| 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 continuities
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)
Orion Press
Apart from the prototype and initial block of Constellations commissioned in the mid-2280s (Starfleet Ships: Patrol Ships, Light Cruisers, Escorts, Assault Patrol Cruisers, Command Cruisers, Assault Cruisers, Frigates, Fast Frigates, Light Frigates, Long Range Cruisers), Orion Press posited three additional blocks of vessels authorized for construction in 2288. 2290, and 2292. (Starfleet Ships: Heavy Cruisers, Heavy Frigates, Attack Frigates, Fast Cruisers, Transports, Dreadnoughts, Carriers)
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http://www.orionpressfanzines.com/starships/Orion_Press_Lexicon_Appendix_IA4-Starfleet.pdf
FASA
FASA posited four total blocks of Constellations commissioned, in 2284, 2290, 2301 and 2320. (Federation Ship Recognition Manual, Vol. 2) https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/blueprints/fasa-fsrm/fasa-fsrm-II-8.jpg
| Constellation-class starships |
|---|
| 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.