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  22nd
  CENTURY 
   
    
  The Rise of the Federation 
  (2101-2200)  
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  PART SIX 
   
  2101-2150:  THE BIRTH OF THE FEDERATION 
   
  0VERVIEW 
   
  CHRONOLOGY/TIMELINE 
   
  STARSHIPS 
  PROMETHEUS CLASS RINGSHIP 
  DY-1200 SERIES 
  DURANCE CLASS TRANSPORT 
  WRIGHT CLASS CRUISER 
  CAVALRY CLASS DESTROYER 
  VANGUARD CLASS TRANSPORT 
  HORIZON CLASS SURVEY CRUISER 
  ARMSTRONG CLASS HEAVY CRUISER 
  GALLANT CLASS STAR FIGHTER 
  HOPKINS CLASS HOSPITAL SHIP 
   
  ALIEN ENCOUNTERS 
  PIRACY IN HIGH SPACE 
   
  TERRAN EXPLORATIONS 
  RIGEL VII 
  ORION (RIGEL VIII) 
  PYRIMIS 
   
  HISTORICAL ARTICLES 
   
  AN OLD MAN ON A NEW WORLD 
  ONE PLANET, ONE GOVERNMENT 
  WELCOME TO THE FEDERATION 
  DYSON-YOYODYNE CHANGES MARKETS 
  STARBASE 1 BEGINS OPERATIONS 
  SPACE WAR GAMES DISASTER 
  STAR FLEET ACADEMY FOUNDED 
  ATLAS DISSAPPEARS WITHOUT A TRACE 
   
  SCHEMATICS 
   
   
   
   
  Spring on Vulcan 
   
   
  Summer on Andor 
   
   
  Fall on Kzin 
   
   
  Winter on Kaferia 
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  2101-2150: The Birth of the Federation 
   
   
   
  The United Federation of Planets was formed from the 
  most unlikely of circumstances.  The hand of fate, or 
  most likely the long-term designs of some long-ago 
  advanced civilization now extinct, had placed five 
  highly advanced humanoid civilizations within 20 
  parsecs of each other.  These would become known 
  as the Local Group.  All save the Vulcans developed 
  interstellar spaceflight within a two to three millennia 
  timespan.  All save the humans had endured the Kzinti 
  scourge (or tolerated, in the case of the Vulcans) and 
  survived until relief finally came in the form of the 
  Earth-Kzin Wars.  All had an ingrained desire to seek 
  new worlds to contact and colonize, new peoples and 
  civilizations whose very differences from them would 
  show them the path towards new knowledge.  None 
  of these expected to find alien cultures with the same 
  dreams and desires so close to themselves.  The 
  Vulcans, the eldest and most advanced, were the first 
  to grasp the significance of this situation.  Long 
  before the end of the Kzinti Empire they were already 
  moving, slowly yet deliberately, to bring these five 
  disparate peoples together and band them together 
  into an interstellar alliance the likes of which the 
  galaxy had never seen. 
   
  The notion of an alliance of federation of some sort 
  among the members of the Local Group was an 
  inevitable necessity.  None welcomed the notion that 
  all were competing for the same worlds within the 
  Local Group, let alone the vast tracts of space opened 
  up for exploration in the New Territories by the fall of 
  the Kzinti Empire.  Habitable or adaptable worlds 
  were few and far between and already, as the case of 
  Vega IX had shown, these were going to be hotly 
  contested.  The humans of Terra and Alpha Centauri 
  by far had the strength and the will to build a Terran 
  Empire had they so desired; however, they did not.  
  Their own recent experiences coupled with the agony 
  of the four Earth-Kzin Wars was part of the reason.  
  The restraining influence of the Vulcans, smaller in 
  number by far but with superior technology, plus 
  their sometimes vexing yet always admirable 
  dedication to logic and reason, was another.  The 
  perils of assumed belligerency had been graphically 
  illustrated when first Tellar Prime and then Andor 
  earned their places in the Local Group.  The option of 
  empire building was thus quickly jettisoned once these 
  five cultures – Terran, Centaurean, Vulcan, Tellarite, 
  and Andorian – came together.  The other lesser 
  worlds of the Local Group, both colonies and 
  independent cultures, naturally looked to these five 
  for leadership and direction after the fall of the Kzinti.  
  It was thus only natural that they take the lead in 
  picking up the pieces left behind by the war. 
   
  It seemed a given, even by the Vulcans, that humanity 
  would form the backbone of this new interstellar 
  alliance.  It was the most populous and vigorous 
  culture by far.  Its desire to explore and colonize had 
  already brought it in contact with almost every major 
  and minor species of the Local Group, with more and 
  more outreach into the New Territories every day.  It 
  had proven its martial abilities on behalf of those in its 
  care during the Earth-Kzin Wars, displaying what was 
  to all save the Vulcans a remarkable talent for 
  learning from its enemies and using that knowledge 
  against them.  Such drive and determination for both 
  peace and war would be needed in the new alliance.  
  The only real issue was how to temper this desire for 
  the common good.  The other members of the Local 
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  Group were leery of the idea of a permanent alliance 
  for this very reason until humanity could prove it 
  could work for the common good.  Even given the 
  proofs of the Earth-Kzin War and the War with the 
  Vegan Tyranny, it would take much diplomacy on the 
  part of Vulcan before the interstellar alliance for 
  which it had so long worked began to coalesce and 
  form. 
   
  The brief war with what remained of the Vegans 
  reminded the members of the Local Group that there 
  were more foes other than the fallen Kzinti still 
  lurking in the Sea of Stars.  A common alliance would 
  be necessary to deal with such a threat.  Humanity 
  might be able to do it alone again; however, the best 
  interests of all would be served by working together 
  for the common good.  A common alliance would also 
  benefit the peace that would come after such 
  conflicts, peace like that which the Local Group now 
  currently enjoyed.  Common trade protocols, a 
  universal system of exchange, compatible laws, joint 
  projects and cultural exchanges, and so on.  The 
  differences that made each of them unique could 
  unite to make them stronger and thus benefit the 
  common good.  So the Vulcans said, time and again in 
  their own quiet way each time a conference on the 
  subject of alliance was held.  The first did not 
  succeed, nor did the second.  Gradually, though, over 
  the years and with the patient sponsorship of the 
  Vulcans, the notion of alliance finally took hold. 
   
  The final obstacle towards the founding of the 
  Federation was the biggest.  Each of the Local Group 
  powers would have to give up the bulk of their space 
  fleets and pool them together in a common force for 
  the common good.  Terra’s Star Fleet, by far the 
  largest, best equipped, and most experienced, would 
  serve as the foundation model for the new Federation 
  Star Fleet.  Naturally this caused protests among the 
  Tellarites and Andorians, each proud of their own 
  accomplishments and unwilling to break up their fleets 
  in order “to ensure human dominance of the stars.”  
  Both the humans and Vulcans had to remind them 
  that Terra, alone of all Local Group cultures, was 
  already moving toward a multicultural, multi-ship 
  fleet.  Following the Terran lead would allow the 
  others to both draw down their own fleets to local 
  defense levels while at the same time maintaining 
  their cultural independence and importance.  It was a 
  political ploy, pure and simple, but it worked.  There 
  was no future for the Federation without Star Fleet.  
  There was no future for Star Fleet without Local 
  Group acceptance and support.  The “local fleet” 
  compromise broke the stalemate and cleared the last 
  hurdle on the path to unity.  The Articles of 
  Federation were signed by representatives of the five 
  major powers of the Local Group on May 8, 2127 
  (Terran Old Calendar).  With that, the United 
  Federation of Planets was born. 
   
   
   
  The planet Babel, site of the signing 
  of the Articles of Federation (2127) 
   
   
  The last of the Vegan Tyranny voidships, 
  shortly before its self-destruction in 2093 
   
   
   
   
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  MAJOR EVENTS 
   
  2101 
  • 
  The term Class J is derived for any limited-crew, 
  limited-mass civilian freighter, transport, or tug in use 
  within the Federation. 
  • 
  The Terran-Vulcan Cultural Exchange Program marks a 
  landmark event in the growing ties between these two 
  Local Group powers. 
  • 
  Terra 15, the last of the Industrial Space Arks, turns 
  up at the first planet in the Tau Ceti system, disabled 
  from an ion storm.  The damaged ship is forced to 
  make a crash landing on its nearby moon.  A human 
  colony is established under survival domes using parts 
  scavenged from the ship. 
   
  2103 
  • 
  The Mars Terraforming Project 
  reaches the end of its first 
  stage.  The planet now has a 
  breathable 
  atmosphere, 
  although it remains somewhat 
  dry and cold.  Work continues 
  over the next century to make 
  the climate of Mars more tolerable for humans. 
   
  2104 
  • 
  Terra's International Space Agency (ISA) is finally 
  disbanded. 
   
  2105 
  • 
  The Prometheus class ringship enters service. 
  • 
  The military version of the CIE-07 enters service. 
  • 
  The Roanoke class transports enter service. 
  • 
  The Long class cargo barges are decommissioned. 
   
  2107 
  • 
  The Aquarius class transports are withdrawn from 
  service. 
   
  2108 
  • 
  A UESPA mission arrives 
  in the Tau Ceti system 
  and 
  rescues 
  the 
  stranded 
  Terra 
  15 
  colonists.  Their crude 
  emergency 
  colony, 
  whimsically named “Shangri-La” will be abandoned and 
  never inhabited again.  Its massive space ark derived 
  survival domes will still be intact at the end of the 23rd 
  century and visible to observers from orbit. 
   
  c. 2110 
  • 
  Dyson-Yoyodyne releases the DY-1100 series, the 
  first with true warp drive, during this decade. 
   
  2112 
  • 
  Zefram Cochrane embarks on 
  his last space voyage and 
  never returns.  He will later 
  be 
  declared 
  "missing, 
  presumed lost." 
  • 
  A newly discovered planet is named Cochrane in honor 
  of the lost space warp pioneer. 
   
  2113 
  • 
  By this time poverty, war, and disease have been 
  largely eradicated from Terra.  This marks the 
  beginning of a planetwide renaissance that historians 
  will later call its Second Golden Age. 
  • 
  The United Earth Government is founded from a union 
  of the United States of North America and the 
  European Hegemony – the former having overcome 
  years of resistance from its religious and political 
  conservatives. 
   
  Most 
  other 
  major 
  national 
  governments will join within the decade. 
   
  2114 
  • 
  The first Congress on Interstellar Union is organized by 
  the Coalition of Planets with the sponsorship of the 
  Vulcans.  These will meet on a regular basis for the 
  next fourteen years, paving the way for the founding 
  of the Federation.  The first is held at Barnard’s Star; 
  the rest at new diplomatic facilities on Babel. 
   
  2115 
  • 
  The Orlando class transport, an automated Monticello 
  retread, enters service. 
  • 
  The SS Marco Polo discovers the Galactic Malestrom.  
  This will later be nicknamed "Polo's Bolos" in its honor. 
   
  2116 
  • 
  The 
  venerable 
  spaceliner 
  Magellan 
  is 
  finally 
  decomissioned.  She is almost immediately purchased 
  by a new owner and converted to a hospital ship, 
  giving it a new lease on life within the Sol System. 
   
  2120 
  • 
  The last of the "re-released" DY-245s, the DY-245 
  Mark II, is built.  Dyson-Yoyodyne immediately releases 
  the DY-500 Mark III, a new version of the DY-500 
  Mark II (re-release version) complete with improved 
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  systems and jump drive capability.  It is an instant hit 
  and provides the funds necessary for the company’s 
  last commercial starship program. 
  • 
  The Cosmos class scouts are decomissioned. 
   
  2121 
  • 
  The Terran Star Fleet adopts new uniforms and a new 
  logo as part of the planet’s administrative 
  transformation under the United Earth Government. 
  • 
  The wreckage of the century-old submersible Nautilus 
  is recovered from the oceans of Europa, with all of its 
  recorders and telemetry intact. 
   
  2123 
  • 
  The SS Mariposa, one of the first of the new DY-500 
  Mark III starships, is successfully launched from the 
  Balkinour Cosmodrome on Terra on a colonization 
  mission to the Ficus Sector.  It follows in the wake of 
  dozens of other such efforts. 
  • 
  The DY-1200 series 
  enters 
  service 
  during this decade.   
  It will be the last 
  original 
  DY-series 
  design ever built. 
   
  125 
  The Federation Era officially begins.  Delegates from 
  • 
  Vulcan, the Symmetrists, gains 
  • 
  ade and 
   
  127 
  The final draft of the Articles of 
  • 
  tion, the Terran Star 
  • 
  of Federation allows 
  • 
  Division (SSD), the 
  • 
  he Federation in exchange for 
  • 
   of the Terran delegation, is 
  • 
  lds Court is founded.  One of its 
   
   
  Alpha III, aka Terra 4 (Terran colony 4), a planet in the 
   
   
  Dyson Yoyodyne's last new spacecraft design, the 
  but 
  of Terran 
   
   
  The Local Group's subspace transponder network is 
   
  134 
  A branch of the Terran Space Academy is opened on 
  • 
  ulans are encountered for the first time in the 
  2
  • 
  the Coalition of Planets, along with representatives 
  from their colonies and other allied systems meet at 
  Babel as part of this year’s Congress on Interstellar 
  Union to draft the Articles of Federation.  The Articles 
  will be the original founding document of the United 
  Federation of Planets. 
  A dissident faction on 
  enough strength to weaken Vulcan participation in the 
  Congress on Interstellar Union for two years. 
  The first draft of the Articles of Federation is m
  summarily rejected.  The actions of the First Congress 
  are tabled, to be resumed by the Second Congress the 
  following year. 
  2
  • 
  Federation are ratified by all 
  attending delegates of the  
  Congress on Interstellar Union 
  at Babel on 08 May.  The United 
  Federation of Planets is born. 
  As part of the founding of the 
  Federa
  Fleet (larger than any other 
  such force wielded by any 
  Coalition member or ally) becomes
  Federation Star Fleet.  It is charged with the defense 
  of the new interstellar alliance.  The military forces of 
  all five members and their allies and affiliates will 
  eventually be disbanded and incorporated into Star 
  Fleet. 
  A late amendment to the Articles 
  for "the maintenance of fleet strength to the signed 
  powers sufficient for local police, customs, and tariff 
  duties."  This compromise allowed the integrated Star 
  Fleet clause to pass its final vote. 
  The Star Fleet Special Security 
  internal affairs and investigations department of Star 
  Fleet, is founded. 
  An Orion offer to join t
  the sum of 10 trillion pressed latinum strips is flatly 
  rejected by the Congress.  Orion declares its 
  "neutrality" as a result. 
  Harmon Axelrod, leader
  unanimously elected as the first president of the 
  Federation Council. 
  The Federation Wor
  very first rulings will be to ban the ownership of 
  synthetic consciousness.  This ruling will become one 
  of the first to (indirectly) recognize the sentience of 
  artificial intelligence. 
  2129
  • 
  Procyon A system, becomes the first new member of 
  the Federation after its founding.  It is a thriving Class 
  M planet originally founded as a Buddhist Chinese 
  colony. 
  2130
  • 
  warp-capable DY-1300 military cruiser, is planned 
  never built.  The current company leadership 
  acknowledges that its prominence in the field 
  spacecraft is long over.  They will instead focus 
  exclusively on the “classic starship” market. 
  2132
  • 
  finally completed.  Work begins on a similar network 
  for the New Territories. 
  2
  • 
  Vulcan. 
  The Rom
  Carrizal Incident.  The Federation survey cruiser 
  Carrizal discovers and maps the Romii star system.  
  The Romulans are shocked by the “bold” intrusion of 
  the Carrizal into their space but allow the starship, 
  well in advance of their own, to proceed unharmed.  
  Instead, they begin to plan for war against its builders.  
   the backbone of the 
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  They will keep their activities covert for the next two 
  decades, 
  probing 
  Federation 
  strengths 
  and 
  weaknesses. 
   
   
  The Federation survey cruisers Balboa and Stone 
  T
  • 
  I
  ecision 
   
  2137
  • 
  Mountain enter Romulan space on a mission of peace.  
  he Balboa is promptly blasted from the sky and the 
  Stone Mountain captured after its crew is 
  annhilitated.  The Romulans learn much from the Stone 
  Mountain, including the secrets of warp drive. 
  n a perfect example of bureaucratic idiocy the d
  is made not to send any more Federation starships 
  beyond the borders of the New Territories, given the 
  unexplained loss of three within a year.  This will cause 
  the Federation to turn a blind eye to the new threat 
  growing on its far border for the next seven years. 
   
  2139 
  The Wright class cruiser enters service.  This is 
   
   
  The first Federation census is conducted.  Terra itself 
  • 
   
  • 
  nothing more than a Centaurean Djartanna heavily 
  modified for Star Fleet use. 
  2140
  • 
  supports a population of ten billion, with another eight 
  million humans living in space on various colony worlds. 
  The UFP Infonet news service is created as a joint 
  venture of the news services of various Federation 
  member worlds. 
   
  2141 
  • 
  A joint “live fire” training exercise between Terran and 
  Centaurean ships results in tragedy when the Verne 
  class cruiser USS Scythe is blindsided and fires on its 
  fellow ships.  232 crewmen are lost when the 
  destroyers USS Hammer and USS Enmity are fired 
  upon in the resulting melee.  The incident points out 
  the need for a more formalized joint command 
  structure and interspecies fleet training.  From this 
  incident will arise the institutions of Star Fleet 
  Command and the Star Fleet Academy. 
  • 
  Star Fleet Command comes into being. 
  • 
  The Cavalry class destroyer enters service. 
  • 
  The Star Fleet Design 
  Bureau issues the first in 
  what 
  will 
  become 
  an 
  ongoing series of Hull 
  Number and Nomenclature 
  Designation handbooks.  In this first issue the basic 
  parameters for naming Star Fleet vessels are set.  
  Each ship authorized will be assigned a Naval 
  Construction Contract (NCC) number by the SFDB.  
  Hull names will be assigned based on the naming 
  parameters for a given class in accordance with 
  guidelines set by the Military Staff Committee.  Major 
  Federation vessels will have the "U.S.S." (United Space 
  Ship) prefix on their names, whereas minor vessels will 
  have a simple "S.S." (Space Ship).  This basic system, 
  with considerable modifications as each generation of 
  starships is developed, remains in use to the present 
  day. 
  • 
  The original Starbase 
  1 enters service.  One 
  or two starbases will 
  be built or completed 
  every year from this 
  point forward until the outbreak of hostilities in less 
  than a decade. 
   
  2142 
  • 
  A major breakthrough in subspace radio research 
  allows signals to be sent across the network at the 
  previously unbelievable speed of Warp 15.  This 
  advance will be quickly backfitted into the existing 
  network. 
  • 
  A new generation of space buoys begins deployment 
  throughout the Local Group and New Territories.  
  These incorporate the new Warp 15 speed advance. 
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  2143 
  • 
  Star Fleet Academy is founded, with its first campus 
  on Alpha Centauri at Phelios.  Commodore Stavros 
  Niarchos is the first Academy superintendent.  
  Additional campii will be established in the years to 
  come on most major Federation worlds, with the 
  Terran campus at San Francisco among them. 
  • 
  Starbases 2 and 3 enter service.  
  • 
  An informal policy begins to emerge in Star Fleet due 
  to difficulties in achieving truly mixed crews.  From 
  about this time forward starships will be manned by 
  90% of one species and the remaining 10% a mix of 
  volunteers from other whose physiology is compatible 
  with the other 90%.  Humans, who comprise   70% 
  of Star Fleet personnel, are likewise represented in 
  crew rosters.  The majority of Star Fleet vessels will 
  be crewed by humans, with a small mix of members 
  from other species.  This is a practice that will 
  continue to the present day. 
   
  2144 
  • 
  The Vanguard class transport, one of the largest 
  commercial starships of its time, enters service.  
  Many are also purchased for use with Star Fleet, with 
  at least one permanently assigned to every major port 
  and base facility. 
  • 
  The Federation transport SS Atlas disappears while on 
  a routine run near the edge of the New Territories.  
  About the same time the ore carrier SS Muleskinner is 
  rammed and subsequently spacejacked by "pirates."  
  The ship is later found abandoned and its crew dead. 
  • 
  The Muleskinner Incident gives rise to calls for 
  increased Star Fleet vigilance against space piracy in 
  the New Territories. 
   
  2145 
  • 
  The Star Fleet vessel 
  Intrepid 
  finds 
  the 
  recorder marker from 
  the Atlas.  From it the Federation learns that a new 
  and previously unknown alien species attacked and 
  destroyed the Atlas without provocation.  This is later 
  revealed as the first deliberate incursion by the 
  Romulans into Federation space. 
  • 
  The Star Fleet transport USS Chandeleur disappears 
  while on a supply run to the far side of the New 
  Territories, cause unknown. 
  • 
  The SS Amaret o, operating within Federation space 
  on the far side of the New Territories, is attacked by 
  two starships of unknown configuration similar to 
  those logged on the recorder-marker of the Atlas.  The 
  civilian freighter is crippled; however, the attackers 
  break off and retreat once a four-destroyer Star Fleet 
  squadron arrives on the scene.  The unknown aliens 
  ignore all attempts by the lead Star Fleet vessel to 
  communicate with them and successfully evade 
  pursuit. 
  t
  Hori
  • 
  The Armstrong class heavy cruiser enters service.  It 
  is derived from the Andorian Thosfin class cruiser and 
  represents Star Fleet’s first major “heavy” starship 
  class. 
   
  2146 
  • 
  The Delta VIII outpost on the far edge of the New 
  Territories is destroyed.  Evidence points to “pirate” 
  activity; however, some officers in Star Fleet 
  Intelligence are beginning to suspect otherwise. 
  • 
  Star Fleet, acting on the direct orders of the 
  Federation Council, launches 32 message probes into 
  uncharted space beyond Delta VIII in an attempt to 
  establish communications with the mysterious aliens 
  who appear to be behind the recent "pirate" activity.  
  The effort yields no results and none of the probes are 
  ever recovered. 
  • 
  The 
  zon class cruiser 
  enters service.  A total 
  of 51 will be built.  Many 
  will be destroyed in the 
  new war that is about to break out along the edge of 
  the New Territories. 
   
  2147 
  • 
  Based on the failure of 
  the probe mission, the 
  Federation 
  Council 
  directs Star Fleet to beef up its strength on the far 
  side of the New Territories in and around the general 
  area where the "pirate" activity is taking place. 
  • 
  Star Fleet Intelligence mounts a covert 12-ship 
  mission into the same region in an effort to learn more 
  about the mysterious aliens behind the attacks.  None 
  of the ships is ever heard from again. 
  • 
  The Dinai Station Massacre marks the deepest 
  penetration yet by the “pirates” into Federation 
  space.  All of the station personnel are killed and the 
  station stripped of its equipment and supplies. 
   
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  2148 
  • 
  The Arrow and Gallant class starfighters enter service.  
  Their unusual appearance soon earns them the 
  nickname of "Frogstar fighters" by their pilots. 
  • 
  The Hopkins class hospital ships are the first of the 
  type to enter Federation service. 
  • 
  A permanent Federation presence is established on 
  Rigel IV. 
  • 
  The Tholians are encountered for the first time. 
  • 
  The meager data gleaned by Star Fleet Intelligence so 
  far details general characteristics about the "pirate" 
  vessels plaguing the far sectors of the New 
  Territories.  A report is subsequently issued to all Star 
  Fleet vessels operating in the area.  It is also made 
  available to New Territories civilian ship captains. 
   
  2149 
  • 
  Starbase 10 enters service.  It is towed to its new 
  location in the New Territories.  It is one of the first 
  starbases to service the area.  It will prove to be of 
  strategic importance in the conflict that will erupt 
  within a decade. 
  • 
  Efforts at developing a working transporter achieve 
  their first initial success in decades.  The "materializer" 
  is capable of deconstructing and reconstructing 
  inanimate objects for a distance of several meters.  
  Unfortunately, the power and processing requirements 
  are enormous.  The Federation Science Council 
  withholds authorization for lifeform tests once these 
  obstacles are overcome.  It is a hurdle that will not be 
  cleared for several more decades. 
   
  2150 
  • 
  The last of the world’s hold-out nations to join the 
  United Earth Government. 
  • 
  The last vestiges of old-style nationality begin to 
  disappear as the United Earth Government asserts 
  authority over all of Terra. 
  • 
  The next phase in the space buoy project commences 
  as navigational beacons begin to be laid at all sector 
  and quadrant corners in Federation space. 
  • 
  The Manta and Clark class "space tanks" enter service.  
  These are actually spacegoing monitors with limited 
  maneuverability but cruiser class firepower. 
  • 
  Construction begins on a major Terran space base that 
  will in time become Starbase 11.  It is the only one of 
  Star Fleet's Star Bases that was not built by Star 
  Fleet itself but converted from an existing facility. 
  • 
  Anti-intoxicants become mandatory for all Federation 
  law enforcement and intelligence operatives. 
   
   
   
   
  Rigel VIII, better known as Orion (c.2100) 
   
   
  Polo’s Bolos swallowing a star (c.2115) 
   
   
  Goddard Moonbase, Luna (c.2125) 
   
   
  Unknown pirate ship (c.2150) 
   
   
  Vulcan D’kyr class cruiser (c. 2150) 
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  SPACESHIPS 
   
  ROANOKE  CLASS TRANSPORT 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2105 
   
  The new century ushered in a new class of Terran space 
  transports.  Class J cargo ships were something of an innovation 
  at the time.  They featured a redesigned cargo container 
  grapple-and-tow system whereby these vessels could snake 
  additional containers behind the ship in a train, towing these 
  along with the ship’s on-board cargo to their intended 
  destination.  The only limitations were the power of a Class J 
  starship’s warp engines (which limited just how many containers 
  it could tow), and the limits to which its trailing warp field could 
  be extended to cover the “stretching” of the ship in this 
  manner.  A three-container configuration was typical, with five 
  representing the uppermost limit.  The basic concept of the 
  container-train configuration has proven so successful that it 
  has remained virtually unchanged ever since. 
   
  Roanoke was the first of the Class J cargo ships.  As with most 
  vessels of its type crew spaces were at a premium.  The ship’s 
  complement of 19 was squeezed together on three decks in 
  conditions approximating those of an old DY-series starship.  
  Oftentimes crewmembers would set up temporary quarters in 
  the ship’s lone shuttlecraft or even in the foremost cargo 
  container.  The latter was usually a costly proposition, though, 
  and not followed unless the job involved a voyage of extreme 
  duration.  The less space needed by the crew meant the more 
  that could be used for cargo … and in the end, making a profit 
  by hauling cargo was what a Class J starship was all about. 
   
  A total of 53 Roanoake class transports were purchased from 
  Terra for the fledgling Star Fleet shortly after the founding of the 
  Federation in 2127.  These would form the core of its transport 
  division, which evolved over many decades into the organization 
  we know today as Starfleet Transport Command.  These 
  remained in service until the early 2200, thanks to numerous 
  system and engine upgrades. 
   
  SCHEMATICS: 
   
   
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………….. 76.2 m 
  Beam:  …..…………….……………..…….. 58.8 m 
  Draft:  …..…………….………………...….. 32.1 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..….. 19,400 DWT 
  Crew ………………………………………..  20 
  Range:  ……...……………….……… 6 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….……………… Warp 1.5 
  Maximum safe speed:  ……………………… Warp 2.2 
  Armament:  …………………….………. 2 laser banks 
   
  Innovations 
  • 
  First Terran transport with the ability to like multiple 
  cargo containers together to increase cargo volume. 
   
  VISUALS: 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  ROANOKE DESIGN BY GREG JEIN 
  SCHEMATICS COURTESY OF THE STARSHIP SCHEMATIC DATABASE  
  VISUALS COURTESY OF FILEFRONT  
   
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  PROMETHEUS  CLASS RINGSHIP 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2105 
   
  The Prometheus class was arguably the 
  most advanced and certainly the most 
  unique Terran starship design of its 
  generation.  Improvements in ringship 
  drive technology learned from the 
  Vulcans allowed the starship engineers 
  of Utopia Planitia to take their 
  Declaration class design and refine it for the next generation.  
  The new class could hit Warp 2 faster than any other Terran 
  starship and could reach (and sustain) Warp 3 with ease.  The 
  only limiting factors as to its top speed were its structural 
  integrity and its unusual tachyonic hyperdyne power plant.  The 
  engine had a theoretical limit of Warp 4.2; however, field trials 
  showed that the design tended to get “the shakes” above Warp 
  3.1, becoming more pronounced with each 0.2 increase in warp 
  speed.  An unmanned prototype had torn itself apart at Warp 
  3.87 so the actual production design was never pushed beyond 
  Warp 3.2.  This was one of the first real-world indications of the 
  semi-mythical Warp 4 barrier for early warp drive systems.  This 
  also made ringship technology a dead end as far as human 
  starship designers were concerned.  It would take considerable 
  time and effort to develop a ringship capable of breaking Warp 4.  
  Such was possible in theory, however, the outbreak of the 
  Romulan War prevented it from ever happening. 
   
  Lack of inner space more than anything else limited the possible 
  service applications for the Prometheus class.  Nevertheless, it 
  soon found two niches in which it could serve.  Twelve were 
  purchased by Solar Spaceways and reconfigured as interstellar 
  spaceliners.  These were renamed after famous Terran 
  princesses of past history (Teresa, Diana, Grace, etc.)  Star 
  Fleet also ordered five as survey cruisers to supplement its own 
  fleet of aging ringships.  All were named after famous Terran 
  explorers (Balboa, de Gama, Livingstone, etc.)  The rest went to 
  various civilian owners, retaining their original Utopia Planitia 
  “giant” series of names.  All were decommissioned by 2147. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 310 m 
  Diameter:  …………….…………………… 205 m 
  Crew …………………………………..…….. 120 
  Range:  ……...……………….…… 12 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 3.0 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 3.2 
  Armament:  …………… 4 laser banks (Star Fleet only) 
   
   
  VISUALS: 
   
   
  Concept painting (2102) 
     
   
  USS Prometheus – trial runs, Pluto Test Range (2104) 
   
  SCHEMATIC: 
    
   
    
   
  PROMETHEUS DESIGN BY WALTER M. JEFFRIES 
  AS INTERPRETED BY GEOFFERY MANDEL AND DOUG DREXLER  
    
  - 13 - 
  
  DY-1200 SERIES 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2123 
   
  The DY-1200 was the last hurrah for Dyson-Yoyodyne, the 
  company that at one time had held a monopoly on the Terran 
  spacecraft market.  It was little more than an improved DY-900; 
  however, one design feature deserves special notice.  The 
  company contracted with Cochrane Warp Dynamics for a new 
  type of circumferential warp engine that was lighter yet just as 
  powerful as current designs.  Their solution was to lengthen the 
  engine, adding more firing chambers to make up for the smaller 
  diameter of its housing.  This new engine design would serve as 
  the basis for the warp engines used in the forthcoming Daedalus 
  class survey cruisers. 
   
  The DY-1200 sold well enough for Dyson-Yoyodyne to make its 
  graceful exit from the starship market.  The company 
  restructured soon after and focused exclusively on the “classic 
  starship” market, providing parts and service for its own designs 
  in addition to others from Terra and other Federation worlds 
  from past starship eras. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 270 m 
  Beam:  …….………….…………………..… 54 m 
  Mass:  …………………………….… 19,250 DWT 
  Crew …………………………………..……… 75 
  Range:  ……...……………….……. 3 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 2.2 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 2.75 
  Armament:  ………………….……….. 4 laser banks 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
  DY-1200 SERIES COURTESY OF THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED TREKNOLOGY 
   
  WRIGHT  CLASS CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2139 
   
  The Wright class cruiser was little more than an enlarged 
  Djartanna with more powerful engines and accommodations for 
  habitation by other Federation species.  The already cramped 
  Interior space was further limited by the subsystems necessary 
  to support the large array of weapons Star Fleet had required 
  for the design.  They never quite lived up to their expectations 
  and were reclassified as light cruisers once the Armstrong class 
  entered service in the 2140s. 
   
  The Wright normally carried two small shuttles in a bay just 
  below the engine pylon dorsal and above the impulse engine.  
  During the Romulan War the shuttles were commonly replaced 
  with mine racks or two Gallant class fighters depending on the 
  mission at hand. 
   
  These ships would soldier through the Romulan War despite 
  their obsolescence.  They could be most frequently found as the 
  core ships in a starbase or outpost garrison fleet, where their 
  heavy firepower mattered and inherent design limitations were 
  of little consequence.  They lumbered on long after the war, with 
  the last of the Wright class decommissioned in 2179. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 168 m 
  Beam:  …..…………….……………..…… 159 m 
  Draft:  …..…………….………………...… 39.5 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..… 23,500 DWT 
  Crew ………………………………………… 125 
  Range:  ……...……………….…… 5 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 2.0 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 3.0 
  Armament:  …………………….…… 6 laser banks 
       2 particle beam cannon 
        2 fusion torpedo tubes (both forward) 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
  WRIGHT CLASS BY DAN KNUTSON 
  AS REINTERPRETED BY RICHARD MANDEL 
      
   
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  CAVALRY  CLASS DESTROYER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2141 
   
  Project Mars was originally conceived by the Centaureans to 
  develop a new type of destroyer to replace the aging Terran 
  Black Mamba.  After the war ended, though, the project was 
  temporarily shelved.  The War with the Vegan Tyranny reminded 
  Star Fleet of the need for a small, well armed, and highly 
  maneuverable destroyer type starship.  The original proposal 
  was dusted off and revamped to take advantage of the latest in 
  Centaurean warp drive technology.  Although initially criticized 
  for its cramped quarters and ungainly looking appearance, it 
  proved an effective combatant.  The hull-over-single-engine 
  design of the Cavalry class, unique at the time, would be 
  revisited by the Class I starship program almost a century later. 
   
  Before the Romulan War the Cavalry class destroyers were used 
  primarily as patrol and customs enforcement craft.  The ambush 
  of the destroyer USS Patton in 2159, the last Cavalry class 
  starship ever built, is widely regarded as the opening salvo in the 
  Romulan War (2159-2162).   Their slow warp speeds limited 
  their availability on the front lines, though, so most wound up in 
  garrison fleets or at secondary defensive line stations.   All were 
  scheduled to be decommissioned in 2162 but were retained in 
  service due to the outbreak of the M’Dok War.  They were 
  retired as a whole shortly after the end of that conflict. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 130 m 
  Beam:  …..…………….……………………. 25 m 
  Draft:  …..…………….………………...…... 35 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..… 14,900 DWT 
  Crew ………………………………………… 80 
  Range:  ……...……………….…… 2 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 2.0 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 3.1 
  Armament:  …………………….…… 4 laser banks 
   
   
   
   
   
     1 particle beam cannon 
   
   
   2 fusion torpedo tubes (1 each fore/aft) 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
  CAVALRY CLASS BY DAN KNUTSON 
  3D MODEL BY STEVE BARON 
  VANGUARD  CLASS TRANSPORT 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2144 
   
  This was the largest civilian transport (in terms of cargo 
  capacity) of the early years of the Federation.  It could be found 
  everywhere in the civilian, industrial, and military sectors, plying 
  the space lanes with all kinds of cargo.  Its side loading ports 
  and reconfigurable cargo bays is what gave these starships their 
  versatility.  They could carry almost anything, from raw ore and 
  goods to finished bulk product, both frozen and liquid cargoes, 
  and even small spacecraft.  They could also carry up to 1000 
  beings in a pinch, which proved useful in several different 
  occasions – especially during colony and base evacuations and in 
  the troopship role during the Romulan War.  Most were 
  maintained for decades by their owners with periodic upgrades.  
  Not surprisingly, a fair number are still in civilian service even 
  today. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 260 m 
  Diameter:  …………….…………………… 98.7 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..… 25,000 DWT 
  Crew ………………………………………… 94 
  Range:  ……...……………….…… 10 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 2.0 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 2.3 
  Armament:  …………………….…… none (usually)* 
   
  (*) 4 laser banks backfitted during Romulan War 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
  VANGUARD DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
    
  - 15 - 
  
  HORIZON  CLASS SURVEY CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2146 
   
  This, the original Horizon class, was one of the first “true” 
  Federation starships in that it was not a “local” design.  Its lines 
  betray its Terran heritage; however, as Terran influence was still 
  very much dominant in the new Federation Star Fleet.  These 
  were the original survey cruisers of the Federation, 
  systematically charting and surveying the new systems and 
  worlds of the New Territories previously unknown to the Local 
  Group.  A total of 51 would eventually be built.  The needs of the 
  Romulan War would both slow production and change the class 
  mission profile.  Its armaments were upgraded and it was 
  pressed into service to fill the gaps caused by losses among Star 
  Fleet “heavies.”  After the War, the survivors were reconfigured 
  as priority armed transports and relegated to secondary duties.  
  At least a dozen of these aged workhorses are still in use in the 
  civilian sector. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 280 m 
  Beam:  …..…………….………………… 136.5 m 
  Draft:  …..…………….………………...… 57.8 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..…. 38,500 DWT 
  Crew ………………………………………… 224 
  Range:  ……...……………….…… 15 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 3.0 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 3.25 
  Armament:  ………………….…… 4 (8) laser banks* 
        2 (6) particle beam cannon* 
  50 (200) fusion torpedoes* 
   
  (*) numbers reflect Romulan War upgrade 
   
  Innovations: 
  • 
  First non-local Federation starship class 
  • 
  First starship to carry work pods 
  • 
  First starship to use duranium to lighten mass 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
    
  HORIZON CONCEPT BY RICK STERNBACH 
   
  ARMSTRONG  CLASS 
  HEAVY CRUISER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2147 
   
  The Armstrong class was the main Andorian contribution to the 
  new Star Fleet.  Inspired by the Andorian’s own Thofsin class 
  battlecruiser, the Armstrong class was designed to replace the 
  aging Messier class in the role of primary Star Fleet ship-of-the-
  line.  Its engines were the same weight saving, elongated 
  Centaurean design as those of the DY-1200 transport; however 
  the design of the rest of the ship was pure Andorian.  The first 
  of these entered service in 2147, with another being built every 
  two years due to limited yard space.  As each was introduced a 
  Messier class starship was correspondingly “retired” to fleet 
  scouting and secondary support roles.  12 additional ships were 
  authorized once the Romulan threat became clear.  All of these 
  were completed by war’s end; however, four were lost in battle 
  and a fifth so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped. 
   
  The Armstrong class emphasized the Andorian “weapons-over-
  comforts” design philosophy.  Many of its crews complained that 
  its interior spaces were as cramped as those of a Cavalry class 
  destroyer.  This was a price that Star Fleet was willing to pay 
  for its impressive arsenal of lasers, torpedoes, and particle beam 
  cannon.  In another era they might have been classified as battle 
  cruisers or dreadnoughts had they the shielding to match.  
  Energy shielding technology was still a decade away from 
  starship installation, though, so the Armstrong class was fitted 
  with ablative armor like all other Star Fleet vessels of the era. 
   
  The Armst ong class shares the same distinction as the Wright 
  class in being one of the forerunners of the Class I program.  
  Whereas the Djartanna derived Wright class would eventually 
  evolved through several stages into the Class I heavy cruiser, 
  the Armstrong was the direct ancestor of the Loknar class 
  frigate.  It was the first Star Fleet vessel to employ an H-frame 
  type hull design.  This unusual configuration made the Armstrong 
  class quite maneuverable at warp speeds, more so than it should 
  have been for a vessel of its size and mass.  This design feature 
  did it little good in the mostly sublight battles of the Romulan 
  War; however, it would benefit its descendants of wars to come. 
  r
   
  One of the most interesting design offshoots of the Armstrong 
  program was the NX-Program design study of the early 2150s.  
  This would have replaced the catarman-style primary hull with an 
  elliptical saucer.  Andor’s Chiokis Design Group had been doing a 
  lot of experimentation with saucer-shaped hulls the past decade 
  in an effort to overcome the limitations of existing starship 
  designs.  Their initial research data suggested that a saucer 
  shaped primary hull, be it circular or elliptical, would maximize a 
  starship’s mobility at warp speed.  Unfortunately, the starship 
  technology of the day was simply not up to building a frame 
  strong enough for a saucer that could withstand the stresses of 
  warp speed.  In addition to this the warp engines of the day 
  - 16 - 
  
  could not put out a powerful enough structural integrity field to 
  assist in holding together such a design.  This meant that there 
  was no possibility of the NX-Program ever being built during this 
  era.  The NX-Program was not in vain, however.  Lessons 
  learned during its development would be applied to the 
  forthcoming Daedalus class survey cruisers.  As for the NX-
  Program itself, it would eventually come to life almost a full 
  century later once the technology had caught up with the 
  concept. 
   
  All ships of the Armstrong class were named for famous Local 
  Group space pioneers.  Only one Armstrong class heavy cruiser 
  has survived the passage of time.  The UES John Glenn (NCC-
  C210) was sold to the Caitians as a system defense ship in 
  2175.  It was modernized, renamed the M’ritt, and continued on 
  active duty until 2208, when it was placed in the Caitian 
  mothball fleet.  The UESPA Foundation is currently in 
  negotiations to purchase the M’ritt and restore it as a museum 
  ship. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………….. 207 m 
  Beam:  …..…………….…………………..... 120 m 
  Draft:  …..…………….……………………… 65 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..…. 38,000 DWT 
  Crew …………………………………..……… 175 
  Range:  ……...……………...….…. 12 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………..….…………….Warp 3.2 
  Maximum safe speed:  …..………………… Warp 3.6 
  Armament:  ….………………….…… 24 laser banks 
  (10 forward, 3 per side, 2 each top & bottom, 4 aft) 
    12 particle beam cannons 
        (4 forward, 3 per side, 2 aft) 
     6 fusion torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft) 
  Innovations 
  • 
  First of the Star Fleet “H-frame” starships 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
   
  ARMSTRONG CLASS BY DANA KNUTSON 
  3D MODEL BY STEVE BARON  
   
  GALLANT  CLASS STAR FIGHTER 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2148 
   
  The Federation’s first space fighter came in two flavors.  The 
  Gallant configuration was a pure space superiority fighter craft, 
  fitted with four of the most powerful laser banks of its time.  The 
  Arrow configuration was fitted with less powerful lasers, 
  lightening the ship’s mass so that up to 4 fusion torpedoes could 
  be carried on centerline mounts.  Both were built on the same 
  frame, with a single GSC combination impulse/jump generator for 
  short-range operations.  Their unusual visual appearance, due to 
  their four cross-mounted lasers, soon earned them the 
  nickname of “Frogstar fighters” by their pilots. 
   
  The idea of a “star fighter” was a popular one with the Terrans, 
  who had come to the stars with a culture rich in the military 
  fighter pilot tradition.  The realities of space combat would prove 
  otherwise.  289 of the 410 built between 2148 and 2159 were 
  lost the first year of the Romulan War and only a handful of their 
  pilots survived.  One shot from a starship laser was enough to 
  destroy them; also, pilot ejection systems were of little use in an 
  infinite void where the chances of being spotted, let alone 
  rescued, were practically nil.  After these staggering losses Star 
  Fleet redeployed its star fighters along with its few carriers to 
  its garrison fleets, where they served for the rest of the war. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  ……………………………………...  30 m 
  Diameter (fintips):  ……………...…………… 13 m 
  Mass:  …………………………………..… 70 DWT 
  Crew …………………..……………………… 1-2 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 2.0 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 2.5 
  Armament:  …………….…… 4 lasers banks (Gallant) 
        up to 4 fusion torpedoes (Arrow)  
  Innovations 
  • 
  First Federation space fighter craft 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
  GALLANT DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH 
  REDESIGN AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS BY LAWRENCE MILLER  
    
  - 17 - 
  
  HOPKINS  CLASS HOSPITAL SHIP 
  SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR):  2148 
   
  These were not so much ships as they were mobile bases built 
  for rapid transport from one location to another.  All of them 
  had the same external generic design; however, inside they 
  could be custom-tailored to the specific needs of the worlds 
  over which they orbited.  These were extremely valuable in the 
  settling of the New Territories, providing modern medical 
  facilities where they would have otherwise been absent.  They 
  also played a prominent role in the Federation Medical 
  Assistance Program, often being dispatched to worlds suffering 
  from epidemics and other severe medical emergencies.  At the 
  end of the Romulan War several were converted into the first 
  Neutral Zone outpost stations.  The rest, with periodic upgrades 
  and overhauls, continued in civilian service until 2173. 
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  Length:  …………………………………… 238 m 
  Diameter:  …………….…………………… 150 m 
  Mass:  ……………………………..… 90,000 DWT 
  Crew ………………………………………… 128 
  Patient capacity  ………………………… up to 600 
  Range:  ……...……………….…… 4 years at L.Y.V. 
  Cruising speed:  …………….…………….Warp 2.2 
  Maximum safe speed:  …………………… Warp 2.75 
  Small craft:  ………………….……5 medical shuttles 
  Armament:  ………………….…… 4 (8) laser banks* 
   
  (*) numbers reflect Romulan War backfits and conversions 
   
  VISUAL: 
   
   
   
   
  Hopkins class hospital ship as built c. 2100 (left) 
  Neutral Zone outpost station conversion c. 2170 (right) 
    
  ORIGINAL HOPKINS CONCEPT BY RICK STERNBACH 
  OUTPOST STATION MODIFICATIONS BY LAWRENCE MILLER  
    
    
  DY-1300 design proposal (c.2130) 
   
   
  A Merchant visits a newly discovered habitable world 
   
   
  Late afternoon on one of the inland seas of Rigel V 
   
   
  Typical Federation mobile supply base – New Territories 
  - 18 - 
  
  ALIEN ENCOUNTERS 
   
  PIRACY IN HIGH SPACE: 
  THE EARLY ROMULAN ENCOUNTERS 
  EXTRACTED FROM THE EARTH-ROMULAN WAR  BY HIDEKI OSASAKI 
  (TERRA: NEW CENTURY PRESS, 2270)  
   
   
  USS Atlas recorder-marker image – enlarged for clarity 
   
  In 2134 the Star Fleet survey cruiser Carrizal conducted a deep 
  probe of unexplored space on the far side of the New Territories 
  border.  Its mission was to chart the region for any Class M 
  worlds suitable for future Federation colonies.  Even though the 
  fledgling Federation had not as yet completed detailed surveys of 
  its own interior, nonetheless it was already looking beyond its 
  borders.  The Carrizal was but one of several long-range survey 
  ships sent on such missions, looking to push Federation influence 
  into previously unexplored space.  The irony here was that the 
  Carrizal was a ringship, of the same design lineage as the ill-
  fated Sakharov over eight decades before.  The hand of Fate 
  enjoys inflicting such coincidences on human destiny. 
   
  Among the many worlds that the Carrizal charted was a 
  previously unknown Class M planet in the Romii star system.  It 
  was part of a binary planetary pair, one of the few in known 
  space.  The world appeared to be already inhabited by a sentient 
  life form, thus eliminating any possibility for colonization.  Normal 
  procedure would have been for the Carrizal to initiate first 
  contact proceedings, however, it was already behind schedule on 
  its survey mission and both captain and crew wanted to return 
  home.  Instead, the Carrizal made two orbits of this new Class 
  M world at what it believed to be a safe distance, made its 
  sensor recordings, and then left.  Had its captain followed 
  proper procedure on this occasion, history might have been 
  written far differently than it is known to us today. 
   
  Three years later, the Federation survey cruiser ship USS Balboa 
  returned to the Romii star system.  It was accompanied by 
  another Federation starship, the USS Stone Mountain.  Their 
  mission was to initiate the first contact proceedings that the 
  Carrizal’s captain had so blatantly ignored before.  Data from the 
  Carrizal’s sensor logs had revealed what appeared to be an 
  intelligent culture on the verge of spaceflight.  The crews of the 
  Balboa and Stone Mountain went in with every hope and 
  expectation of welcoming a fellow spacefaring race to the stars, 
  just as the Vulcans had done with humanity in 2064.  What 
  neither expected was a hostile reception.  The Balboa was blown 
  to pieces in a carefully coordinated attack by both orbital 
  weapons and over fifty small craft that swarmed into the area 
  just a few minutes after the two starships had entered orbit.  
  The Stone Mountain, damaged by flying debris from the Balboa 
  and desperately trying to flee the scene, had its outer hull 
  pierced in multiple locations by both missiles and lasers.  It lost 
  all atmosphere within seven minutes.  The fate of any survivors 
  who might have made it to their spacesuits is not recorded.  The 
  Stone Mountain, along with the wreckage of the Balboa, would 
  be carefully studied by these mysterious, hostile, humanoid 
  aliens for the next few years.  As with many other survey 
  cruisers of the era, the two Federation starships were simply 
  logged as “missing, presumed lost,” memorialized in brief, then 
  forgotten. 
   
   
  On 10 November 2144 the Star Fleet transport USS Atlas  
  failed to return from a supply mission to Federation colonies 
  along the far border of the New Territories.  The ship was 
  officially declared missing a week later and a search conducted 
  by all nearby starships.  Not long after the ore carrier SS 
  Muleskinner was rammed, its cargo looted, and its crew 
  murdered execution-style.  Also around the same time the Star 
  Fleet transport USS Chandeleur simply disappeared without a 
  trace.  Both the Muleskinner and the Chandeleur had been 
  operating in the same general area where the Atlas was lost.  
  The Federation Council immediately ordered a moratorium on all 
  activity in the area while Star Fleet tried to deal with the 
  problem.  It would only get worse with time. 
   
  It was the Messier class cruiser Intrepid that finally located the 
  debris field from what had been the Atlas in early 2145 and 
  subsequently recovered its recorder-marker.  Its data was 
  immediately transmitted back to the nearest Star Fleet base via 
  subspace radio.  It showed the Atlas being attacked and 
  destroyed by an alien starship of unknown configuration.  Clearly 
  visible on its underside was a large red insignia vaguely 
  resembling an eagle or other bird of prey.  Several months later 
  the civilian transport SS Amaret o was attacked by two 
  starships of unknown configuration while cruising in Federation 
  space within range of the area of space where the prior attacks 
  had taken place.  It would have been destroyed had not a 
  squadron of four Cavalry class destroyers picked up its distress 
  t
  - 19 - 
  
  call and arrived on the scene.  The unknown ships quickly 
  withdrew at high warp speed, much to the irritation of the 
  destroyer crews.  Later, when the sensor logs of all five ships 
  were played back and compared, the two intruders were 
  discovered to be the same type of vessel that had attacked and 
  destroyed the Atlas. 
   
   
  These incidents, occurring less a year apart but apparently 
  involving the same culprits, convinced many in the Federation 
  Council that space pirates had begun operating on the New 
  Territories border.  There had been trouble with piracy since the 
  days of the Coalition, and their boldness and flair for grandiose 
  gestures were well known.  It was believed by many Federation 
  politicians that the unusual “bird-of-prey” insignia on the 
  mystery starships was one such gesture.  As a result Star Fleet 
  received increased funding for new starship construction, with 
  the understanding that more vessels would be dispatched to the 
  New Territories to “crush the pirates” as they became available. 
   
  These “pirates” didn’t wait for Star Fleet to get ready.  On 12 
  April 2146 they made their boldest move yet, looting and 
  destroying a small Federation outpost on Delta VII and killing all 
  of its personnel.  The act prompted the Federation Council to 
  order Star Fleet to dispatch almost three dozen warp probes 
  into the general area in a vain attempt to establish contact with 
  the “pirates,” with no success.  The following year, the “pirates” 
  got even bolder.  On 21 February 2147 they raided Dinai 
  Station, a civilian sector supply base within cruising range of 
  nearby Star Fleet outposts.  This was their deepest penetration 
  yet into Federation space and followed the same pattern as the 
  Delta VII attack:  the station was looted, stripped of any 
  removable technology, and all of its personnel killed execution-
  style.  This raid, the boldest yet, set off a fierce round of debate 
  within the Federation Council that eventually resulted in even 
  more orders and appropriations for Star Fleet. 
   
   
  Star Fleet was having considerable difficulty locating the 
  “pirates” and putting an end to their vicious acts.  They 
  employed hit-and-run tactics, always fleeing the scene whenever 
  warships arrived to engage them.  No matter how many ships 
  Star Fleet assigned to the New Territories border, it seemed 
  that the “pirates” always found a way to slip pass them.  Most 
  vexing of all was the new enemy’s anonymity.  Nothing was 
  known about them except for the design of their ships and the 
  “bird-of-prey” emblem on their undersides.  Also, there was 
  simply no comprehending the unintelligible subspace radio 
  intercepts they were constantly monitoring in the area.  They 
  were either in code or in an alien tongue or perhaps both.  Had 
  someone thought to ask the Vulcans for help then the situation 
  might have become more clear.  That was not done.  Instead, 
  based on the available data, only one conclusion was clear to 
  Star Fleet:  the “pirates” were a well-organized and disciplined 
  group, with a central command structure and raiders almost as 
  powerful as some of Star Fleet’s smaller warships.  Such activity 
  might threaten the existence of Starbase 10, the newest such 
  facility to be constructed and one of the first that would serve 
  the New Territories.  If the “pirates” could take out Starbase 10 
  then they could conceivably threaten the whole quadrant and 
  perhaps even Local Group systems as well. 
   
  With this in mind Star Fleet made arrangements for two new 
  fleets to join the forces it already had in the New Territories.  On 
  30 November 2147 a 12-ship “black ops” fleet under the direct 
  command of Star Fleet Intelligence quietly left for the New 
  Territories.  It was equipped with starships fitted with the latest 
  in Federation stealth technology, weapons and drive systems, 
  and manned by all-volunteer crews.  Their mission was to go 
  beyond the New Territories in the general area from which the 
  “pirates” seemed to be originating and, to quote the operational 
  order, “deal with the situation.”  At the same time the 159th 
  Combat Squadron, under the command of Commodore Tonsum 
  Han, was dispatched to the still-building Starbase 10.  His 
  orders were to keep his fleet in a constant state of readiness, 
  prepared to defend the starbase against any attack by “outside 
  forces.”  In support of these operations many of the border 
  fleets were redeployed to new patrol areas as well. 
   
  This shake-up in Star Fleet strength in the New Territories 
  corresponded with a marked decrease in “pirate” activity.  It 
  would cease completely by the middle of 2149.  The Federation 
  Council was confident that its actions had brought an end to the 
  “pirate” threat.  Star Fleet was complemented on dealing with 
  “the pirate scourge,” as one politician put it.  There was just 
  one problem with this rose-tinted picture.  Star Fleet really 
  hadn’t done anything.  It was still failing to intercept the 
  “pirates” in time.  The recent drop-off in “pirate” activity 
  seemed to suggest that the recent fleet redeployment might 
  have had something to do with it, but the aging combat veterans 
  of Star Fleet weren’t so sure.  The new garrison fleet at 
  Starbase 10 had encountered nothing since its arrival and 
  already Commodore Han was itching for action.  Most curious of 
  all, Star Fleet’s 12-ship “black ops” fleet had simply vanished.  
  Like the Chandeleur, it was never heard from again. 
   
   
  - 20 - 
  
  TERRAN EXPLORATIONS 
   
  RIGEL VII 
   
  Rigel VII is home to an aggressive humanoid species known as 
  the Kalar.  They are thought to be the descendants of a lost 
  Rigellian colony from ages past based on what few observations 
  have been made of them.  They have a culture approximating 
  that of the Mongols in Terra’s past, rating approximately D- on 
  the Richter Scale of Culture.  Their trust is not easily earned and 
  they are highly belligerent, preferring to attack first and reason 
  later.  They have no concept of any worlds or technology beyond 
  their own and are quite content to remain in their primitive 
  lifestyle.  For these reasons Rigel VII is generally avoided by most 
  interstellar visitors to the Beta Orionis system, save in 
  emergency or at great need. 
   
   
   
   
   
  Typical Kalar male in traditional costume 
   
  REPRODUCED FROM THE WORLDS O  THE FEDERATION 
  F
  BOOK AND ARTWORK BY SHANE JOHNSON 
    
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  System star: Beta Orionis (Rigel) 
   
  Distance from system star ……………… 200 million km 
  Period of revolution (Terran measure) …… 14.6 hours 
  Period of orbit (Terran measure) ………… 552 days 
  Mass …………………………………..  8 x1024 kg 
  Diameter ………………………………. 5886 km 
  Axial inclination ………………………… 31º  
  Average surface temperature ……………  12º C 
   
  Satellites ……..………………………..  one (Sky Rock) 
  Planetary Richter Scale rating ………….. D- 
  Level of technology …………………….. primitive 
   
  Indigenous culture(s) …………………… Kalar 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     (homo vulcanis rigela) 
  Additional culture(s) ……………………. none 
   
  Major surface features:  
  none 
   
  Places of note: 
  none 
    
   
  - 21 - 
  
  ORION 
   
  Orion (Rigel VIII) is unique in that it is the only Class M planet 
  with a major ring system in all of known space.  It is but one of 
  six inhabitable planets out of thirteen (Classes J and M) in the 
  Beta Orionis system.  This quadruple star cluster has the most 
  habitable worlds of any system yet charted. 
   
  The Rigel system is naturally shielded from the intense radiation 
  of Beta Orionis by the Hakel radiation belt.  This is an intense 
  magnetic field, similar to Terra’s Van Allen belts, that extends 
  outward to a distance of about 80 AU from its star.  This belt 
  also accounts for the unusual number of habitable planets 
  despite their distances from the system primary, Beta Orionis. 
   
  Orion was first visited almost 20,000 years ago (Terran old 
  calendar) by a Rigellian named Murak Tan.  The Rigellians are a 
  Vulcan-like species from Rigel V and are believed to be 
  descendants from the Vulcan Diaspora.  Murak Tan quickly 
  discovered Orion’s native green-skinned humanoid species and 
  their highly alluring females.  He forcibly abducted three of the 
  women and put them up for sale to the highest bidder at his 
  next stop.  Other interstellar traders promptly descended on 
  Orion for more, setting up their own colonies and settlements as 
  they fought for the rights to for the new Orion slave trade.  
  Murak Tan’s people, horrified by his actions, promptly forbade 
  the Orion slave trade on their own world.  This did not stop the 
  legend of Orion female slaves from spreading across the 
  quadrant.  The civilization of Orion was forever destroyed as it 
  reoriented itself around its one marketable commodity and 
  descended into other criminal vices.  They set up the largest 
  intergalactic crime cartel in space over the years, as well as 
  colonizing the two planets of Rigel’s secondary star.  Oddly 
  enough, though, the people of Orion continue to hold the 
  Rigellians in awe and respect for passing on one of the greatest 
  profit-making opportunities in recorded galactic history. 
   
  Orion is a neutral world, having no allegiance to the Federation 
  or any other nearby interstellar power.  Its neutrality is an 
  excuse for all kinds of covert and illegal activities, such as crime 
  syndicates and interstellar piracy.  This is normally tolerated by 
  the Federation, so long as it doesn’t get out of hand (as in the 
  Coridan Affar) for two reasons.  First, it provides a necessary 
  vent for such activities that are restricted or outlawed 
  elsewhere in the Federation.  Second, it provides a clandestine 
  means of contact and trade with species and powers with whom 
  the Federation would otherwise officially have no contact.  While 
  Star Fleet itself is barred from Orion, encountering off-duty and 
  undercover Star Fleet personnel is not uncommon. 
    
   
  SPECIFICATIONS: 
   
  System star: Beta Orionis (Rigel) 
   
  Distance from system star ……………… 275 million km 
  Period of revolution (Terran measure) …… 18 hours 
  Period of orbit (Terran measure) ………… 487 days 
  Mass …………………………………..  2 x1024 kg 
  Diameter ………………………………. 4472 km 
  Axial inclination ………………………… 23º  
  Average surface temperature ……………  15º C 
   
  Satellites ……..………………………..  none 
  Planetary Richter Scale rating ………….. M 
  Level of technology …………………….. current 
   
  Indigenous culture(s) …………………… Orion 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  (homo orionis) 
  Additional culture(s) ……………………. various 
   
  Major surface features:  
  None; however, it is the only ringed Class M world in 
  all of known space 
   
  Places of note: 
  Rralrark (main trading colony) 
   
   
  The Orions were also responsible for the only recorded 
  “conquest” in all of Vulcan history.  In 22 BC (Vulcan Calendar 
  139954) an Orion pirate fleet landed on Vulcan and attempted 
  to loot the planet.  They were eventually driven off; however, 
  this first contact would have a profound impact on early Vulcan 
  society and eventually lead to their pre-Surak warlike culture. 
   
  Thriving human colonies exist on Rigel II and IV.  Rigel V, the 
  homeworld of the Rigellians, is a longtime member of the 
  Federation.  Rigel VI is the trade hub of the system, and Rigel XII 
  has one of the richest dilithium deposits in the quadrant. 
   
  - 22 - 
  
  HISTORICAL ARTICLES 
   
  AN OLD MAN ON A NEW WORLD 
  UNS NEWSWIRE – 12 JUNE 2103 
   
   
   
  The planet Mars evokes strong images in human fiction.  Canals, 
  buried cities, and giant war machines sent to invade Earth.  Part 
  of that fantasy became fact today when the atmosphere of Mars 
  finally became breathable after decades of hard work. 
   
  “It’s a miracle,” noted Martian citizen Georges Picard.  
  “Absolutely amazing.  I’m glad I lived long enough to see this 
  day.”  Picard is the last of the original colonists of Mars, having 
  come from Earth aboard the Martian Genesis in 1989.  The 
  121-year old Picard still walks the hills and valleys in which he 
  played as little boy, only now he doesn’t have to wear a 
  pressure suit.  We met with him at the Martian Genesis 
  Retreat, a secluded park and commune complex that has grown 
  up around the old colony ship.  Picard’s hand played across the 
  old ship’s pitted metal as he spoke. 
   
  “We came here to build a new world,” he says, his voice rasping 
  with age.  “We built one, by God.  Crop failures, starvation, loss 
  of supplies during the wars – they didn’t stop us.  You see that 
  over there?” he says, pointing to a monstrous construct at the 
  edge of the retreat.  “Atmospheric Processing Station Number 
  One.  They built it there when the others came, the ones that 
  made the Colonies.  Said they were going to fix the air so we 
  could breathe it.  I didn’t believe them at the time; however,” he 
  says, taking in a deep lungful of air, “this is wonderful.  Truly 
  wonderful.” 
   
  Picard is considered Mars’ greatest living treasure.  He is Mars 
  history personified, a elderly yet spry man who now spends his 
  days making his rounds of the Martian Colonies, welcomed by all 
  and telling his tales to anyone who will listen, as did we.  As for 
  his secret for living so long?  “I did everything wrong.  Smoked, 
  drank, ate all the wrong foods, and had lots and lots of sex.  Let 
  those health quacks back on Earth figure that one out! 
  (laughs).” 
  ONE PLANET, ONE GOVERNMENT 
  ANTHONY EDWARD FORSYTHE 
  FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED EARTH GOVERNMENT 
  SELECTED EXCERPTS, SPEECH TO THE FIRST UEG ASSEMBLY 
  1 MAY 2113 
   
   
   
  Today marks the dawn of a new age on this planet, a world that 
  up until now had been enslaved to nationalism and religious 
  strife.  A world that almost died twice in the two greatest wars 
  mankind has ever seen:  one against ourselves and one against a 
  power from beyond the stars.  A world that arose from the 
  devastation of both conflicts and built itself anew, shedding the 
  strife and contentiousness that have for so long kept our 
  peoples apart.  Today marks the dawn of the United Earth. 
   
  We thank our new allies from Vulcan for allowing us to come to 
  this moment by ourselves.  We know it was not an easy thing 
  for you to do, sitting back with a logical solution to all our woes 
  in your hand while we strove to seek our own path.  Perhaps 
  this is why our cultures work so well together.  We are point 
  and counterpoint, yin and yang, the rational and the emotional.  
  You saw the way to where we are today, yet you were wise 
  enough to let us feel the path too it, as a man in a dark room 
  seeks the light.  For that we thank you and hold ourselves in 
  your debt. 
   
  Humanity has now put all of the woes that once afflicted it in the 
  past.  There is no war, no raging diseases, no rampant poverty.  
  The worth of each individual, no how individual they may be, is 
  recognized and honored.  For this we can than our forefathers, 
  who in their wisdom recognized man’s need to conquer the stars 
  and who set out to accomplish that goal.  Their foresight saved 
  us from ruin, brought us new friends, and led us to realize that 
  our place in the universe is unique.  We do not intend to cast 
  aside that trust lightly.  This United Earth Government is 
  committed to ensure both man’s survival and his destiny in the 
  Eternal Sea of Stars. 
  - 23 - 
  
  WELCOME TO THE FEDERATION 
  STELLAR BUSINESS JOURNAL – 08 MAY 2127 
   
   
  “Reaching For the Future” – painting by Ron Nixon (2127) 
   
  Today on the planet Babel and by unanimous consent the 
  delegates of the major Local Group systems, their space 
  colonies, and their allies ratified the Articles of Federation, 
  creating the United Federation of Planets.  This new organization 
  replaces the old Coalition of Planets as the major governing body 
  in this part of space. 
   
  There are major differences between the old Coalition and the 
  new Federation.  Before, the Coalition was a loose organization, 
  concerned primarily with trade disputes and the occasional 
  interstellar war.  The Federation is organized along federal lines 
  similar to those of the former New United Nations.  It governs 
  by representative democracy through the parliamentary system, 
  as represented by the Federation Council.  The executive is 
  represented by office of the Federation President, the senior 
  member of the Council, and the judicial by the Federation Worlds 
  Court.  All member worlds will be pooling their resources to 
  come up with a common system of goods and exchange, trade 
  and tariff regulations, and of course taxes.  One must have a 
  source of revenue to keep the new Federation running, after all. 
   
  One of the first jobs of the new Federation will be to organize its 
  new Federation Star Fleet.  The Terran Star Fleet, along with the 
  fleets of all other Federation members, are to be disbanded and 
  pooled for its first ship roster.  The new Star Fleet will use these 
  old ship until it can start building new ones of its own.  In order 
  that law and order do not break down in the process each 
  member system is being allowed to keep small local fleets for law 
  enforcement duties.  Just how long this transition period will 
  last is anyone’s guess. 
  DYSON-YOYODYNE 
  CHANGES MARKETS 
  A LETTER TO OUR CUSTOMERS – AUGUST 2130 
   
   
  “The End of an Era” – digital art by Andy Lodge (2130) 
   
  We at Dyson-Yoyodyne want to express our gratitude to the 
  millions of customers who have supported us over the decades.  
  We want to let you know from us that the rumors about our 
  company going out of business are completely unfounded.  What 
  is about to happen is that our company is changing direction. 
   
  As many of you know Dyson-Yoyodyne is no longer the Solar 
  System’s lead manufacturer of starships.  We have had troubled 
  financial times in recent years because of this.  It was only with 
  your help and support that we were able to get back on our feet 
  and re-enter the commercial market.  Unfortunately our new line 
  of ships have not sold as well as we had hoped.  While our 
  company is still making a profit, it has become clear to us that 
  we can no longer compete in today’s starship market.  To do so 
  would drive our company into a second bankruptcy, one from 
  which we may never recover. 
   
  We do not want to betray the trust you have place in our 
  leadership.  That is why, after careful consideration, we have 
  decided to focus our efforts exclusively on the new market of 
  classic starships.  This is the era in which we made our mark.  
  By doing this we can remain a vibrant company and continue to 
  support all of you who have supported us.  By joining the classic 
  starship market we can bring our company resources and 
  technical expertise to bear on systems and technology that 
  other manufacturers will no longer touch.  By supporting the 
  starships of the past we can keep our customers of the present 
  and add more in the future. 
   
  This is exciting new ground for us.  Already we have seen 
  phenomenal sales of re-releases of two of our past classic 
  starships, the DY-245 Mark II and the DY-500 Mark III.  We are 
  looking to re-release a third; however, we want YOU to choose 
  it.  All you have to do is visit our company website at 
  syn.dysonyoydine.corp and pick from the list.  The classic DY-
  series design that gets the most votes by December 31 will be 
  the next released. 
  - 24 - 
  
  STARBASE 1 BEGINS OPERATIONS 
  UFP INFONET – 8 JULY 2141  
   
   
  The original Starbase 1 (artist’s conception) 
   
  The next step in the buildup of Star Fleet continues.  Starbase 1 
  the first in a planned series of major space bases being built at 
  strategic locations within the Federation, was officially 
  commissioned today in a ceremony attended by Federation 
  president Harmon Axelrod.  Starbase 1 commanding officer 
  “Felix” P’Jindik, a former commodore in the Tellarite Space Fleet, 
  gave President Axelrod a full tour of the new facility. 
   
  Starbase 1 is an original design built into the bowl of a hollowed-
  out asteroid.  It has extensive starship repair and maintenance 
  facilities located along the inner surface of this “bowl.”  Rising 
  from its center is a massive command tower, housing its 
  operations, medical, and research facilities.  At the base of the 
  bowl is the largest small craft hangar yet built in the Federation, 
  with room enough to house ships of all kinds ranging in size from 
  a sub-light shuttle all the way to a Class J transport with a full 
  load of cargo pods.  Station defense has not been ignored, 
  either, with a plethora of laser turrets and fusion torpedo 
  launchers on both sides of the “bowl” and on the upperworks of 
  the command tower.  Starbase 1 also comes equipped with its 
  own garrison fleet, in addition to the other Star Fleet and civilian 
  vessels it will be servicing. 
   
  Starbase 1 was built in orbit around an as-yet unnamed Class M 
  planet that is at the exact center of the new Federation star 
  charting system.  New starbases will be built at the rate of one 
  to two per year at strategic locations along the 3D “grid” of 
  that system.  Starbase 2 the next in the series, is already 
  building and should be complete by early next year.  It has quite 
  a different design than Starbase 1 and no two of these early 
  starbases are exactly alike.  The story is that this was a political 
  move designed to evenly spread out starbase construction 
  among the various Federation members and willing associates.  
  Star Fleet is currely evaluating plans for standardized starbases 
  once this initial series is completed. 
  SPACE WAR GAMES DISASTER 
  UFP INFONET – 14 SEPTEMBER 2141 
   
   
   
  Tragedy unfolded at the Terran-Centaurean war games exercises 
  today, leaving 232 crewmen dead.  The USS Scythe, a Terran 
  Verne class cruiser, was accidentally given the wrong 
  navigational coordinates during a live fire exercise.  The ship 
  promptly collided with the Centaurean cruiser Atlantia, jamming 
  its fire control systems.  The lasers from the Scythe cut through 
  the destroyers Hammer and Enmity, destroying both ships and 
  killing everyone on board.  Star Fleet has halted the war games 
  while a full investigation is made into the collision. 
  - 25 - 
  
  WELCOME TO STAR FLEET ACADEMY 
  REAR ADMIRAL STAVROS NIARCHOS, COMMANDANT 
  19 SEPTEMBER 2143 
   
  I want to welcome each and every 
  one of you from your various 
  worlds to this – the very first 
  class of officers in Star Fleet 
  Academy.  I am honored to be in 
  the presence of such distinguished 
  candidates today. 
   
  Those of you assembled here, from 
  every species both member and associate of the Federation, 
  male and female, young and old, represent the future of Star 
  Fleet.  What you learn here and how you apply it will, in a very 
  real sense, shape and mold what Star Fleet becomes.  This is an 
  important responsibility and one you should not take lightly.  I for 
  one do not take mine lightly.  It is my responsibility to guide you 
  along this path that none of us have trod before.  You can rest 
  assured that I will expect no less of you than what I would 
  expect of myself.  Anything less will not do. 
   
  Within these newly built halls you will learn many things.  You will 
  learn the basics of starship engineering, celestial navigation, 
  subspace communications, and space combat tactics.  You will 
  be given a college level education in the sciences and liberal arts.  
  You will study the cultures and histories of the worlds of your 
  fellow students.  You will also be given a firm foundation in 
  justice and the law, since the preserving of peace and order will 
  be among your highest of duties.  Most importantly, though, you 
  will be taught the difficult skill of command.  This will be the 
  hardest part of you training, harder than the physical regimen 
  you must endure, harder than the academic exercises you will 
  have to perform.  The skill of command and the enforcement of 
  discipline within the military is the hardest thing for an officer to 
  master.  Most of you will have what it takes to meet this 
  challenge.  Some of you will not.  You must learn how to 
  command your subordinates, to earn their trust while remaining 
  aloof from them; otherwise, you have no business being an 
  officer.  Any of you who are found lacking in the skill of command 
  will be dismissed from this Academy.  On that you have my 
  solemn pledge. 
   
  The recent war games disaster has demonstrated the need for 
  seasoned and competent officers who share common training.  
  You will be the first of that generation.  You will be held to a 
  higher standard as a result.  Those of you who graduate will 
  share the same knowledge, the same skills, the same ability to 
  command.  As you continue to serve with Star Fleet and rise 
  through the ranks, so will Star Fleet rise with you.  While there 
  will always be room for personal initiative, you must achieve it 
  within that common framework that all of you who graduate will 
  share.  You are our future.  We are counting on you to make 
  that future succeed. 
  STARSHIP ATLAS  LOST WITHOUT 
  TRACE IN NEW TERRITORIES 
  UFP INFONET – 17 NOVEMBER 2144 
   
   
  The wreck of the Atlas (artist’s sketch) 
   
  The transport ship Atlas has failed to return from a routine 
  supply run to Federation colonies in the New Territories.  Star 
  Fleet has initiated an extensive search of the area where the 
  Atlas would have made the last leg of its journey.  Its fate and 
  that of its crew remains a mystery. 
  - 26 - 
  
  SCHEMATICS 
  VOLUME 03 (NOT TO SCALE) 
   
   
   
   
  PROMETHEUS  CLASS RINGSHIP 
  (2105) 
   
  Length:  320 m 
   
   
  Drive:  experimental warp drive 
  Mass:  57,500 DWT 
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers  
   
  Crew:  115 
    
   
   
   
  ORLANDO  CLASS TRANSPORT 
  (AUTOMATED MONTICELLO  “REVIVAL” SERIES) 
  (2115) 
   
  Length:  198 m 
   
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  22,500 kg  
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  none  
   
   
  rew:  none 
    
   
  DY-500 SERIES MARK III 
   (2120) 
   
  Length:  198 m 
  Mass:  10,250 kg 
  Armament:  none 
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Range:  interstellar 
  Crew:  none 
    
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
   
   
  DY-1200 SERIES 
  (2123) 
   
  Length:  270 m 
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  18,500 DWT 
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers  
   
  Crew:  60 
   
   
   
   
  WRIGHT  CLASS CRUISER 
  (2139) 
  Length:  168 m 
   
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  48,500 kg  
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers, missiles,  
  Crew:  55 
   
   
  particle beam cannon 
  _______________________________________  
   
   
  CAVALRY  CLASS DESTROYER 
  (2141) 
  Length:  130 m 
   
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  14,900 DWT 
   
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers, torpedoes, 
  Crew:  80 
   
   
      particle beam cannon 
    
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  VANGUARD  CLASS TRANSPORT 
  (2144) 
   
  Length:  260 m 
   
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  25,000 DWT 
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers  
   
   
  Crew:  94 
   
   
   
   
  HORIZON  CLASS SURVEY CRUISER 
  (2146) 
   
  Length:  280 m 
   
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  38,500 DWT 
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers, torpedoes, 
  Crew:  224 
   
   
      particle beam cannon 
   
   
   
   
  ARMSTRONG  CLASS HEAVY CRUISER 
  (2147) 
   
  Length:  207 m 
   
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  38,000 DWT 
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers, torpedoes, 
  Crew:  175 
   
   
  particle beam cannon 
    
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  GALLANT  & ARROW  SERIES STARFIGHTERS 
  (2148) 
   
  Length:  30 m  
   
   
   
  Drive:  CDP generator 
  Mass:  70 DWT 
   
   
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers, torpedoes 
  Crew:  1-2 
   
    
   
   
  HOPKINS  CLASS HOSPITAL SHIP (TYPES A & B) 
  (2148) 
   
  Length:  238 m 
   
   
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Mass:  90,000 DWT 
   
  Range:  interstellar 
  Armament:  lasers  
   
  Crew:   25-130 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  (depending on configuration) 
   
   
  MANTA  CLASS SPACE TANK 
  (2150) 
   
  Length:  61 m 
  Mass:  3050 DWT 
  Armament:  lasers, missiles,  
  particle beam cannon 
  Drive:  warp drive 
  Range:  interstellar 
  Crew:  10 
   
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  A glimpse of some of the worlds of the Rigel system 
   
   
  Orion raider (c.2130) 
   
   
  Romulus and Remus – Romii star system 
   
   
   
  Trading run to Tellar Prime 
   
   
  Classic S arships magazine – premiere issue (March 2120) 
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  Dyson-Yoyodyne’s unbuilt DY-1300 military cruiser 
   
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  to be continued … 
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  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
  VOLUME SIX:  2101-2150 
    
   
  AUTHOR’S COMMENTS: 
   
  A lot of you have asked about the artwork I’ve been including 
  with each successive issue of the FSC.  Some of you are laughing 
  at my in-jokes, while others want to know where they can get 
  their own copies.  Many of these are “placeholder” images 
  pulled from various space art Internet sites, intended to fill in for 
  STAR TREK conceptual art that simply doesn’t exist.  That was 
  one of the major drawbacks of Timo’s otherwise excellent work A 
  Hobbyis s Guide to the UFP Starfleet.  You had no way to 
  visualize what he was talking about.  At least this way I can plant 
  ideas in your head while at the same time making the FSC a 
  more enjoyable read.  As for the rest, I get them from TREK 
  image and videogame archives all over the Internet.  I just stick 
  the subject I want to visualize into Google and usually add the 
  word image, gallery, art, or something like that on the end and 
  let it rip. 
  t’
   
  This is also the main reason why the FSC remains for the 
  present a free publication.  There’s simply no way I could clear 
  the legal hurdles involved with some of these images and sell it 
  for profit.  By keeping it as a public domain reference work the 
  FSC falls under the “fair use” clause of copyright law.  
  Leastways that’s what my legal advisors told me.  You see, I’ve 
  been involved in several copyright actions of my own in the past.  
  That’s why I’m taking this approach.  If someone objects, then 
  I’ll adapt accordingly. 
   
   
  I’ve included a revised Master Table of Contents in this issue to 
  bring the FSC up to date with what I’ve done so far.  It’ll also 
  give you a look ahead as to what’s coming down the pike. 
   
   
  “So where’s ECS Horizon?” some of you might be asking.  It’s 
  not here because its existence conflicts with a ship class that’s 
  already established in fandom tech, mainly Sternbach’s early 
  Federation survey cruiser USS Horizon.  Fandom tech holds 
  weight here in the Prime One timeline; therefore, the ECS 
  Horizon doesn’t exist.  The class itself might exist (as the 
  Roanoake class transports per Timo’s notes) but the ECS 
  Horizon doesn’t.  Because of this I decided to err on the side of 
  caution and not include it.  If you want to know more about the 
  Roanoke class then go read Timo’s book, A Hobbyis s Guide to
  the UFP Starfleet.  As for those of you who insist on having it 
  here, I refer you to my timeline note about the designation of 
  “Class J” cargo ships.  My research seems to indicate that the 
  Roanoake class transport would have entered service around 
  2105 as the first of the new-build “Class J” starships. 
  t’
   
   
   
  The Prometheus class ringship (Atlas class in the FRS site 
  timeline) is a particularly vexing ship to try to place in any TREK 
  chronology.  According to the wall schematic in Star Trek: The 
  Motion Picture a ringship very much like this was the first 
  named Enterprise.  That I have taken as Sternbach’s 
  interpretation and placed it in the era of the Earth-Kzin Wars so 
  it can be first to build on the Enterprise reputation over the 
  years.  That leaves this design, the original by Jeffries, which at 
  casual glance appears to be a somewhat evolved version of 
  Sternbach’s concept.  Depending on which source you consult 
  the Jefferies ringship enters service either just before or just 
  after the Romulan War.  I admit to swinging back and forth on 
  the issue until one of my reviewers reminded me of the hijacking 
  of the starliner SS Diana.  According to the old SFC that took 
  place before the Romulan War.  While there’s no obvious 
  connection between the Diana and the Jeffries ringship, a casual 
  reading of the old SFC would lead one to believe that the Diana 
  was a starliner of the “Declaration series.”  It’s a better case 
  for the dating of the Jeffries ringship than any I’ve yet seen, so 
  in this case I’m differing with Prime Zero (Dixon) and moving its 
  service entry date back to before the War.  It also fits better 
  with the FRS ringship evolution as illustrated on their website.  If 
  someone can make a better case for the Jeffries ringship 
  entering service after the War then I’m willing to listen. 
   
  FRS readers and site visitors should take note that I am using 
  Mandel and Drexler’s illustration of the Jeffries ringship from 
  the Star Trek Maps instead of the Atlas interpretation by Aridas 
  Sofia.  That’s because it’s a better match for the majority of the 
  original Jeffries production sketches.  The drawing by Aridas 
  appears to be based on a slightly alternate design Jeffries toyed 
  with in at least three different drawings.  In these a cluster of 
  six small engines were mounted outside and behind the ring 
  instead of a sole large engine on the inside.  You can interpret 
  his Atlas concept as the prototype for the Prometheus class, if 
  you like.  I’ve given you room for this interpretation by implying 
  that most of the Jeffries ringships in civilian service had “giant” 
  names (Atlas, Prometheus, Paul Bunyan, Saturn, etc.). 
   
   
  The Wright class was an attempt at addressing the appearance 
  of the Djartanna at two different points in Dixon’s research.  
  Most evidence seems to support the later date; however, as 
  the Terrans and other races were contributing to Star Fleet 
  starship design I felt the Centaureans needed to be represented, 
  too, and for more than just their warp engines.  Hence I followed 
  Timo’s lead in creating an uprated Djartanna subclass.  For that 
  reason I’ve introduced the Djartanna in its original FASA lines on 
  the first date and the uprated and reconfigured Wright (loosely 
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  modeled after Timo’s Iceland class) on the second.  The 
  Djartanna/Wright is part of Prime One’s evolution towards the 
  Class I heavy cruiser, so I wanted to show a Djartanna that was 
  a little closer than when we first saw it back in Volume 05.  My 
  drawing of the Wright is horrible (as is its companion, the 
  Cavalry class destroyer) and hopefully one of you will be willing 
  enough to do a better job.  The engines were borrowed from the 
  Durance since that was already an accepted starship design and 
  sharing components across classes would lower production 
  cost.  This in a small way anticipates the modular component 
  construction programs of the Baton Rouge generation and the 
  Class I Starships almost a century down the line. 
   
   
  The inclusion of FASA’s Armstrong class heavy cruiser gives Star 
  Fleet an extra “heavy” (aside from the dated Messier class) that 
  it was sadly lacking in the coming Romulan War.  It also gave me 
  a chance to slip in a backhanded reference to Enterprise.  Finally, 
  it gives Okudaites and RPGers who are using the FSC for source 
  material a convenient “hook” for patching the NX-01Enterprise 
  into the FSC (despite its glaring technical inconsistencies – 
  Warp 5 in a Warp 3 era, for one).  In that scenario the NX-01 
  would be the “logical” successor to the Armstrong, replacing 
  the extra 15 built during the Romulan War as Star Fleet’s main 
  ship-of-the-line. 
   
  The Armstrong is yet another step in Prime One’s evolution 
  towards everybody’s favorite starship.  Of course we all know 
  what comes next.  The Daedalus, right?  Not exactly.  There’s 
  an interim design that all but us “old school” TREK techies have 
  probably forgotten.  Your memory will be refreshed once the 
  Romulan War issue is released.  I’ve dropped you a couple of 
  hints, though, and the more discerning among you should be able 
  to figure out what it is.  Stay tuned. 
   
   
  Have you ever noticed that Goldstein and Sternbach’s “mystery 
  space probe” from the SFC, the one that flew into Federation 
  space from outside the galaxy a few years before the Romulan 
  War, looks amazingly like the Whalesong Probe from ST IV?  
  That’s why I linked the two together.  My guess is that whoever 
  sent the probe in the movie sent the little one first.  When it 
  never made contact (due to being intercepted while en route) its 
  senders decided to sent a second, larger, and more powerful 
  one that couldn’t be stopped in any way, form, shape, or 
  fashion.  This second probe is the one featured in ST IV.  The 
  reason for the lag between the two probes is the time required 
  for an extragalactic journey from God knows where. 
   
   
  I know some of you are scratching your heads at my mention of 
  Starbase 10 being near the “New Territories” and thus within 
  range of the “pirate” activity when Dixon, FASA and the SFC say 
  it was Starbase 1.  That’s because I compared the action as 
  described with the Star Trek Maps.  The only starbase in the 
  area that could have been around at the time, given the 
  construction rate of starbases (1-2 per year), is Starbase 10.  
  You will also recall from the original STAR TREK television series 
  (TOS) that Starbase 10 was within range of the Neutral Zone, 
  which is exactly where the Star Fleet Maps puts it.  That’s why I 
  changed the identity of the starbase in question.  I also had to 
  push back construction of Starbase 1 by a few years in order to 
  adjust for this fact. 
   
   
  The planetary stats for Orion and Rigel VII are a wild guess 
  based on what little I could find in my research.  Odds are that 
  they’re probably wrong, too.  I’d especially welcome corrections 
  for these if you have them. 
   
   
  The idea for the character of elderly Martian colonist Georges 
  Picard comes from Star Trek: First Contact.  Captain Jean-Luc 
  Picard mentions that one of his ancestors was among the 
  original colonists of Mars.  That would have made him a member 
  of the Martian Genesis group.  I envision him as a young boy at 
  the time the ship landed on Mars; hence his age.  I’m including 
  older children among the Martian Genesis colonists due to its 
  historical parallels with other frontier settlement accounts.  
  “We wouldn’t have allowed children on a colony ship!” some of 
  you might protest.  You probably wouldn’t have allowed them on 
  wagon trains to the American West or in ships heading to 
  Australia, either, yet both happened. 
   
   
  I took the liberty of rewriting Commandant Niarchos’ opening 
  address to the first class of Star Fleet Academy.  I attended the 
  U.S. Naval Academy in my youth and what is in the old SFC is 
  nothing like any speech I ever heard from the “Dant” or the 
  “Supe” during my time there.  To be honest, the SFC original is 
  ridiculous at best. 
    
   
  I’ve had several questions regarding the Atlas since the initial 
  release of this volume.  The Atlas was not a ringship according 
  to the FASA RPG supplement The Romulan War.  Nowhere in 
  this gaming supplement are ringships described, although some 
  (Aridas Sofia in particular) have retconned ringships into the 
  overall scheme of events.  It was a Star Fleet transport hauling 
  a cargo of neutronic fuel and cobalt tetroxides from Delta II to 
  the Sector 5D Agricultural Colony.  For this issue I have replaced 
  my earlier photoshopped picture with one of Dana Knutson’s 
  drawings from the FASA supplement.  It matches the 
  destruction of the Atlas as described in the FASA materials, in 
  particular the crew being forced to don EVA suits due to hull 
  breaches prior to the final end. 
   
   
  Regards, 
   
  - Richard E. Mandel  
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  SPECIAL THANKS TO: 
   
  Jason Boguess 
  FASA Corporation 
  Stan and Fred Goldstein 
  Timo Saloniemi 
  Aridas Sofia 
  Last Unicorn Games 
   
  VISUAL SOURCES: 
   
  Steve Baron 
  Dana Knutson 
  DarthMagus 
  Don Dixon 
  Feyman Federation Shipyards 
  Maeteen Greenway 
  Andrew J. Hodges 
  Walter M. Jeffries 
  Dan Knutson 
  Geoffery Mandel 
  SciFi Meshes 
  Gavin Pillay 
  “Reverend” 
  Aridas Sofia 
  Rick Sternbach 
  TallGuy 
  The Trek BBS 
  The SpaceArt Archive 
  Christian Zaber 
   
  CONTACT INFO: 
   
  Want to contribute to the Federation Spaceflight Chronology?  
  You can find me on the FRS Online or Star Fleet Network 
  forums.  If you prefer direct contact then you can reach me at: 
   
  rtrodude@yahoo.com
   
   
   
  New Territores mining camp and “Bug Hopper” excursion vehicle 
    
  coming soon 
   
   
  also available 
   
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