Concorde class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Concorde*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century. It was designed as part of Project Union Station to serve in a headquarters ship role and was classified as a scale 7 cruiser.

## Description

The *Concorde*-class was designed around full command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (C3ISTAR) capabilities, essentially making it a mobile command center for Starfleet. Its 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 unit operations center (UOC), where unit leadership could use the full capabilities of the cruiser when coordinating with other vessels.

## 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 (C3) cruiser 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, Project Union Station led to the design of three different classes simultaneously for each respective organization. The *Concorde*-class was the name given to Starfleet's more enginering-oriented design.

## Technical information

### Command systems

#### Bridge

The *Concorde's* bridge was located on Deck 1.

#### Unit operations center

Aft of the bridge on Deck 1 was the unit operations center (UOC).

### Computer systems

A photonic core, initially a Zimmerman HS-5.0, was installed to provide dedicated service to holoprojection needs in the UOC, holodecks, and holosuites, as well as for the emergency holograms. Located on Deck 2, it operated independently of the three main cores, but could be connected and used to replace one of the cores at thirty percent capacity.

### Propulsion systems

Like its *Buran* predecessor, the *Concorde* carried dual warp cores, although its were oriented vertically.

### Science and remote sensing systems

The *Concorde* made use of six multidifferential-multispectral (MDMS) passive sensor vanes, located on the dorsal spine.

### Tactical systems

The hull of *Concorde*-class starships was a neutronium alloy armor reinforced with micro-ablative generators. Based upon technology brought back from the Delta Quadrant by the USS *Voyager*, these generators helped to dissipate energy across the hull and to regenerate damaged portions of the ablative hull coating.

The design mounted twelve Type-X phasers and four Type-IX phasers, all making use of Annular Confinement Beam-jacketing devices. It also carried two fore and two aft variable-payload launch tubes. Standard ordnance was quantum torpedoes, but other types would be assigned according to mission requirements and availability.

Several varieties of automated platforms, which were equipped with phasers and mine replicators, were standard equipment of the class. These platforms could be strategically placed to aid the cruiser and its entourage in combat and defense.

### Auxiliary systems

The ship's transporter network was connected to sixteen emitter pads on the outer hull.

### Auxiliary craft systems

The main shuttlebay, or Shuttlebay 1, was a large complex beneath the command deck. Its bay doors opened aftward, with a large afterdeck stretching several meters. Shuttlebay 2 was located in the neck between the primary and secondary hulls. It was a fly-through bay with entrances both fore and aft. Primary docking control and an office for the aerospace officer were located above Shuttlebay 1. The launch and retrieval system (LARS) for all shuttlebays included several tractor beam projectors, both external and internal to the facilities. A computer-assisted guidance protocol would also take control of arriving and disembarking craft to ensure safety.

The standard complement of auxiliary craft aboard the *Concorde*-class was forty-two, although each ship could accommodate over sixty depending on craft type. Actual complement would vary depending on mission profile and assignment.

For emergency evacuation, the *Concorde* carried one hundred and sixty-two Type A Mark IX and eight Type C Mark XII Autonomous Survival and Recovery Vehicles (ASRV), launching from fifty-four Type A and four Type C ejection tubes across the hull. Each evacuation pod could carry up to six individuals and contained atmosphere and consumables for up to three months.

### Crew support systems

Holding an M-class environmental standard, *Concorde* vessels carried an operational crew of nine hundred and fifty, with an evacuation limit of ten thousand.

Holographic projectors were installed throughout each vessel, allowing for emergency holograms to be quickly activated at any location in a time of need. Each starship's Zimmerman HS-5.0 photonic core stored the programs for five Emergency Medical Holograms, five Emergency Engineering Holograms, twelve Emergency Security Holograms, and an Emergency Command Hologram.

## Ships commissioned

 USS *Concorde* | NCC-94500
 USS *Confiance* | NCC-94502

## 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

* Concorde class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Concorde Operations Command Battlecruiser article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* *Star Trek Online Starships Collection* issue 20: "USS Concorde NCC-94500."