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| Name: | USS Darius |
| Registry: | NCC-502 |
| Class: | Saladin |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | Destroyed |
USS Darius (NCC-502) was a Saladin-class destroyer on active duty in Starfleet during the 23rd century. (Star Fleet Technical Manual)
Alternate continuities[]
Delta Dynamics[]
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The original Saladin destroyer configuration
In this continuity, the Saladins were a sub-class of the Syracuse-class destroyers.
The USS Darius (NCC-502) was a Syracuse-class destroyer—of the Saladin destroyer subclass—in Star Fleet service during the 23rd century.
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Siva Flight II
In 2250, the remaining Sivas and Saladin vessels, as well as eight Monoceros from the Hermes-class scouts, received upgrades of the external hull, warp nacelle, pylon, and weaponry. The new PB-32 nacelle provided cruise and maximum speeds of warp 6 and warp 8, while the weaponry was completely replaced: the torpedo systems were modified to support forced-intermix warhead supply equipment and the six phase cannons were replaced by an equal number of less massive—but far more adaptive—Type VII phaser emitters. The bridge was provided a lower target profile by being “sunk” half a deck into the surrounding superstructure. And, for utilitarian purposes, a powerful tractor beam emitter was mounted on the pylon’s trailing edge, midway between the saucer and the nacelle. (Delta Dynamics: Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual: Report #292: Syracuse Destroyers)
Orion Press[]
Later, the Darius visited the planet Xanadu (Orion Press: "Meeting at Xanadu").
It was during this time that Charles Foster Murphy was assigned to Darius as a lieutenant. (Orion Press: "Meeting at Xanadu")
Finally, during a research mission, the Darius and a sister ship, USS Alexander, were destroyed by an energy being from another universe in the binary system of Procyon and Phardos. (Orion Press: "The Balance of Nature")
Notable crewmembers[]
- Lt. Charles Foster Murphy (Orion Press: "Meeting at Xanadu")
Tamerlane[]
Early on in her career, in 2244 the Darius was badly damaged during the Hapspear conflict and was taken out of service to be replaced by the destroyer USS Tamerlane. (Tamerlane).
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