Resolute Class

## Usage

### Afiliation

United Earth Governing Alliance (Science and Military)Interstellar Republic of Mars (Military)Various Insurrectionist Militaries

### Role

Deep Space Exploratory Science Vessel (2132-2350)Offensive Alert Fighter (2260-2560)

Civilian All Purpose (2140- continuous)

### Date of Introduction

March 22, 2127

> ***"**The Resolute Class exploratory vessel is the cutting edge, the future of man-kind. The commemoration of this vessel is to celebrate a new era in human history, the end of a violent by-gone era, and the beginning of an era to celebrate peace, and exploration: the future of the human race. One era, our children can be proud of."*
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- Sito Miyazaki **Resolute Christening**

The **Resolute Class** also known as a **Freedom Fighter Class** was a human vessel that was the longest produced vessel in human history, originally designed for deep space exploration during the mid twenty one, twenties, it went on to serve in various capacities, from science and exploration, to military and civilian roles. It was designed by **Sito Miyazaki** and her team of engineers to over-come the restrictions of the Mark I engine, and to be designed to survive for long duration in space.

The **Resolute Class** survived such as long production history due to the various upgrades to the ships chassis, as well as later revisions to the drives, and structure. Over it's production years it would be designed around the Mark II's all the way to the Mark IV FTL Drives, with over 1,000 being launched before the beginning of the **Second Frontier War.**

## Class History

### Creation

The **Resolute Class** was designed specifically around the restrictions of the Mark I Engine, which destroyed the **ISS Enterprise** due unforeseen gravimetric stresses. Designed using a honey-comb design, it also implemented a Lateral Support Structure which allowed the ship to survive stresses without snapping in half. The iconic design was created by mechanical and ship architect Dr. Amari of MIT who later worked for the Martian Academy of Science, on the production team.

The first **Resolute Class** the prototype the X-01 would serve on an intraplanetary basis, laying the ground-work for the later revision models, and final production model, which utilized the new Mark II Engines.

### Early Service

The most common service for the **Resolute Class** was as a deep-space exploratory vessel, which it was originally designed as. The first ship of the class the **X-02** was laid down in 2127 and completed in 2131, where it underwent it's trials. The ship would be christened the **Resolute** after it's name sake, the name proposed by **Sito Miyazaki** the only surviving member of the trifecta that created the FTL Drive.

The **USS Resolute** would be launched in 2132 on a long-range deep space mission, it's first of several would be known as the **Orion Expedition** where it would chart dozens of planetary bodies over the course of 15 years, 7.5 years in each direction. While it would entail 15 years on it's own, nearly 18 years would pass on Earth, proving the original theory of general relativity.

The sister ship of the **Resolute** was the **Resolve** which would become the first civilian vessel, which was completed in 2137, it's original purpose was to charter and map the layout of **Epsilon Eridani III** the only habitable planet on Earths "Door-step" the vessel would return before it's sister ship, where it would charter the first civilians to become settlers on the planet, xeno-biologists, studying the local flora and fauna.

In 2160 the **Resolute** and the **Resolve** would be decomissioned, with the **Resolute Revision A** being commissioned, which would use the new Type III Drives, and begin to explore reaches previously inaccessible to the previous vessels.

During the original **Orion Expedition** the **Resolute** and it's crew would gain the notoriety as the second human built vessel, and the first humans to leave the solar system.

### Later Service

Following the **Orion Expedition** the Revision A would go on to continue deep-space operations, but quickly would be bought by civilians, who would charter them to explore "exotic" vistas that were not colonized, and soon began to establish some of the earliest known "pleasure-worlds" or vacation spots. They also would be used as private craft for civilians wishing to have their own vessels for a high price, though they would drop in price as the production yield skyrocketed.

### Military Introduction

Following the first major war, the **First Planetary Wars** would the **Resolute Class** be adopted into military service, becoming the first vessels to be integrated into the **Interstellar Naval Core** before the launch of the **Endurance Class Destroyers.** They would be integral during the war, proving themselves as hardy alert fighters, but would be limited due to structural limitations.

Over the course of their military service, a majority of the various fleets had at least two, minus the 13th Fleet, they would be built for military use only, and would not see the limitations of the Revision A and B, and due to the radical change they would adopt the name the **Freedom Class Fighters** becoming dangerous, and vital to the war effort.

They would continue operations in the military until 2562 in which, nearly all were decommissioned, and either scrapped, or placed in museums, many bearing unique paint schemes, and "head" symbols for kills. However, several would remain in service on colony defense, and defending the boarder of human controlled space.

### Final Production Model

In 2547 the **D6-5** revision was pushed out as the final run under Messyrah, which had been continuously producing them for 400 years, the **DC-5** would be later bought by **Lancer Corporation** who would continue to build them until 2690, but many would continue production at other companies, remaining in civilian fleets. The DC-5.A the last one to be built would be the first one to utilize the Mark VI Engine, and would be gifted to the military for use as a diplomatic vessel.