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![[Akira from 'Message in a Bottle']](akira.jpg)
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USS Akira (Akira- class). This ship debuted in Star Trek: First Contact and has since been seen in DS9 battling the bad guys. A break from the traditional Starfleet design, this class dispenses with the primary saucer hull over a secondary hull - instead having two long booms supporting a "roll-bar" and warp nacelles. Powerfully armed, with 15 torpedo launchers in addition to phasers, this class also sports three large shuttle bays. The Akira-class was designed by ILM's Alex Jaeger for ST:FC; no physical model exists (the films/series' have used CGI). |
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USS Appalachia (Steamrunner- class). Another ship first seen in Star Trek: First Contact and since appeared in DS9. Another break from the traditional Starfleet design, this class also dispenses with the primary saucer hull over a secondary hull - instead having two long booms supporting a "roll-bar" and warp nacelles. It's fast, it's armed to the teeth and it sports four large shuttle bays. The Steamrunner-class was also designed by ILM's Alex Jaeger for ST:FC; no physical model exists (the films/series' have used CGI). |
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![[Prometheus from 'Message in a Bottle' (ST:Vgr)]](prom.jpg)
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USS Prometheus (Promethus-class). Launched in 2374, the Prometheus represents the bleeding edge of of Federation technology. In addition to advanced tactical systems, regenerative sheilding and ablative armor, the ship is the fastest vessel in Starfleet. It was designed from the outset to separate into three distinct modules during combat, each highly maneuverable and heavily armed. First seen in Voyager's Message in a Bottle episode. |
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![[My Excelsior]](xcel1.gif) Image: OneZero |
USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class). Launched in 2285 as the test bed for an (unsuccessful) transwarp drive and later refitted with a conventional warp drive. Excelsior class ships are among the most common types in Federation service. First seen in ST:III. For references and reviews, please see listing for Enterprise-B. |
![[If you value your lives, be somewhere else....]](vger2.jpg)
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USS Voyager (Intrepid-class). USS Voyager, NCC-74656, was one of Starfleet's first ships in a new class. Small, sleek, and fast, these ships are well armed for their size. They are also outfitted with advanced computer systems, in which some traditional optical processors are relaced by bio-neural circuitry. The ships are small enough that they could land if necessary on class M planets, and outfitted with specialized gear to make that possible. Voyager was apparently lost in 2371 while pursuing a Maquis ship in the Badlands. |
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![[USS Pheonix from 'The Wounded' (TNG)]](nrefa.jpg)
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Nebula-class Starship. A contemporary of the Galaxy-class starship, first seen in ST:TNG's "The Wounded". Slightly smaller than the Galaxy ships, the Nebula's sport a large upper equipment pod that can be reconfigured for different missions. Most often seen variants are sensor suites and weapons pods. The Nebula-class was designed by Ed Miarecki, Rick Sternbach and Mike Okuda; the filming model was built by Greg Jein. |
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Defiant-class: Though officially classed as an escort, the Defiant class was originally developed as a small, agile and powerfully armed warship to meet the Borg threat. When the Borg threat receded, and design flaws discovered during the lead ship's shakedown cruise, the project was suspended (it would later be restarted with the outbreak of the Dominion War). The USS Defiant was assigned to Deep Space 9 in 2371, in part to meet the Jem'Hadar threat. First seen in DS9's "The Search", the Defiant has also appeared in "Star Trek: First Contact". It was designed by concept artist Jim Martin under the direction of Herman Zimmerman; the studio model was built by Tony Meininger with Gary Hutzel. |
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![[USS Reliant from 'ST:II']](reliant.jpg) |
Miranda-class. Introduced in the late 23rd Century, the Miranda class became one of the most numerous in service. The basic design has been modified and upgraded throughout it's long service, spawing several sub-classes (Soyuz and Saratoga among them). USS Reliant was the first ship seen on-screen. The Reliant was designed by Mike Minor and Joe Jennings, and built by ILM for Star Trek II. |
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![[Oberth]](survey.jpg)
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Oberth-class Also known as "Survey" class. Small Federation vessel often used for scientific and supply missions, and also apparently in civilian service (SS Vico from TNG). The class was named for the 20th century rocket pioneer, Hermann Oberth. First seen as the USS Grissom in Star Trek III. |
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![[USS Hathaway from TNG]](connie.jpg)
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Constellation-class. Similar in size to the Constitution class, these ships were equipped with four warp nacelles. They were primarily used for extended patrolling and deep range exploration. First seen was USS Stargazer, Captain Picard's first command, in TNG's "The Battle". The desk model was designed by Rick Sternbach and Andy Probert; Rick did most of the kitbash construction from 1701-refit parts, sheet styrene, and anime kits like Macross fighters, Gundam machines, and Crusher Joe weapons. Greg Jein built the studio shooting miniature using the desk model as a reference, which is why (in "The Battle") you see a silver Enterprise on the pedestal where the Stargazer usually sat, because they didn't get the yellow model back in time for filming. Greg did pretty much what Rick did, using existing molds for the refit, and even used a larger scale Macross Valkyrie kit for some of the plant-on parts. |
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![[USS Pasteur from 'All Good Things ...' (TNG)]](pasteur.jpg)
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Olympic-class (also referred to as Hope- and McCoy-classes). Federation medical starship. Beverly Crusher's Pasteur from TNG:"All Good Things..." was the first seen of this class. The ship was designed by ILM's Bob George. |
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Other Starfleet and Associated Vessels . New ships are constantly seen as the Trek franchise continues. Some of these include the Centaur (class unknown) from DS9, and the Nova-class Equinox and USS Dauntless (ok, that one was an alien ship pretending to be Federation - not to be confused with the ship you comand in the Star Trek Bridge Commander PC Game) from ST:Voyager. |
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Space Stations |
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Deep Space 9 The Cardassians built "Terek Nor" in 2351 as a mining station orbiting Bajor, and abandoned it 18 years later when the planet regained it's freedom. At the request of the new government, Starfleet assumed control - renamed the station "Deep Space 9" and assigned the relatively low-ranking Commander Benjamin Sisko to run it. The station was designed by Rick Sternbach and Hermann Zimmerman; the model built by Tony Meininger. |
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![[Trouble spot]](k7_tn.jpg)
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Deep Space Station K-7 Space station of a design used during the mid 23rd century. K-7 was located near Sherman's Planet, close by a Klingon outpost. It gained brief noteriety in 2267 when infested with almost 2 million tribbles ("The Trouble With Tribbles" TOS). Greg Jein painstakingly recreated the model nearly thirty years later for the DS9 episode. |
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Spacedock/Starbases Massive orbital stations where repairs, overhauls and "depot-level" work are performed on Federation starships. First seen in Star Trek III, and later in several TNG episodes. The original Spacedock model was designed by Dave Carson and Nilo Rodis, and built by ILM. |
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![[Let's go have an adventure!]](runabt.jpg) |
Runabout. Generic term for short-range Federation starships. The Danube-class Runabouts were introduced in DS9's first season as a way to get the characters off the station for adventures, and later seen in TNG. These vesseles are clunky, plain, and utilitarian ... and proud of it. Resembling enlarged shuttlecraft, these ships have a short-range two person transporter and minimal living accomodations. Various specialized, detachable modules, forming the mid section, may be carried, increasing the craft's utility. The Danube-class was designed by Rick Sternbach and Jim Martin; the miniature was built by Tony Meininger. |
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Shuttlecraft Small, short range spacecraft intended primarily for transport from larger spaceships to a planet/planetoid's surface, or for short trips within a solar system. Two general types are in use: shuttlepods, which generally can transport no more than two persons, and shuttles, which can carry more personnel and equipment. Most are incapable of warp speeds. A variety of these craft have been seen, from the original Gallileo introduced halfway through TOS' first season, to Tom Parris' "speedboat" seen on Voyager. |
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Other Small Craft Starfleet possesses a number of other small one- or two- place ships, including some fighters/assault craft and maintenance vehicles. |
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Work Bees first made their appearance in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, but Deep Space Nine showed that the timeless design is still in use in the 24th century. These little EVA pods are the forklifts and backhoes of Starfleet's orbital engineering endeavors. Their conception demonstrates exceptional depth of consideration for Star Trek engineering. |
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Vulcan Warp Shuttle. A small, warp-capable vessel used most often as a courier and VIP transport. It features a crew cabin that can detach from the warp section and travel short distances under its own power. So far, only seen in ST:TMP. This ship was designed by Andrew Probert and built at Magicam. |
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Last updated on 23 October 2012
![[Defiant in Earth Orbit]](deorbt.jpg)