Luna-class

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Luna Class

Classification

Explorer

Role

Defense / Patrol / Diplomatic / Exploration

Shipyards

Available at all main yards

Production Dates

2378-present

Website

DaDB site

The Luna Class is similar to the Intrepid-class with a saucer primary hull and streamlined secondary hull. A module rises above the aft of the saucer which can be varied according to the mission.

For the complete specifications please visit the DaDB site.

Subclasses:

None

[edit] History

(from Wikipeida article)
The USS Titan is described in the books as being a Luna-class starship, which entered service in the late 24th century. This class of starships was originally conceived in 2369 by Starfleet engineer, Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii. Dr. Ra-Havreii was motivated by the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole that year and so the Luna-class was originally designed to explore planets in the Gamma Quadrant. The advent of the Dominion War caused Starfleet to shelve the plans for these exploratory vessels in favor of more heavily-armed starships. With the end of the war, Starfleet re-evaluated the Luna-class plans and decided to proceed with the project. Initially, 12 ships were ordered, and all were completed by 2379. These vessels have been compared to the Constitution-class starships of the previous century, which carried out similar roles.

The Luna-class vessels carry a medium armament, sufficient to defend themselves in many situations, but not as well armed as the larger Galaxy and classes, nor the similarly sized but more combat-oriented Akira-class. As with most starships, Luna-class ships are not designed for atmospheric operations or combat but carry a complement of 8 shuttles of differing specification which are capable of operations in or out of planetary atmospheres. Additionally, as with some other Starfleet ship classes, the Luna-class ships include a captain's yacht, a larger and more luxurious vessel than typical shuttlecraft for the express use of the vessel's commanding officer.

In real life, the Luna-class was designed by Sean Tourangeau. Tourangeau entered his design into the Starship Titan Design Contest held by Simon & Schuster, Inc. The competition was held in order to obtain a ship design for the Star Trek: Titan series of novels. Because the Luna design has not been featured on-screen it is not canon. However, the Titan's mention in Star Trek: Nemesis means that the existence of the ship IS canon.

[edit] Known ships of this class

Name	Registry	Status
USS Luna	NCC-80100	Active (presumed)
USS Titan	NCC-80102	Active (presumed)
USS Europa	NCC-80104	Active (presumed)
USS Oberon	NCC-80111	Active (6th fleet)
USS Janus	NCC-80116	Active (presumed)
USS Ganymeade	NCC-80109	Active (presumed)

[edit] References

Star Trek: Nemesis (mention only)

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