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Andromeda class

Known Andromeda class starships:

  • U.S.S. Drake - registry number NCC-70956
  • U.S.S. Prokofiev - registry number NCC-68814
    • The Prokofiev was dispatched to the border of the Federation-Cardassian Demilitarized Zone in 2370, following the arrest of Starfleet officer Miles O'Brien.
    • Named for the 20th-century Russian Composer of Peter and the Wolf, Sergei Prokofiev.

Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language) are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Sir Francis Drake, c. ... Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... Miles OBrien Miles Edward OBrien is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Colm Meaney. ... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofev, 15/April 271, 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Ukrainian-born Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ...

Antares class

Known Antares class starships:

  • U.S.S. Antares - registry number NCC-501
    • Federation science vessel whose crew rescued Charles Evans from planet Thasus in 2266. Commanded by Captain Ramart, the ship was destroyed when Evans caused a baffle plate on their energy pile to vanish.
    • Named for the brightest star (as seen from Earth) in the constellation Scorpius (the Scorpion).
  • U.S.S. Hermes - registry number NCC-10376
    • Hermes served in Picard's flotilla to blockade the Romulan supply ships supplying the Duras family forces during the Klingon civil war of 2367-2368.

In Greek mythology the minor figure of Tityas (more commonly Tityus), a Titan-like figure of unbridled lust, was the son of Elara, who was a daughter of Orchomenus (Apollodorus) and one of Zeus many conquests. ... Antares (α Sco / α Scorpii / Alpha Scorpii) is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky. ... Jean-Luc Picard is a character in Star Trek, the commanding officer (having the rank of Captain) of the USS Enterprise-D and the USS Enterprise-E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and resulting films. ... The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being passionate, cunning, and opportunistic. ... Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language) are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ...

Apollo class

It is believed by some fans that the Apollo class is a reduced-size counterpart to the Ambassador class, similar to the relationship of the Miranda class to the Constitution class or of the Nebula class to the Galaxy class. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C), an Ambassador class starship The Ambassador class starship is a class of vessel in the Star Trek fictional universe, built in the early 24th century, and often seen in episodes of TNG. This starship follows a conventional approach to Federation Starfleet starship design, with... The USS Reliant (NCC-1864), a Miranda class starship. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), a Constitution class starship in 2267 The Constitution class was a series of Starfleet vessel in the Star Trek fictional universe, first put into service in the mid-23rd century. ... The USS Sutherland (NCC-72015) in 2368 In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Nebula class is a common type of starship used in the mid-24th century by the Federation Starfleet. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ...


Known Apollo class ships:

  • USS Agamemnon (NCC-11638)
  • USS Ajax (NCC-11574)
  • USS Clement (NCC-12537)
    • Scheduled to rendezvous with the Enterprise-D in 2370.
  • USS Gage (NCC-11672)

The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A monarch (see sovereign) is a type of ruler or head of state. ... A tachyon (from the Greek ταχύς takhús, meaning swift) is any hypothetical particle that travels at superluminal velocity. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Klingon Civil War was the culmination of the power struggle between Gowron and the House of Duras, which continued even after Duras himself was killed at the hands of Lieutenant Worf in 2367. ... The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. ... In the scientific method, an experiment (Latin: ex-+-periri, of (or from) trying), is a set of actions and observations, performed in the context of solving a particular problem or question, to support or falsify a hypothesis or research concerning phenomena. ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is the Galaxy class starship that is the principal setting of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG). ... The Borg or Borg Collective is a race of cyborgs in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Combatants The Borg Collective United Federation of Planets Commanders Locutus of Borg J. P. Hanson † Strength 1 Borg Cube (spacecraft) 40 Federation vessels Casualties Unknown, minor (if any) 11,000+ casualties, 39 starships In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Battle of Wolf 359 was the Federations first major...

Challenger class

This class only appeared once on screen as the Buran, a wreck in the aftermath of the Battle of Wolf 359 in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part story The Best of Both Worlds. This design featured a Galaxy-style saucer with a secondary hull directly connected to the back of it and an unusual nacelle configuration, consisting of one upper and one lower Galaxy-style nacelle.


Known Challenger class starships:

  • U.S.S. Armstrong - Registry number NCC-57537
    • The Armstrong was ambushed by a Klingon battle group in 2373 and took heavy casualties. After the battle, the Armstrong docked at Deep Space 9 to receive medical aid. Named for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on Earth's moon.
  • U.S.S. Buran - Registry number NCC-57580
    • The Buran was one of the 39 starships destroyed by the Borg in the Battle of Wolf 359. The Buran was a "kit bashed" study model barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard". The ship was named for the Russian space shuttle, which was in turn named for the Russian word for "snowstorm".
  • U.S.S. Kearsarge - Registry number NCC-57566
    • A scheduled rendezvous of the Kearsage with the Enterprise-D in 2370 was postponed for four days, allowing Worf and his son Alexander to attend the Kot'baval Festival. Named for the American aircraft carrier that served as the recovery vessel for Alan Shepard's Freedom Seven Mercury spacecraft.

Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Apollo 11 was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, the third human voyage to the moon, and the first manned mission to land on the Moon. ... Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and naval aviator famous as the first human ever to step foot on the Moon. ... An artists rendition of a Soviet space shuttle lifting off atop the immense Energia booster. ... Worf (worIv in the Klingon language) is a Klingon in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ...

Cheyenne class

Cheyenne class ships are composed of a single hull, resembling that of the Galaxy class on a smaller scale; from this, two pylons resembling Galaxy class necks rise from the aft end of the saucer, one on the dorsal side and one on the ventral, each supporting a boomerang-shaped plane with a warp engine nacelle at each tip, for a total of four warp engines. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ... A typical wooden returning boomerang A boomerang is a curved, usually wooden, device which is thrown. ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ... The word Nacelle is derived from the Old French nacele, which means a small boat or dinghy, and was in turn derived from the Latin navicella. ...


This class only appeared as a wreck in the aftermath of the Battle of Wolf 359 in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part story The Best of Both Worlds. The Best of Both Worlds is a significant and highly regarded two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation written by Michael Piller and directed by Cliff Bole. ...


Known Cheyenne class starships:

  • USS Ahwahnee (NCC-73620)
    • Destroyed by the Borg in the Battle of Wolf 359.
  • USS Ahwahnee (NCC-71620)
    • Participated in Captain Picard's tachyon blockade in the Klingon Civil War. It is unknown if this was the wrecked former Ahwahnee salvaged or an entirely new craft.

A tachyon (from the Greek ταχύς takhús, meaning swift) is any hypothetical particle that travels at superluminal velocity. ...

Chimera class

Known Chimera class starships:

  • U.S.S. Portland - registry number NCC-57418
    • The Portland, along with a Cardassian cruiser, searched the Algira sector for Odo and Garak, when their runabout became missing in 2371, during the Romulan and Cardassian attack on the Founders' homeworld.

It has been suggested that Cardassian military ranks be merged into this article or section. ... Odo is a shapeshifter played by Rene Auberjonois on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Andrew Robinson as Elim Garak Elim Garak was a character in the fictional Star Trek: Deep Space Nine universe, played by Andrew Robinson. ... The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being passionate, cunning, and opportunistic. ... Changelings are an alien race from the Star Trek universe. ...

Daedalus class

What little is known about this class is based on conjecture. No Daedalus class starships have ever been featured on screen; however, Commander Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space 9 had what is believed to be a model of a ship of this class in his office: it depicted a vessel with a spherical primary hull attached to a cylindrical engineering hull by a short, horizontal connection, with two warp nacelles supported by two uncurving pylons running upward and to the sides from the dorsal side of the secondary hull. The fictional starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) from Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... A sphere is a perfectly symmetrical geometrical object. ... A right circular cylinder In mathematics, a cylinder is a quadric, i. ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ... The word Nacelle is derived from the Old French nacele, which means a small boat or dinghy, and was in turn derived from the Latin navicella. ...


The finale episode of Star Trek: Enterprise ("These Are the Voyages...") which is set in the mid 22nd century, it was strongly implied that by 2161 the NX class of Warp 5 ships had become obsolete with the introduction of Warp 7-capable vessels. It is possible that the Warp 7 ship is the Daedalus Class starship, which would be coming into use around this time. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... These Are the Voyages. ... Enterprise (NX-01) In the Star Trek fictional universe, the NX class was a variety of starship produced by Earth Starfleet prior to the United Federation of Planets. ...


It is generally accepted that the USS Horizon and the USS Archon were both members of this class; a USS Daedalus could be supposed as well. In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Power Play," the USS Essex is identified as a Daedalus Class starship, which crashed into a moon orbiting planet Mab-Bu VI. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...


Episodes from the original series of Star Trek say that the USS Archon was pulled from orbit and was destroyed while orbiting planet Beta III, and the USS Horizon was destroyed sometime shortly after visiting planet Sigma Iotia II. Along with Essex, it seems many Daedalus Class starships met unfortunate ends in the latter half of the 22nd century. Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten feature films in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the...


In terms of the television show production, this is one of several proposed designs for the ship that later became the Starship Enterprise featured in the original show from the 1960s. The early Earth starship Enterprise (NX-01) The original Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) The second Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) The third Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) The fourth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The fifth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) The sixth Federation starship...


Mentioned, extrapolated, or accepted known starships:

  • USS Daedalus (prototype)
  • USS Archon (NCC-189)
  • USS Essex (NCC-173)
  • USS Horizon (NCC-176)

Deneva class

Known Deneva class starships:

  • U.S.S. Arcos - registry number NCC-6237
    • Federation freighter that suffered a warp containment breach near planet Turkana IV in 2367. The Arcos crew evacuated when the ship exploded over Turkana IV. Their escape pod landed on the surface of the planet, whereupon they were captured by members of the Alliance.
  • U.S.S. LaSalle - registry number NCC-6203
    • LaSalle personnel reported the presence of a series of radiation anomalies in the Gamma Arigulon System in 2367.

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Erewhon class

This class first appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Paradise. The Erewhon class starship was named for the book of the same name (about an imaginary land) by Samuel Butler. Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Paradise is a second-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Samuel Butler Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902) was a British writer best known for his satire Erewhon. ...


Known Erewhon class starships:

  • SS Santa Maria (BDR-529)
    • Personnel transport, that embarked in 2360 for planet Gemulon V.
    • The ship suffered life-support failure in the vicinity of planet Orellius and was forced to land there to make repairs. Once there the ship and all its personnel became stranded.
    • The Santa Maria was named for Christopher Columbus' ship that reached the New World in 1492.
A replica of the Santa Maria The Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas commonly refers to the landmass of the Western Hemisphere, consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


 

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