| STARSHIP CLASS | |
| Oberth | |
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| Type: | science vessel |
| Length: | 120.25 m |
| Beam: | 55.73 m |
| Draft: | 25.3 m |
| Max. warp: | warp 9.6 |
| Armaments: | 2 Type-VI phasers |
| Defenses: | deflector shields |
| Crew: | 80 |
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The Oberth class was a class of multi-role Federation starships from the 23rd to late 24th centuries, named for German rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth. (Star Trek Encyclopdia)
Ships of this class were frequently confused for the smaller Gagarin-class ships that were its predecessors. (Gagarin-Class Research Vessel)
- Glenn and Garneau-class ships may be the name of the Gagarin-class in alternate continuities. In the Orion Press continuity, there was a subclass of the Oberths known as the Mercury VII series.
This class of starship was very versatile, used by both Starfleet and civilian crews, for scouting missions, scientific surveys and transporting crew and civilians. The standard crew complement was 71. Armaments consisted of 2 Type 8 phaser turrets and one aft-firing photon torpedo tube. (Strategic Design: Oberth Class NX-602 Starship Prototype: External Blueprints and Internal Deck Plans)
With the advent of newer designs such as the Nova-class and Korolev-class vessels the Oberth began to be replaced. As vessel went for refit Starfleet retires them and in some cases donated them to civilian science organizations. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet)
| Oberth-class starships |
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| Prototype: USS Oberth |
| USS Bonestell - USS Cochrane - USS Cooper - USS Copernicus - USS Grissom - USS Lowell - USS Patentote - USS Pegasus - USS Raman - USS Schirra - USS Thagard - SS Tsiolkovsky - USS Ve'hal - SS Vico - USS Yosemite (I) |
| Orion Press: USS Bondarenko - USS Cooper - USS Glenn - USS Lowell - USS Oberth - USS Mercury - USS Schirra - USS Tereshkova - SS Tsiolkovsky - Project Potemkin: USS Cooper - USS Lowell |
| Starfleet Command (RPG): USS Cochrane - USS Copernicus - USS Yosemite (II) |
| Starfleet International: USS Katherine Johnson - USS Thagard |
| Trekmania: USS Armargosa- USS Voyager |
| Star Trek: Distant Horizons: USS Bashir - Star Trek G: USS Orichalcum - Star Trek: Outpost: USS Chimera - USS Leone - Star Trek: Phoenix-X: USS Phoenix-A - Star Trek: Pendragon: USS Pegasus - USS Westphalen - SS Whitcomb - Star Trek: Pioneer: USS Clark - Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: USS Yosemite (I) - Star Trek: Zeta: USS Gemini-B |
Background information[]
- Specifications from the Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet.
External links[]
- Oberth class article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Oberth class article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.