STARSHIP CLASS | |
Constellation | |
Type: | Exploratory cruiser |
Length: | 302.95 m |
Beam: | 157.23 m |
Draft: | 78.1 m |
Max. warp: | warp 9.2 |
Armaments: | 4 Type-VIII phaser arrays 2 photon torpedo launchers |
Defenses: | Deflector shields |
Crew: | 350 |
The Constellation-class exploratory cruiser was in Starfleet service in the 23rd and 24th centuries. A notable feature of the Constellation class was that it was one of the few classes to use a four nacelle configuration.
The Constellation was launched in 2284. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era) Production of the class ceased in the 2350s and Starfleet planned to retire the class fully by the mid-2380s. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet)
Alternate timelines
In one timeline, the prototype vessel was launched in 2299 and disappeared into a wormhole during trials. The Galileo-class starcruisers took its place as front-line exploration vessels. (Starfleet Guides Vol. II: Galileo-Class Starcruiser — Ship's Organization and Regulations Manual)
Constellation-class starships |
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Prototype (2270s): USS Constellation - Block I (2276): USS Sempach - USS Speedwell |
Block II (early 2280s): USS Hathaway - Block III (2288): USS Tristan - USS Valkyrie |
Block IV (2290): USS Gettysburg - USS Stargazer - Block V (2292): USS Bradley - USS Chosin - USS Jamestown-B - Block VI (after 2292, but before 2299): USS Magellan |
Block VII (2301-2304): USS Espero - USS Hathor - USS Helena Harvey - Block VIII (2320): USS Ceres - USS Constance - USS Gihlan - USS Victory |
Star Trek: The Interim Years: USS Investigator - USS Iskenderun - USS Montrose - USS Roebuck - Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles: USS Artemis - USS Huskie |
USS Antietam - USS Antares - USS Billings - USS Calgary - USS Ceres - USS Cochise - USS Fading Sun - USS Ferrel - USS Gibraltar - USS Pisces - USS Reliant - USS Tubman - USS Vespucci - USS Windhoek |
background information
- Specifications from the Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet.
External links
- Constellation class article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Constellation class article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.