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| Name: | USS Einstein |
| Class: | Einstein |
| Type: | survey vessel |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | unknown |
The USS Einstein was a Federation starship in service during the early 23rd century, and possibly earlier. Designated either a survey vessel, scout, or destroyer, she was the first ship of her class.
She was named for 20th century Earth scientist Albert Einstein. (Federation: The First 150 Years, Star Trek, Star Trek: Accord, et. al)
According to one account, the Einstein was launched by 2196, her class intended to serve as replacements for the Daedalus-class which was decommissioned that year, and she and her sister ships continued to serve Starfleet in a variety of roles for more than thirty years. She was soon followed by the USS Gates, the USS Kelvin and several more vessels. (Federation: The First 150 Years)
- The existence of this vessel is inferred from information presented about the Einstein class from multiple sources. As yet, little to no details have been firmly established about the vessel herself.
| Einstein-class starships |
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| Accord - Argo - Athena - Einstein - Gates - Gray - John F. Kennedy - Kelvin - Loreley - Marengo |
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USS Einstein in her upgraded observation ship configuration
In this continuity, the Einstein (NCC-O425) (the letter O indicating the observational role) had previously been a Syracuse-class destroyer (and then Boston subclass destroyer leader), the USS Boston, that had been retasked in 2234 to serve as a Star Fleet observation ship, a role performed for nearly fifty years. Einstein and her sister ships, Gray and Kelvin, underwent a refit in 2263, and all were decommissioned by 2282.
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Einstein Flight II configuration
In 2262, Einstein, Gray, and Kelvin—each about 40 years old—entered the yards for a long-scheduled refit period. Chiokis updated the capabilities with the introduction of the Flight II configuration. The ships were lengthened (by the swapping out of the PB-29 nacelle with the PB-32) to almost 245 meters and raised to 66 meters. The new warp nacelle enabled the ships to cruise at warp 5 and achieve the maximum speed of warp 7.5 (from 5.1), with only an additional 28,000 metric tons added overall. The phase cannons and laser emitters were all replaced by the six under-powered Type V phasers (in 3 banks), though the weapons’ adaptability were well appreciated for their defensive capacity. Lastly, the vastly improved deuteron wake detectors were increased in surface area and moved to the hull’s pylon (in order to keep shuttlebay activities from interfering).
The ships continued to operate in their observation role well into the 2280s. (Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual: Report #292: Syracuse Destroyers)
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