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| Name: | USS Suleiman |
| Registry: | NCC-508 |
| Class: | Saladin |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
USS Suleiman (NCC-508) was a Saladin-class destroyer on active duty in Starfleet during at least the 23rd century. (Star Fleet Technical Manual)
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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 Suleiman (NCC-508) 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.
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Siva Flight II
Suleiman cleared drydock in 2063 radically altered with a second nacelle. The two PB-32s were now horizontally opposed to one another from a junction platform installed on the bottom of the now-shortened neck pylon. A hangerette was slotted into the neck to allow more rapid deployment of the warp-enabled light shuttle. An additional bank of FH-11 Type VIII phasers was added to the forward dorsal saucer and two more deflector emitters joined the pre-existing array on the saucer rim. Defensive shielding was upgraded to the Hycor CS-60 standard. The intent of this major conversion was to improve the maneuverability weakness associated with a single nacelle. However, despite the verifiable improvements, the decision was made to not similarly alter any more Sivas (with the exception of USS Pompey and USS Sargon), as the cost simply did not justify the expense and time off the line. (Delta Dynamics: Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual: Report #292: Syracuse Destroyers)
Star Trek: The Intrepid Adventures[]
Catherine Lonniker was assigned as a science officer from 2251 to 2256. (Star Trek: The Intrepid Adventures)
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