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  Original texts and manuscript concept copyright © 2007 by Richard E. Mandel 
   
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  PART NINE 
   
  2190-2220:  A NEW DIRECTION 
   
  0VERVIEW 
  CHRONOLOGY/TIMELINE 
  STAR FLEET STARSHIPS: 
  MANN CLASS CRUISER 
  RICKENBACKER CLASS TRANSPORT 
  U.S.S. SIGMA PROTOTYPE BATTLECRUISER 
  ILLUSTRIOUS CLASS SHUTTLECARRIER 
  LOWELLCLASS SCOUT 
  CR594 MOBILE CONSTRUCTION RIG 
  BERING CLASS AUTOMATED TANKER 
  BATON ROUGE CLASS HEAVY CRUISER 
  RANGER CLASS SURVEY CRUISER 
  CONSTANT WARWICK CLASS LIGHT CRUISER 
  HALE CLASS SCOUT 
  COVENTRY CLASS CRUISER 
  BODE CLASS SCOUT 
  DETROYAT CLASS HEAVY DESTROYER 
  NORDENSKJOLD CLASS CRUISER 
  DRAKE CLASS DESTROYER AND COOK 
  CLASS SCOUT 
  INVINCIBLE CLASS DREADNOUGHT 
   
  CIVILIAN STARSHIPS: 
  PROVIDER CLASS TUG 
  HUNTER CLASS CORVETTE 
  MASTERS CLASS TUG 
  HERCULES CLASS TRANSPORT 
  CABOT CLASS TRAWLER 
   
  TERRAN EXPLORATIONS: 
   
  HYDRA II 
   
  HISTORICAL ARTICLES: 
  NEW STARSHIP EXCEEDS WARP 4 
  BACK-TO-EARTH MOVEMENT PROCLAIMED 
  BIRTH OF THE SUPERCONVOY 
  LARGEST SPACELIFT IN HISTORY 
  DEATH OF A LEGEND 
  BATON ROUGE MARKS NEW STARSHIP ERA 
  FIRST MATERIALIZER TEST SUCCESSFUL 
  A NEW TYPE OF TORPEDO 
  THE CLASS I PROGRAM 
   
  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
   
  U.S.S. Endurance (NCC-451) 
   
   
  U.S.S. Republic (NCC-1371) 
   
   
  Automated surveybots on Lalande VIII (c.2205) 
   
   
  A typical day at the Orion colonies (c.2210) 
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  23rd
  CENTURY 
   
    
  The Age of Advancement 
  (2191-2295) 
   
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  2191-2220: A New Direction 
   
   
   
  By the beginning of the 23rd century Star Fleet knew 
  where it needed to go in with its next generation of 
  starships.  All of the experimentation over the past 
  25 years had paid off in the form of a series of design 
  specifications that, once combined, would produce 
  the ideal starship.  These were a flattened, preferably 
  thin disc-shaped primary hull; a streamlined “Block 
  IV” style secondary hull, and twin warp engines on 
  booms mounted up and away from the secondary hull. 
   
  There were two more hurdles Star Fleet had to jump 
  before it could start work in earnest on its next 
  generation of starships.  The first was the obvious 
  cost.  The recent funding cuts made in Star Fleet’s 
  appropriations from the Federation Council limited 
  just how “modern” an all-new build program could be.  
  In order to be cost-effective this new program would 
  have to be a mix of both old and new:  just enough old 
  in the right places to keep the budget down while as 
  new as possible everywhere else.  The second was 
  limited yard space.  Star Fleet still had several ship 
  classes building, both from older programs and from 
  many side projects (such as science and survey 
  vessels) mandated by the Federation Council.  In 
  addition, many civilian spaceyards that had once 
  catered exclusively to Star Fleet now had slipways full 
  of civilian spacecraft of all kinds, with more on order 
  for this ever-expanding market.  Vickers Shipbuilding 
  was the one spaceyard with space available (saved, in 
  fact) for a new starship program.  The new ships that 
  Star Fleet was proposing, though, could not be built 
  by Vickers alone.  It simply didn’t have the capacity to 
  fabricate all of the major components and control 
  systems by itself.  Many of these would be brand new 
  and had never been incorporated into a single Star 
  Fleet vessel before.  A solution would have to be 
  found to all of these issues before Star Fleet could 
  proceed with its next generation starship program. 
   
  The famed Terran scientist Thomas Alva Edison once 
  said that “necessity is the mother of invention.”  So 
  it was that Mark Chausser of Chiokis Starship Design, 
  the lead engineer for Star Fleet’s next generation 
  starship program, proposed a innovative (and rather 
  radical) solution in early 2201.  Instead of awarding a 
  full naval construction contract to a single 
  contractor, multiple contracts would be awarded for 
  individual components – such as what Star Fleet was 
  already doing with its warp engines.  One major 
  contractor (in this case Vickers Shipbuilding) would 
  be in charge of the hulls and frames, while Star Fleet 
  itself coordinated the work of component contractors 
  and supervised final starship assembly.  The finished 
  starship could then be launched in considerably less 
  time than it would take to have one contractor do 
  everything for Star Fleet.  The potential savings in 
  administrative costs alone were significant.  This 
  method would also free up more yard space for 
  additional construction, since less dock time would be 
  required for a given build class under this scheme.  
  Construction of individual components would take 
  place in parallel in smaller facilities.  Only when the 
  time came for final free-space assembly of the frame 
  and all of its components would a starship-sized 
  spacedock be required.  An obvious side benefit of 
  such a program would be standardized starship 
  components.  These could then be interchanged 
  across vessels in the same class, starship classes 
  using similar components, or even arranged in 
  different configurations for new starship classes.  It 
  seems so obvious today but at the time it was a 
  major breakthrough in starship design philosophy.  
  Chausser called this the modular component 
  procurement program.  Star Fleet’s Starship Design 
  Bureau called it a godsend.  This program was first 
  implemented with the Baton Rouge and Ranger class 
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  cruisers program in 2205.  It has remained the 
  standard for Star Fleet starship design ever since. 
   
   
  As part of its move to keep the costs down on its 
  next generation of starships, Star Fleet switched 
  warp engine suppliers for the first time in its history.  
  There was no question that the Cochrane Dynamics 
  PB-18 series was 
  going to be one of 
  the best warp engines of its generation, given its 
  maker.  Unfortunately, Cochrane was still having 
  problems working out technical glitches with the 
  energy regulation systems of the PB-18, meaning it 
  would not be ready in time for the new starship 
  program.  Facing a looming production deadline and 
  the 
  potential 
  for 
  rising 
  development costs, Star Fleet 
  had no choice but switch suppliers and go with the 
  VX-28 “Pegasys” warp engine from Kloratis Drive 
  Systems.  This was an opportunity heaven-sent for 
  this Tellarite firm, which had already proven its 
  capabilities twice before with the Baikonur class 
  cruisers and the revamping of the Tritium class 
  battlecruisers during Star Fleet’s experimental period 
  (2166-2190).  The new VX-28 had already been 
  suggested for the Mann class survey cruisers but had 
  been passed over due to mount incompatibilities with 
  the Mann hull design.  Their overall similarities to 
  Cochrane’s Perth PB-series, however, made them an 
  excellent substitute for the problem-plagued PB-18.  
  They would perform exceptionally well with the 
  Jeffries-type hull configuration being adopted for Star 
  Fleet’s next generation starship program.  The 
  Kloratis VX-28 “Pegasys” warp engine was one of the 
  best designs of its generation.  It would also become 
  the visible trademark of all Baton Rouge generation 
  starships. 
   
  Star Fleet would eventually adopt Cochrane-derived 
  warp engines again in a few short years for other 
  starship classes.  Nevertheless, Star Fleet engineers 
  would always have a special place in their hearts for 
  their “odd child,” as they lovingly called the VX-28 
  “Pegasys.”  Although somewhat less powerful than 
  Cochrane’s original PB-18 design, the VX-28 was 
  easier to operate and required minimal maintenance 
  in comparison.  It was the first modularized Star Fleet 
  warp engine that was rated for a cruising speed 
  above Warp 4.  It was also the last operational Star 
  Fleet warp engine produced before the dawn of 
  dilithium-regulated designs.  It is interesting to note 
  that even today Star Fleet has yet to completely 
  abandon the venerable VX-28 despite its “odd child” 
  status.  One can still find several of them at every 
  starbase and major port facility, ostensibly for the 
  few Baton Rouge era starships still in fleet service.  
  There is a method to this seeming madness, however.  
  It was not unheard of during the Four Years War for a 
  damaged Class I starship with warp engines beyond 
  repair to be temporarily fitted with VX-28s in order 
  to get it operational again.  Such seems to be part of 
  the reasoning behind Star Fleet’s continued 
  maintenance of its remaining VX-28 inventories 
  around the Federation.  Its excellent operational 
  record, despite its age, has no doubt ensured that 
  Star Fleet will keep the VX-28 around, even if only as 
  a quick-fit “fill-in” engine, for years to come. 
    
   
  The use of the Kloratis VX-28 “Pegasys” warp engine 
  was not the only compromise Star Fleet had to make 
  with the Baton Rouge generation.  The secondary hull 
  for the program was nothing close to what had 
  originally been planned.  That too was a necessary, 
  cost-savings compromise.  In order to gain support 
  for the Baton Rouge generation Star Fleet had to 
  court some of its fiercest political foes, ones who had 
  long been advocates of the old Terran “slab hull” 
  designs.  It didn’t matter 
  that this particular design 
  philosophy had reached a 
  dead end.  What was needed 
  were construction funds and 
  political 
  support 
  in 
  the 
  Federation Council if Star 
  Fleet was going to get all the 
  ships that it wanted.  Both 
  Mark Chausser and his 
  assistant Franz Joseph IV were upset when they 
  heard about this.  They understood, though, that 
  insofar as this generation of Star Fleet vessels were 
  concerned they couldn’t have their cake and eat it, 
  too.  The most important thing, as Star Fleet liaison 
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  Captain William van Anling pointed out, was to get 
  them to accept the new primary hull saucer.  Once 
  that was in place then the rest of the Jeffries Project 
  concept would follow.  It was a natural, given what 
  was already happening with the experimental Mann 
  class cruisers.  Of all the parts of the Baton Rouge 
  design that were required, the secondary hull was 
  the only one left that could be compromised.  The real 
  next generation design – “Project Starship,” as some 
  jokingly called it – would have to wait a few more 
  years until Star Fleet could be confident of Federation 
  Council approval.  Chausser and Joseph grudgingly 
  agreed to incorporate a redesigned “slab hull” type 
  secondary hull into the Baton Rouge program as close 
  to Jeffries Project specs as this antiquated philosophy 
  permitted.  In the meantime, though, Chausser kept 
  himself busy working up a “real” secondary hull once 
  the time was right to for it to be accepted.  He never 
  got the chance to see it become reality. 
   
  Mark Chausser, the genius behind the Baton Rouge 
  generation of starships, the creator of the Star Fleet 
  primary hull saucer, and the man 
  who 
  almost 
  single-handedly 
  changed the direction of Star Fleet 
  starship design, was tragically 
  killed in a shuttlecar accident in 
  2204.  He was on his way to a meeting of the 
  Procurement Sub-Committee of the Federation 
  Council when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver.  
  Chausser was killed instantly.  He never got to see 
  the new generation of starships that he helped bring 
  about come to life.  Franz Joseph IV, his protégé, who 
  was only twenty-nine at the time, succeeded him as 
  chief starship designer of Chiokis.  It would be up to 
  Joseph to oversee his mentor’s dream as it became 
  reality … and to make sure that no compromises 
  were made once it came time for Project Starship’s 
  turn at the docks. 
    
   
  For all that it was 
  about to do for Star 
  Fleet 
  and 
  the 
  Federation, 
  there 
  was one honor that 
  would forever be 
  denied the USS Baton Rouge.  On 27 May 2192, the 
  new survey cruiser USS Mann officially broke the 
  legendary Warp 4 barrier.  It achieved and maintained 
  a cruising speed of Warp 4.2 for three hours without 
  any signs of stress to its hull or frame.  Later space 
  trials would push the cruising speed limit up to Warp 
  4.5 as far as the Mann and the rest of its class was 
  concerned.  The event was hailed in the press of the 
  day as the most significant in the history of warp 
  drive since its invention by Zefram Cochrane.  To be 
  more accurate, though, it proved Mark Chausser’s 
  theory that the use of a trititanium frame would 
  remove all known limits on starship design.  Warp 
  engine upgrades would allow the similarly equipped, 
  older Horizon and Archon class cruisers to also 
  exceed Warp 4 by the time the Baton Rouge neared 
  completion.  The Baton Rouge class and its derivates, 
  the first with all-trititanium hulls and frames, would 
  be the first to exceed Warp 5.  The situation that had 
  so plagued starship designers in the 21st and 22nd 
  centuries was new effectively reversed.  From this 
  point forward it would be the warp engines, not the 
  hull or space frame, which would effectively limit just 
  how fast a properly designed 23rd century starship 
  could go. 
    
   
  During the past decade all 
  research on the materializer, 
  the ancestor of the modern 
  transported, had come to a 
  virtual standstill.  The issue 
  of its use with living organic manner, such as an 
  intelligent lifeform, had been bogged down in 
  Federation courts due to ethical concerns.  The key 
  question at the heart of the matter was this:  did a 
  being put through a materailizer “die” in the process?  
  In other words, was the lifeform that came out the 
  other side the same one that had gone in?  The case 
  eventually worked its way up to the Federation 
  Worlds Court, which made its landmark ruling on the 
  subject in 2200.  Its summation reads as follows: 
   
  As has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of this 
  Court, the essence of Materializer operation is the 
  total conversion of a living being from a matter state 
  to a pure energy state, transporting that energy over 
  a distance while maintaining its cohesion, then 
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  reversing the process and totally converting said 
  energy back to a matter state identical to its previous 
  form with the use of a previously stored pattern.  As 
  the conversion from matter to energy is total and 
  complete, as cohesiveness is maintained in transit, and 
  as reconversion is in effect a successful total 
  reversion of said process, then there is no chance for 
  the quality known as life to be lost through the use of 
  a Materializer save for problems with the equipment 
  or a premeditated act.  This is in effect the same 
  guiding principle as for any other tool, instrument, or 
  system with the potential to cause harm to or take 
  the life from any being.  To this end this court sees no 
  ethical issues associated with the use of the 
  Materializer on a living being so long as the proper 
  safety precautions are taken with regards to operating 
  procedures and the equipment involved.  This court 
  rules in favor of the Defendant. 
   
  With those words the Federation Worlds Court 
  cleared the last remaining hurdle in the development 
  of what we know today as transporter technology.  
  Star Fleet, realizing its implications, promptly threw 
  its backing behind the efforts of the renewed 
  research effort at the Deneva Research Station.  In 
  2206 the first successful transport of a living being 
  with a materializer was conducted at the Deneva 
  Research Station.  In 2208 the Baton Rouge class 
  starships USS Moscow and USS Tehran participated 
  in 
  the 
  first 
  successful 
  shipboard test of materializer 
  technology.  Within a few 
  years they would become a 
  standard part of shipboard 
  systems aboard all Star Fleet 
  starships.  Materializers would never completely 
  replace short-range shuttlecraft and warp shuttles 
  for 
  various 
  reasons 
  (such 
  as 
  energy 
  field 
  interferences); however, within the century they 
  would become the preferred method of transit for all 
  Star Fleet landing party teams and Star Fleet Marine 
  insertion/extraction operations. 
   
   
  It is a fact of technology that one 
  important 
  breakthrough 
  inevitably 
  leads to another.  William Abramson’s 
  development 
  of 
  the 
  theory 
  of 
  transtator physics led to the invention 
  of the transtator by Vukovic and Govindarajan. This is 
  the fundamental building block on which all of modern 
  Federation computer and electronics technology is 
  based.  The development of the transtator in turn 
  enabled Dr. Richard Daystrom, one of the 
  Federation’s 
  most 
  pre-eminent 
  computer scientists, to bring to life a 
  theory he had been developing since 
  his teenage years.  There is not 
  space enough in this document to 
  describe how he took his dream and 
  made it reality.  Suffice it to say that when he was 
  done, his duotronic computer system revolutionized 
  the industry.  It changed the face of applied 
  Federation computer technology as thoroughly as did 
  the introduction of the first personal computers in 
  Terra’s late 20th century.  Once again, the power and 
  processing capabilities of systems that had once filled 
  rooms and even whole buildings became available in 
  small and compact form.  The impact on the starship 
  industry alone was enormous
  computers, among the 
  largest such systems of 
  their day, were capable 
  of 
  controlling 
  and 
  regulating every single major function of a starship 
  with only routine crew maintenance.  This alone freed 
  up manpower previously needed for starship 
  operations, which resulted in less deck and more 
  science personnel being assigned to Star Fleet 
  vessels.  The most important asset of a duotronic 
  ship’s computer, though, was its split-second ability 
  to dynamically control and adjust a starship’s warp 
  field.  This allowed Star Fleet designers to not only 
  break the old “Roddenberry Twin-Nacelle Rule” but to 
  solve all the problems associated with the old tri-
  nacelle configuration in one stroke.  Single-nacelle 
  starships would be the first such previously 
  “impossible” designs to enter service with the Drake 
  and Cooke class starships.  Limited funding and 
  Council indifference, though, did not permit Arbing 
  and Lidde’s initial proposal for a Baton Rouge era 
  triple-engine dreadnought to become reality at this 
  time.  That development would have to wait several 
  more decades and another interstellar war before it 
  too would come to life – an “impossibility” made 
  possible by the duotronics breakthrough. 
   
  .  Duotronic-based ship’s 
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  As has been mentioned before, the energy regulation 
   
  ilithium-moderated PB-18s first saw service in 
  issues that plagued Cochrane Warp Dynamic’s new 
  PB-18 warp engines prevented their acceptance by 
  Star Fleet for several years.  It even caused Cochrane 
  to lose the warp engine contracts for the entire 
  Baton Rouge generation of starships.  The fact of the 
  matter was that current warp engine designs had 
  reached their limits, yielding a designed cruising speed 
  in the Warp 4 to 4.5 range and a designed 
  emergency “burst” speed of Warp 6.  Beyond those 
  limits, regulating the required energy flow was 
  practically impossible for the warp engine technology 
  of the day to handle.  The next major breakthrough in 
  this field would be accomplished by chance.  When 
  the rubindium focusing crystal of a mining laser was 
  broken at the Lalande VIII mining complex in 2208, a 
  quick-thinking local engineer quickly fabbed a new 
  crystal from a nearby 
  dilithium deposit.  The 
  first time the rebuilt 
  laser was tried, it had 
  suddenly 
  gained 
  four 
  times as much power 
  despite having the same fu
  Word soon spread, with mining engineers all over the 
  sector making the same adaptations to their 
  equipment.  It was inevitable that Star Fleet would 
  learn of this discovery and pass it on.  As the reader 
  might have guessed, this discovery would eventually 
  lead to the development of phaser technology some 
  four decades later.  More important for its time, 
  however, the unusual energy moderating properties 
  of dilithium crystals proved the solution to the 
  problems plaguing Cochrane’s PB-18 warp engine. 
   
  sion generator as before. 
  D
  2209 with their successful refitting to several 
  Horizon class cruisers.  All of the Horizon and Archon 
  class cruisers would 
  receive the PB-18 
  by 2220.  An improved
  tested with the cruisers Constellation and Republic in 
  2214.  It was not that much of an improvement, 
  though, given its 
  high 
  cost, 
  and 
  overall performance was 
  older PB-18.  This would cause Star Fleet to revert 
  to the PB-18 as a cost-savings measure once it came 
  time for the Class I Program to get underway. 
   
   
  It was a good thing that the modernization of Star 
  F
  Fleet was no longer being neglected.  A new threat to 
  the Pax Federationis, as some called the long peace 
  that followed the Romulan War, was making itself felt 
  on the Federation border beyond the Rigel sector.  As 
  in the days before the Romulan War, Federation 
  starships were disappearing or being attacked by a 
  mysterious foe.  The Orions obviously knew who they 
  were; however, the Orions weren’t talking.  A chance 
  encounter by Federation trader E.A. Jacoby would not 
  be realized for the significant event that it was and 
  his first contact report subsequently lost in 
  bureaucratic red tape.  The attack on the transport 
  Millie Sue and the subsequent attack on the Star 
  leet vessel Sentry proved to all concerned the overt 
  belligerency of the “newly discovered” Klingon Empire.  
  Unlike the Romulans, though, the Klingons were 
  openly aggressive and showed no fear of Star Fleet’s 
  current border forces.  The Baton Rouge and her 
  sister ships were subsequently rushed to the border 
  as fast as they could be completed, where their 
  sudden appearance had the desired effect.  The 
  number of Klingon border incidents went on a marked 
  decline, with only the occasional incursion or ambush 
  taking place for the next few decades.  War with the 
  Klingon Empire seemed a certainty in the near future 
  given its bellicose nature.  Even so, the introduction 
  of the Baton Rouge generation of starships is 
  credited by many with delaying the start of that war 
  for decades. 
   
   
   design, the PB-20, was first 
  essentially the same as the 
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  MAJOR EVENTS 
   
  2191 
  • 
  The Kepler series space probes enter service. 
  • 
  The first of several sightings of unknown, manta-
  shaped alien craft begin on the edges of Federation 
  space beyond the Rigel star system. 
   
  2192 
  • 
  The Mann class survey cruisers enter service.  These 
  are the first starship class in Federation history that 
  can maintain a cruising speed of Warp 4, thanks 
  largely to their trititanium frames. 
  • 
  The last of the original, pre-war 
  Horizon 
  class 
  starships 
  is
  retired (its class name already 
  reassigned to the 2190 survey 
  cruisers of the same name).  All 
  of these will be sold off to eager 
  civilian buyers and enjoy exte
  transports. 
   
  2193 
  • 
  All starships in the Tritium class are withdrawn from 
  service.  This is due both to the emergence of the 
  Horizon and Mann class starships and to continued 
  safety concerns about their flawed design.  The lead 
  ship, USS Tritium, will be donated to the Star Fleet 
  Museum at Memory Alpha while the rest are 
  scrapped. 
  • 
  The Orpheus space probe is the first to apparently 
  survive descent into a black hole.  Its last recorded 
  transmission happens a fraction of a second after it 
  passes the black hole’s event horizon, after which it is 
  never heard from again.  The data suggests that the 
  old theories about black holes being gateways into 
  other dimensions might be true after all. 
  • 
  The Provider class space tug enters service. 
  • 
  Birth of Sarah Anne Poole, future wife of Robert April 
  and future first chief medical officer of the starship 
  Enterprise. 
   
  2194 
  • 
  The Castor class cruisers are withdrawn from service. 
  • 
  The Back-to-Earth Movement is founded at the 
  Benecia Colony. 
  • 
  The Rickenbacker class “Flying Fortress” enters 
  service. 
   
  2195 
  • 
  For the next two years, 
  Star Fleet will experiment 
  with a new prototype 
  battlecruiser based on the 
  Horizon class starships.  The USS Sigma itself will 
  never enter service; however, many of its advances 
  will make their way into future Star Fleet starship 
  designs. 
   
  2196 
  • 
  The last of the Daedalus class starships is 
  decommissioned.  Eleven are kept in the Star Fleet 
  Reserve (including the USS Lovell) while the rest are 
  scrapped. 
  • 
  The first of several mysterious disappearances of 
  Federation civilian craft begin to occur in the border 
  space beyond the Rigel sector.  Locals quickly tie the 
  incidents to the alien, manta-shaped craft that have 
  recently been spotted in the area. 
   
   2198 
  • 
  For the next two years 
  Star Fleet will evaluate the 
  prototype for its first 
  shuttlecarrier.  While the 
  Illustrious herself will only 
  see limited service, lessons learned from it will make 
  their way into the design for the secondary hull of the 
  Baton Rouge class cruisers. 
  • 
  The Lowell class scout enters service. 
  • 
  The Back-to-Earth movement continues to gain 
  momentum within the United Earth Government and 
  its former colony worlds, creating heated debate on 
  both sides of the issue. 
   
  2199 
  • 
  A new series of high-speed interstellar pleasure craft 
  enter the civilian starship market.  As one wag put it, 
  “If you have to ask the price then you can’t afford 
  them.” 
   
  2200 
  • 
  The Archon class heavy cruisers enter service. 
  • 
  The Ariadne class clipper enters service. 
  • 
  The Byrne class hospital ships are withdrawn from 
  service. 
  • 
  The Tetsujin class ringship is withdrawn from service. 
   
  nded lifespans as civilian 
  
   
  • 
  The largest spacelift in Federation 
  evacuating all 10 million inhabitants of
  shortly before the shockwave from
  history finishes 
   Bayard’s Planet 
   the Phi Puma 
  supernova washes across the system. 
  The Federation Space Marines, which up until now had 
  t under 
  • 
  s landmark ruling 
  regarding materializer research.  It finds no moral, 
  ethical, or legal objections to the dematerialization and 
  conversion (via a 
  the 
  materializer 
  (
  g life away from 
  rate, pre-meditated 
   tool or device.  This 
  rdle for Dr. Janet 
  roject. 
   
  • 
  been an independent organization, are brough
  the aegis of Star Fleet and reorganized as the Star 
  Fleet Marines. 
  The Federation Worlds Court issues it
  rematerialization of organic matter.  In short, all that 
  is involved is the conversion of living matter to a state 
  of pure energy and then back again without loss of life.  
  So long as there is “lossless” 
  transporter 
  matrix) 
  then 
  transporter) is incapable of takin
  organic matter without a delibe
  act – the same as for any other
  clears the last major legal hu
  Hester’s Materializer Research P
   
  OTE: 
  The Federation Worlds Court’s approval of the use 
  of materializers on living matter cleared the way 
   
  N
  for the development of transporter technology as 
  we know it today. 
   
  • 
  nto making materializers safe for the 
   
  2201 
  • 
  • 
   with in 
  • 
  g
  pproval for Star 
  Fleet to begin building its next 
  generation 
  of 
  starships.
  as-needed basis. 
   F
  arship Design Bu
  Fleet shipbuilding efforts.  Its fi
  gather materials, issue c
  space for Star Fleet’s new s
   
  2202 
  • 
  The Boyden class transports are withdrawn from 
  service. 
  • 
  Production ends on the Stellarford Shuttleplane. 
  Hydra II is discovered by 
  • 
  Federation-wide fair that will be the stuff of legend 
   
  2203 
  • 
  construction 
  under 
  the 
   
   
  Legal hurdles now cleared and with new Star Fleet 
  backing, the Deneva Research Station resumes its 
  research i
  transport of organic manner, including living beings. 
  The Hunter class corvette enters service. 
  The United Federation of Planets now has over 500 
  members and affiliated systems.  It has become so 
  large that only major grievances can be dealt
  the Federation Council.  This is a growing source of 
  concern among many. 
  The Federation Council finally 
  rants its a
    
  Upgrades to suitable older 
  starship 
  designs 
  will 
  be 
  performed on an 
  • 
  Star leet Division is founded under the aegis of Star 
  Fleet’s St
  • 
  the USS Poseidon.  Its is 
  the first pelagic planet 
  (waterworld) ever found 
  by a Federation starship.  
  This the first (and last) 
  time that Hydra will not 
  be beset by scores of Federation tourists or groups of 
  Star Fleet personnel on shore leave. 
  The Galactic Cultural Exchage Program puts on a 
  among scholars and liberal-minded Federation citizens 
  in later years. 
  • 
  The Cahuya class survey cruiser enters service. 
  • 
  Star Fleet’s massive CR594 mobile construction rig 
  enters service. 
  The lead vessels in the Baton 
  Rouge and Ranger class 
  starships begin simultaneous 
  supervision of Star Fleet
  Division at the San Francisco
  Navy Yards (Baton Rouge) and
  Spacedocks (Ranger) in orbit above Terra.  Thes
  be the first starship classes i
  full trititanium hulls and frames and are designed with 
  Warp 6 operations in mind.  They will also be the first 
  Star Fleet vessels to utilize a modular component 
  onstruction system for e
   the Vickers Shipbuilding 
  e will 
  n Federation history with 
  aintenance and 
  • 
   Sue Incident, although their 
  identity is unknown at the time. 
  The Richter Scale of Planetary Culture is published by 
  • 
   
  The Bering class automated tanker enters service. 
  rek of 
   
  o
  Joseph IV succeeds him as head of the program. 
  c
  asier m
  upgrades.  Both spaceyards are soon racing each 
  other as much as safety procedures allow in order to 
  see who finishes their new starship first. 
  Star Fleet encounters the Klingons in battle for the 
  first time in the Millie
  • 
  academian Alonzo Richter. 
  Kelvar Garth, the greatest starship commander of his 
  generation, is born on the planet Izar. 
  2204 
  • 
  • 
  of Sa
  Amanda Grayson, future second wife 
  Vulcan, is born. 
  reau to oversee all new Star 
  rst major task will be to 
  ontracts, and secure yard 
  hipbuilding program. 
  • 
  Mark Chausser, father of the Baton Rouge generation 
  of starships, is tragically killed in a shuttlecar accident
  outside f Paris, France.  His young assistant Franz 
  - 11 - 
  
  2205 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  Birth of Matthew Decker, future Star Fleet 
  commodore. 
  2206 
  • 
  gh in the 
  development 
  of 
  duotronic 
  computer technology.  His 
   
  The new heavy cruiser USS Baton Rouge is launched a 
  mere 7 hours, 12 minutes, and 3 seconds ahead of its 
  dockyard competitor, the survey cruiser USS Ranger.  
  It will become the namesake of its generation of Star 
  Fleet starships. 
  The starships Baton Rouge and Ranger are 
  commissioned into Star Fleet and promptly undergo 
  their initial shakedown cruises.  Their revolutionary 
  new design, incredible performance, and ease of 
  operation cause a sensation both with Star Fleet 
  personnel and with the general public. 
   
  Dr. Richard Daystrom makes 
  his initial breakthrou
  invention will forever change 
  the Federation computer industry. 
   
  OTE: 
  Duotronic computers were the first with enough 
  sophistication to handle “on-the-fly” manipulation 
  tion made 
   
  N
  of a starship’s warp field.  Their inven
  possible starship designs outside the standard 
  twin-nacelle configuration and added greatly to a 
  starship’s performance at warp speed. 
   
  220
  • 
  he new, centralized 
   about increasingly 
  Federation Charter 
  ralized government of 
   The Back-to-Earth 
  to increase its 
   
  2208 
  • 
  • 
  tired 
  from service. 
  The Masters class interstellar tug enters service. 
  unusual energy-moderating properties of 
  warp 
  ediately obvious to all. 
  • 
  private gemstone collectors 
  m the stores of dilithium 
  or years, unaware of their 
   
  7 
  Growing dissatisfaction with t
  Federation government brings
  strident calls to dispense with the 
  and revert to the more decent
  the old Articles of Federation. 
  Movement uses this dissent 
  membership. 
  The Watt class cargo tugs are retired from service. 
  The last of the Tritium’s personnel shuttles are re
  • 
  • 
  A chance discovery on the Lalande VIII mining colony 
  reveals the 
  dilithium crystals.  Its implications in the field of 
  engine technology are imm
  Federation museums and 
  reap enormous profits fro
  crystals they have kept f
  true nature or value. 
   
  NOTE: 
  he problems it was having with its PB-18 
  ever since. 
  The discovery of dilithium’s energy moderating 
  properties allowed Cochrane Warp Dynamics to 
  solve t
  warp engines.  The final production version of the 
  PB-18 would be the first dilthium-moderated warp 
  engine to ever see service with Star Fleet.  
  Dilithium moderation has been a standard feature 
  of all Star Fleet approved warp engine designs 
   
   
  uge and Ranger class 
  ruction.  They will be 
  ervice. 
  • 
  f a humanoid with a 
  place between the 
  Moscow and Tehran.  
  • 
   
  2209 
  • 
  The Constant Warwick class light cruiser enters 
  service. 
  th 
  its 
  act harsh security measures in order 
  • 
  The first Star Fleet approved duotronic computers are 
  installed on the Baton Ro
  starships currently under const
  quickly back-fitted onto vessels already in s
  The first successful “transport” o
  materializer (transporter) takes 
  Baton Rouge class starships 
  Within the year materializers are being back-fitted 
  onto all Star Fleet starships, with the Baton Rouge 
  and Ranger classes having top priority, as fast as they 
  can be built. 
  Perceptive minds at 
  Star Fleet’s Starship 
  Design Bureau see in 
  the “doodles” of Chiokis lead designer Franz Joseph IV 
  the inspiration for the generation of starships that will 
  follow in the Baton Rouge’s groundbreaking footsteps.  
  They begin working with Joseph to turn his “doodles” 
  into a buildable starship design.  This is the origin of 
  the legendary Class I Program of starships, the 
  successors of the Baton Rouge program and the 
  foundation for today’s Star Fleet. 
  • 
  A number of terrorist strikes by dissidents upset wi
  the “totalitarian” Federation government threaten 
  interstellar economy.  The Federation Council has no 
  choice but to en
  to bring the terrorist to heel.  This move stops the 
  terrorism but only adds fuel to the fires of dissent 
  building within the Federation. 
  - 12 - 
  
  • 
  The first documented case of transporter psychosis 
  occurs during its early use aboard Star Fleet 
  starships. 
   
  2210 
  • 
  The Hale class scout enters service 
  • 
  The Hercules class transport enters service 
  • 
  The Anton class cruiser enters service. 
   
  With approval from Star Fleet, the Horizon class heavy 
  cruiser Constella
  • 
  tion (known affectionately as “Connie” 
  ar the engine 
  plete. 
  to her crew) is taken to the San Francisco Navy Yards 
  for fitting with a new version of the Chiokis thin-disc 
  primary hull saucer.  This configuration is intended to 
  test the possibilities of the 2208 Joseph concept.  The 
  yard will also have to rework the Connie’s secondary 
  hull so that the new saucer can cle
  booms.  This conversion will take just under nine 
  months to com
   
  • 
  ouge class cruiser 
   and also taken to 
  the San Francisco Navy Yards for a slightly different 
   
  211 
  The Cabot class trawler enters service. 
  The Star Fleet Association is formed to look after all 
  Star Fleet vessels that have been retired and 
   
  2212 
  • 
  • 
  lass transport/tug). 
   
   
  About the same time, the Baton R
  Republic is withdrawn from service
  conversion.  It will be testing a new secondary hull 
  design and is also reconfigured according to the 2208 
  Joseph concept.  This conversion will take just over a 
  year, since the Republic’s basic frame has to be 
  altered for the conversion. 
  2
  • 
  • 
  converted into museum ships. 
  The photon torpedo is developed. 
  The Kepler class deep space stations enter service, 
  not to be confused with the Kepler space probes (or 
  later Keppler c
   
  2213 
  • 
  The Perth PB-20 “Ajax” warp engine is developed. 
  • 
  The Bode class scout enters service. 
   2214 
  • 
  • 
  • 
   class heavy destroyer enters service.  It 
  is the first Star Fleet starship with photon torpedoes. 
  • 
  Christopher Pike is born 11 April in Mohave on Terra. 
   
  2215 
  • 
  • 
   Republic’s new secondary hull.  This is 
  been the better performer of 
  ing testing.  This will be the 
   to the program prototypes. 
  Dilithium-moderated PB-20 warp engines are fitted to 
  both Joseph prototypes (replacing the Connie’s PB-
  17s and the Republic’s VX-25s) to evaluate their 
  potential with the program. 
  The starship Valiant is lost in the line of duty. 
  The Detroyat
  The McCormick class factory ships are withdrawn 
  from service. 
  • 
  The Federation Council authorizes another production 
  block of Baton Rouge class heavy cruisers 
  reconfigured for the multi-mission role.  This will form 
  the Nordenskjold sub-class. 
  Based on testing data so far on both Joseph Program 
  prototypes, the Constellation is fitted with a modified 
  version of the
  because the Connie has 
  the two prototypes dur
  final design change made
   
   
   
  NOTE: 
  By this point in time, as one can see, the modified 
  Constellation is for all intents and purposes a 
   
  Class I heavy cruiser.  Because of this it is 
  regarded by some starship historians as the first 
  Class I starship, preceding the Constitution by 
  seven years.  It will serve as the basis for that 
  program and later be upgraded to match the other 
  ships in the class.  Its origins as a Horizon class 
  heavy cruiser, though, will leave it with slight 
  variances in its design that only a trained eye will 
  be able to spot. 
  - 13 - 
  
   
  2216 
  • 
  ewey is decomissioned. 
  Based on the test results from the Constellation and 
  Republic, the Starship Design Bureau lays out its final 
   starship classes 
   The first 
  ll be a heavy 
  cruiser patterned after the Constellation prototype.  
  This will be a multi-mission starship, suitable for both 
  military and survey roles, replacing both the Baton 
  Rouge and Ranger class programs.  The second design 
  is for a single-nacelle starship suited for the destroyer 
  and scout roles.  These will replace both the Drake an
  • 
  e Class I Program from the 
  Federation Council.  Star Fleet plans to upgrade all 
  Class I starships with the PB-20 or its successor once 
  the necessary funding becomes available. 
   
  2217 
  • 
  The Patton class destroyers are withdrawn from 
  • 
  S
   
  2218 
  • 
  The Nordenskjold class survey cruiser enters service. 
  The Drake class destroyer enters service. 
  • 
  medical 
  officer of the starship 
  Enterprise, is born 20 January on 
   of
  he 
  Class I Era. 
  219 
  • 
  The possibility of the first interstellar war in six 
  decades causes a split Federation Council to approve 
  funding for Star Fleet’s new Class I Program of 
  starships. 
  • 
  The keel of the heavy cruiser Constitution is laid down 
  in spacedock at the San Francisco Navy Yards at 
  Terra.  Officially, it will be the first starship in the 
  Class I Program. 
   
  2220 
  • 
  The Palomar class starships are withdrawn from 
  service. 
  dock at the San Francisco 
   
  The USS D
  • 
  specifications for the next wave of
  that will follow the Baton Rouge generation. 
  design in the new Class I Program wi
  d 
  Cook class starships, and they will be cancelled in 
  favor of their successors.  The third is for a Class I 
  transport/tug with a new and larger container pod 
  system, replacing the one originally developed for the 
  Watt class transport. 
  The decision is also made to go with the older (and 
  less expensive) PB-18 warp engine for the new Class I 
  Program instead of the newer (and more expensive) 
  PB-20.  This is a throwaway move intended to help 
  gain approval for th
  service. 
  tar Fleet’s submission for its new Class I Program of 
  starships is flatly rejected by the Federation Council.  
  The reason given is that there is no need for such an 
  expansive program given the already expensive outlays 
  for the various Baton Rouge related programs. 
  • 
  • 
  The Cook class scout enters service. 
  • 
  The Sentry Incident ignites hostilities with the Klingon 
  Empire. 
  Leonard Horatio McCoy, future chief 
  Terra in the American state
   
  Georgia. 
  • 
  The reconfigured starships Constellation and Republic 
  rejoin the fleet.  According to ceratin starship 
  historians this event marks the “real” beginning of t
   
  2
  • 
  The keel of the heavy cruiser Enterprise, the second 
  starship in the Class I Program and destined to 
  become the most famous starship in Federation 
  history, is laid down in space
  Navy Yards at Terra. 
   
   
  Star Fleet Marine anti-terrorist operations (c.2210) 
   
   
  Constellation during her final prototype retrofit (2215) 
  - 14 - 
  
  STAR FLEET STARSHIPS 
   
  MANN  CLASS SURVEY CRUISER 
  SERVICE
   
   ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2192 
   
  n class was named for Captain Stuart Mann, the late 
  er of the USS Horizon and one of the true pioneering 
  aptains of the Pax Federationis.  These w
   
  The Man
  command
  p c
  ere built by 
   Starship Design under the pretense of being scientific 
  ploratory vessels; in effect, less expensive stablemates to 
  the 
  ri
  a
  class, however was to break the legendary Warp 4 barrier.  To 
  that
  d
  functions 
  its twin 
  limits of it
  a fact w
  ce or 
  hose to ignore when they authorized 12 ships in the class for 
  uction.  The custom-built Vickers J27-A warp engines 
  d 
  designed t
  CC-750) to 
  hit a
  m
  first space 
  trial
  e
  niche
  n 
  brot
   
  Starships
  where during 
  this part 
   In 2198 the 
  USS Leon
  ain Pyotr 
  Mira
  a
  a “Flying 
  Fortr
  ”
  to be libe
  deflector
  nder the
  , oversaw the final 
  ages of the evacuation of all 10 million inhabitants of Bayard’s 
  Planet before its surface was ravaged by the radiation-soaked 
  shockwave from the Phi Puma supernova.   Also in 2200, the 
  USS Sag
  8) became the first Star Fleet vessel in 
  history t
  Poseidon
  Goodwell
  discovere
   planet in the history of Federation 
  ace exploration. 
  y
  fastest st
  its day ultimately proved to be its undoing.  It 
  rest
  v
  class star
  types of 
  retired fr
  Baton Ro
  he early 2220s. 
  starshi
  Chiokis
  and ex
  Ho zon cl ss starships.  The real purpose of the Mann 
   en  the secondary hull was sacrificed and all ship’s 
  concentrated within a “bloated disc” primary hull, with 
  warp nacelles mounted directly on its backside.  The 
  s internal volume obviously limited its mission profiles, 
  hich the Federation Council either did not noti
  c
  constr
  (license
  from an experimental Cochrane design) and Chiokis-
  rititanium frame allowed the USS Mann (N
  very 
  nd aintain a Warp 4 cruising speed on its 
  .  Th  Mann and its siblings would go on to carve their own 
   i
  Federation spacecraft history despite their “little 
  her” status to the mighty Horizon class. 
   of the Mann class seemed to be every
  of the Pax Federationis (2163-2245).  
  idas (NCC-752), under the command of Capt
  bell , was successful in locating and securing 
  ess  that had been spacejacked by pirates and was about 
  rated of its cargo (an experimental improved Star Fleet 
   system).  In 2200 the USS Endurance (NCC-757), 
   command of Admiral Okuru Nelson
  u
  st
  an (NCC-75
  o have an all-Andorian crew.  In 2202, the USS 
   (NCC-755), under the command of Captain Marvin D. 
  , entered orbit around the planet Hydra II and thus 
  d the first pelagic
  sp
   
  The ver  design that had enabled the Mann to become the 
  arship of 
  ricti e internal hull volume, comparable to that of a Horizon 
  ship’s secondary hull, severely limited the amount and 
  upgrades it could receive.  The class was eventually 
  om Star Fleet service in favor of the Ranger class, its 
  uge era successor, in t
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length  ……………………………….. 185 m 
  Beam  ………………………….……… 101.7 m 
  Draft  …………………….…………… 40 m 
  Mass  ……………………………... 54,000 DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 294 
  Range …………………………… 8 years at L.Y.V. 
  Armament ………………………….. 6 laser banks 
     2 fusion torpedo tubes 
   
  Cruisin
  Maxim
   
  Innovations: 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship capable of maintaining a Warp 
  4 cruising speed 
  • 
  First starship in Federation history to achieve a 1:1 
  matter/antimatter intermix ratio with its warp engines 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship to be fitted with a dual 
  purpose sensor/deflector grid system on its hull. 
   
  g speed:  ……………….……….. warp 4.0 
  um speed:  …………………….… warp 4.5 
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
  MANN DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  SCHEMATIC BY HARRY DODDEMA 
    
  - 15 - 
  
  RICKENBACKER  CLASS 
  FLYING FORTRESS” TRANSPORT 
  “
  S
   
  e 
  ely valuable 
   across Federation space.  To that end the Rickenbacker 
  class transport carries cruiser firepower in addition to double 
  shielding, old-style ablative armor, and triple-layer armored 
  cargo holds with a fully armed security detail on board (or 
  Marines, if in Star Fleet use) for extra protection.  Its cargoes 
  have covered the full range of Federation valuables, from a single 
  bottle of Saurian brandy of rare vintage to holds full of pressed 
  latinum bars for interstellar commerce.  Only once in its official 
  service history has a “Flying Fortress” been successfully 
  attacked and disabled, but even then its badly mauled hijackers 
  were unable to penetrate the multiple layers of its armored 
  holds in time before Star Fleet arrived on the scene and finished 
  them off.  These vessels have since been replaced in mainstream 
  commerce by more modern designs; however, one can still 
  occasionally encounter a “Flying Fortress” operating in the outer
  ctors of Federation space. 
  ERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2194 
  h
  The “Flying Fortress” was specifically designed to provide t
  ost secure means possible of transporting extrem
  m
  cargoes
   
  se
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 310 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 195 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 185 m 
  Mass:  ………………………….. 190,000 DWT 
  Crew ….. 422 (not including security/Marine detail) 
  Armament ……………………..… 20 laser banks 
  12 fusion missile tubes 
  (later converted to phasers & photon torpedos) 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 4.0 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… warp 4.5 
   
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
  RICKENBACKER DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
    
  USS SIGMA 
  PROTOTYPE BATTLECRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  N/A 
   
  The prototype Sigma was a one-shot design developed to see 
  how well a Horizon class hull could perform in the battlecruiser 
  role.  It was inspired by the success of the smaller Baikonur in 
  2183.  That had pushed the original Daedalus design to its limits 
   terms of military applications.  This upsized version featured 
   one.   
  oughly evaluated at the Arcturus Test Range 
  7.  Although the design itself never entered 
  prod
  y onto 
  the 
  ard 
  firep
  r Fleet, 
  thou
  more 
  rece
     
  in
  no less than 16 lasers in dual turret mounts and 12 fusion 
  torpedo tubes.  10 of these were concentrated on the forward 
  part of the primary hull.  This was one of the first Star Fleet 
  vessels to embody the “massed forward firepower” concept 
  since the Marshall class destroyer of the Romulan War.  The 
  theory behind this was simple and proven:  if all you can get is 
  the first strike, make sure that it is a devastating
   
  The Sigma was thor
  from 2195 to 219
   
  uction, many of its system advances found their wa
  Baton Rouge generation of starships.  The “massed forw
  ower” concept would eventually return to Sta
  gh – first with the Marklin class destroyers, and 
  ntly with the Abbe class torpedo destroyers. 
  SPE
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 225.1 m 
  ass:  ……………………………... 24,500 DWT 
  .…………………….……. 157 
    12 fusion torpedo tubes 
  Crui
   
  CIFICATIONS: 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 117.0 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 45.5 m 
  M
  Crew ………
  Armament …… 16 laser banks (8 dual turret mounts) 
   
  sing speed:  ……………….……….. warp 3.6 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… warp 4.8 
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
    
    
   
  SI
  AS MODIFIED BY LAWRENCE MILLER 
     
  GMA DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
   
  - 16 - 
  
  ILLUSTRIOUS  CLASS 
  SHUTTLECARRIER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2198 
   
  This behemoth starship, the largest yet ever operated by Star 
  Fleet in any form, has its origins in the “flying base” concept 
  from the Romulan War (2156-2160).  The success of the 
  Hopkins class hospital ship and the subsequent Byrne class 
  caused many within Star Fleet to wonder what might be 
  accomplished with a purely military design.  To that end they 
  took the largely incomplete shell of what would have been 
  Starbase 18, a victim of Council-mandated budget cuts, and 
  converted it into a starship using whatever spare parts and 
  components scavenged from other unfinished or cancelled 
  starship programs it could find.  The result was a 2 million 
  metric ton flying monster with no clear purpose other than to 
  ponder through space like some giant “death star,” looking for 
  action it was destined never to find.  The ample space within its 
  incomplete hull naturally suggested hangar bay conversion, 
  which in turn led to the first shuttlecarrier in Star Fleet history.  
  It formally entered service as the USS Illustrious in 2198, 
  serving no fleet role other than to serve as a mobile base for 
  tle pilot training.  It did this for over six decades until the 
  ugh-deck cruiser came along after the Four 
  crapped soon afterward. 
     
  shut
  Coronado class thro
  Year  War.  It was s
  s
  SPE
  Mass:  ……………………
  Crew
  Armament ………………………… 16 laser banks 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 3.0 
  speed:  …………………….… warp 3.5 
  CIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 1200 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 515 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 138 m 
  ……. 1.989,000 DWT 
   ……….…………………….……. 600 
    6 fusion torpedo banks 
  Maximum 
   
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
   
  RICKENBACKER DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH  
   
  SS SCOUT 
  LOWELL  CLA
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2198 
   
  This is the second of three starship clasess in 
  Mann generation” recognized by some starship his
  the so-called 
  torians.  It is 
   of the class.  
   last Lowell class scout was retired in 2222. 
  “
  nothing more than a scaled-down Mann with pylon mounted 
  warp engines for easier upgrading and maintenance.  The use of 
  the Mann design as its basis all but ensured Warp 4 
  performance.  At half the size of its inspiration, though, its 
  interior spaces as designed were extremely cramped and 
  reminded some grizzled Star Fleet veterans of the pre-war 
  Cavalry class destroyers.  In order to alleviate this situation 
  most of the sensor suite was removed and mounted on external 
  pods fitted amidships so as to cause minimal impact on the 
  ship’s warp field.  In addition, a “drag pod” with special sensors 
  could be deployed from a housing mounted aft, between the dual 
  warp engine pylons. 
   
  The Lowell class starships were designed as high-speed scouts, 
  capable of moving in and out of sensitive areas as fast as 
  possible while taking as many sensor and scanner readings in the 
  process.  Its one flaw was the lack of a torpedo tube.  Although 
  not seen as an oversight at the time, the subsequent 
  development of self-propelled sensor probes (an adaptation of 
  torpedo technology) guaranteed the obsolescence
  The
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
  WT 
  Armament …………………
   
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 74 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 28.8 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 23.7 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………... 26,000 D
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 130 
  ……………… 
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 4.0 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… warp 4.7 
   
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
   
  LOWELL DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
   
    
   
    
  - 17 - 
  
  C
   
  R594 MOBILE 
  CONSTRUCTION RIG
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2203 
   
  These were the first rapid-deployment space docks in Star Fleet 
  history.  The intention the CR594 was to have the capability of 
  deploying a full-fledged construction and repair facility in the field 
  as quickly as possible whenever such was required.  Warp tugs 
  did the actual deployment, with the CR594 itself having only ion-
  powered station keeping thrusters for limited propulsion.  In the 
  absence of a fleet tug a special gravitic impeller drive, courtesy 
  of Utopia Planitia Shipyards, could be fitted for transport.  This 
  was rarely used, though, limited as it was to Warp 2 due to the 
  CR594’s sheer mass.  Within its frame were all the facilities and 
  equipment necessary to build, repair, or upgrade all of Star 
  Fleet’s current and next-generation starships given proper 
  materials.  The only exception was the one-of-a-kind 
  shuttlecarrier Illustrious, which was as big as the CR594 itself.  
  The last officially left fleet service in 2253; however, most are 
  still in operation with new civilian owners and now service 
  Federation civilian shipping instead. 
   
  The CR594 is the direct ancestor of the “classical” series of 
  spacedocks (Maya, Roman, etc.) in use by Star Fleet today.  
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
  ngth (with impeller):  …………………. 1600m 
   
   
  Cruising speed (impeller-equip
  Maximum speed (impeller-equipped): ….… warp 2.2 
   
   
  Le
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 275 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 238 m 
  Mass:  ………………………… 2,875,000 DWT
  Crew ……….………………………….. 750 
  Armament …………..…………………. none 
  ped):  …….. warp 2.0 
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
  CR594 with optional
  ic impeller drive attached 
    
   gravit
   
    
  CR-594 DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  CAHUYA  CLASS 
  SURVEY CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2203 
   
  The five ships of the Cahuya class represented something of a 
  throwback insofar as starship design philosophy was concerned.  
  Their boat-like hulls evoke images of the old Terran “slab-hull” 
  school of design.  It actually served two purposes:  first, to 
  facilitate a planetary aquatic landing; second, to maximize room 
  for its intended suite of science labs and interstellar research 
  acilities.  The Cahuya class was one of only two Star Fleet 
  starships at the time that could perform a planetary landing, 
  however limited (the Texas class light cruiser being the other). 
   
  The Cahuya class was in almost constant deployment from the 
  moment the first sh
  f
  ip launched, relieving the Horizon class of 
  uty as the Federation’s primary deep space survey and 
  d
  exploration vessels.  They themselves would be supplanted and 
  then eventually replaced by the Ranger class in the same role 
  within two decades.  They would continue, however, for several 
  more decades (with periodic component and engine upgrades) 
  operating within Federation space on various and sundry science 
  missions.  The last Cahuya class starship was retired in 2273. 
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 201.2 m 
  eam:  ………………………….……… 119.4 m 
   
  be 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 3.0 
   
  B
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 42.7 m
  Mass:  …………………………….. 49,200 DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………………. 290 
  Armament …………..…………….. 6 laser banks 
     1 fusion torpedo tu
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… warp 4.8 
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
  CAHUYA DESIGN BY TODD GUENTHER
  SCHEMATIC BY NEALE DAVIDSON  
  AS MO
   
  DIFIED BY RICHARD E. MANDEL 
     
  - 18 - 
  
  BERING  CLASS 
  AUTOMATED TANKER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2204 
   
  These vessels were procured for Star Fleet Transport Command 
  for the bulk transport of liquids, slushes, and gaseous materials.  
  The actual “ship” as such consisted of the warp engine, an 
  interconnecting dorsal, a control deck (normally automated with 
  provisions for a small crew as required), and container interlock 
  modules.  These interlocks allowed as many containers as 
  needed to be attached up to the load required or the limits of 
  the engine.  The illustration below shows a fairly common three-
  container configuration.  Configurations of six, eight, or even 
  twelve containers were not unheard of, though, and on at least 
  one occasion a Bering was configured to haul fourteen 
  containers. 
   
  The Bering class remained in service with Star Fleet, with 
  numerous system and engine upgrades, up through the Four 
  Years War (2246-2250).  They were relegated to the Star Fleet 
  Reserve in the mid-2260s.  They were finally sent to the 
  oneyards in the late 2270s, with the last Bering class starship 
  b
  being scrapped in 2281. 
     
  SPECIFICATIONS (AS ILLUSTRATED): 
  ngth:  ……………………………………. 204.1 m 
   m 
  5.5 m 
  WT 
   
  Cruising speed (unladen):  ………………. warp 5.0 
   
   
  Le
  Beam:  ………………………….………..… 54.4
  Draft:  …………………….………………... 11
  Mass: …………………………….…..173,900 D
  Crew ……….…………………….………… none
  Armament ………………………………….. none 
   
  Towing speed (laden):  ……………….….. warp 3.0 
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
  USS Skagerrak – as found in the Delta Triangle (2264) 
   
   
  BE
  SCHEMATIC COURTESY OF FEDERATION FRONTIERS
  RING DESIGN BY DON CHRISTANSON 
   
  A typical Federation deep space station (c.2200) 
   
   
  Bayard’s Planet after the Phi Puma shockwave (2202) 
    
   
  The SS MacArthur, a former DY-X military cruiser that served 
  as the testbed for the VX-28 “Pegasys” warp engine (c.2205) 
    
  - 19 - 
  
  BATON ROUGE  CLASS 
  HEAVY CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2205 
   
   
  U.S.S. Moscow (NCC-1357), Star Fleet Museum 
   
  The Baton Rouge class starships represented the penultimate 
  h of efforts by both the 
  ship Design of Andor in 
  order to come up with the best starship design for general fleet 
  use.
  tech
  p 
  engi
  class
  . 
   
  The 
  e of 
  2155 is striking.  The main differences are due to both design 
  and 
  hin 
  sauc
   An 
  versized “slab type” trititanium secondary hull, fitted in 
  guration under and behind the primary hull, 
  onal room for survey and exploration facilities as 
  well as one of the largest starship shuttlecraft hangers at the 
  time.  An “underslung” engine configuration had to be employed 
  instead of the favored “overhull” one in order to offset the warp 
  field drag of the oversized impulse deck.  This had the side 
  benefit of making the new vessel more maneuverable in warp, 
  albeit sacrificing some speed and acceleration in the process.  
  The Kloratis VX-28 “Pegasys” warp engines were the first time 
  that Star Fleet had ever contracted outside of Cochrane Warp 
  Dynamis for a major starship class.  They would go on to bec
  one of the visual hallmarks of the Baton Rouge generation. 
   
  An interesting experiment at the time was the use of two small 
  warp engine support pylons per side instead of one large one.  It
  was hoped that this would give t
  allow for higher warp 
  by the “thin twin boom” concept were minimal at best.  The 
  Nordenskjold class, the final Baton Rouge build group and often 
  considered its own class due to several significant design 
  changes, would revert back to a single support pylon system. 
   
  The use of modular construction techniques in the building of the 
  Baton Rouge class, plus the push to get it into service as quickly 
  as possible, made it one of the fastest built starship classes in 
  Federation history.  Almost every ship in the class went from 
  base assembly of major components to final fitting of interior 
  systems within ten months and commissioning within sixteen.  
  The USS Baton Rouge (NCC-1300) beat the lead ship of the 
  similar Ranger class survey cruisers out of the yard by mere
  hours, thus be
  name to this era i
   
  As predicted the Baton Rouge modular construction program 
  spurred the development of multiple side starship classes based 
  on Baton Rouge components.  Fifteen different derivative 
  designs were planned at one time, with six actually put into 
  production.  These were the Ranger class survey cruiser, the 
  Constant Warwick class light cruiser, the Drake class destroyer, 
  the Cook class scout, the Anton class cruiser, and the Detroyat 
  class heavy destroyer.  A seventh, the Marklin class destroyer, 
  was converted to the Class I Program just as it was about to 
  begin construction.  All of the Baton Rouge era designs would be 
  incorporated into the subsequent Class I Program.  This resulted 
  in all of the older Baton Rouge era starship classes being 
  cancelled, many while ships were still under construction.  This 
  explains why there are obvious gaps in starship classes when
  comparing
  the shortage of vessels in certain Baton Rouge era designs.  The
  leftover Baton Rouge era components would be used to keep
  their generation in service or for experimental designs (such as 
  the Kearsage class light cruiser). 
   
  A total of 25 Baton Rouge class starships were built between 
  2205 and 2212.  This was the largest build class of a new Star 
  Fleet ship-of-the-line since the Romulan War.  They quickly 
  gained a reputation as one of the best combat starships of its 
  day.  In 2219 a task force consisting of four Baton Rouge class 
  cruisers successfully engaged and routed a Tzenkethi battle fleet 
  on its way into Federation space.  All of the Tzenkethi vessels 
  were either destroyed or damaged beyond repair, with the 
  Federation fleet suffering only minor damage in return.  They 
  would again prove their effectiveness during the early days of 
  the Four Years War (2246-2250), holding their own against the
  de
  e
   
  In 2208 the Baton Rouge class starships Moscow (NCC-1357) 
  and Tehran (NCC-1308) participated in the first successful test 
  of starship transporter technology.  Subsequent ships in the 
  class were built with them preinstalled and the technology back-
  fitted into all older ships in the class.  All were also upgraded 
  with Daystrom Duotronic Mark I computers as soon as these 
  became available.  During the Four Years War all but eight Baton 
  configuration of a quarter-century wort
  Starship Design Bureau and Chiokis Star
    It was the first starship class fitted with transporter 
  nology and the last without dilithium-moderated war
  nes.  It also has the distinction of being the first starship 
   ever built under Star Fleet’s modular component program
  visual likeness to the original Jeffries Program prototyp
  budget considerations.  The all-trititanium Chiokis-style “t
  er” was a first in Federation starship construction. 
  o
  standard confi
  provided additi
  ome 
   
  he design more stability and 
  speeds.  In reality the advantages gained 
   
  coming the first of its generation and lending its 
  n Federation spacecraft history. 
   
   the Class I and Baton Rouge generations, as well as 
   
   
   
  adly Klingon D-6 battlecruiser in the few and often lopsided 
  ncounters between the two. 
  - 20 - 
  
  R
  egasys VX-28 warp 
  en
   Cochrane Dynamics 
  es, with some having 
  ks mounted to the rear of their 
  ay) per the 
  efits were 
  xpensive given the age of the class and not continued once the 
  war was over, leaving eight unmodified Baton Rouge cruisers in 
  their original configuration.  These were retired as soon as post-
  war build strength permitted, while the remaining upgraded 
  vessels continued to serve Star Fleet well into the Class I era. 
   
  All remaining active duty Baton Rouge class cruisers were 
  decommissioned in 2263, although several still remain in the 
  Star Fleet Reserve.  The U.S.S. Moscow (NCC-1357), one of 
  the two that was part of the first successful starship 
  transporter test, and one of the few that still retains its original 
  Pegasys VX-28 warp engines, was donated to the Star Fleet 
  Museum at Memory Alpha and restored for public display.  The 
  U.S.S. San Diego (NCC-1438) is preserved as a museum ship at 
  the Star Fleet Division Orbital Shipyards at Luna by the Starfleet 
  Association. 
   
  The Baton Roug
  e day is without question.  Even so, certain aspects of the 
  arship warp field.  That is why, when the next generation of 
  ouge class cruisers had their original P
  gines replaced with the more powerful
  ser upgrad
  PB-32 “Titiac.”  All received pha
  two additional single phaser ban
  secondary hulls (one to each side of the hangar b
  Nordenskjold configuration.  These wartime r
  e
  e’s success as Star Fleet’s premiere starship of 
  th
  design continued to vex Star Fleet.  The oversized impulse deck 
  and slab-like secondary hull were design concerns that had been 
  “allowed” to happen.  This was for the simple reason that Star 
  Fleet needed the Baton Rouge immediately to replace its rapidly 
  aging Romulan War era capital ships.  Both of these had also 
  necessitated the move of the warp engines to their 
  “underslung” arrangement, something that Star Fleet designers 
  knew full well was not the best configuration for an optimum 
  st
  Star Fleet vessels went to the drawing boards, they would go 
  back to the Jeffries Prototype one last time before deciding the 
  future of Star Fleet starship design.    
    
  VISUAL: 
   
    
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 245 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 153 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 64.6 m 
  Mass:  …………………………… 92,500 DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 344  
  Armament ………… 4 phaser banks (6 in 4YW refit) 
  2 photon torpedo tubes 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 4.5 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… warp 5.2 
  (warp 6 after PB-32 upgrade) 
   
  Innovations: 
  • 
  First large Star Fleet starship program in over two 
  decades (31 vessels in 3 build groups, counting the 
  Nordenskjold sub-class) 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship class since the Bonnie Chance 
  to have a “thin disc” primary hull 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship class with an all-trititanium 
  hull and frame 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship class built using the modular 
  component construction system 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship class with transporter 
  technology and duotronic computer systems 
   
  SCHEMATICS:  
   
   
  BATON ROUGE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  SCHEMATICS BY NEALE DAVIDSON 
  MODEL SHOTS COURTESY OF LAUREN OLIVER AND STARSHIP MODELER 
   
  - 21 - 
  
  RANGER CLASS SURVEY CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2205 
   
  The Ranger class was a variation of the Baton Rouge concept 
  intended to replace the Mann class in the survey cruiser role.  
  For this purpose the secondary hull was moved up on top of the 
  primary hull and the engines mounted underneath.  This gave the 
  Ranger the capability to change out its secondary hull as needed 
  for special assignments, something that no other Baton Rouge 
  ra starship could do.  This rarely happened because the science 
  e
  and survey facilities of a Ranger were usually more than 
  adequate for the task.  The idea would stick around, though, 
  eventually leading to the development of the underslung 
  container arrangement for the Ptolemy class transport/tug of 
  the Class I Program. 
   
  The Ranger was one of only two Baton Rouge era starships 
  classes that would be converted for the Class I Program.  They 
  saw service during the Four Years War and continued in the 
  science and survey role for six more decades.  For more 
  formation 
  in
  please consult Federation Spaceflight Chronology 
  Volume 10: The Class I Era. 
    
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. x m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… x m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… x m 
  Mass:  …………………………………. X DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 185 
  Armament …………..……………..  4 laser banks 
   
   
   
   
   
     1 fusion torpedo tube 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. Warp 4.5 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… Warp 5.1 
   
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
   
   
  ORIGINAL RANGER DESIGN BY WALTER M. JEFFRIES 
  BATON ROUGE GENERATION CONCEPT AND SCHEMATIC BY NEALE DAVIDSON 
   
  T WARWICK CLASS 
  LIGHT CRUISER 
  CONSTAN
  SER
   
  “Ba
  nstant 
  Wa
  on Rouge 
  class
  ary 
  hull, however, was replaced by an underslung “stump” housing 
  its 
  bay and other essential auxiliary systems.  The 
  inten
  tion 
  bord
  avy” 
  Federation starship classes in
   to 
  enlarge its secondary hull eventually evolved into the Detroyat 
  class
  royer.  Only seven were built, with the 
  rem
  g
  the Detr
   
  The 
  influential
  f its generation.  It 
  direc
  destroyers, as well as the Kearsarge class light cruiser.  Its 
  “line
  a
  class de
  s class scout, and 
  toda
   p
    
  VICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2209 
  ton Rouge light” is the best way to describe the Co
  rwick class.  These had the same range as the Bat
   and the same twin-engine configuration.  The second
  shuttle 
  tion for the “Warwick” class was to police Federa
  ers, thus relieving the Baton Rouge and other “he
   this regard.  A planned redesign
   heavy dest
  ainin  ships of the Constant Warwick class cancelled once 
  oyat class began construction. 
  Constant Warwick has proven to be one of the most 
   “light ship-of-the-line” designs o
  tly inspired the Detroyat and Marklin class heavy 
  s” c n also be seen in the Loknar class frigate, the Pompey 
  stroyer, the uprated Monocero
  y’s erimeter action ship program (Alert, Akyazi, etc.). 
  SPECIFICATION
   
  S: 
  Length:  ……………………………….. x m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… x m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… x m 
  Mass:  …………………………………. X DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. x 
  Armament …………..……………..  4 laser banks 
   
   
   
   
   
     1 fusion torpedo tube 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. Warp 4.5 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… Warp 5.1 
    
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
   
   
  ORIGINAL BATON ROUGE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  CONSTANT WARWICK VARIATION BY NEALE DAVIDSON 
  - 22 - 
  
  HALE  CLASS SCOUT 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2210 
   
  The limitations of the Lowell design saw this produced as a quick-
  to-build stopgap scout until the Cook class could be approved for 
  construction.  Its small size and stealthy construction stood in 
  stark contrast to the bloated, Mann-derived Lowell.  In fact, it 
  as so small that it could carry only a single, limited-range 
  shuttlecraft with minimal repair and maintenance facilities. 
   
  The main advantage that the Hale had over the Lowell, apart 
  from its size, was its fusion torpedo tube.  This was never 
  intended to launch torpedoes; instead, it was used for the firing 
  of the new “probe missile.”  Based on converted fusion torpedo 
  technology, probes w
  w
  ere designed for stand-off survey, thus 
  ssening the risk to any starship investigating an unusual event 
  ecommissioned en masse  
  2231 as part of Star Fleet’s changeover to the Class I 
  ere sold off for use in local system defense 
    
  le
  or phenomena.  The Hale class scout was the first to use them 
  in service.  Within a few years room would be made in the 
  torpedo magazines of all Star Fleet vessels for an array of 
  probes for a variety of mission profiles. 
   
  All 25 vessels in the Hale class were d
  in 
  Program.  Most w
  fleets.  
  SPE
   
  Mas   …
  …
  ……
  …
  T 
  rew ……….…………………….……. 65 
   
  ed:  ……………….……….. warp 4.0 
  peed:  …………………….… warp 5.0 
   
  Innovations: 
  • 
  First Federation scout designed for the use of probes 
   
  CIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 120 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 114 m
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 34.5 m 
  s:
  …
  …
  …
  ……………. 9,000 DW
  C
  Armament …………..………………. 1 laser bank 
     1 fusion torpedo tube 
  Cruising spe
  Maximum s
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
  ANTON  CLASS CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD
   
   CALENDAR):  2210 
  “single hull” 
  d
  o
   resources required to 
  uild it were considerable.  In 2218 Star Fleet temporarily 
  d
  ll of 
  e Antons that were already built were eventually returned to 
  d to Class I specifications. 
  The Anton represented an experiment in producing a 
  arship with all the performance and versatility of a Jeffries-
  st
  erived design.  This was accomplished by replacing the back half 
  f a Baton Rouge saucer with a custom “modularized hull.”  An 
  Anton could be reconfigured for a special role simply by putting it 
  into dock, pulling the aft hull plates, then removing and adding 
  modularized deck sections as needed.  Its oversize dual shuttle 
  bays could handle either specialty science craft or two full 
  squadron of fighter shuttles, plus spares to boot.  This gave the 
  Anton the most mission potential of any design in its era. 
   
  The complexities involved in fabricating the Anton’s special hull 
  significantly delayed its entry into service.  It was the largest of 
  the Baton Rouge era starships, and the
  b
  halte  the program after the completion of only six ships due to 
  a myriad of reasons, most particularly stress problems that had 
  developed with its “splayed” angled warp engine pylons.  In 
  2220 it ordered that the remaining twelve ships be built to a 
  modified Class I design to resolve this and other related issues.  
  This design would eventually evolve into the Coventry class 
  frigate (and its counterpart, the Miranda class cruiser).  A
  th
  the yard and uprate
   
  SPE
  m 
   m 
  Crew
  ……
  …
  …
  …
  rmament …………..……………..  4 laser banks 
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. Warp 4.4 
  peed:  …………………….… Warp 4.8 
  Innovations: 
  • 
  First of the “modularized hull” Star Fleet starships 
   
  CIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 185 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 142 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 48
  Mass:  …………………………… 146,500 DWT 
   …
  .…
  …
  …
  …….……. 290 
  A
     1 fusion torpedo tube 
   
  Maximum s
   
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
   
  ORIGINAL ANTON DESIGN BY DANA KNUTSON 
  BATON ROUGE GENERATION CONCEPT & SCHEMATIC BY RICHARD E. MANDEL
   
   
  HALE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  - 23 - 
  
  BODE  CLASS SCOUT 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2213 
   
  The Bode (considered by 
  some as the “fourth” 
  member of the “Mann 
  generation”) was another 
  attempt to overcome the 
  design limitations of the 
  Lowell class scout, but this time on a reconfigured hull.  The 
  l five ships in the Bode class were called out of retirement to 
  s was not retired until 2254, once Star Fleet had 
  ough new-build scouts so that its services were no longer 
  vived the scrapper’s torch. 
  overall design was the same; however, the Bode eschewed the 
  elliptical disc of the Lowell in favor of a more utilitarian approach.  
  Crew complement was also reduced, thanks largely to the 
  installation of duotronic systems, in order to make way for a 
  torpedo launch system.  This gave the Bode class the probe-
  launching ability that the older Lowell lacked.  Unique to the 
  design was a special protective system fitted to the front of the 
  warp engines.  This helped to shield the delicate instrumentation 
  of the Bode’s sensor suite from the effects of its own warp field. 
   
  Al
  serve during the Four Years War (2246-2250).  During the war 
  (and largely due to heavy Star Fleet losses) they were updated 
  with modern systems and warp engines.  The last of the rebuilt 
  Bode clas
  en
  required.  None sur
    
  SPE
   m 
  Crew ……….………………
  rmament …………..……………..  2 laser banks 
  ruising speed:  ……………….……….. Warp 4.0 
  ed:  …………………….… Warp 4.9 
   
  CIFICATIONS (2213): 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 191 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 78.7 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 31.0
  Mass:  …………………………… 47,000 DWT 
  …….……. 73 
  A
     1 fusion torpedo tube 
   
  C
  Maximum spe
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
   
   
  BODE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  SUAL BY STEVE BARON 
   
  VI
  DETROYAT  CLASS 
  HEAVY DESTROYER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2214 
   
  The Detroyat was the last original design of the Baton Rouge 
  generation to enter production.  It started out as an attempt to 
  ddress the operational deficiencies of the Constant Warwick 
  class light cruiser.  By the time the Detroyat began construction 
  it had become something else:  a fleet “superheavy” designed for 
  military superiority and nothing else. 
   
  n today’s terminology the Detroyat would have been clas
  a
  I
  sified 
  s a battlecruiser.  The “heavy destroyer” label was cooked up in 
  a
  order to hide the true purpose of the class from the Federation 
  Council.  Many of its members were still leery of a starship 
  designed for the sole purpose of battlefield performance.  Their 
  minds would change within a few short years once the Klingons 
  made themselves known to the Federation. 
   
  Like the Anton class cruiser, the Detroyat class was halted in 
  mid-production for conversion to Class I Program specifications.  
  The process was actually easier for the existing Detroyat class 
  starships than it was for the Anton class, since substantially 
  less hull and frame conversion was required. 
    
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
  ……………………….. x m 
  eam:  ………………………….……… x m 
  Maximum speed:  …………
   
   
  Length:  ………
  B
  Draft:  …………………….…………… x m 
  Mass:  …………………………………. X DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. x 
  Armament …………..………………….. x 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. Warp 4.5 
  ………….… Warp 5.1 
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
  ORIGINAL DETROYAT DESIGN BY MICHAEL MORISSETTE 
  BATON ROUGE GENERATION CONCEPT AND SCHEMATIC BY NEALE DAVIDSON 
    
  - 24 - 
  
  NORDENSKJOLD  CLASS 
  EXPLORATORY CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD
   
  The “Old Norge,” as her cre
  starship in the last and final
  Rouge class cruiser program.
  a somewhat different configu
  the Baton Rouge class.  Nevertheless, the six ships of the 
  Nordenskjold class are often lumped in together with the Baton 
  Rouge class in most fleet and historical discussions. 
   
  The design is essentially a Baton Rouge modified for the long-
  range surveyor role.  For this purpose it was fitted with the 
  same extensive “Zenith” sensor suite as the Ranger class.  The 
  torpedo tube was moved from the primary hull and mounted 
  within the dorsal itself (a first for a Star Fleet design) so that 
  the class would not lose the ability to operate probes.  This 
   CALENDAR):  2218 
  ws came to know her, was the first 
   build group of the original Baton 
    She and her five sister ships have 
  ration than do the earlier ships in 
  ecessitated a lengthening of the primary hull dorsal in order to 
   
  uring the Four 
  ars War (2246-2250).  During the peace that followed, they 
   than any other Star Fleet starship 
  urvived the mass decommissioning of 
  the 
  upport 
  role 
   to 
  conv
  mixed 
  resul
  r fleet 
  base
  oned, 
  statu
  main 
  in this
   
  The 
   its 
  origi
  leet 
  orage depot
  h at 
  ch has been its home for the past 26 years.  
  rway to preserve her as museum ship but Star 
   render a final decision on the matter. 
    
  n
  provide the necessary clearance for the torpedo tube.  Also, 
  single engine pylons replaced the experimental “thin twin 
  booms” of the Baton Rouge, which had proven in practice not to 
  be as much of an advantage as had been hoped. 
  The Nordenskjold class all saw service as exploratory cruisers, 
  supplementing the Ranger class.  All saw service d
  Ye
  would log more star hours
  class of the period.  Four s
   
  Baton Rouge class in 2260 and played a major fleet s
  in the short-lived Organian Incident of 2261.  An attempt
  ert two for use as auxiliary command cruisers had 
  ts, and by 2280 all were more or less “fixed” at majo
  missi
  s as flagships (in a reserve duty, albeit com
  s).  Save for the odd emergency or two they would re
   state until their final retirement in 2290. 
  “Old Norge” is the only member of its class still in
  nal configuration that has yet to be sent to a Star F
   or boneyard.  It still remains in its bert
  st
  Starbase 1, whi
  Efforts are unde
  Fleet has yet to
  VISUAL: 
   
  ion (2290) 
  USS Diaz – command cruiser configurat
    
     
    
  SPECIFICATIONS (2218): 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 225.1 m 
  .1 m 
  …….… warp 5.1 
   
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 99
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 54.8 m 
  Mass:  …………………………… 115,000 DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 280  
  Armament …………..……………..  6 laser banks 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 4.5 
  Maximum speed:  ………………
  Innovations: 
  • 
  First Star Fleet starship class with a dorsal-mounted 
  torpedo tube 
   
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
   
   
  ORIGINAL BATON ROUGE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  NORDENSKJOOLD VARIATION BY ARIDAS SOFIA 
  SCHEMATICS BY NEALE DAVIDSON 
  TMP-ERA COMMAND CRUISER VARIATION BY RICHARD E.MANDEL 
  BASED ON THE ARTWORK OF ARIDAS SOFI
   
  A 
  AND THE NOTES OF TIMO SALONIEMI 
  SCHEMATIC BY RICHARD E. MANDEL 
  DERIVED FROM THE WORK OF NEALE DAVIDSON 
  - 25 - 
  
  DRAKE  CLASS DESTROYER 
  & COOK  CLASS SCOUT  
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2218 
   
  The Drake and Cook class starships were the forerunners of the 
  Saladin and Hermes class starships of the Class I Program and 
  hared identical roles.  Their design configuration would have 
  been deemed impossible mere decades before had it not been for 
  the introduction of duotronic computer control systems.  The 
  hijacking” of the design by the Class I Program ensured that 
  nly five of each were built before both classes were 
  s
  “
  o
  cancelled in 
  225.  One each of the Drake and Cook classes was relegated 
  2
  to the training role, while the others served as backup for 
  regular Class I destroyers and scouts in the field.  Both classes 
  were retired in 2250 following the end of the Four Years War.  
    
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. x m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… x m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… x m 
  Mass:  …………………………………. X DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 120 
  Armament (Cook): ….…………….. . 1 laser banks 
  Armament (Drake): ….……………..  4 laser banks 
   
   
   
   
      1 fusion torpedo tube 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. Warp 4.0 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… Warp 4.8 
   
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
   
  ORIGINAL BATON ROUGE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  DRAKE AND COOK  VARIATIONS BY NEALE DAVIDSON 
  INVINCIBLE CLASS DREADNOUGHT 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  N/A 
   
  This 
  Baton 
  Rou
  ed to 
  dem
  riple-
  engin
  ronic 
  revol
  ident 
  in its armament – nine FH-2 advanced laser banks (six on the 
  sauc
   and 
  one 
  dual 
  forward-mounted fusion torpedo tubes. 
   
  The 
  vessel of 
  een approved.  Instead, the design was 
  assed on for several years and eventually put off for 
  ith the later Class I Program.  The first 
  uld not enter service until after the Four Years 
  War, over three decades after the design for the Invincible was 
  submitted.  One can only speculate how Star Fleet might have 
  fared during the Four Years War had the Invincible and its 
  brethren been available for the fight. 
    
  proposal, first submitted in 2217, was one of nine 
  ge era designs that were never built.  It is includ
  onstrate the origin of the dreadnought design.  Its t
  e configuration had been made possible by the duot
  ution.  Its purpose as a military superiority design is ev
  er top and bottom, one on each side of the shuttle bay,
  “belly” mount on the secondary hull bottom) as well as 
  Invincible would have been the most powerful Star Fleet 
  its era had it b
  p
  consideration w
  readnought wo
  d
  SCHEMATIC: 
   
   
   
   
  ORIGI
  BATON ROUGE GENERATION CONCEPT AND SCHEMATIC BY RICHARD E. MANDEL 
  BASED ON THE WORK OF NEALE DAVIDSON 
  NAL BATON ROUGE DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  - 26 - 
  
  CIVILIAN STARSHIPS 
   
  PROVIDER  CLASS TUG 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2193 
   
  The Provider class tug will forever be associated to students of 
  Federation spacecraft history with the massive, 100-kilometer 
  long warp superconvoys that became a common sight in the 
  Federation during the early years of the 23rd century.  In this 
  time, before the capability for bulk mass transport of goods via 
  special transporter beam conduits through space, these massive 
  superconvoys were the primary means for transporting millions 
  of metric tons in processed goods from one Federation system 
   another.  Each superconvoy had eight Provider class tugs in 
  angement at its head, interlinking and 
  warp fields in order to both pull and steer 
  the 
  perconvoy.  “Booster squares” of four tugs staged 
  betw
   process.  
  The 
  proverbial 
  dinos
  ill provide 
  towi
     
  to
  an octagonal arr
  synchronizing their 
  su
  een every 10-container segment assisted in this
  superconvoy has since gone the way of the 
  aur; however, plenty of Provider class tugs st
  ng services in the civilian sector even today. 
  SPE
  ngth:  …………
  …
  …
  ….…………………….……. 66 
   ………………………….. 4 laser banks 
   
  Towing speed (laden):  ……………….….. warp 2.0 
  Cruising speed (unladen):  ………………. warp 3.5 
   
  CIFICATIONS: 
   
  Le
  …
  …
  ………….. 225 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 220 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 45.6 m 
  Mass:  …………………………….72,500 DWT 
  Crew ……
  Armament
  VISUAL: 
   
  HUNTER  CLASS CORVETTE 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2201 
   
  Entering service at the turn of the 23rd century, the Hunter 
  class corvette was best known for its long association with 
  Federation intersystem police forces.  It was based on a military 
  patrol ship design that had ultimately been rejected for the usual 
  udgetary reasons.  Overall, the Hunter class enjoyed an 
  l
  b
  excel ent reputation with its crews.  It was unmatched in its 
  class against all but dedicated military designs and Orion pirate 
  vessels.  The last Hunter was retired from police service in 
  2225; however, many can still be seen in use under private 
  ownership. 
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 85 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 38 m 
  ………………….…………… 43 m 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 6 
  Armament ………………………….. 4 laser banks 
   
  Cruising speed:  ……………….……….. warp 3.6 
  Maximum speed:  …………………….… warp 4.8 
   
  Draft:  …
  Mass:  …………………………….…  4125 DWT 
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
   
  HUNTER DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
   
   
  PROVIDER DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  - 27 - 
  
  MASTERS  CLASS TUG 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2208 
   
  These were the standard civilian space tugs
  a.  They could be found everywhere, in
  wing every conceivable kind of vessel or ca
   of the Baton Rouge 
  er
   every port of call, 
  e schematic shown here is the standard factory configuration.  
  to
  rgo. 
   
  Th
  Most of their owners would customize them to suit their 
  particular needs or tastes. 
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 145 m 
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 118 m 
  Draft:  …………………….…………… 43 m 
  Mass:  …………………………….  22,000 DWT 
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 20 
  Armament ……………………………… none 
   
  Towing speed (laden):  …………….……. warp 2.5 
  Cruising speed (unladen):  ………………. warp 3.8 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
   
  ACH 
  CABOT  CLASS TRAWLER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2211 
   
  Fo
  t to remote 
  Fe
  re fast, had 
  civilian 
  ny starship 
  perating near unexplored regions of space where hostiles might 
  MASTERS DESIGN BY RICK STERNB
  r almost three decades these were a common sigh
  deration outposts and border stations.  They we
  exceptional maneuverability, and were well armed for 
  vessels of the day.  This was necessary for a
  o
  be lurking, such as the Romulan Neutral Zone or the unexplored 
  regions beyond the Rigel sector.  Many were lost supplying the 
  Federation lines during Four Years War with the Klingon Empire 
  (2246-2250).  While the class officially ceased production in 
  2234, the surviving vessels continue to operate much as they 
  always have in the far regions of Federation space. 
     
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………….. 161 m 
  36 m 
  …………….…………… 28 m 
  ass:  …………………………………. 38,000 DWT 
   banks 
  rp 3.8 
   
  Beam:  ………………………….……… 
  Draft:  ………
  M
  Crew ……….…………………….……. 28 
  Armament ……………………………… 4 laser
   
  Towing speed (laden):  …………….……. warp 3.2 
  Cruising speed (unladen):  ………………. wa
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
   
  CABOT DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
   
  - 28 - 
  
  HERCULES  CLASS TRANSPORT 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2210 
   
  The Hercules was the third design in the so-called “Mann 
  generation” of starships.  It is derived from the Swiftsure 
  proposal, submitted by Star Fleet to the Federation Council in 
  195 for a high-speed, single-nacelle, Warp 4 capable fleet 
  than let such a good design go to 
  ste, however, Chiokis Starship Desgin used it for their effort 
  ters of the civilian starship market several 
  he features of its original Star Fleet proposal 
  were
  civilian 
  carg
  tt-type 
  mod
  ansport 
  avail
  esta
  ivilian 
  sect
  Hercules 
  class
  civili
   
  2
  transport/tug.  Lack of funding plus an abundance of existing 
  fleet transports caused the Council to refuse Star Fleet’s 
  request for the class.  Rather 
  wa
  in breaching the wa
  years
  er.  All of t
   lat
   present, plus the ability to handle a wide variety of 
  o containers in addition to Star Fleet standard Wa
  els.  The fact that it was the first Warp 4 tr
  able on the market made it a quick seller, thus firmly 
  he c
  blishing the beachhead Chiokis had sought in t
  or.  Between 2210 and 2245 there were 153 
  transports in five different configurations built for the 
   
  an market.  Almost all remain in service today. 
  VISUAL: 
   
   
  Original Swiftsure proposal (2195) 
   
   
   
  Baton Rouge era Class J cargo ship 
   
   
  The Vanguard Project – a unbuilt Baton Rouge era 
  design proposal based on the 2150s era NX-Project  
   
   
  e complete list of starships classes that were authorized for 
   Rouge generation of starships is as follows: 
  Baton Rouge class heavy cruiser 
   
  Ranger class survey cruiser 
   
  Constant Warwick class light cruiser 
   
  Anton class cruiser 
   
  Drake class destroyer 
  Cook class scout 
   
  Detroyat class heavy destroyer 
   
  (Nordenskjold is considered part of the Baton Rouge 
  class for purposes of this list) 
  Authorized designs reallocated to the Class I Program include: 
   
   
  Marklin class heavy destroyer 
   
  Unauthorized but proposed designs include: 
   
   
  Invincible class dreadnought 
   
  Liberty class transport/tug 
   
  Titan class shuttlecarrier 
   
  Vanguard class frigate 
   
  Carolina class frigate (a Vanguard competitor) 
   
  Hdeljas class assault ship 
   
  Valley Forge class battle cruiser 
  Th
  the Baton
   
   
   
  The civilian Hercules model (2210) 
   
   
  SWIFTSURE DESIGN BY PAUL ALEXANDER 
  ORIGINAL SCHEMATIC BY WARPED9 
  - 29 - 
  
  TERRAN EXPLORATIONS 
   
  HYDRA II 
   
  Hydra II (UFC 82943 III) is a relatively young planet, cosmically 
  speaking.  It is estimated to be only 3 billion or so years old on 
  the cosmic scale.  It is also the first of only two pelagic planets 
  ever discovered within Federation space.  Hydra II was the first 
  in 2202, and Argo was the second in 2264. 
   
  Hydra II is actually the third of three planets orbiting a single G-
  type star.  It was named Hydra II by early Terran astronomers 
  because their instruments could only detect the two outermost 
  planets in the system at the time planets were first detected.  
  The innermost planet UFC 82943 I, orbits so close to its parent 
  star that it is almost within range of being engulfed by Hydra.  
  There is evidence within Hydra’s spectral readings that the 
  system originally contained more planets and that the star 
  engulfed them as it expanded.  Hydra apparently ended its 
  xpansion just over a million years ago, leaving only three 
   its solar system.  Its expansion put the outermost 
  its new habitable zone, setting in motion the chain of 
  events that made Hydra II the planet it is today. 
   
  The native intelligent lifeforms are known as the Hydrans.  They 
  were the first aquatic humanoids ever encountered by the 
  Federation.  They are naturally very friendly and inquisitive, and 
  first contact for both Hydrans and humans was a pleasant
  experience.  Special equipme
  home, the great Coral Castles at the bottom of Hydra’s oceans
  but the trip is well worth the price.  Both the Coral Castles and 
  the spectacle of the sacred Hydran Water Ballet (a ritual they 
  permit visitors to witness) are sights almost beyond compare 
  for both their beauty and elegance. 
   
  Visitors to Hydra are strongly advised to keep to those few 
  areas where a Federation presence is established for their own
  safety, such as the Lonely Isle
  experienced navigators to get lost in Hydra’s endless oceans.  
  What Hydra does have is an abundance of water, both on its
  surface and in its atmosphere
  certain areas of the planet it is hard
  the presence of abundant ocean fogs.  The Lonely Isles are a 
  group of seven islands that are also the major surface port-of-
  call.  They are one of the few land masses that rise above 
  Hydra’s vast oceans; hence the rather romantic name.  It should 
  be noted that the closest landform to the Lonely Isles is 
  Poseidia, a solitary island where the first landing party from the 
  USS Poseidon set down back in 2202.  In straight-line travel it is 
  approximately 4300 kilometers from the Lonely Isles.   
  e
  planets in
  anet with 
  pl
   
  nt is required to descend to their 
  , 
   
  s.  It is easy for casual tourists or 
  in
   
  .  It has so much water that in 
   to find the horizon due to 
   
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
  Distance from system star ……………… 348 million km 
  Period of revolution (Terran measure) …… 28.6 hours 
  Period of orbit (Terran measure) ………… 444.6 days 
  Mass ………………………………….. x x1024 kg 
  x km 
  24.6º  
  19º C 
  atellites ……..………………………...  none 
  ………….. C- 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  (homo aquan hydrus) 
  humanoid 
   
   
  The Lonely Isles (main Federation surface port) 
  o 
  nches 
   
  System star: UFC 82943 (Hydra ) 
   
  Diameter ………………………………. 
  Axial inclination ………………………… 
  Average surface temperature ……………  
   
  S
  Planetary classification ………………….. N 
  Richter Scale cultural rating …
  Indigenous culture ……………………… humanoid 
  Additional cultures ……………………… 
  Major surface features: 
   
  Poseidia 
   
  The Popcorn Archipelag
   
  Roger’s Rock 
   
  The Duggan Sea Ra
   
  The Coral Castles of Hydra
  - 30 - 
  
  HISTORICAL ARTICLES 
   
  NEW STARSHIP EXCEEDS 
  WARP 4 
  SIR REGINALD BARCLAY, GUEST COMMENTATOR 
  JAYNZ DEFENSE WEEKLY – 27 MAY 2192  
   
   
   
  The future of Star Fleet appears to lie in one of the oddest-
  looking craft ever to sail out of spacedock.  The Mann, the latest 
  in a series of general-purpose survey cruisers mandated by the 
  Federation Council, has seemingly done the impossible.  It has 
  sustained a speed of Warp 4 without going to pieces.  Not only 
  has it done this once, it has done it repeatedly.  And how, may 
  you ask, that a starship that looks like it would be more at home 
  wallowing in a mudbath accomplish such an amazing feat?  By its 
  frame, we’re told, made from a new wonder metal they call 
  ititanium.  One can only hope that the minds behind this 
  BACK-TO-EARTH 
  MOVEMENT PROCLAIMED 
  BENECIA HERALD – 16 AUGUST 2194  
   
  tr
  breakthough can find a way to work this metal into a more 
  aesthetically pleasing shape.  Otherwise, the very look of our 
  starships will frighten away any potential threats to Federation 
  peace. 
    
   
  Benecia Colony 
   
   dissident group calling itself the Back-to-Earth Movement held
  ting today at the Benecia Community Hall.  
  in attendance.  Dr. Raleigh Mitnick of 
  e space city Tsiolkovskygrad and Symmetrist Stlak of Vulcan 
  were
  s for the dissolution of 
  he imperialist Federation government.”  Although primarily 
  Terr
  to le
  n 
  affair
  he 
  Vulcan Symmetrist Party.  The meeting was carried out in a 
  peac
  deration 
  activi
    
  A
   
  its first public mee
  Thirty-nine beings were 
  th
   the guest speakers.  The group call
  “t
  o-centric, the group also encourages beings of other worlds 
  ave the Federation and resume management of their ow
  s, forming common ground between Back-to-Earth and t
  eable manner despite protests from local pro-Fe
  sts. 
  - 31 - 
  
  BIRTH OF THE SUPERCONVOY 
  UFP INFONET – 15 MAY 2197  
   
   
    
  What to some is impossible is to this man a challenge waiting to 
  be solved.  His name is Alberto Sabella, chief engineer of the 
  space tug Muletrain, who is the genius behind the new 
  superconvoy concept. 
   
  “They need to move lotsa goods real fast, they say.  Only 
  problem?  No way to pull it.  You canna build a space tug big
  nough to pull a cargo can the size of a colony.  So me, I look at
  LARGEST SPACELIFT IN HISTORY 
  FEDERATON NEWSFLASH – 4 DECEMBER 2200  
   
   
  e
  the problem.  I think of my little space tug, my Muletrain, my 
  tiny bambino, and it hits me.  If we canna pull it with one mule, 
  then why not a pack of mules?  Just like they did in the old days.  
  Spread the load and pull more.  If a mule could do it, then my 
  Muletrain and his brothers, they can do it, too.” 
   
   
   
   
  This is Gina Jameson for Federation Newsflash.  I’m standing in
  the shuttle bay of the Star Fleet cruiser USS En
  ut at the view behind the ship.  Below us receeds the surface 
  cautions by their residents.  Bayard’s Planet has no 
  ch belt, leaving it wide open to the devastating effects of the 
  ockwave’s intense energy and radiation.  Admiral Nelson, 
  commander of the Endurance and overall leader of the 
  evacuation effort, is to be commended for making sure that no 
  stone was left unturned in the total evacuation of Bayard’s 
  Planet.  This is a feat that will go down in the history books, 
  thanks to his dedication and leadership. 
    
   
  durance, looking 
  o
  of Bayard’s Planet, from which every single person, pet, or 
  other living being has been removed.  Too close for comfort is an 
  angry wave of gas and light that has just passed the system 
  star and is on its way towards us.  The Endurance can outrun it 
  and is even now getting up to warp speed so it can jump away.  
  Still, this is as close as I ever want to come to death.  It’s hard 
  to believe that something so beautiful as the Phi Puma 
  shockwave could be so deadly. 
   
  Most other worlds in the Federation are capable of dealing with 
  this shockwave by virtue of their natural radiation belts and 
  proper pre
  su
  sh
  - 32 - 
  
  DEATH OF A LEGEND   
  UFP INFONET – 17 SEPTEMBER 2204
   
   
   
  rlier today, Chiokis starship designer Mark Chausser was killed
  d Franz Joseph IV, Chausser’s second at 
  hiokis.  “He was a visionary ahead of his time.  He saw the path 
  colony at Tellar 
  nd quickly made a name for himself in the planetary shipyards.  
  By his late twenties he had earned a nomination to the 
  University of Oreas on Alpha Centauri, where he graduated 
  summa cum laude.  Upon graduation he was drafted by Chiokis 
  Starship Design of Andor, for whom he would work the rest of 
  his life. 
   
  Chausser’s main claim to fame was in reviving the works of 
  starship design pioneer W. M. Jeffries, the genius behind the 
  rebuilding of the Bonaventure.  Chausser staunchly argued that 
  the technology had finally caught up with the vision of Jeffries 
  and did all that he could to move Star Fleet in that direction.  
  His two main contributions were in pioneering the use of 
  trititanium for starship construction and in producing the first 
  workable “thin disk” primary hull saucer for Federation 
  starships.  These and other Chausser design concepts are 
  embodied in the Baton Rouge and Ranger class starships, which 
  will be joining the fleet next year. 
   
  Chausser is survived a younger brother, Gregory Chausser, and 
  a younger sister, the lady Anne of Tellar.  His body is being 
  returned to the family home on Tellar for services and burial. 
    
  FP INFONET – 21 JUNE 2205  
  Ea
   
  in a shuttlecar accident just outside of Paris, France.  Chausser 
  was hit head-on by a drunken driver and died instantly. 
   
  “It’s a tragic loss,” sai
  C
  that starships needed to go and fought with all his skill to make 
  them go there.  I know that I and everybody at both Chiokis and 
  Star Fleet are going to miss him.” 
   
  The son of an itinerant trader, Chausser was raised on at least a 
  dozen different worlds.  As a youth, he got to see more of the 
  Federation that most beings do in their lifetime.  Eschewing his 
  father’s profession, he settled down in the Earth 
  a
  BATON ROUGE  MARKS 
  N
  U EW STARSHIP ERA 
   
   
  k 
  The USS Baton Rouge (NCC-1300) leaving drydoc
  hing it slowly slip out of drydock 
  e USS Baton Rouge, under the command of Captain William 
  van Anling, will be undergoing a shakedown cruise to Tau Ceti.  
  From there the new starship will proceed to Andor for additional 
  evaluation and check-out at Chiokis company headquarters.  The 
  USS Ranger, under the command of Captain Maximillian 
  Reinhardt, will be taking its shakedown cruise to Vulcan once it 
  launches. 
   
   
  One of the most emotionally charged construction “races” of 
  modern times ended today with Star Fleet’s newest cruiser, the 
  USS Baton Rouge being launched just over seven hours ahead of 
  the survey cruiser USS Ranger.  As such the Baton Rouge is 
  officially the first vessel in Star Fleet’s newest generation of 
  starships to join the fleet. 
   
  “This … this is an incredible moment,” said Franz Joseph IV, 
  senior Chiokis engineer and one of the minds behind these new 
  vessels.  “I just wish Mark were here to see this.  It was his 
  baby.  It was so beautiful, watc
  like a baby chick coming out of its shell.  Ranger will be joining 
  her in a few hours, and I’m not going to miss that launch, either.  
  It’s the dawn of a new starship age, folks.” 
   
  Joseph was referring to his late mentor Mark Chausser, the 
  man who invented the tritianium starship frame and the lead 
  designer of both the Baton Rouge and Ranger.  Chausser was 
  tragically killed in a shuttlecar accident last year.  The starships 
  that he brought to life are perhaps the greatest tribute in his 
  behalf. 
   
  Th
   
  - 33 - 
  
  FIRST MATERIALIZER 
  TEST SUCCESSFUL 
  UFP INFONET – 07 JULY 2208  
   
   
   
  Let’s beam over.”  Those words will soon become part of 
  s will now be added to Star 
   of goods and services, since they’re cheaper to beam 
  zers.  “Oh, that’s poppycock,” 
  t.” 
  A NEW TYPE OF TORPEDO 
  “
  lexicon of Federation citizens everywhere.  Today, high in orbit 
  above Terra, the final verification test of the materializer  as 
  successfully completed.  Science Officer Jordan Winslow of the 
  USS Moscow beamed over from his own ship to the nearby USS 
  Tehran without loss of life and with all of his body parts and 
  rgans 100% intact.  Materializer
  o
  Fleet’s formidable repertoire of starship support systems, as 
  well as promising to change travels in civilian life. 
   
  “This could be the most significant breakthrough for the travel 
  industry since the invention of warp drive,” noted Dr. Fredrick 
  Ravishol, UFP Infonet science adviser.  “No more mucking about 
  in sublight shuttlecraft, or magtrams, or aircars or such.  Once 
  materializers are in place you can just beam from one place to 
  another in a fraction of a second.  Look at what materializers are 
  doing already for the transport of bulk goods.  It’s driving down 
  he cost
  t
  than to ship.  Imagine going from Terra to Vulcan for the price of 
  a magtram ride to San Francisco.  It could very well happen 
  within our lifetime.” 
   
  As optimistic as Dr. Ravishol’s predictions may be, however, 
  materialzers still have a long way to go in order to win public 
  acceptance.  The recent court battle over the ethics involved in 
  converting a being from matter to energy and back again has 
  caused heated debate within Federation religious and political 
  movements.  Many believe that the soul is lost at the moment of 
  transit and thus have come out with statements advocating 
  heir followers not to use materiali
  t
  Dr. Ravishol retorts.  “Idiots choosing superstition over reality.  
  They said the same thing about cameras back in the 19th century 
  and it isn’t any more true then than it is now.  Materializers are 
  rfectly safe.  I haven’t seen any lost souls drifting around ye
  pe
   
   
  STAR FLEET NEWS – 06 MARCH 2212
   
   
   
  Say goodbye to fusion torpedoes.  A new secondary weapons
  system, the 
  ang for the buck” than Star Fleet’s old standby. 
  .  Fusion torpedos are in essence a 
  cket-propelled, multimegaton thermonuclear warhead.  A 
   Fredric.  She is the 
  enius behind Star Fleet’s new weapon.  “We obviously couldn’t 
   start seeing warp engines with matter-antimatter 
  ontainment bottles the size of, say, a large drink dispenser.” 
   
  photon torpedo, promises to provide even more 
  “b
   
  The basis for the two systems is the same:  an unstable mixture 
  of elements held at just below critical mass until it impacts its 
  target.  The force of the impact combines the mixture, resulting 
  in the explosion.  The material uses to make the “bang,” 
  however, is quite different
  ro
  photon torpedo derives its explosion from a matter-antimatter 
  mixture.  Loraxial Corporation of Andor, the inventors of the 
  fusion torpedo, are also the ones behind the development of the 
  photon torpedo. 
   
  “The biggest problem we had was in developing a warhead-sized, 
  low-power containment field,” notes Priscilla
  g
  use a standard warp engine containment bottle because that 
  was too big.  This is the first time we’ve been able to make one 
  small enough for warhead use.”  Fredric was quick to point out 
  that the potential works both ways.  “This isn’t just limited to 
  weapons development, you know.  Within a few decades you’re 
  going to
  c
   
  Both Star Fleet and Loraxial are in the final round of testing for 
  the new weapon.  A Star Fleet spokesmen says that Star Fleet 
  Command is looking forward to seeing photon torpedoes enter 
  service within the next five years. 
   
   
   
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  THE CLASS I PROGRAM 
   – 4 JULY 2218 
  THE ALAN RIDDICK SHOW  
  TERRAN UNITED NEWS NETW K
  OR
   
   
  USS Constellation (NCC-1017) 
   
  IDDICK: 
  Today we’re taking a look at one of the mos
  larly refitted 
  and come on the show today.  He is quite 
  IDDICK:  
  I’m the host, I ask the questions. 
  wer. 
  JOSEPH: 
  If you’re aware of what’s been happening in the 
  Rigel sector the past few years then you should 
  know why we’ve been pushing the Class I 
  Program. 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  But surely Star Fleet has enough starships 
  already!  I mean – come on, you’ve had almost 
  two dozen different new classes in the past 
  quarter-century. 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  Not all of which worked out--- 
   
  IDDICK: 
  --and that’s my point.  Why are we wasting 
   sorry.  What was it you wanted to say? 
  e 
  impulse deck--- 
  OSEPH: 
  That was uncalled for, sir.  Constellation is no 
  Tritium.  Tritium failed its first space trial. 
  RIDDICK: 
  In a rather spectacular fashion, as I recall. 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  The Baton Rouge, Ranger, and the rest of the 
  new classes have all passed their space trials 
  with flying colors. 
   
  R
  t 
  expensive starships ever built to join Star Fleet – 
  or rejoin, to be more accurate.  At one time she 
  was the Constellation, a Horizon class heavy 
  cruiser and the last of her class to be built.  
  Today, though, she’s something else – a vessel 
  the likes of which not even the mighty new Baton 
  Rouges can touch.  She looks like nothing else in 
  the fleet … and, hopefully, to some, she’s only 
  the beginning.  The Constellation returns to 
  active duty today along with the simi
  Republic in a publicity move Star Fleet hopes will 
  gain popular and political support for its new 
  Class I Starship Program. 
   
  With us today is Franz Joseph IV, the young 
  protégé of the late starship designer Mark 
  Chausser and now head of Chiokis Starship 
  Design.  Joseph is the man responsible for the 
  Constellation and chief designer for the Class I 
  Program.  I want to thank Mr. Joseph for being 
  willing to walk into the lion’s den with us, as it 
  were, 
  passionate about Project Starship, which is the 
  reason why I wanted him here.  Welcome to the 
  show, Mr. Joseph. 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  My pleasure. 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  I’m going to cut right to the chase.  What are we 
  doing spending money for yet another new 
  starship program when we’ve already got one 
  underway? 
    
  JOSEPH:  
  Have you been to the Rigel sector lately? 
   
  R
   
  JOSEPH:  
  That’s my answer. 
   
  R
   
  IDDICK:  
  That’s a question, not an ans
  R
  citizen’s credits again?  I thought these new 
  Baton Rouge starships were supposed to fix all of 
  Star Fleet’s problems. 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  They’re doing quite an excellent job as we 
  speak— 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  --which again leads me back to my point:  why 
  are we wasting money on new starships we don’t 
  need? 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  Are you ever going to let me finish a sentence? 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  I’m
   
  JOSEPH: 
  (sigh)  We had to make certain compromises with 
  the Baton Rouge in order to win Federation 
  Council support.  In short, we didn’t get the 
  starship we wanted. 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  Seems to be doing pretty good for something 
  that’s not perfect.  That’s what you said, isn’t it? 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  Even so, it could have been better.  We had to 
  cut corners on the secondary hull design, on th
   
  RIDDICK: 
  Are you saying that we’ve got another Tritium on 
  our hands? 
   
  J
   
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  RIDDICK: 
  So if you had to cut corners an
  less-than-perfect batch of st
  so well? 
  d wound up with a 
  arships, then why 
  mes are 
  the chief reason.  We couldn’t go Warp 4 without 
  them. 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  That I’ll grant you. 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  Thank you.  Adopting the Jeffries design 
  philosophy, with the saucer-and-nacelle approach, 
  has dramatically improved warp performance 
  as— 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  Whoa, whoa, whoa, you’re starting to use those 
  ten-credit words on me.  I’m not a starship 
  designer and neither is my audience. 
   
  OSEPH: 
  It’s not built like a flying box, like past starships, 
   
  RIDDICK: 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  l
   
  RIDDICK: 
   
  OSEPH: 
  And that’s not all.  She’s got twin photon 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  t
   
  JOSEPH: 
  e Constellation you’re looking 
  at the future of Star Fleet. 
  IDDICK: 
  So we’re going back to a purely military Star 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  tellation is not just a warship. 
  ay you 
  were talking, but go ahead. 
  OSEPH: 
  With the new design we’ve been able to 
  e Constellation’s science and 
  survey capability.  She’s not just a fighter, Alan.  
  t at least the 
  same science capability as a Ranger class survey 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  w some Star Fleet captains with some 
  pretty itchy trigger fingers.  Just ask the 
   
  JOSEPH: 
   difference.  Looks 
  to me like you’ve built a warship, not a deep 
  p
   
  OSEPH: 
  As I recall, we’re not the ones who picked a fight 
   
  IDDICK: 
  --oh?!  That’s not what they say. 
  JOSEPH: 
  gons.  I’m here to discuss the Class I 
  Program. 
  IDDICK: 
  But isn’t that what the Class I Program is all 
  gons 
  will come knocking at your door? 
  JOSEPH: 
   
   
  IDDICK: 
  Well, tell me this.  With all of this weaponry at its 
  Constellation? 
  JOSEPH: 
  ake a lot to knock out the 
  Constellation and her crew.  Star Fleet will do 
  it comes right down to it, she’ll go 
  down fighting with every inch of life left in her 
  R
   time, 
  Mr. Joseph. 
  are they doing 
   
  JOSEPH: 
  Lots of reasons.  The new trititanium fra
  J
  so it moves faster and takes corners better. 
  I see.  What about the new weapons the 
  Constellation is carrying? 
  The new warp engines that Star Fleet is using 
  have a lot more power than the old ones.  The 
  aser banks we’ve installed on the Constellation 
  are the same that Star Fleet was putting on its 
  starbases just five years ago. 
  That’s a helluva lot of juice.  I’d hate to be the 
  space pirate to tangle with a ship like that. 
  J
  torpedo tubes, too, and I’m sure you aware of 
  what those can do. 
  Well, I’m no military expert, but I hear those 
  hings are pretty powerful. 
  Which brings me to my point.  The generation of 
  starships that’s following the Baton Rouge are as 
  big a jump above them as they were over 
  everything that was built after the Romulan War.  
  When you look at th
   
  R
  Fleet, then, I take it?  I thought the Federation 
  Council outlawed that. 
  (sigh) Cons
   
  RIDDICK: 
  I wouldn’t have guessed, based on the w
   
  J
  significantly increas
  She’s also an explorer.  She’s go
  cruiser, and that’s a lot.  She’s got heavy cruiser 
  firepower, yes, but its there only if it’s needed. 
  Well, I kno
  Klingons. 
  Ah, so you do know what’s happening out beyond 
  Rigel. 
   
  RIDDICK: 
  Whether I do or not makes no
  space explorer.  We’re in a time of peace, Mr. 
  Joseph.  The last thing we need is a warp-
  owered battlestation to fight another war. 
  J
  with the Klingons, but that’s not why— 
  R
   
  (sigh)  As I was saying, I’m not here to discuss 
  the Klin
   
  R
  about?  Build a better warship and the Klin
   
  I’m a starship designer, not a soldier.  I think Star 
  Fleet can answer that question for you. 
  R
  disposal, do you think there’s anything the 
  Klingons have that could take out the 
   
  I honestly can’t say.  I can tell you this, though.  
  It’s going to t
  what they can to avoid that fight, like it always 
  does, but if 
  frame.  That is something you can count on, Mr. 
  iddick. 
    
  RIDDICK: 
  I can’t argue with that.  Thank you for your
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  tinue
  to be con
  d … 
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  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
  VOLUME 09:  2190-2220
  AUTHOR’S COMMENTS: 
   
   
  Please note that starting with this volume there will be no 
  separate Schematics section.  That’s because pictures and stats 
  for all starships from the timeline are covered in the Starships 
  section.  Besides, there’s SO MANY in this issue!  Seems like I’m 
  getting more and more significant starship classes the closer we 
  get to “our” time …. 
    
   
  One of the first things that FSC readers will notice is that my 
  interpretation of data from the old SFC in the Prime One timeline 
  happens a lot faster than it does in Prime Zero (Dixon’s Fandom 
  Timeline).  That’s because the date’s are off, and Dixon talks 
  about this problem at length in his work.  Based on what I’ve 
  been able to deduce, his resynching of the SFC dates would work 
  given an Enterprise launch date of 2245.  There’s just one 
  problem with that assumption.  It’s wrong, and just about 
  everyone who’s reading this knows why.  If you don’t, go read 
  my post in the FRS Forums ab
  launch date ….”  I have accordi
  from Prime Zero in order to adjust for a corrected “early” 
  Enterprise launch date of 2223.  If you still think I’m off my nut 
  then you need to get the Star Trek Animated series and watch 
  “The Counter-Clock Incident” sometime.  You’ll get your answers 
  within the first five minutes of the episode. 
   
  out “That dratted Enterprise 
  ngly resynched the SFC data 
   
  My apologies to both Aridas Sofia and Neale Davidson for my 
  editing efforts in combining your differing views on this key 
  period in Federation spacecraft history.  This was based solely on 
  my interpretation of Star Fleet hull number sequences (the 
  NCCs) given my military experience and ny understanding of U.S. 
  Navy hull number assignments over the years.  The decision I 
  had to make was to either “short” the Archon class (Sofia) by 
  several ships per Timo’s notes, thus freeing up the Republic to 
  be a Ranger class starship per its hull number (Davidson), or 
  eliminate the Archon class entirely.  I didn’t want to do that 
  because I already owe Aridas way too much for letting me use 
  his materials and kitbashing his schematics.  Aridas is going to 
  pretty much get his way in the next volume, though, insofar as 
  the timeline and the development of the Class I Program 
  starships go.  Fans of Aridas might have already guessed this 
  from the revised Baton Rouge era timeline presented here.  
  Those of you interested in finding out exactly why should visit 
  the Timeline Talk Forum at the Federation Reference Series 
  Online and look for the topic, “That dratted Enterprise launch 
  date ….” 
    
   
  Yes, I KNOW that the picture of the “prototype” Connie in 
  drydock is actually that of the TOS-era Enterprise!  To be 
  honest, though, I couldn’t find a picture of the pilot (pre-TOS) 
  Enterprise in drydock, else I would have used that instead.  If 
  anybody knows where I can find one, I’ll gladly correct this 
  known error on my part. 
   
   
  My apologies to Aridas Sofia in particular for kitbashing his 
  beautiful Horizon and Nordenskjold drawings to show the 
  evolution of the Constellation.  I had already done something 
  similar in the FRS forums trying to see how one might arrive at 
  Class I heavy cruiser from the Horizon.  I’ve since revised my 
  concepts a bit and they show in the kitbashed drawings in this 
  volume.  Hopefully I’m not too far off from the “truth” --- 
  provided he can forgive me for changing to which starship class 
  the Republic belongs.  The only reason I did this is because of the 
  use of a Baton Rouge era Republic in a licensed work (however 
  inaccurate the story might have been).  It also gave me a chance 
  Class I prototype (Sternbach – 
  ived Class I prototype (Sofia - 
  know
  to play a Baton Rouge derived 
  Republic) against a Horizon der
  Constellation).  Of course, we 
   whose design won, don’t 
  we?  (grin)  There are those “old school” fans who are not 
  overly fond of the Baton Rouge, so this is my way of vicariously 
  duking it out between the two for these folks. 
   
   
  I took the liberty of retconning Michael Morissette’s Detroyat 
  class heavy destroyer per the suggestions of Neale Davidson in 
  order that it become part of the Baton Rouge generation of 
  starships.  The same goes for Dana Knutson’s Anton class 
  cruiser, again per Davidson’s suggestions.  I agree with 
  Davidson in that these were both probably older designs that 
  were upgraded once the Class I program came into being.  This 
  actually makes sense for the Detroyat given the way it was 
  designed by Morissette.  The angular lines of its secondary hull 
  compare nicely to those of the Baton Rouge’s own, and an error 
  in Morrisette’s dating obscured the fact that he intended the 
  Detroyat to be launched during this era.  That’s the main reason 
  why the adjusted build date is so late for a Baton Rouge era 
  vessel.  This way, the bulk of the class can be upgraded to Class 
  I while they’re still under construction.  Including the Anton at 
  this point also helps smooth out the development timeline of the 
  starship Reliant (STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan).  Paramount 
  apparently decided to ignore FASA’s Anton in authorizing a TOS-
  era Miranda precursor a while back, which has since popped up 
  in several officially licensed works.  I didn’t want to lose the 
  Anton because, to be honest, it was published long before they 
  started using the term “Miranda class” on screen in TNG.  This 
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  seemed as good a way of keeping the Anton in the starship 
  development timeline as any. 
   
   
  Having three different space “objects,” each of which is the 
  Kepler/Keppler class, can be rather confusing.  I know it 
  ers.  In this case my sources are the 
  ler class space probes come from 
  oldstein and Sternbach’s old Space Flight Chronology.  The 
   Trust me.  That’s why I let it ride instead 
   trying to find some way to fix the names to make more sense.  
  confused some of my review
  uilty culprits.  The Kep
  g
  G
  Kepler class deep space station comes from Jaynz’ Starfleet 
  Reference Series #2.  The Keppler class transport/tug (in 
  Volume 10) comes from Franz Joseph Schnaubelt’s Star Fleet 
  Technical Manual.  Confused enough?  Let me assure you, based 
  on my own personal USNA experience, that this is the sort of 
  thing upperclassmen love to use in trying to trip up plebes as 
  rt of their training. 
  pa
  fo
  Kinda like naming both submarines and battleships after states 
  in our time.  We’ll see this problem again with the Ranger in 
  future volujmes. 
   
   
  The Drake class destroyer is the Baton Rouge equivalent of the  
  Class I Saladin, just as Neale’s Cook class scout is the 
  predecessor of the Class I Hermes.  The lead ship is named for 
  English sea warrior Sir Francis Drake. 
   
   
  My apologies for still not having stats for many of the ships in 
  the Baton Rouge generatioin.  I intend to fix this in the next 
  major revision once I find the time. 
   
   
  The Hercules (Swiftsure) class transport comes from the cover 
  rt of the later books in The Best of Trek paperback series by 
   
   
  Not too many in-jokes and asides this time, but here they are: 
   
  1) The image of starship designer Mark Chausser is that 
  of Professor E. J. Parsafoot (Charlie Dell) from the old 
  Saturday morning sci-fi serial Jason of Star Command.  
  ry Twin-Nacelle Rule” was cooked up 
  by the Great Bird himself as a slap in the face to Franz 
  Joseph Schnaubelt and the old Star Fleet Technical 
  “
  ermission issues, 
  but I slipped this little aside in anyway as my way of 
  saying, “Thanks.” 
  a
  Walter Irwin and G.B. Love.  The starship in question is taken 
  from the actual cover art from TBoT #10 by Paul Alexander.  
  The lines of the Hercules saucer both as drawn in the schematic 
  and in the original artwork suggest a correlation to the ”Mann 
  generation” of starships.  The only liberty I took with Warped9’s 
  original schematic was to “fit” it with a single “surplus” PB-17 
  engine.  These were ostensibly left over from the later Horizon 
  program and hopefully brings it closer to the TREK norm. 
   
  Regards, 
   
  -- Richard 
  Filmation did both Jason and the animated Star Trek, 
  with the music of the latter being recycled for the 
  former.  Besides, as cheesy as it was it’s still a 
  personal favorite of mine … and I always did like the 
  Starfire. 
  2) The “Roddenber
  Manual.  I never really figured out why, after its 
  canonization” on screen in the first three TREK 
  feature films, the Great Bird suddenly decided it 
  wasn’t canon and that starships always had to have 
  two engines.  Probably something to do with the Star 
  Fleet Battles license, no doubt.  Of course, we know 
  how long that imperial edict lasted (cough-Deep Space 
  Nine -cough-cough).  It’s my way of poking fun at a 
  spiteful little “rule” that never should have existed n 
  the first place. 
  3) Franz Joseph IV’s “doodle” that leads to the 
  development of the Class I heavy cruiser is in fact a 
  profile view of Bernd Schneider’s Asia class survey 
  cruiser.  It’s one of my favorite fandom designs, and 
  Schneider’s Ex Astris Scienta website has been a big 
  help in developing the FSC.  I couldn’t include the Asia 
  outright due to class conflicts and p
  4) “Captain Maximillian Reinhardt” is a reference to the 
  Walt Disney sci-feature film The Black Hole. 
  5) “Dr. Fredrick Ravishol” is a rather blatant reference to 
  Dr. Ravishol from the classic Battlestar Galactica 
  episode, “Gun on Ice Planet Zero.” 
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  SPECIAL THANKS TO: 
   
  Jason Bogguess (Star Fleet Network) 
  Stan and Fred Goldstein 
  Bernard Guignard 
  Neale Davidson (Pixel Sagas) 
  Steve Miller 
  Masao Ozazaki (Star Fleet Museum) 
  Timo Saloniemi 
  Aridas Sofia (Federation Reference Series Online) 
  Rick Sternbach 
   
  IMAGE SOURCES: 
   
  3D Gladiators 
  Randy Asplund 
  Atolm 
  Steve Baron (Vintage Starships) 
  Battleclinic.com 
  Don Christansen 
  Neale Davidson (Pixel Sagas) 
  Bernd Schneider (Ex Astris Scienta) 
  R
  Harry Doddema (Titan Fleet Yards) 
  Federation Frontiers 
  Lawrence Miller 
  Michael Newlyn 
  Lauren Oliver (Starship Modeler) 
  Aridas Sofia (Federation Reference Series Online) 
  Starship Art 
  The TrekBBS 
  Wikipedia 
   
  YOU  HELP IS NEEDED! 
   
  I’m looking for some schematic and 3D/mesh artists to do 
  spaecraft for future issues of the Federation Spaceflight 
  Chronology.  Want to contribute?  Then drop me a line! 
   
  rtrodude@cox.net
   
  coming soon 
   
   
  also available
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