Glenn class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

Forward view

Aft dorsal view

The ***Glenn*-class**, named for a vessel lost during the First Federation-Klingon War, was a type of spacecraft, derived from the *Crossfield*-class, fielded by Starfleet in the 25th century. Due to the experimental nature and classified status of the design, only three vessels were completed.

## History

### Design

With the arrival of J'Ula into the 25th century and her reopening of the Mycelial network, Starfleet Command authorized a change in the restriction of certain aspects of USS *Discovery's* service. The Corps of Engineers was tasked with revisiting the design of the *Crossfield*-class and learning all they could about the displacement-activated spore hub (DASH) drive. The Paul Stamets hologram was recruited to the research team and members of the Free Elachi joined as consultants.

Eventually, a proposal was made by Starfleet Command to the Free Elachi for the development of a new class of starship that could use the DASH drive. An agreement, similar to one made in the 2370s with the Romulan Star Empire, provided for the development of the *Glenn*-class with an integrated spore drive overseen by a member of the Free Elachi. With Elachi involvement in the effort, the drive would not be damaging to the Mycelial network as the drives aboard the original USS *Glenn* and USS *Discovery* had been.

Although aspects of the *Discovery's* record had been made available to the design team, much of the vessel's history was kept from the public eye. Due to this fact, and the classified nature of spore drives in general, the development and construction of the *Glenn*-class prototype was done in secret at the Beta Antares Ship Yards.

### Service

The USS *Glenn* left space dock for its initial trial runs in early 2411. Tests of its systems, including the DASH drive, were completed without incident and required only minimal adjustments. This was in large part thanks to the assistance of Psurdlan, the Elachi engineer assigned to consult one the project. The *Glenn* was quietly commissioned on stardate 88168.28 as NX-98030 and two additional vessels of the class were completed by the end of the year. All were tasked with responding to tears in the Mycelial network and a general study of the realm.

## Technical information

The advanced sensor package of the *Glenn*-class allowed the starship to perform a detailed sensor analysis of targets. The dual computer cores could then quickly process the data and provide tactical data to the bridge, including pinpointing subsystems of most vessels encountered.

### Propulsion systems

The displacement-activated spore hub (DASH) drive allowed the class to immediately transit through the mycelial plane and appear at any location connected to the mycelial network. However, due to the limited availability of *Prototaxites stellaviatori* spores, the vessels often relied on standard modes of transportation, namely their impulse and warp drives.

### Tactical systems

The class carried trans-metaphasic deflector shields.

As its primary armaments, the *Glenn*-class mounted eight Type-X phasers and a single Type-IX phaser, all making use of Annular Confinement Beam-jacketing devices, and four variable-payload launch tubes. It also had four Type-VII phasers, two located on the dorsal hull and two on the ventral, as part of its close-in weapons system.

## Appendices

### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • *Freedom II* • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • *Phantom* • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • *Dauntless* • *Excelsior II* • *Freedom II* • *Gemini* • ***Glenn*** • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • Type 17 • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Glenn class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Glenn Legendary Temporal Operative Science Vessel article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *STO - Legacy*: "Legendary Temporal Operative Science Vessel."