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* [[Circe deckplans]]
* [[Circe deckplans]]
* [[Circe 3d front/top/size]], [[Circe 3d isometric (above)]]+, [[Circe 3d isometric (below)]]+ (Note the deflector dish is misplaced in the isometric renderings.)
* [[Circe 3d front/top/size]], [[Circe 3d isometric (above)]]+, [[Circe 3d isometric (below)]]+ (Note the deflector dish is misplaced in the isometric renderings.)
===''Wasp''-class Warship===
The ''Wasp'' is the new battlecruiser with the lastest in automation, tactical systems, shields and weapons plus the lastest Warp and D-Warp tecnologies. She is retiring the aging ''Caesar Augustus''-class, assuming its role in the Fleet and improving on it with a compact and incredibly agile ship. Many ''Wasp''-class Battlecruisers will substitute the aging ''Caesar Augustus''-class ships in the Fleet.
* [[Wasp statistics Mark I]], introduced in 2436
* [[Wasp 3d view]]


==Fleet Carrier, CV==
==Fleet Carrier, CV==
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==Heavy (Armored) Cruiser. CA==
==Heavy (Armored) Cruiser. CA==


===''Caesar Augustus''-class Warship===
===''Goto''-class Vanguard Explorer===
Take a ''Galaxy''-class starship.  Remove the civilians.  Gut its science labs, trim it down for war, armor it, and arm it to the teeth.  You will have a ''Caesar''.  The warp system on these ships is inefficient in light of the 500-series drives of the last few years, but was the only way to make the ship fast enough to combat the Borg at the time they entered service. While a bit heavier than the ''Galaxy'', they still hold a mass and maneuverability edge over even the ultra-modern ''Circe'' class.  There is no room to retrofit point defense systems into the spaceframe. As such, the ultimate service life of the class is limited and the class is '''no longer in production'''.
The ''Goto'' class represents the best and the brightest of Starfleet, designed to be explorers, ambassadors of good faith, to show the values of the Federation to the whole Galaxy.
* [[Caesar Augustus statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2360, (stats reflect updates of 2408 though no major revision of the class was ever made), production end 2415.
Ships of the ''Goto''-class bear the names of Honored Players, all comrades who we cherish, celebrate and remember. The existing ships will have their own entries in our Honors Page, are all pPNC and their appearances or use will have to be approved by the CINCSF and CSFO.
* [[Caesar Augustus thumbnail]]
 
* [[Ceasar Augustus deckplans]]
* [[Goto statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2435.
* [[Kirov 3-view image]]
* [[Kirov, dorsal perspective w/ star]]
* [[Kirov thumbnail]]
* [[Kirov thumbnail, dorsal perspecitve]]
* [[Kirov schematic]]
* [[Goto Readme]]
 
Note: all images depict a standard KIROV-class ship, until we have proper GOTO-class images.


===''Comanche''-class Explorer===
===''Comanche''-class Explorer===
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* [[Comanche statistics Mark I]]
* [[Comanche statistics Mark I]]
* [[Comanche schematic]]
* [[Comanche schematic]]
===''Endeavour''-class Explorer===
The final in a long series of heavy cruiser variants of the venerable ''Galaxy''-class spaceframe.  The ships of the ''Endeavour'' class are thoroughly modern multi-mission starships.  Still, the final evolution of the ''Galaxy''-class spaceframe had primary been used as a conversion and uprating of existing hulls and is '''no longer in production'''.
* [[Endeavour statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408.
* [[Endeavour schematic]]
* [[Endeavour thumbnail]]
* [[Endeavour thumbnail, dorsal perspective]]
* [[Endeavour deckplans]]


===''Fearless''-class Warship===
===''Fearless''-class Warship===
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* [[Kirov schematic]]
* [[Kirov schematic]]
* [[Kirov deckplans]]
* [[Kirov deckplans]]
===''Magellan''-class Long-Range Explorer===
The ''Magellan''-class cruiser is a modification and modernization of the basic ''Galaxy''-class design into a specialized long-range explorataion vessel.  It was superceded by the ''Endeavour'' class and is '''no longer in production'''.
* [[Magellan statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2380.
* [[Magellan thumbnail]]


===''Yasuragi''-class Explorer===
===''Yasuragi''-class Explorer===
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* [[Yasuragi statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2418.  
* [[Yasuragi statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2418.  
* [[Yasuragi schematic]]
* [[Yasuragi schematic]]
===''Brilliance''-class Explorer===
The ''Brilliance''-class is the natural evolution of the true and tried battlehorse of StarFleet, the ''Excelsior''-class cruiser, an elegant, robust, all-rounder starship, with excellent sensors, outstanding flight performance and autonomy, and enough of a punch to get into any situation and emerge victorious. Its mission profile sits between the YASURAGI and the FEARLESS classes and alongside the KIROV and COMANCHE classes, as a general duty heavy cruiser and long range explorer, with the added benefit of more than 15 years of new technologies that didn't make it into the COMANCHE.
* [[Brilliance statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Brilliance 3d view]]
===''Cayuga''-class Multimission Cruiser===
The ''Cayuga''-class (Constitution-IV) cruisers continue the evolution of the revered and tested ''Constitution'' concept, incorporating even more automation and miniaturization into the design.  She is considerably lighter than traditional heavy cruisers, and requires far fewer crew members to operate. The traditional and canonical StarFleet design has been upgraded to the newest technologies. Gravitic plane sublight flight drive has liberated a lot of space, and now hangars allow for more shuttlecrafts and bigger holosuits for recreation or diplomatic environments (allowing big suitable spaces for every known race).
* [[Cayuga statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Cayuga 3d view]]
===''Dragonfly''-class Explorer===
The ''Dragonfly''-class cruiser is a new type of specialist starship, designed with exploration and the study of the unknown in mind. There are two configurations, usually referred to by their functional pod: the exploration type with the new CYCLOPS sensors and a combat oriented variant, usually referred to as ''Ulysses'', that provides incredible firepower to a fast and maneuverable ship. The primary mission of the ''Dragonfly'', however, is exploration. The ship is covered with specialized sensors: the usual AUGUR short and long range suite, but enhanced with dedicated planetary sensors and the new directional CYCLOPS frequency modulation sensor, which allows for unprecedent resolution power in long range scanning and gives the name to this configuration: ''Cyclops Dragonfly''. When operating at sublight speeds and at full power, there's nothing that can match the power of the CYCLOPS module except a deep space listening post with similar technologies.
* [[Dragonfly statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Dragonfly 3d view]]
===''Hipparkhos''-class Scientific Explorer===
The ''Hipparkhos''-class Cruiser is the successor of the ''Constellation''-class Explorer with  all the upgraded tecnologies. The classic 4-nacelle design of the old ''Constellation'' and ''Cheyenne'' classes, also found on the ''Nightingale''-class medical destroyer, has been upgraded to the lastest ILN-70x series, like the ''Pampa''-class explorer. Coupled with improved D-Warp and sublight gravitic plane drives, the ''Hipparkhos''-class is an extremely independent starship, able to fly solo for a very long time, which makes it ideal for deep space exploration and scientific missions. It is provided with ample laboratories, recreational facilities, very advanced sensors and numerous types of crafts. It's well armed and it should have more than enough punch to get out of any hairy situation if things go wrong, and then some. Its mission profile complements the one of other long-range explorers by offering unrivaled endurance, sensors and strength.
* [[Hipparkhos statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Hipparkhos 3d view]]


==Command Light Cruiser, CLC==
==Command Light Cruiser, CLC==
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==Light Cruiser, CL==
==Light Cruiser, CL==
===''Ambassador''-class Explorer===
While most of this early 24th century design have long since left service, a few remain in the inventory for minor roles in remote systems without high priority for newer units.  Others, like the ''USS Akagi'' have become test beds for Star Fleet Engineering.  As one of the larger ship classes not currently in service and a class built in relatively large numbers when it was in production, these ships can serve as a test-bed for almost system which might some day find itself in service in modern cruisers.  The ''USS Akagi'' maintains most of her original weapon suite (with minor upgrades to her torpedo system), but was used extensively to test new sensor systems.  The ship has recently been recalled to active duty to serve in a project created by the Office of the Star Fleet Historian.
* [[Akagi statistics]] relaunched in 2417.
===''Diogenes''-class Explorer===
One of the most unusual designs ever to see production in the Federation, the ''Diogenes'' was an attempt to maximize the internal volume for long range explorer vessels.  Very few were produced and fewer still remain in active service; '''they are no longer in production'''.
* [[Diogenes statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Diogenes thumbnail]]
===''Galaxy''-class Explorer===
Since its introduction in 2363, the ''Galaxy''-class cruiser and its varients have formed the mainstay of the exploration fleet of the Federation.  The basic spaceframe is spacious enough to incorporate a wide variety of laboratory spaces and can also be adapted to function in a military capacity when necessary.  Regular minor refits have kept the systems aboard the remaining ''Galaxy''-class cruisers up-to-date.  Most ships of the class have been upgraded to or retired in favor of the newer ''Endeavour''-class cruisers which share the same spaceframe as the ''Galaxy''.  '''No longer in production'''.
* [[Galaxy statistics Mark II]] introduced in 2408
* [[Galaxy thumbnail]]
* [[Galaxy thumbnail, dorsal perspective]]
* [[Galaxy schematic]]
* [[Galaxy deckplans]]


===''Europa''-class Explorer===
===''Europa''-class Explorer===
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* [[Europa 2-view schematic]]
* [[Europa 2-view schematic]]


===''Hippocrates''-class Medical Cruiser===
===''Mercy''-class Medical Cruiser===
The ''Hippocrates''-class ship is based on an extensively modified ''Galaxy''-class spaceframe. Designed to respond to large-scale medical emergencies, much of the general scientific lab space has been turned over to sickbays and the supporting labs.
The ''MERCY''-class light cruiser is the medical version of the ''Europa''-class. Weapons and sensors have been reduced to make space for more hospital rooms. There's no Marines on board and lots of doctors and nurses. Labs are top of the line for medical study and diseases control. She keeps the speed and mauverability of the sister class that allows for rapid medical assistance.
 
One uncommon design feature of the class is the ability for both primary and secondary sections of the hull to operate at warp speed while separated. This twin warp core design has not been trouble free in its implementation, but has allowed the class to respond to major disasters in ways in which no other starship is capable.  In a major crises, the ship can literally be two places at once.
The ''Mercy''-class is called to substitute all ''Hippocrates''-class medical ships.
* [[Hippocrates statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
 
* [[Hippocrates thumbnail]]
* [[Europa statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2419
* [[Hippocrates deckplans]]
* [[Europa 2-view schematic]]


===''Hiryu''-class Multi-mission Cruiser===
===''Hiryu''-class Multi-mission Cruiser===
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* [[Hiryu schematic]]
* [[Hiryu schematic]]
* [[Hiryu deckplans]]
* [[Hiryu deckplans]]
===''Hood''-class Multi-mission Cruiser===
Yet another cousin to the Galaxy-class spaceframe, the Hood boasts a more compact design and a multi-mission pod.  The pod allows a starbase to configure the ship for specific missions before launch.  This abliity allows these light cruisers to carry mission-specific equipment which, because of mass and space restrictions normally, are normally only found on larger vessels.  '''No longer in production'''.
* [[Hood statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Hood thumbnail]]
* Hood thubmanils, dorsal perspective:
** [[Hood w/sensor pallette]]
** [[Hood w/weapons pallette]]
* [[Hood schematic]]
* [[Hood deckplans]]


===''Katana''-class Anti-Piracy Patrol Cruiser===
===''Katana''-class Anti-Piracy Patrol Cruiser===
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* [[Storm thumbnail]]
* [[Storm thumbnail]]
* [[Storm schematic]]
* [[Storm schematic]]
===''Wanderlust''-class Explorer===
The ''Wanderlust''-class is the first outcome of a new philosophy in exploratory vessels. Applying the lastest technologies and automatisms, the result is a ship more capable than much bigger cruisers with a lighter frame and only a fraction of the crew.
With a touch of inspiration from the classical ''Constitution''-class vessels, and three touches from the venerable ''Excelsior''-class spaceframe, the ''Wanderlust'' is, however, a completely different ship inside-out, with the latest improvements in all systems shipwide, to create one of the top explorers of the Fleet.
* [[Wanderlust statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Wanderlust 3d view]]
===''Adventure''-class Multi-mission Cruiser===
The ''Adventure''-class continues the design philosophy that smaller can be more, blurring even more then line between Cruisers and Destroyers. In some ways a smaller sister to the ''Europa''-class, the ''Adventure''-class ships are less armed but better prepared to adapt to new situations. It's well suited for a long list of tasks and mission profiles and its 'multimission cartridge' allows for further specialization with a fraction of the cost of a MMPod.
* [[Adventure statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Adventure 3d view]]
===''Argos''-class Explorer===
The ''Argos''-class sees the return of a robust, compact spaceframe, nimble and versatile. It's a very flexible ship that can serve many different roles. Very fast and maneuverable, with excellent sensors and well armed, it's an all-around ship. The ship complement is suited for exploration and scientific missions and allows for greater flexibility during a mission. The ''Argos''-class works as the complement of the ''Scorpio''-class DD, with greater number of crafts, personnel and labs to conduct exploration and investigations which might be beyond the scope of a destroyer.
This class complements the ''Yasuragi''-class by offering a smaller spaceframe, less crew needs and faster response times. It is well armed for a CL and has a great complement of shuttlecrafts for multiple operations.
* [[Argos statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Argos 3d view]]
===''Assembly''-class General Duty Cruiser===
The ''Assembly''-class presents an utilitarian design that is focused on, mainly, Engineering tasks within friendly or unfriendly space. Perfectly suited for frontier work, the ship is able to perform Engineering tasks like deep space probes or transmissors repairs, colony or station deployment, repair or dismantling, as well as transportation of huge equipment or supplies that cannot be replicated
(or it's not cost-effective).
* [[Assembly statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Assembly 3d view]]
===''Pampa''-class Explorer===
The ''Pampa''-class Cruiser is the successor of the ''CHEYENNE''-class Explorer with  all the upgraded tecnologies. The classic 4-nacelle design of the old ''Constellation'' And ''Cheyenne'' classes has been upgraded to the lastest ILN-70x series Warp nacelles.
Coupled with improved D-Warp and sublight gravitic plane drives, the ''Pampa''-class is an extremely independent starship, able to fly solo for a very long time, which makes it ideal for deep space exploration and scientific missions. It is provided with ample laboratories, recreational facilities, advanced sensors and numerous types of crafts.
* [[Pampa statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Pampa 3d view]]
===''Zendal''-class Medical Cruiser===
The ''Zendal'' is a medical relief cruiser designed around the principles of the classical ''Daedalus''-class starship. More similar  in size to a destroyer, this ship is fast and agile and has outstanding autonomy and endurance. Sporting the latest technologies, it's faster and more maneuverable than the ''Mercy''-class, and requires half the crew while still providing medical attention for large number of patients.
* [[Zendal statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Zendal 3d view]]


==Escort Carrier, CVE==
==Escort Carrier, CVE==
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===''Tesla''-class Surveyor===
===''Tesla''-class Surveyor===
After having proven the capabilities of the USS TESLA II modifications to the ''Feynman''-class satisfactorily and well beyond expectations, a clean from slate, design was extracted, that could still pull the compact, classical lines of its predecessors. The ''Tesla''-class ships are faster than never, due to the new Warp nacelles profiles, both in normal and sensor modes. The new gravitic plane drives allow for faster sublight maneuvers and much higher accelerations, aided by the newer inertial dampeners. Improvements in the sensor suite, computer cores and SESR modules mean this is one of the best surveyor ships ever.
After having proven the capabilities of the USS TESLA II modifications to the ''Feynman''-class satisfactorily and well beyond expectations, a clean-from-slate design was extracted, that could still pull the compact, classical lines of its predecessors. The ''Tesla''-class ships are faster than never, due to the new Warp nacelles profiles, both in normal and sensor modes. The new gravitic plane drives allow for faster sublight maneuvers and much higher accelerations, aided by the newer inertial dampeners. Improvements in the sensor suite, computer cores and SESR modules mean this is one of the best surveyor ships ever.
 
The new upgrade installs flux torpedo launchers, better shields and improvements in sensors, making it even more versatile.
* [[Tesla statistics Mark II]] introduced in 2436
* [[Tesla statistics mark I]] introduced in 2432
* [[Tesla statistics mark I]] introduced in 2432
** [[SESR Module Specifications]]
** [[SESR Module Specifications]]
* [[Tesla starboard view]]
* [[Tesla starboard view]]
* [[Tesla 3D view]]
* [[Tesla 3D view]]
===''Feynman''-class Surveyor===
One of the largest destroyers in the Federation inventory, the ''Feynman''-class ships are designed to be the equivalent of the ''Galaxy''-class vessels writ small.  The DELPHI sensor array gives these ships sensor power which many larger ships cannot match.
* [[Feynman statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2407
* [[Experimental USS TESLA II statistics]]
** [[SESR Module Specifications]]
* [[Feynman thumbnail]]
* [[Feynman schematic]]
* [[Feynman deckplans]]
===''Franklin''-class Warship===
The ''Franklin'' is the mainstay of the destroyer fleet and is deployed in large numbers throughout the Federation.  As the first destroyer series routingly equipped with dimensional warp drive systems, these ships see heavy use as escorts for larger cruisers, battlecruisers, and battleships which have routinely been equipped with hyperspace drives from some time.
* [[Franklin statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Franklin thumbnail]]
* [https://www.deviantart.com/kjc733 kjc733 at Deviant Art] has a similar concept for an ''Intrepid''-class refit. Please support his other great work. He has no association with ASR, so these are links to his external work, not hot links or imaged embedded on our site.
** [https://www.deviantart.com/kjc733/art/Full-Circle-646496334 Beauty render]
** [https://www.deviantart.com/kjc733/art/Intrepid-Flight-II-Orthos-596629813 Ortho view]
** [https://www.deviantart.com/kjc733/art/All-I-Ask-Intrepid-Refit-591995148 Stern view]
===''Nightingale''-class Medical Ship===
The ''Nightingale'' is the largest destroyer in the Federation inventory.  They are primarily designed as fast-responce medical ships and, as such, are the conceptual predecessors of the larger ''Hippocrates''-class ships.  Though ill-suited to military duty because of a low power to mass ratio and poor normal-space accelerations for a destroyer, these ships often see use on diplomatic missions.
* [[Nightingale statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Nightingale thumbnail]]


===''Tsyklon''-class Surveyor===
===''Tsyklon''-class Surveyor===
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* [[Tsyklon schematic]]
* [[Tsyklon schematic]]


===''William Mitchell''-class Warship===
===''Scorpio''-class Explorer===
The ''Mitchell'' was once the single most common destroyer in Federation service.  The venerable design is still seen in a variety of roles in the fleet and is common in the more remote sectors as a patrol ship because of its relatively long range capabilities for a destroyer. '''No longer in production.'''
The ''Scorpio''-class sees the return of a robust, compact, nimble and
* [[Mitchell statistics Mark IV]] introduced in 2409
versatile spaceframe.  It's a very flexible ship that can serve many
different roles. Very fast and maneuverable, with excellent sensors
and well armed, it's a very versatile vessel. The ship configuration is
suited for exploration and scientific missions and allows for great
flexibility during a mission. This class covers grounds that other
destroyers might not by offering a very well balanced compromise
between automation, crew needs, exploration capabilities and even
diplomatic mission capabilities.


* [[Scorpio statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Scorpio 3d view]]


==Escort Destroyer, DE==
==Escort Destroyer, DE==
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==Frigate, FF==
==Frigate, FF==
===''Asgard''-class Warship===
Originally known as ''Valhalla''-class, the ''Asgard'' class represents a compromise design.  While bearing undeniable similarity to the ''Thunderbolt''-class destroyers, the designers of the ''Asgard''-class frigates opted for a more balanced approach.  Rather than dedicating shipboard systems to offense to the exclusion of all else, the ship design balances offensive punch, range, and scientific research abilities.  The tactical sensors on the ship are first rate and as capable of those aboard a ''Thunderbolt'', but concessions in other areas mean that the class does not mount as much offensive firepower as her destroyer-rated cousin.
* [[Asgard statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Asgard thumbnail]]
===''Charon''-class General Duty Frigate===
The ''Charon''-class frigate represents the ultimate in miniaturization of the multi-mission concept.  Too small for a multi-mission pod, the primary hull of the ship has interchangeable modules that allow reconfiguration while in space dock.  This capability allows the ''Charon'' to be the most versatile of the small ships in the Federation inventory.
* [[Charon statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Charon thumbnail]]
* [[Charon deckplans]]


===''Pathfinder''-class Scout===
===''Pathfinder''-class Scout===
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===''Sentinel''-class Genery Duty Frigate===
===''Sentinel''-class Genery Duty Frigate===
The ''Sentinel''-class frigate represents the one of the largest frigates every built by Star Fleet. The vessels in the class are armed with the latest in technology, the class sets out to prove that small ships and small crews can match some of the larger spacefarmes already at work in the field.
The ''Sentinel''-class frigate represents the one of the largest frigates ever built by Star Fleet. The vessels in the class are armed with the latest in technology, the class sets out to prove that small ships and small crews can match some of the larger spaceframes already at work in the field.
* [[Sentinel statistics Mark III]] introduced in 2435
* [[Sentinel statistics Mark II]] introduced in 2433
* [[Sentinel statistics Mark II]] introduced in 2433
* [[Sentinel statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2415
* [[Sentinel statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2415
* [[Sentinel multiview|Sentinel multiview, color artistic renders]]
* [[Sentinel multiview|Sentinel multiview, color artistic renders]]
* [[Sentinel multiview2|Sentinel multiview, black-and-white plan view renders]]
* [[Sentinel multiview2|Sentinel multiview, black-and-white plan view renders]]
===''Stingray''-class Scout===
The ''Stingray''-class frigate is one of the smallest frigates in the Federation inventory.  It is used primary as a long range scout and has never seen heavy production.
* [[Stingray statistics Mark I]]
* [[Stingray schematic]]


===''Virginia''-class Scout===
===''Virginia''-class Scout===
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===''Venture''-class General Duty Frigate===
===''Venture''-class General Duty Frigate===
The ''VENTURE''-class frigate represents the ultimate in miniaturization of the multi-mission concept. The ''Venture'' refines and modernizes the original concept of the ''Charon,'' using interchangeable modules that allow reconfiguration while in space dock to increase the versatility of the ships.
The ''Venture''-class frigate represents the ultimate in miniaturization of the multi-mission concept. The ''Venture'' refines and modernizes the original concept of the ''Charon,'' using interchangeable modules that allow reconfiguration while in space dock to increase the versatility of the ships.
* [[Venture statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2428
* [[Venture statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2428
* [[Venture schematic]]
* [[Venture schematic]]


===''Wolfe''-class Scout===
===''Archer II''-class General Duty===
The ''Wolfe''-class frigate represents a modernization of the venerable ''Miranda''-class spaceframe. The platform was often used as a testbed for new and experimental systems. '''No longer in production.'''
The ''Archer II''-class is the descendant of a proud line of one-nacelled
* [[Wolfe statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2406
ships like the HERMES, SALADIN or FREEDOM classes. It has been designed
* [[Experimental USS SAM HOUSTON statistics]]
with flexibility and utility in mind, and is able to perform multiple
* [[Wolfe Thumbnail]]
mission types, from patrol and surveying to personnel transport and
even diplomatic missions. Its ample hangar bay provides for a variety
of embarcked crafts that no other frigate in service can rival and
that allows it to serve as support ship and perform well in many
kinds of tasks.
 
* [[Archer II statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Archer II 3d view]]
 
===''Coral Reef''-class General Duty===
The ''Coral Reef''-class is the latest modular design for an utility
ship that is designed for all sort of tasks within friendly space,
mainly supplies cargo, engineering tasks, scientific studies and even
diplomatic missions.
 
There are three types of ''Coral Reef''-class ships, specialized in
Engineering, Sciences or Command, signaled by the corresponding
yellow, blue or red stripes.
 
* [[Coral Reef statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Coral Reef 3d view]]
 
===''Fraternity''-class Expeditionary Frigate===
The ''Fraternity''-class represents a state of the art starship with
a proud lineage that goes back to the HERMES and SALADIN classes,
or even the FREEDOM class, and shows the added value and versatility
of small, inexpensive ships that require small but dedicated crews
for patrolling, scouting, or scientific exploration and cartographic
duties.
 
The USS ''Malaspina'' marked the creation of a new variant that
moves the deflector dish to the rim of the saucer to make space for one
extra computer core for improved sensors specialized in planetary
cartography. Ships of this variant are marked as 'Malaspina style'.
 
* [[Fraternity statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Fraternity 3d view]]
 
===''Relentless''-class Escort Frigate===
The ''Relentless''-class Frigate is the successor of a venerable design
that goes back to the ''Miranda''-class, a type of ship that has proven
itself countless times.
 
Fast, maneuverable, resilient and packing a punch, the ''Relentless''-class
ships can serve a number of mission profiles, not just as
escorts. Despite her size, she has surprising autonomy that makes
her able to perform scientific, diplomatic and exploratory missions
if so ordered. Prepared for combat and to defend her protegées, the
ship has excellent tactical systems and sensors, including planetary
observation.
 
* [[Relentless statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2436
* [[Relentless 3d view]]
 
 
===''Stingray''-class Scout===
The ''Stingray''-class frigate is one of the smallest frigates in the Federation inventory.  It is used primary as a long range scout and has never seen heavy production.
 
There's an experimental update with modern technology that makes it much more valuable, the USS ''Mako'' refit. If proven successful, all other available models will be refitted.
 
* [[Stingray USS Mako experimental refit]]
* [[Stingray USS Mako 3d view]]
* [[Stingray statistics Mark I]]
* [[Stingray schematic]]


==Corvette, FL==
==Corvette, FL==
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* [[Ocean class plan view]]
* [[Ocean class plan view]]
* [[Ocean class lateral view]]
* [[Ocean class lateral view]]
==Starship classes not in active production==
These starship classes are still in service, but have been discontinued and new units won't be built. Some of them are being retired and substituted by newer starship classes on an as-available basis.
==Heavy (Armored) Cruiser. CA==
===''Caesar Augustus''-class Warship===
Take a ''Galaxy''-class starship.  Remove the civilians.  Gut its science labs, trim it down for war, armor it, and arm it to the teeth.  You will have a ''Caesar''.  The warp system on these ships is inefficient in light of the 500-series drives of the last few years, but was the only way to make the ship fast enough to combat the Borg at the time they entered service.  While a bit heavier than the ''Galaxy'', they still hold a mass and maneuverability edge over even the ultra-modern ''Circe'' class.  There is no room to retrofit point defense systems into the spaceframe.  As such, the ultimate service life of the class is limited and the class is '''no longer in production'''. Most positions held by this class will be covered by other ships, particularly the newer ''Wasp''-class Battlecruisers.
As of 2436, all ''Caesar Augustus''-class vessels will be gradually retired and substituted by new ''Wasp''-class vessels.
* [[Caesar Augustus statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2360, (stats reflect updates of 2408 though no major revision of the class was ever made), production end 2415.
* [[Caesar Augustus thumbnail]]
* [[Ceasar Augustus deckplans]]
===''Endeavour''-class Explorer===
The final in a long series of heavy cruiser variants of the venerable ''Galaxy''-class spaceframe.  The ships of the ''Endeavour'' class are thoroughly modern multi-mission starships.  Still, the final evolution of the ''Galaxy''-class spaceframe had primary been used as a conversion and uprating of existing hulls and is '''no longer in production'''.
* [[Endeavour statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408.
* [[Endeavour schematic]]
* [[Endeavour thumbnail]]
* [[Endeavour thumbnail, dorsal perspective]]
* [[Endeavour deckplans]]
===''Magellan''-class Long-Range Explorer===
The ''Magellan''-class cruiser is a modification and modernization of the basic ''Galaxy''-class design into a specialized long-range explorataion vessel.  It was superceded by the ''Endeavour'' class and is '''no longer in production'''.
* [[Magellan statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2380.
* [[Magellan thumbnail]]
==Light Cruiser. CL==
===''Ambassador''-class Explorer===
While most of this early 24th century design have long since left service, a few remain in the inventory for minor roles in remote systems without high priority for newer units.  Others, like the ''USS Akagi'' have become test beds for Star Fleet Engineering.  As one of the larger ship classes not currently in service and a class built in relatively large numbers when it was in production, these ships can serve as a test-bed for almost system which might some day find itself in service in modern cruisers.  The ''USS Akagi'' maintains most of her original weapon suite (with minor upgrades to her torpedo system), but was used extensively to test new sensor systems.  The ship has recently been recalled to active duty to serve in a project created by the Office of the Star Fleet Historian.
* [[Akagi statistics]] relaunched in 2417.
===''Diogenes''-class Explorer===
One of the most unusual designs ever to see production in the Federation, the ''Diogenes'' was an attempt to maximize the internal volume for long range explorer vessels.  Very few were produced and fewer still remain in active service; '''they are no longer in production'''.
* [[Diogenes statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Diogenes thumbnail]]
===''Galaxy''-class Explorer===
Since its introduction in 2363, the ''Galaxy''-class cruiser and its varients have formed the mainstay of the exploration fleet of the Federation.  The basic spaceframe is spacious enough to incorporate a wide variety of laboratory spaces and can also be adapted to function in a military capacity when necessary.  Regular minor refits have kept the systems aboard the remaining ''Galaxy''-class cruisers up-to-date.  Most ships of the class have been upgraded to or retired in favor of the newer ''Endeavour''-class cruisers which share the same spaceframe as the ''Galaxy''.  '''No longer in production'''.
* [[Galaxy statistics Mark II]] introduced in 2408
* [[Galaxy thumbnail]]
* [[Galaxy thumbnail, dorsal perspective]]
* [[Galaxy schematic]]
* [[Galaxy deckplans]]
===''Hippocrates''-class Medical Cruiser===
The ''Hippocrates''-class ship is based on an extensively modified ''Galaxy''-class spaceframe.  Designed to respond to large-scale medical emergencies, much of the general scientific lab space has been turned over to sickbays and the supporting labs.
One uncommon design feature of the class is the ability for both primary and secondary sections of the hull to operate at warp speed while separated.  This twin warp core design has not been trouble free in its implementation, but has allowed the class to respond to major disasters in ways in which no other starship is capable.  In a major crises, the ship can literally be two places at once.
As of 2436, all ''Hippocrates''-class vessels will be slowly retired from service and substituted by newer ''Mercy''-class vessels.
* [[Hippocrates statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Hippocrates thumbnail]]
* [[Hippocrates deckplans]]
===''Hood''-class Multi-mission Cruiser===
Yet another cousin to the Galaxy-class spaceframe, the Hood boasts a more compact design and a multi-mission pod.  The pod allows a starbase to configure the ship for specific missions before launch.  This abliity allows these light cruisers to carry mission-specific equipment which, because of mass and space restrictions normally, are normally only found on larger vessels.  '''No longer in production'''.
* [[Hood statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Hood thumbnail]]
* Hood thubmanils, dorsal perspective:
** [[Hood w/sensor pallette]]
** [[Hood w/weapons pallette]]
* [[Hood schematic]]
* [[Hood deckplans]]
==Destroyer, DD==
===''Feynman''-class Surveyor===
One of the largest destroyers in the Federation inventory, the ''Feynman''-class ships are designed to be the equivalent of the ''Galaxy''-class vessels writ small.  The DELPHI sensor array gives these ships sensor power which many larger ships cannot match.
As of 2436 all ''Feynman''-class vessels will be refit to ''Tesla''-class specs (like the USS TESLA II) or replaced by a ''Tesla''-class vessel.
* [[Feynman statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2407
* [[Experimental USS TESLA II statistics]]
** [[SESR Module Specifications]]
* [[Feynman thumbnail]]
* [[Feynman schematic]]
* [[Feynman deckplans]]
===''Franklin''-class Warship===
The ''Franklin'' is the mainstay of the destroyer fleet and is deployed in large numbers throughout the Federation.  As the first destroyer series routingly equipped with dimensional warp drive systems, these ships see heavy use as escorts for larger cruisers, battlecruisers, and battleships which have routinely been equipped with hyperspace drives from some time.
* [[Franklin statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Franklin thumbnail]]
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** [https://www.deviantart.com/kjc733/art/Full-Circle-646496334 Beauty render]
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** [https://www.deviantart.com/kjc733/art/All-I-Ask-Intrepid-Refit-591995148 Stern view]
===''Nightingale''-class Medical Ship===
The ''Nightingale'' is the largest destroyer in the Federation inventory.  They are primarily designed as fast-response medical ships and, as such, are the conceptual predecessors of the larger ''Hippocrates''-class ships.  Though ill-suited to military duty because of a low power to mass ratio and poor normal-space accelerations for a destroyer, these ships often see use on diplomatic missions.
As of 2436, all ''Nightingale''-class vessels will be retired in favor of the newer ''Zendal''-class medical cruisers in the following years.
* [[Nightingale statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Nightingale thumbnail]]
===''William Mitchell''-class Warship===
The ''Mitchell'' was once the single most common destroyer in Federation service.  The venerable design is still seen in a variety of roles in the fleet and is common in the more remote sectors as a patrol ship because of its relatively long range capabilities for a destroyer.  '''No longer in production.'''
* [[Mitchell statistics Mark IV]] introduced in 2409
==Frigate, FF==
===''Asgard''-class Warship===
Originally known as ''Valhalla''-class, the ''Asgard'' class represents a compromise design.  While bearing undeniable similarity to the ''Thunderbolt''-class destroyers, the designers of the ''Asgard''-class frigates opted for a more balanced approach.  Rather than dedicating shipboard systems to offense to the exclusion of all else, the ship design balances offensive punch, range, and scientific research abilities.  The tactical sensors on the ship are first rate and as capable of those aboard a ''Thunderbolt'', but concessions in other areas mean that the class does not mount as much offensive firepower as her destroyer-rated cousin.
* [[Asgard statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Asgard thumbnail]]
===''Charon''-class General Duty Frigate===
The ''Charon''-class frigate represents the ultimate in miniaturization of the multi-mission concept.  Too small for a multi-mission pod, the primary hull of the ship has interchangeable modules that allow reconfiguration while in space dock.  This capability allows the ''Charon'' to be the most versatile of the small ships in the Federation inventory.
* [[Charon statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2408
* [[Charon thumbnail]]
* [[Charon deckplans]]
===''Wolfe''-class Scout===
The ''Wolfe''-class frigate represents a modernization of the venerable ''Miranda''-class spaceframe.  The platform was often used as a testbed for new and experimental systems.  '''No longer in production.'''
* [[Wolfe statistics Mark I]] introduced in 2406
* [[Experimental USS SAM HOUSTON statistics]]
* [[Wolfe Thumbnail]]


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