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This article is about Starfleet ships from the fictional universe of Star Trek which made very few appearances/references.
Starfleet starships in the fictional Star Trek universe are identified by a unique 'registry' consisting of a two- or three-letter prefix, a string of digits, and, in some instances, a one-letter suffix. The combination is also called a ship's 'registry number' despite the presence of letters. The most well-known registry among Star Trek fans is "NCC-1701", which belongs to the original USS ''Enterprise'', commanded by the daring Captain James Tiberius Kirk (played in the series by William Shatner).
Registry numbers are emblazoned on numerous portions of a starship's hull. In the '' episode "The Best of Both Worlds", Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Shelby identifies ships destroyed by the Borg based on their hull markings.[1] In other episodes, such as ''TNG''' s "The Wounded", ships are instead identified via a transponder.[2]
In "The Wounded", '' and other instances, computer displays represent a ship's position with an icon for its affiliated organization (e.g. a Starfleet shield) next to both the ship's name and its registry number.2[3]
"NCC" is the most common registry prefix, used by almost every known Starfleet vessel in the franchise. The prefix first appears in '' and was created by designer Matt Jefferies. ''The Star Trek Encyclopedia''[4] says:
Jefferies attributed the extra "C" to a combination of the US aviation code "NC", and the Soviet equivalent "CC CC".[5]
In ''The Original Series'', the only registries seen on a ship's hull are for vessels of the same class as the ''Enterprise''. Jeffries chose "1701" for legibility at a distance, rationalising it as being the 1st ship of the 17th design.[6]
According to non-canon print sources, "NCC" is short for "Naval Construction Contract".[7]
Three pathfinders seen on screen have a registry beginning with "NX".
The first of these is the USS ''Excelsior'', which first appears in the movie '', with the registry "NX-2000". It is the pathfinder for the new ''Excelsior'' class. By the time of '', it is seen in active duty, with the registry "NCC-2000".
The USS ''Defiant'' is the first of a class designed to fight the Borg.[8] Although the ship sees extensive service before and during the Dominion War, it never loses the "NX" in its registry, even though other ships of its class bear "NCC" registries (e.g. the NCC-74210 for the USS ''Valiant''[9] and NCC-75633 for the USS ''São Paulo''[10]).
The experimental USS ''Prometheus'' has the registry number "NX-59650".[11]
The USS ''Dauntless'', a ship made to look like a Federation starship, has the registry NX-01A in the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode "Hope and Fear".
The non-canon '' claims that the USS ''Galaxy' is the pathfinder for the ''Galaxy'' class, and gives its registry as NX-70637. A ''Galaxy''-class USS ''Galaxy'' is later seen in '', with the registry NCC-70637.[12]
A significant use of "NX" is in "NX-01": the registry for the centerpiece of the titular starship in ''.[13] However, in that series, "NX" is not the designation for an experimental starship; rather, it indicates the vessel's class. The NX-01 is an NX class starship13 in the same way that some starships in "later" series are ''Constitution'' or ''Excelsior'' class vessels.
A handful of other prefixes sporadically appear in various Star Trek series.
Whereas the majority of known starships share the "NCC" prefix, the digits following that prefix (separated from it by a hyphen) are, with few exceptions, unique to each known vessel.
Two freighters in the non-canon have the only two registries known to mix letters with the registry's digits: an unnamed robot freighter ("NCC-G1465"[22]) and the USS ''Huron'' ("NCC-F1513"[23]).
Only two Earth Starfleet ships' registries are legibile on screen: "NX-01" for the ''Enterprise''13 and "NX-02" for the ''Columbia''.[24]
Few episodes refer to ships from this era and fewer still reveal those ships' registry numbers. The only firmly established registry number in this era is "NCC-173" for the USS ''Essex''[25]. The ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' claims that the USS ''Archon'', mentioned but not seen in "The Return of the Archons", has the registry "NCC-189".
Most starships seen or mentioned in ''The Original Series'' have four-digit registry numbers beginning with "16", "17" or "18".[26][27] One exception is the "NCC-1017" registry for the USS ''Constellation'': the show's modelmakers used an old ''Enterprise'' model and simply rearranged the registry numbering.4 Because the USS ''Constitution''' s registry number is "NCC-1700", the ''Constellation's number is an inconsistency to the pattern of the first ship in a class having the lowest registry number among ships of that class.
Two of the major Starfleet vessels introduced in the ''TOS''-era films – the USS ''Reliant'' and USS ''Excelsior'' – also have four-digit registries: "NCC-1864"[28] and "NX-2000"[29] (later "NCC-2000"[30]), respectively. Other vessels generally follow this pattern,[31]30 although there are a few vessels with three-digit registries. The most obvious one is the use of "NCC-638" for the USS ''Grissom''.29 Other examples include "NCC-621" and "NCC-595" for the scouts ''Columbia'' and ''Revere'', respectively.[32]
Starfleet ships in '', '', and '' generally use five-digit registry numbers. The most frequently seen "guest" ships are ''Excelsior'' class starships whose registries range from the USS ''Berlin''' s "NCC-14232"[33] to the USS ''Crazy Horse''' s "NCC-50446".[34] Most vessel registries in ''The Next Generation'' fall within this range. Registry numbers in the 60000s and 70000s are more common in ''Deep Space Nine'' (featuring the "NX-74205"8 and "NCC-75633"10 USS ''Defiant''s) and ''Voyager'' (featuring the titular NCC-74656[35]).
The time ship USS ''Relativity'' has the six-digit registry "NCV-474439-G".17
In Star Trek canon, the addition of a one-letter suffix to the registry is most notably used by successors of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701).
Starfleet reuses the original ''Enterprise'''s "NCC-1701" registry with each newly commissioned ''Enterprise'', differentiating between vessels by affixing a letter to the end; "NCC-1701-E" is the registry for the sixth starship ''Enterprise'' to carry "NCC-1701" as part of its registry.[36] These ''Enterprise''s are generally differentiated by referring to them as, for example, "the ''Enterprise''-B" for the NCC-1701-B[37] or "the ''Enterprise''-C" for the NCC-1701-C.[38] When facing the destruction of the ''Enterprise''-E, Captain Jean-Luc Picard quips that Starfleet will likely build another ''Enterprise'' because there are "plenty of letters left in the alphabet".36 Although not canon, an ''Enterprise''-F appears in two Star Trek novels.[39][40] An ''Enterprise''-J serves in an alternate timeline's 26th century.[41]
After the destruction of the ''Ambassador''-class USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517) in Peter David's non-canon series,[42] Starfleet commissions a ''Galaxy'' class ''Excalibur'' with the registry "NCC-26517-A".[43]
The 29th century time ship USS ''Relativity'' has the registry NCV-474439-G. Following the pattern used with the ''Enterprise''s, this suggests that the ''Relativity'' is the eighth ship to carry the name. However, the vessel's dedication plaque indicates that it is the seventh ''Relativity''.17
Commander William Riker reads the registry of a phantom USS ''Yamato'' as "NCC-1305-E".[44] However, this conflicts with the shooting model, which bears the registry "NCC-71807" in both this and a subsequent appearance.[45] Despite the dialogue, "NCC-71807" is the correct registry number.4
The ''Federation''-class dreadnought is a non-canon ship type first posited by Franz Joseph's ''Star Fleet Technical Manual''. The ''Federation''-class is similar to the ''Constitution''-class, but has an additional nacelle. According to the scale presented in the Manual, it is also somewhat larger, with armament and a rear-facing "sensor dish" (note that the navigational deflector is labeled as a sensor dish in the Manual) on the secondary hull. Odd-nacelled designs are rarely seen on screen: the one-nacelled Freedom-class appears as a wreck, and the Enterprise-D has been fitted with a third nacelle in the possible future shown in "All Good Things...".
At the start of '', the Dreadnought ''Entente'', NCC-2120 is mentioned in radio chatter, matching the name and registry for one of the Federation-class ships given by Joseph. A picture of the Joseph's class appears on a computer screen in ''Star Trek II''.
Diane Carey's novel Dreadnought! heavily features the three-nacelled, Federation dreadnought the USS ''Star Empire''. Its registry disagrees with that given by Joseph (as does the claim that is it the class prototype: Joseph gives this as the USS ''Federation'' NCC-2100).
The Star Fleet Battles gaming universe presents the dreadnought as 50% larger than the heavy cruiser (Constitution and Enterprise classes) but it has little increase in firepower and is not up to par with the dreadnoughts of other races. Its justification is mostly as a command ship in fleet operations but is eventually phased out in favor of the battlecruiser classes (represented by the Excelsior class cruisers).
Along with the Saladin class ships, the Federation class can be seen at various intervals throughout the simulator of the Enterprise bridge in The Wrath of Khan, displayed in a schematic view on various displays.
, a Luna class starship]]
The USS ''Titan'' is described in the books as being a Luna-class starship, which entered service in the late 24th century. This class of starships was originally conceived in 2369 by Starfleet engineer, Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii. Dr. Ra-Havreii was motivated by the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole that year and so the Luna class was originally designed to explore planets in the Gamma quadrant. The advent of the Dominion War caused Starfleet to shelve the plans for these exploratory vessels in favor of more heavily-armed starships. With the end of the war, Starfleet re-evaluated the Luna-class plans and decided to proceed with the project. Initially, 12 ships were ordered, and all were completed by 2379. These vessels have been compared to the Constitution-class starships of the previous century, which carried out similar roles.
The Luna class vessels carry a modest armanent, sufficient to defend themselves in many situations, but not as well armed as the larger Galaxy and Sovereign classes, nor the similarly sized but more combat-oriented Akira-class. As with most starships, Luna class ships are not designed for atmospheric operations or combat but carry a complement of 8 shuttles of differing specification which are capable of operations in or out of planetary atmospheres. Additionally, as with some other Starfleet ship classes, the Luna class ships include a "captain's yacht," a larger and more luxurious vessel than typical shuttlecraft for the express use of the vessel's commanding officer.
The Luna class starship design is typical of several others of the same time period. One of the main differences to other ships is the addition of a smaller secondary saucer at the dorsal aft of the main saucer. Also, the nacelle configuration, unlike the one of such ships as the ''USS Enterprise'', is placed at the underside, with the support struts pointed down for a more streamlined ship.
In real life, the Luna class was designed by Sean Tourangeau. Tourangeau entered his design into the Starship Titan Design Contest held by Simon & Schuster, Inc. The competition was held in order to obtain a ship design for the ''Star Trek: Titan'' series of novels. Since the Luna design has not been featured on-screen, it is not canon, however, the Titan's mention in '' means that the existence of the ship is.
Known Luna class starships
★ USS ''Titan'' - Registry Number NCC-80102
★
★ The '' (NCC-80102) is a Luna class starship, designed primarily for scientific discovery. Described as 450 metres long, the ''Titan'' was built with state-of-the-art science facilities as opposed to being a more tactically pronounced starship. With a complement of approximately 350 persons, the USS ''Titan'' comprises the most racially diverse crew in Starfleet, with less than 15% of the population being human, as well as a number of non-humanoid beings.
★
★ The USS ''Titan'' is commanded by Captain William Thomas Riker, formerly first officer of the USS ''Enterprise''.
★ USS ''Luna'' (pathfinder)
★
★ Ship was destroyed in the novel "Taking Wing" of the ''Star Trek: Titan'' novel series
★ USS ''Ganymede'' - Active
★ USS ''Io'' - Active
★ USS ''Feeney'' - Active
In real life, the Norway class was designed by Alex Jaeger at Industrial Light and Magic and rendered as a computer-generated visual effect for ''. However, the computer files were irrevocably corrupted before they could be used again following the movie. Therefore, very little is known about the ship. In fact, the actual design of the ship is slightly controversial, as there are two known images of the ship: One in the Star Trek tech manuals, and one in the background of the movie.
The Ptolemy class tug is another starship that exists in the Star Fleet Technical Manual. It consists of the same saucer-shaped primary hull common to the ''Constitution''-class cruiser, the ''Saladin''-class destroyer and the ''Hermes''-class scout. Two warp nacelles are attached by pylons underneath the primary hull - there is a towing plate in the center designed to carry cylindrical cargo containers where the secondary hull would be on a ''Constitution''-class ship. These cargo pods can come in various designs, depending on what cargo needs to be moved.
This ship class makes an appearance in an "episode" of the computer game as the USS Masada, a starship taken over by Elasi pirates.
The Saladin class is a type of starship that originated in Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Technical Manual. Diagrams from this Technical Manual were used in bridge displays in . The Technical Manual designates it is a "destroyer", and claims the class ship is the USS ''Saladin'', NCC-500. The ship has only one nacelle.
Unless otherwise indicated below, registry numbers cited in the article are either clearly visible on a ship's hull or clearly spoken aloud.
1. '': "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
2. '': "The Wounded"
3. ''
4. The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Okuda, Michael & Denise, , , Pocket Books, 1994,1997,1999, ISBN 0-671-03475-8
5. Interviews: Matt Jefferies: Why NCC-1701?
6. Star Trek Sketchbook: The Original Series, Herbert F. Solow and Yvonne Fern, , , Pocket Books, 1997, ISBN 0671002198
7. Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual, Joseph, Franz, , , Ballantine Books, 1975, ISBN 0-345-34074-4
8. '': "The Search, Part I"
9. '': "Valiant"
10. '': "The Dogs of War"
11. '': "Message in a Bottle"
12.
13. '': "Broken Bow"
14. '': "First Flight" - The ''Intrepid''' s identification as the NA-01 is conjecture based on one of the mission patches visible in the 602 Club.
15. '': "Hero Worship" - visible on an Okudagram
16. '': "The Raven"
17. '': "Relativity"
18. '': "New Ground" - visible on an Okudagram
19. '' - visible on an Okudagram
20. '': "Angel One" - visible on an Okudagram
21. '': "Unification" - visible on an Okudagram
22. '': "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
23. '': "The Pirates of Orion"
24. '': "Affliction"
25. '': "Power Play"
26. '': "Court Martial"
27. '': "The Doomsday Machine"
28. ''
29. ''
30. ''
31. ''
32. '' - names and registry numbers audible amid communications chatter during the Epsilon 9 establishing shots
33. '': "Brothers" - visible on an Okudagram
34. '': "The Pegasus"
35. '': "Caretaker"
36. ''
37. ''
38. '': "Yesterday's ''Enterprise''"
39. Imzadi, , Peter, David, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-671-86729-6
40. Millennium Omnibus, , Judith and Garfield, Reeves-Stevens, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-7434-4249-0
41. '': "Azati Prime"
42. Star Trek: New Frontier #8: Dark Allies, , Peter, David, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-671-02080-3
43. Star Trek: New Frontier #11: Restoration, , Peter, David, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-7434-1064-5
44. '': "Where Silence Has Lease"
45. '': "Contagion"
This article is about Starfleet ships from the fictional universe of Star Trek which made very few appearances/references.
Starfleet starships in the fictional Star Trek universe are identified by a unique 'registry' consisting of a two- or three-letter prefix, a string of digits, and, in some instances, a one-letter suffix. The combination is also called a ship's 'registry number' despite the presence of letters. The most well-known registry among Star Trek fans is "NCC-1701", which belongs to the original USS ''Enterprise'', commanded by the daring Captain James Tiberius Kirk (played in the series by William Shatner).
Use
Registry numbers are emblazoned on numerous portions of a starship's hull. In the '' episode "The Best of Both Worlds", Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Shelby identifies ships destroyed by the Borg based on their hull markings.[1] In other episodes, such as ''TNG''
In "The Wounded", '' and other instances, computer displays represent a ship's position with an icon for its affiliated organization (e.g. a Starfleet shield) next to both the ship's name and its registry number.2[3]
Prefixes
NCC
"NCC" is the most common registry prefix
Jefferies attributed the extra "C" to a combination of the US aviation code "NC", and the Soviet equivalent "CC CC".[5]
In ''The Original Series'', the only registries seen on a ship's hull are for vessels of the same class as the ''Enterprise''. Jeffries chose "1701" for legibility at a distance, rationalising it as being the 1st ship of the 17th design.[6]
According to non-canon print sources, "NCC" is short for "Naval Construction Contract".[7]
NX
Three pathfinders seen on screen have a registry beginning with "NX".
The first of these is the USS ''Excelsior'', which first appears in the movie '', with the registry "NX-2000". It is the pathfinder for the new ''Excelsior'' class. By the time of '', it is seen in active duty, with the registry "NCC-2000".
The USS ''Defiant'' is the first of a class designed to fight the Borg.[8] Although the ship sees extensive service before and during the Dominion War, it never loses the "NX" in its registry, even though other ships of its class bear "NCC" registries (e.g. the NCC-74210 for the USS ''Valiant''[9] and NCC-75633 for the USS ''São Paulo''[10]).
The experimental USS ''Prometheus'' has the registry number "NX-59650".[11]
The USS ''Dauntless'', a ship made to look like a Federation starship, has the registry NX-01A in the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode "Hope and Fear".
The non-canon '' claims that the USS ''Galaxy' is the pathfinder for the ''Galaxy'' class, and gives its registry as NX-70637. A ''Galaxy''-class USS ''Galaxy'' is later seen in '', with the registry NCC-70637.[12]
NX class
A significant use of "NX" is in "NX-01": the registry for the centerpiece of the titular starship in ''.[13] However, in that series, "NX" is not the designation for an experimental starship; rather, it indicates the vessel's class. The NX-01 is an NX class starship13 in the same way that some starships in "later" series are ''Constitution'' or ''Excelsior'' class vessels.
Other prefixes
A handful of other prefixes sporadically appear in various Star Trek series.
| Registry | Name | Class | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| NA-01[14] | ''Intrepid'' | NA | Earth starship |
| NAR-18834[15] | SS ''Vico'' | ''Oberth'' | Federation research vessel |
| NAR-32450[16] | USS ''Raven'' | Unknown | Federation research vessel |
| NCV-474439-G[17] | USS ''Relativity'' | ''Wells'' | Starfleet time ship |
| NDT-50863[18] | SS ''Milan'' | Unknown | Starfleet transport |
| NFT-1327[19] | SS ''Lakul'' | ''Whorfin'' | Federation transport |
| NFT-779319 | SS ''Robert Fox'' | ''Whorfin'' | Federation transport |
| NGL-12535[20] | SS ''Odin'' | Unknown | Federation freighter |
| NSP-17938[21] | SS ''T'Pau'' | Unknown | Vulcan transport |
Numbers
Whereas the majority of known starships share the "NCC" prefix, the digits following that prefix (separated from it by a hyphen) are, with few exceptions, unique to each known vessel.
Two freighters in the non-canon have the only two registries known to mix letters with the registry's digits: an unnamed robot freighter ("NCC-G1465"[22]) and the USS ''Huron'' ("NCC-F1513"[23]).
''Star Trek: Enterprise'' era
Only two Earth Starfleet ships' registries are legibile on screen: "NX-01" for the ''Enterprise''13 and "NX-02" for the ''Columbia''.[24]
Between ''Enterprise'' and ''The Original Series''
Few episodes refer to ships from this era and fewer still reveal those ships' registry numbers. The only firmly established registry number in this era is "NCC-173" for the USS ''Essex''[25]. The ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' claims that the USS ''Archon'', mentioned but not seen in "The Return of the Archons", has the registry "NCC-189".
''The Original Series'' and ''TOS'' film era
The USS ''Grissom'' has the three-digit registry "NCC-638"
Most starships seen or mentioned in ''The Original Series'' have four-digit registry numbers beginning with "16", "17" or "18".[26][27] One exception is the "NCC-1017" registry for the USS ''Constellation'': the show's modelmakers used an old ''Enterprise'' model and simply rearranged the registry numbering.4 Because the USS ''Constitution''
Two of the major Starfleet vessels introduced in the ''TOS''-era films – the USS ''Reliant'' and USS ''Excelsior'' – also have four-digit registries: "NCC-1864"[28] and "NX-2000"[29] (later "NCC-2000"[30]), respectively. Other vessels generally follow this pattern,[31]30 although there are a few vessels with three-digit registries. The most obvious one is the use of "NCC-638" for the USS ''Grissom''.29 Other examples include "NCC-621" and "NCC-595" for the scouts ''Columbia'' and ''Revere'', respectively.[32]
''The Next Generation'' et al. era
Starfleet ships in '', '', and '' generally use five-digit registry numbers. The most frequently seen "guest" ships are ''Excelsior'' class starships whose registries range from the USS ''Berlin''
Beyond ''TNG''
The time ship USS ''Relativity'' has the six-digit registry "NCV-474439-G".17
Suffixes
In Star Trek canon, the addition of a one-letter suffix to the registry is most notably used by successors of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701).
USS ''Enterprise''s
Starfleet reuses the original ''Enterprise'''s "NCC-1701" registry with each newly commissioned ''Enterprise'', differentiating between vessels by affixing a letter to the end; "NCC-1701-E" is the registry for the sixth starship ''Enterprise'' to carry "NCC-1701" as part of its registry.[36] These ''Enterprise''s are generally differentiated by referring to them as, for example, "the ''Enterprise''-B" for the NCC-1701-B[37] or "the ''Enterprise''-C" for the NCC-1701-C.[38] When facing the destruction of the ''Enterprise''-E, Captain Jean-Luc Picard quips that Starfleet will likely build another ''Enterprise'' because there are "plenty of letters left in the alphabet".36 Although not canon, an ''Enterprise''-F appears in two Star Trek novels.[39][40] An ''Enterprise''-J serves in an alternate timeline's 26th century.[41]
USS ''Excalibur''s (non-canon)
After the destruction of the ''Ambassador''-class USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517) in Peter David's non-canon series,[42] Starfleet commissions a ''Galaxy'' class ''Excalibur'' with the registry "NCC-26517-A".[43]
USS ''Relativity''
The 29th century time ship USS ''Relativity'' has the registry NCV-474439-G. Following the pattern used with the ''Enterprise''s, this suggests that the ''Relativity'' is the eighth ship to carry the name. However, the vessel's dedication plaque indicates that it is the seventh ''Relativity''.17
USS ''Yamato'' (error)
Commander William Riker reads the registry of a phantom USS ''Yamato'' as "NCC-1305-E".[44] However, this conflicts with the shooting model, which bears the registry "NCC-71807" in both this and a subsequent appearance.[45] Despite the dialogue, "NCC-71807" is the correct registry number.4
Classes
Federation class
The ''Federation''-class dreadnought is a non-canon ship type first posited by Franz Joseph's ''Star Fleet Technical Manual''. The ''Federation''-class is similar to the ''Constitution''-class, but has an additional nacelle. According to the scale presented in the Manual, it is also somewhat larger, with armament and a rear-facing "sensor dish" (note that the navigational deflector is labeled as a sensor dish in the Manual) on the secondary hull. Odd-nacelled designs are rarely seen on screen: the one-nacelled Freedom-class appears as a wreck, and the Enterprise-D has been fitted with a third nacelle in the possible future shown in "All Good Things...".
At the start of '', the Dreadnought ''Entente'', NCC-2120 is mentioned in radio chatter, matching the name and registry for one of the Federation-class ships given by Joseph. A picture of the Joseph's class appears on a computer screen in ''Star Trek II''.
Diane Carey's novel Dreadnought! heavily features the three-nacelled, Federation dreadnought the USS ''Star Empire''. Its registry disagrees with that given by Joseph (as does the claim that is it the class prototype: Joseph gives this as the USS ''Federation'' NCC-2100).
The Star Fleet Battles gaming universe presents the dreadnought as 50% larger than the heavy cruiser (Constitution and Enterprise classes) but it has little increase in firepower and is not up to par with the dreadnoughts of other races. Its justification is mostly as a command ship in fleet operations but is eventually phased out in favor of the battlecruiser classes (represented by the Excelsior class cruisers).
Along with the Saladin class ships, the Federation class can be seen at various intervals throughout the simulator of the Enterprise bridge in The Wrath of Khan, displayed in a schematic view on various displays.
Luna class
, a Luna class starship]]
The USS ''Titan'' is described in the books as being a Luna-class starship, which entered service in the late 24th century. This class of starships was originally conceived in 2369 by Starfleet engineer, Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii. Dr. Ra-Havreii was motivated by the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole that year and so the Luna class was originally designed to explore planets in the Gamma quadrant. The advent of the Dominion War caused Starfleet to shelve the plans for these exploratory vessels in favor of more heavily-armed starships. With the end of the war, Starfleet re-evaluated the Luna-class plans and decided to proceed with the project. Initially, 12 ships were ordered, and all were completed by 2379. These vessels have been compared to the Constitution-class starships of the previous century, which carried out similar roles.
The Luna class vessels carry a modest armanent, sufficient to defend themselves in many situations, but not as well armed as the larger Galaxy and Sovereign classes, nor the similarly sized but more combat-oriented Akira-class. As with most starships, Luna class ships are not designed for atmospheric operations or combat but carry a complement of 8 shuttles of differing specification which are capable of operations in or out of planetary atmospheres. Additionally, as with some other Starfleet ship classes, the Luna class ships include a "captain's yacht," a larger and more luxurious vessel than typical shuttlecraft for the express use of the vessel's commanding officer.
The Luna class starship design is typical of several others of the same time period. One of the main differences to other ships is the addition of a smaller secondary saucer at the dorsal aft of the main saucer. Also, the nacelle configuration, unlike the one of such ships as the ''USS Enterprise'', is placed at the underside, with the support struts pointed down for a more streamlined ship.
In real life, the Luna class was designed by Sean Tourangeau. Tourangeau entered his design into the Starship Titan Design Contest held by Simon & Schuster, Inc. The competition was held in order to obtain a ship design for the ''Star Trek: Titan'' series of novels. Since the Luna design has not been featured on-screen, it is not canon, however, the Titan's mention in '' means that the existence of the ship is.
Known Luna class starships
★ USS ''Titan'' - Registry Number NCC-80102
★
★ The '' (NCC-80102) is a Luna class starship, designed primarily for scientific discovery. Described as 450 metres long, the ''Titan'' was built with state-of-the-art science facilities as opposed to being a more tactically pronounced starship. With a complement of approximately 350 persons, the USS ''Titan'' comprises the most racially diverse crew in Starfleet, with less than 15% of the population being human, as well as a number of non-humanoid beings.
★
★ The USS ''Titan'' is commanded by Captain William Thomas Riker, formerly first officer of the USS ''Enterprise''.
★ USS ''Luna'' (pathfinder)
★
★ Ship was destroyed in the novel "Taking Wing" of the ''Star Trek: Titan'' novel series
★ USS ''Ganymede'' - Active
★ USS ''Io'' - Active
★ USS ''Feeney'' - Active
Norway class
In real life, the Norway class was designed by Alex Jaeger at Industrial Light and Magic and rendered as a computer-generated visual effect for ''. However, the computer files were irrevocably corrupted before they could be used again following the movie. Therefore, very little is known about the ship. In fact, the actual design of the ship is slightly controversial, as there are two known images of the ship: One in the Star Trek tech manuals, and one in the background of the movie.
Ptolemy class
The Ptolemy class tug is another starship that exists in the Star Fleet Technical Manual. It consists of the same saucer-shaped primary hull common to the ''Constitution''-class cruiser, the ''Saladin''-class destroyer and the ''Hermes''-class scout. Two warp nacelles are attached by pylons underneath the primary hull - there is a towing plate in the center designed to carry cylindrical cargo containers where the secondary hull would be on a ''Constitution''-class ship. These cargo pods can come in various designs, depending on what cargo needs to be moved.
This ship class makes an appearance in an "episode" of the computer game as the USS Masada, a starship taken over by Elasi pirates.
Saladin class
USS Saladin (NCC-500)
The Saladin class is a type of starship that originated in Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Technical Manual. Diagrams from this Technical Manual were used in bridge displays in . The Technical Manual designates it is a "destroyer", and claims the class ship is the USS ''Saladin'', NCC-500. The ship has only one nacelle.
References
Unless otherwise indicated below, registry numbers cited in the article are either clearly visible on a ship's hull or clearly spoken aloud.
1. '': "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
2. '': "The Wounded"
3. ''
4. The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Okuda, Michael & Denise, , , Pocket Books, 1994,1997,1999, ISBN 0-671-03475-8
5. Interviews: Matt Jefferies: Why NCC-1701?
6. Star Trek Sketchbook: The Original Series, Herbert F. Solow and Yvonne Fern, , , Pocket Books, 1997, ISBN 0671002198
7. Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual, Joseph, Franz, , , Ballantine Books, 1975, ISBN 0-345-34074-4
8. '': "The Search, Part I"
9. '': "Valiant"
10. '': "The Dogs of War"
11. '': "Message in a Bottle"
12.
13. '': "Broken Bow"
14. '': "First Flight" - The ''Intrepid''
15. '': "Hero Worship" - visible on an Okudagram
16. '': "The Raven"
17. '': "Relativity"
18. '': "New Ground" - visible on an Okudagram
19. '' - visible on an Okudagram
20. '': "Angel One" - visible on an Okudagram
21. '': "Unification" - visible on an Okudagram
22. '': "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
23. '': "The Pirates of Orion"
24. '': "Affliction"
25. '': "Power Play"
26. '': "Court Martial"
27. '': "The Doomsday Machine"
28. ''
29. ''
30. ''
31. ''
32. '' - names and registry numbers audible amid communications chatter during the Epsilon 9 establishing shots
33. '': "Brothers" - visible on an Okudagram
34. '': "The Pegasus"
35. '': "Caretaker"
36. ''
37. ''
38. '': "Yesterday's ''Enterprise''"
39. Imzadi, , Peter, David, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-671-86729-6
40. Millennium Omnibus, , Judith and Garfield, Reeves-Stevens, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-7434-4249-0
41. '': "Azati Prime"
42. Star Trek: New Frontier #8: Dark Allies, , Peter, David, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-671-02080-3
43. Star Trek: New Frontier #11: Restoration, , Peter, David, Pocket Books, , ISBN 0-7434-1064-5
44. '': "Where Silence Has Lease"
45. '': "Contagion"
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