Jupiter class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The look of the vessels rushed into service in 2406.

The ***Jupiter*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century.

## History

The success of the *Peregrine*-class attack fighters during some engagements of the Dominion War caused Starfleet Command to reevaluate the benefit of small fighter craft. The Engineering Corps presented preliminary designs for a carrier, but the project made little headway as Starfleet instead focused on rebuilding after the war and resources were put into the Fleet Modernization Program and a focus on exploration vessels, such as the *Luna* and *Vesta*-classes.

Years later, the *Vo'quv*-class carriers of the Klingon Defense Force proved to be extremely effective at delivering small fighter craft to remote locations and supporting larger fleet operations against the Gorn Hegemony. The Starfleet Corps of Engineers again revisited a carrier design. But with the outbreak of the Last Federation-Klingon War, the Corps was again tasked with updating as many active vessels as possible over large, new designs. This included assisting Caitian engineers in upgrading their *Atrox*-class carriers.

Within the first year of the war, designers at the San Francisco Fleet Yards fleshed out a design of what was designated the *Jupiter*-class. Construction began almost immediately on three of the vessels, which would be the first Starfleet vessel designed principally as a carrier.

As the war dragged on in its second year, Starfleet Command determined that resources were needed elsewhere. Since the core elements of the new *Jupiter* carriers had been constructed, the design was modified to finalize the starships and rush them into service. This meant sacrificing the carrier aspect that initially spawned the class's development.

Towards the end of the Iconian War, Starfleet engineers revisited the *Jupiter*-class design as they strove for designs and methods that would help combat the Iconians and their forces. Many modifications were made to the initial design, implementing developments since 2405 when the class left the drawing boards. The new design, dubbed "Design Omega," turned the *Jupiter* dreadnoughts, as they were initially known, into Starfleet's first true carrier. The USS *Zodiac*, already in space dock for needed repairs, was the first of the class to officially be refit according to the *Jupiter*'s original purpose.

The *Zodiac* was commissioned a few days before the Second Battle of Earth and showed its value during that engagement. The USS *Jupiter* and USS *San Jose* entered the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards after the war and were also brought up to the Design Omega specifications and were recommissioned in early 2410.

Though the need for small fighter craft was once again in doubt, the *Jupiter* carriers instead served as mobile starbases in the Federation's post-war push to explore the galaxy using the Iconian gateway network.

## Technical specifications

### Physical arrangement

Intended to serve as a mobile starbase, the *Jupiter-*class was designed with durability and a fleet support focus.

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Jupiter*-class Omega vessels.

### Auxiliary craft systems

The class was designed to accommodate 4 *Callisto*-class frigates and 120 auxiliary craft. Standard complement was 25 shuttlepods, 40 shuttlecraft, 25 runabouts, 25 workpods, and a captain's yacht.

### Crew support systems

Holographic projectors were equipped throughout *Jupiter*-class vessels. These allowed for emergency holograms to be quickly activated at any location at the time of need. As such, the photonic core of the class stored the programs for nine Emergency Medical Holograms, six Emergency Engineering Holograms, and twenty Emergency Security Holograms.

## 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

* Jupiter class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Jupiter Carrier article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Jupiter-class starship article at the ***26th Fleet Wiki***.
* Jupiter class article at the ***22nd Mobile Daedalus Fleet Wiki***.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Derived from the MSD created by Dodye and posted to Reddit/r/sto.