. All extant Saladin and Siva series were completely converted to Siva standard with all weapons modernized by 2259. The Cochise was commissioned in 2258 matching the Achernar standards. But time does not stand still, and so Shaitans refit altered the design once again, to match the modified Achernar arrangement in 2265. With the approaching linear warp technology, the MSC wanted to be sure they had an effective destroyer force while the conversion was in progress, so in 2270, the Suleimans warp engine was replaced with the LN-52 Self-Contained Non-Networking linear warp engine. All even-numbered Saladin-series hulls were scheduled for the Suleiman package, while the odd-numbered ships were scheduled for the Jenghiz conversion, consisting of the LN-64 engine, KR-13L reactor, and the full suite of modifications made to the Enterprise hull. The decision to split the refits was a wise one; the Jenghiz refit did not go smoothly. Single Circumferential engines worked well, but linear engines work best in pairs. Controlling the warp field was difficult, requiring a major computer upgrade, and both speed and maneuverability fell well short of expectations. The original batch of Jenghiz conversions was not completed until 2276.

In 2272, just as the Jenghiz was finally performing to acceptable levels, Achilles was pulled out of the refit queue for what was becoming the standard TacFleet package. She had not yet received her expected Jenghiz refit when she, Scipio, and Cimon were transferred to the new program. These three received the Jenghiz upgrades, with the exception of the TacFleet standard LN-68 engine, and further modifications to fire control, tactical sensors, and multi-model upgrades to phasers and photorps. All three reported to TacFleet upon completion of Space Trials in 2275. With the Jenghiz program progressing adequately, the committee decided it was time to bring the Suleiman batch up to speed. Beginning with Lysander, these ships were refit similarly to the Constitution II program. These different refits caused some difficulty with fleet maintenance, so in 2283, the MSC ordered all of them refit to an upgraded standard, starting with Saladin. Ten were excepted from this refit, being held back for the Cochise II refit expected within the next five years. This was no grand, sweeping revision, like the linear conversion, merely the accumulated modest improvements of the past decade, and restoring standardization. Since the committee fully expected to replace the Constitution group with the Excelsior class in the coming years, it decided that this refit no longer needed to restrain the class to compatibility with the cruisers, and that the refit ships should be made as capable as possible. Commissioner Valdemar reassured the MSC that new destroyers were feasible, so the Saladin II and Hermes series were merged into Saladin II class Fleet Reconnaissance Scouts. In the decades since Saladins commissioning, no DD or ST had been used to replace a cruisers saucer, although engines had been swapped between programs. The standard hull component program had proven valuable despite that, because of the unforeseen mass decommissioning of the Ptolemy transports providing a reservoir of already built saucers, so the committee no longer saw a need to keep less able ships available as replacement parts. Since then, the long-delayed Advanced Circumferential Engine has been deployed, so the Cochise II series began refitting in 2287, once again deviating from standardization. Engineering: Saladin II is based on the LN-64A mod 6 warp engine, just as Jenghiz was. The major changes made to the Jenghiz design were: removing the low profile, mostly internally mounted sensor / navigation deflector package and installing the lower saucer external system. This improved sensor capacity and range modestly and restored the deflector capabilities lost when Jenghiz moved to a network of WADE units. It also freed internal space. Saladin II also used the enlarged connecting strut first introduced in Decatur / Belknap to better fit the improved KR-13S reactor, increasing power to Saladins systems. Weapons: There were minor improvements in fire control, upgrading to the Dragons Eye system seen on Enterprise II. Phasers were upgraded to RIM-22C; the photon torpedo launchers were Selenias Artemis 16, now mounted fore and aft. The CIDSS/CGCP/SCDS is fitted, something rarely seen on destroyers not assigned to TacFleet. History: The Saladin class has a number of first contacts, discovered colonies, and successful battles to its credit, and many proud sacrifices, as well. DD-516 Hashishiyun was destroyed off Ganjitsu in July 2247 by the Klingon raiders sent to that system. It was believed lost with all hands, however a number of survivors were found when a Klingon POW camp was liberated in 2249. In 2248, DD-505 Xerxes was attacked by a Klingon when she came out of warp near a rogue planet used as a base for the area; the Klingon appears to have believed the Xerxes had found the base, when in fact the ship was repairing her dilithium

assembly. With warp power out, and weapons offline, the Xerxes signaled her location and intent before deliberately crashing on the base site. Except for a skeleton crew that remained aboard, the majority of her personnel escaped in lifeboats and shuttles, most of which were rescued a day later when the Mann-class CA-1209 Holyoke and Baton Rouge class CA-1625 Savannah II arrived. DD-515 Adad was lost over Axanar when she sacrificed herself to stop a D-4 from ramming Xenophon, captain Garths command ship. All contact with DD-518 Hamilcar was lost in 2254, while she was exploring archeological ruins on Durand IV. The site was an outpost of a millennia-gone interstellar polity, and a civilian expedition had joined Hamilcar to delve into the mystery. When an unexpected power surge activated defense systems, Hamilcar defended the civilian ship long enough to escape. The Hamilcar and Durand IV were both destroyed when the outpost deployed a sun-killer bomb. The surviving academics, without artifacts to tie the site to, now believe it may have been Kalandan. DD-522 Molock was destroyed by an unknown ship in 2257. It was transporting a diplomat to Rigel for peace talks between non-UFP-affiliated Terran colonies, Kandahar VII and Gaza III. From the recordings in the log buoy, it is now believed to be the same sort of high-power-curve Orion assassin vessel that attacked the Enterprise a decade later. DD-531 Alva was transferred to the Fleet Museum on Inactive Reserve status in 2269. Technically still in commission, it is the only Saladin series still in its original configuration. Alva passed close to a micro-singularity, and unexplained counter-relativistic effects aged the crew and ship a century in seconds. Not wanting to risk a century-old spaceframe, the committee pulled the ship from active duty. DD-506 Pompey was converted into a two-engine configuration, becoming the first of a Special Type. Several other Saladin and Hermes ships received the same conversion. In 2269, VADM Vaughn Rittenhouse used Pompey as his command ship in his attempt to retake Star Empire, the Dreadnought he intended to use to conquer the galaxy with. It was destroyed by USS Enterprise. In 2261, LCDR Jose Tyler, commanding DD-541 Drake, first sighted an unknown ship, which disappeared into warp. Sensors lost it immediately, as it not only seemed to be faster than warp 20, it also appeared to enter a much deeper layer of subspace than Federation science believed feasible, despite the appearance of using technology equivalent to a century earlier. This was later identified as the earliest known meeting with the KAruh. Losses: A total of 21 Saladins (out of 56) have been lost or destroyed, and one rendered senescent. 4 have been converted to Nelson class Fleet Reconnaissance Scouts, 6 to Pompey class Destroyer-Interceptors, and 10 have been converted to Cochise II, leaving 14 active Saladin destroyers. Experimentation: The Military Staff Committee set aside hull numbers 556 584 for destroyer-related experimental vessels. Throughout the decades of the Saladin class, they steadfastly denied all attempts to poach those numbers for new standard construction. This is mostly because of a loophole in the authorization process: the original act, part of the Project Starship legislation, authorized and funded those hull numbers for experimental purposes. The Council staffer who wrote the bill had served in Starfleet and knew well the vicissitudes of funding. An obscure provision in the bill set aside the funds and transferred them to the MSCs control, so long as the committee only used those funds for their intended purpose. Any diversion would allow the Council to recoup the money. This is the basis for the large number of planned Constitution hulls that were delayed while the Baton Rouge vessels holding their intended names refit to Constitution standards. In any previous cases, Starfleet would have been forced to decom the older ship and build the new one, or lose the money. This clause allowed them to ride out some of the budgetary dips by holding off on major construction, knowing that the money

for those ships was locked away. In the case of DDX-556 584, this meant that as long as Starfleet did not try to build standard hulls for regular duty, the Council could not easily take away that funding and authority. Members of the MSC are often senior enough to remember previous peace dividends gutting the fleet, so they chose not to throw away that hole card. In times when the Council is willing to fund the Fleet, SFD would build a ship, test it, then submit a proposal for a class. Once the class ship was built, the original, experimental ship would be mothballed, only to be refit to test out another modified design a few years later. In times of lean funding, such X-ships might be temporarily activated upon completion of trials, but this was rare, and not lightly done. It was seen as a risky step, treading close to daring the Council to close their loop. A number of past and present destroyer or similar classes started this way. The first incarnation of DDs 556 559 refined the first several Larson refits, for example. Extant ships that can be traced to this program include the Minmus, Kiev, Wilkerson, Wayland, Warlord, Thunderbolt, Sabre / Scimitar, and Kestrel classes. With the 2283 decision to divorce the Saladin series from being spare parts for Constitutions, the committee began reconsidering the experimental registries. With the probable replacement of Project Starship vessels in the near future, and those authorizations lapsing with them, the committee finally decided in 2286 to selectively authorize those registries for new-build Nelson class SRs, but the design requirements for the new flight of SRs were very similar to the Saladin II specifications. When commissioner Valdemar left, his successor T. Sela Arno ordered all remaining Hermes and Saladin series ships be redesignated as SRs. This allowed the refitting of Hermes STs to destroyer capabilities, while removing twenty vessels from the destroyer lists. This action played well in the Council, where the Pacifist Bloc still held some sway, and many feel that this helped Arno get closer to Valdemars 1600-ship fleet ideal. HERMES As stated previously, the Hermes class, derived from the Constitution class, was commissioned in 2239, and contributed materially to the era known as the Great Awakening, even though they arrived late in the period. They used the newly-standard Constitution saucer in order to be as compatible as possible with their cousins. By the start of the Four Years War, the first block of Hermes were commissioned, and Starfleet eagerly anticipated their performance in reconnaissance duties. In the first action seen by any Hermes, however, ST-588 Aeolus was swiftly destroyed, outgunned by a Klingon scoutship. The admiralty soon began using Saladin class destroyers for the fleet scouting role, and mandating that Hermes in that role be escorted by a Portsmouth DD or better. Several close calls upgraded that to TWO Portsmouth DDs OR a Saladin or Larson. That being an untenable proposition, Starfleet soon began avoiding using Hermes in the military scouting role entirely, leaving it to exploration, research, survey, and first contact work instead for the duration of the war. Indeed, the Hermes class was ordered to be kept out of risk of combat until the aborted war the Organians disrupted twenty years later, despite upgrades to the Monoceros block to improve survivability. MONOCEROS In the early 2250s, the Monoceros block began building. About one in three were built with the upper two banks of phasers, rather than the standard one lower bank the Hermes series and remaining Monoceros units carried. Those units were designated for the fleet scouting role in the event of another war. Aside from that, and general improvements to match the Bon Homme Richard configuration, there was little different about the Monoceros block

at launch. However, during the 2260s, before the advent of the Wizard class Experimental Test Article, the Monoceros class, and particularly the class ship, were used for a great deal of experimentation. If a single nacelle above the saucer could demonstrate better warp maneuverability than the standard one below on a Scout, then it could also do the same for a Destroyer. If linear refits are going to be problematic, will the SCNN work on a single-nacelle design? Monoceros even sported two LN-52 SCNN nacelles briefly, testing the warp field configuration to be developed for the Endeavour class. CYGNUS Cygnus was designed as a Scout / Courier (SC). All E-6 and below living quarters were replaced with open bay berthing to make room for flag and guest quarters, flag plot, and command/flag/diplomatic secure communications spaces without sacrificing exploratory, research, or fleet scouting capability. In fact, in order to ensure that Cygnus would be a fleet scout asset, it was built with all three phaser banks mounted on the Saladin series. ANUBIS Once Monoceros showed the way, Jenghiz and Anubis were the first Saladin and Hermes refit to full linear technology. In 2283, all Hermes except Cygnus block and Diana series were merged with Saladin II and upgraded to the Saladin II specifications, which read like a high-end DD and a high-end SS in one hull.

DISPLACEMENT 200,000 MT standard, 196,000 MT light, 205,000 MT full load COMPUTERS TSharsish

OVERALL PRIMARY HULL

SECONDARY HULL

NACELLES System Contractor:

LENGTH 301.8m 146.3m 154.8m PHASERS 3 banks, 2 each RIM-9C independent twin mount BEAM 141.7m 141.7m 12.6m 2 banks RSM-10B single mount DRAFT 71.3m 32.9m 18.3m System contractor: Agusta Ansadado Inc., Fuzes, Venus PROPULSION 2 LN-50 Mod 1 dilithium-energized antimatter semi-linear warp drive

units; VSekh Ti supplementary power / control reactor. MEGAPHASERS None

System Contractor: Shuvinaaljis, Shikahr, Vulcan PHOTON TORPEDOES 2 tubes Mk 12 Mod 2 indirect 2 RSL Subatomic Unified energy impulse units System contractor: Selenia Sistemi S.P.A. Inc., Rome, Terra System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan DEFENSE Shin Stvann force field & deflector control system QASQ particle beam maneuvering thrusters / reaction control system System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan Mentor I fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic / Tactical Data

System VELOCITY Warp 8, standard Warp 10, maximum System contractor: Trestis ar Trestis, Pangaear, Izar ACCELERATION Rest Onset of Critical Momentum: 9.61 sec Onset of critical momentum warp engage: 2.10 sec Warp 1 warp 4: 1.07 sec Warp 4 warp 8: 0.98 sec LIFE SUPPORT Khrad Thau artificial gravity generator Warp 8 warp 10: 3.57 sec System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan DURATION 5 T-years standard, 20 T-years maximum Sivisn radiation protection package COMPLEMENT 400 (42 officers, 358 crew) System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan EMBARKED CRAFT 6+ NHavris waste regeneration systems NAVIGATION TRa Hanik Warp Celestial guidance System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan

COCHISE II Class Destroyers


530 Cochise Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth A35

538 De Ruyter Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, Earth AO 540 Lysander Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth A4S 542 Appollyon Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., Cumbria, Earth A2S 544 Perseus Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth AO 545 Al Mahdi Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, Earth AlS

548 Akbar Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., Cumbria, Earth A3S

552 Theseus

553 Scipio

554 Martel

Class: The Cochise II group of ships is one of the most advanced and capable single-nacelle combatants in the fleet. It almost wasnt; President Ra-ghoratreii was trying to strike a conciliatory tone at the start of his term. He sought to block or undermine the acquisition of destroyers, dreadnoughts, and battlecruisers, until commissioner Arno explained that the destroyer mission would still exist, and barring destroyers to fill it meant more lost scouts and fewer cruisers and frigates available to fill their roles. Classification: The entire Saladin and Hermes series was reclassified as Fleet Reconnaissance (SR) in 2287, but the Cochise II units retained their designation as destroyers (DD). Engineering: Cochise II is based on the Advanced Circumferential Engine. The saucer is reduced in the aft aspect, moving the impulse engine closer to the center of mass, improving sublight maneuverability. The existing KR-13L-1 reactor was retained to power the LN-64 engine these ships sported prior to the ACE fitting. Since the ACE incorporates its own reactor, the Cochise II class has power to burn. These modifications were built in prior to actually mating the hulls with the ACE, between 2284 and 2288. When the ACE became available, all ten ships were fully refit to Cochise II specifications in 2289. Weapons: There was little room for improvements in fire control and weaponry, as the Saladin II series already mounted the top of the line Dragons Eye system seen on Enterprise II. Phasers remained the RIM-22C; the photon torpedo launchers were still Selenias Artemis 16, although the aft launchers were deleted and the forward launchers relocated. The CIDSS/CGCP/SCDS is still fitted, as well. History: There has as yet been no significant history of the Cochise II class.

Losses: There have not yet been any losses among this class.

DISPLACEMENT 200,000 MT standard, 196,000 MT light, 205,000 MT full load COMPUTERS TSharsish OVERALL PRIMARY

HULL SECONDARY HULL




System Contractor: Shuvinaaljis, Shikahr, Vulcan PHOTON TORPEDOES 2 tubes Mk 12 Mod 2 indirect 2 RSL Subatomic Unified energy impulse units System contractor: Selenia Sistemi S.P.A. Inc., Rome, Terra System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan DEFENSE Shin Stvann force field & deflector control system QASQ particle beam maneuvering thrusters / reaction control system System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan Mentor I fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic /

Tactical Data System VELOCITY Warp 8, standard Warp 10, maximum System contractor: Trestis ar Trestis, Pangaear, Izar ACCELERATION Rest Onset of Critical Momentum: 9.61 sec Onset of critical momentum warp engage: 2.10 sec Warp 1 warp 4: 1.07 sec Warp 4 warp 8: 0.98 sec LIFE SUPPORT Khrad Thau artificial gravity generator Warp 8 warp 10: 3.57 sec System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan DURATION 5 T-years standard, 20 T-years maximum Sivisn radiation protection package COMPLEMENT 400 (42 officers, 358 crew) System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan EMBARKED CRAFT 6+ NHavris waste regeneration systems NAVIGATION TRa Hanik Warp Celestial guidance System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan

CYGNUS III Class Scout / Couriers


Class: Classification: Engineering: Weapons: History: Losses: This was the linear refit of the Cygnus Scout/Courier, and the later ACE refit of the same. Since the ACE refit did not require the KR-13L reactor, and the linear refit did, the Cygnus III is significantly more capable, despite little modification aside from the engine swap. An advanced single-nacelle engine design had already been developed. Dubbed ACE, for Advanced Circumferential Engine, the system actually featured coils similar to those of the LN-64 series, but energized with circumferential plasma feed, and laid out in a very wide arrangement that produced an easily controllable field. A navigational deflector was integrated to the nacelle, sharing a protective hood with the Bussard collectors. AE-33 nacelle with reinforced jacket protecting reactor portion of engine.


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AMERIND

Class SuperScouts


Class: Classification: Engineering: Weapons: History: Losses: Once Cygnus III demonstrated the effectiveness of the Advanced Circumferential Engine, the Cochise II DD and Amerind SS began development.


HULL SECONDARY HULL






POMPEII / DIANA Class Destroyers / Scouts


Class: Classification: Engineering: Weapons: History: Losses: DIANA This was the Scout equivalent of the Pompey project; all the same modifications, except number of phasers and

model of fire control.


HULL SECONDARY HULL


LENGTH 301.8m 146.3m 154.8m PHASERS 3 banks, 2 each RIM-9

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