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| Name: | Star Empire |
| Registry: | NCC-2116/2331 |
| Class: | unique prototype |
| Type: | dreadnought |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | destroyed |
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In the Prime universe, USS Star Empire (NCC-2116) was a Federation-class dreadnought active in the 23rd century. (Star Fleet Technical Manual). Numerous other examples of such craft abound elsewhere.
Alternate continuities[]
This vessel only came to prominence in alternate continuities.
In the non-canonical setting of he 1986 TOS novel: Dreadnought! USS Star Empire was a prototype of the Mk V refit, either a major rebuild of the original vessel or an outright replacement, in either case bearing contract number 2331 instead of the original 2116. As hull number 2331, it was variously prefixed by NCC and MKV, but never the usual NX, possibly due to the secrecy surrounding the project. This is the vessel depicted in the sidebar.
Within this continuity, dreadnoughts were considered unnecessary because no one at Starfleet Command ever thought they'd need that much firepower.
Due to the scandal caused by project leader Admiral Rittenhouse hijacking the vessel in a desperate attempt to demonstrate its worth, the project was cancelled and the more conventional Foley-class was greenlit to satisfy the need for replacement hulls of this type. However, some design elements (such as the nacelles) were revisited decades later and were integrated into vessels such as the Sovereign-class.
Star Fleet Command (Grayslake, IL): Research Anthology[]
In this timeline, the ship was named USS Empire but had the original registry (NCC-2116). Her commanding officer was Captain Juliette White.
From stardates 8416.01-8428.12 inclusive, Empire performed a detailed survey of the planet Medusa in the Epsilon Indi sector. ("Medusan Star System")
Circa stardate 8513.01, Empire's mission was to free the second planet of Cobol Epsilon Tau from an invasion fleet of four Tholian warships. Captain White was brevetted as an admiral during this mission. ("Cross Fire: The Tholian Slaughter")
| Federation-class starships |
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| Prototype: USS Federation |
| USS Affiliation - USS Alliance - USS Association - USS Compactat - USS Concordat - USS Confederation - USS Consortium - USS Corporation - USS Directorate - USS Dominion - USS Entente - USS Konkordium - USS Organization - USS Pathfinder - USS Star Empire - USS Star League - USS Star League-A - USS Star System - USS Star Union - USS Trusteeship - USS Unificatum |
| Foley-subclass (late 2260s): USS Joshua Chamberlain |
| Star Empire prototype (2270): USS Star Empire |
| Starfleet International: USS Jack Fletcher - USS Konkordium - USS Pathfinder - USS Star League |
External links[]
- USS Federation Dreadnought Blueprints (1979)
- Starfleet Vessel Federation-Class Starship NX-2100/2101 (2010)
- Federation-Class Starship U.S.S. Federation NCC-2100/2101 General Blueprints and Vessel Specifications (2011)
- Federation Size Comparison Chart, Set Two
- Dreadnought Starship (TOS) Profile, Cutaway, and Deck Plans (2020)