Geneva class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Geneva*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century. It was designed as part of the C3 Development Project to serve in a command, control, and communications (C3) role.

## History

Following the end of the Last Federation-Klingon War and treaties between the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, and the Romulan Republic, joint operations were prioritized by Starfleet. Based on after-action reports, Starfleet Command tasked the Starfleet Corps of Engineers with creating a design to fill the need for a command, control, and communications starship to serve at the center of Starfleet units.

Starfleet engineers at the San Francisco Fleet Yards coordinated with their peers from the Klingon Defense Force and Romulan Republican Force to outline basic principles and functions of the desired C3 vessels. Unlike traditional development ventures, where only a single starship design was created, the C3 Development Project led to the design of three different classes simultaneously for each respective organization. The *Geneva*-class was the name given to Starfleet's more science-oriented design.

## Technical information

The cruisers were designed to function as mobile command centers. Their advanced communications arrays were capable of relaying battle-critical information instantaneously and a dedicated computer core allowed for real-time processing of high amounts of tactical information. This was all interconnected in a central command facility, where unit leadership could use the full capabilities of the C3 starship when coordinating with other Starfleet vessels.

The *Geneva*-class also carried several tachyon pulse platforms, which would disrupt the shields of nearby enemy vessels. These could be strategically placed to aid the cruiser and its fleet in combat.

## Ships commissioned

It was standard practice to name vessels of the class after cities in Switzerland, Earth.

## 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

* Geneva class (battlecruiser) article at *Memory Beta*.
* Geneva Science Command Battlecruiser article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.