STARSHIP | |
Name: | USS Mars |
Registry: | NCC-525 |
Class: | Saladin |
Type: | destroyer |
Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
The USS Mars (NCC-525) was a Saladin-class destroyer - of the MK VIIA Siva-subclass - in Federation Starfleet service in the mid-to-late 23rd century. (Star Fleet Technical Manual)
Alternate continuities[]
Delta Dynamics[]
In this continuity, the Sivas were a sub-class of the Syracuse-class destroyers.
USS Mars (NCC-525) was a Syracuse-class destroyer—of the Siva destroyer subclass—in Star Fleet service during the the mid- to late-23rd century. The newbuild members of the subclass were intended to enhance the fleet's escort capacity through the adoption of the radically new dilithium-regulated propulsion systems and the PB-31 nacelle with its FWD-1 (and later FWD-1A) coils. The changes to support the new power generator required a profile change from the Syracuse-style saucer. In order to accommodate the operational, tactical, and support equipment the ship needed for its continuing anti-capital/anti-installation role, the saucer had to be modernized.
In 2250, the remaining Siva 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[]
Mars was one of the ships assigned to Task Force Four during the Kelvan War in 2285. (Orion Press: In Harm's Way)
Tamerlane[]
In 2257, the Mars performed a rescue operation of the USS Diana. Then- Lieutenant JG Julienne Cochrane, the ship's transporter chief, participated in the rescue. (Tamerlane)
Appearances[]
The USS Mars is only referenced in the fan comic Tamerlane.
See Also[]
External links[]
USS Mars (NCC-525) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.