Constellation (class)

Facts

• Medium cruiser
• History
  • Design begins 2274; experimental four-nacelle design intended to increase range for long-distance exploration
    • Quad-nacelle design allowed for longer duration at maximum speed by allowing for "coasting" via alternating active nacelle pairs generating warp field (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
    • Registry block 1974-1999 reserved 2274
  • First commissioned: 2275, USS Constellation
    • Launched 2275
    • Second registry block 250x-289x reserved 2281 following initial success
• Statistics
  • Length: 310m
  • Width: 175m
  • Height: 86m
  • Crew: 535
  • Maximum speed: Warp 9 (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
  • Auxiliary vessels: 20 axuiliary vessels of various classes (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
  • Armament
    • 6x dual emitter phaser banks
    • 4x photon torpedo launchers
    • Deflector shields
• Layout
  • Deck 1
    • Bridge (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Deck 2
    • Executive Mess (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 2 to 5
    • Deuterium injection subsystem (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Deck 4
    • Phaser batteries (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 7 to 8
    • Arboretum (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 7 to 10
    • Shuttlebay 1-7 (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003; TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
  • Deck 9
    • Sickbay (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 9 to 10
    • Cargo bays (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 10 to 13
    • Antideuterium injection subsystem (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 11-15 not rated for habitability (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Decks 12 to 13
    • Computer core (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)
  • Deck 14
    • Sensor palettes (Star Trek: the Magazine Feb 2003)

Known ships

Constellation-class

Name	Registry	Service Begin	Service End
USS Constellation	NCC-1974	2275	(2293)
USS Sempach	NCC-1975	2276	(2276)
USS Speedwell	NCC-1976	2276	(2276)
USS Aleo	NCC-1981	2277	(2364)
USS Equicon	NCC-1988	2279	(2364)
USS Hathaway	NCC-2593	2285	2365
USS Stargazer	NCC-2893	(2333)	2355
USS Magellan	NCC-3069	(2369)	2373
USS Gettysburg	NCC-3890	(2323)	(2375)
USS Victory	NCC-9754	2340	(2375)