STARSHIP CLASS | |
Prometheus | |
Type: | heavy/tactical cruiser |
Length: | 418.25 m |
Beam: | 173.47 m |
Draft: | 78.73 m |
Max. warp: | warp 9.982 |
Armaments: | 18 Type-X phaser arrays, 6 quantum torpedo launchers |
Defenses: | Regenerative shields, ablative armor, multi-vector assault mode |
Crew: | 175 |
The Prometheus class was a type of starship that saw service with the Federation Starfleet during the 24th century. The first prototype of the Promotheus class was launched in 2374 as the USS Prometheus. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
History[]
Star Trek: Prometheus[]
See : USS Prometheus (NX-59650) (Prometheus)
Star Trek: Phoenix-X[]
Schematics for the class were developed as early as 2369, where Admiral Theseus was able to obtain a copy. He intended to have the USS Phoenix-X built in this class. ("Secret Occurrences")
- Due to his affiliation with Section 31, it is most likely Theseus acquired schematics through their help.
By 2370, Phoenix-X was in secret-construction, in Cardassian territory, in a failed effort by Section 31 to form a working relationship with the Obsidian Order. Construction was halted when the relationship fell through. While there, the ship was fitted with an experimental transwarp engine. (Short story: The Recruited, Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Mirrorlyness!", "Secret Occurrences")
In 2371, Smiley O'Brien obtained a copy of the Prometheus-class schematics from Quark, who in turn accidentally obtained the schematics from Obsidian Order exile Elim Garak. Upon returning to the mirror universe, Smiley placed the schematics into construction, to be produced alongside the Defiant class construction. ("Mirrorlyness!")
A few months after the launch of the USS Prometheus, the Phoenix-X, a clone of the prototype, and Theseus' personal project, was finally complete and was launched from the Beta Antares Fleet Yards. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle", Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "The Tiloniam System", "The Tilonian System", "Experimentalism", "Secret Occurrences")
In the Mirror universe, the Prometheus class proved too difficult for the Terran Rebellion to recreate and it took 4 and a half years to construct and launch. In 2375, the mirror Phoenix-X was launched and, soon after, accidentally pulled into the primary universe and destroyed. ("Pure Evil", "Mirrorlyness!")
RIS Bouteina[]
This class version was built with a maximum evacuation capacity of 3,700 on initial units but, by 2385, due to the threat the next generation of MVAM-capable Hydran carriers posed, they were updated to 8,000. The USS Hercules was the first unit and, after the Evacuation of Romulus, many veterans of the Evacuation have pushed for even higher evacuation capacity. ("Relief and Refuge")
Hydran variant
STARSHIP CLASS | |
Prometheus (Hydran) | |
Armaments: | 18 Type-X gatling phasers, 3 hellbore cannons, 3 fusion beams |
Defenses: | Regenerative shields, ablative armor, multi-vector assault mode, cloaking device |
By 2389, the Hydran Kingdom built their own version of the Prometheus class. It was the first class of Hydran starships designed with the cloaking device in mind, unlike most Hydran ships, where the cloaking device was generally considered an afterthought. The HMS Prometheus was the lead ship of that class. (RIS Bouteina: "Hystelic Kingdom")
Multi-Vector class[]
In 2370, Pakled engineer Kod misclassified the Phoenix-X as a Multi-Vector-class starship. The name existed as a clerical error. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Secret Occurrences")
Sources[]
- Specifications from the Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet.
External links[]
- Prometheus class article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Prometheus class article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
Schematics:
Prometheus-class starships |
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Prototype: USS Prometheus - USS Prometheus (PDN) - USS Prometheus (Prometheus) |
USS Aegis - USS Alaska - USS Bell - USS Black Knight - USS Cerberus - USS Constitution - USS Gerentaika - USS Hercules - USS Interstellar - USS Mawson - USS Milan - USS Niagara - USS Olympus - USS Ottawa - USS Pandora - USS Phoenix-X - USS Praetorian - HMS Prometheus - USS Titan - USS Tombstone - USS Zealous |
Mirror Universe: ISS Phoenix-X |
Constar Completed: USS Raincross |
Starfleet International: USS Blackstone - USS Jaresh-Inyo - USS Panther - USS Resolute - USS Typhon |
Trekmania: USS Ariel - USS Earnest - USS Guardian - USS Miranda - USS Nirvana |