Edison class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Edison*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the late 24th century as part of the Yard 39 Project. Its design was inspired by the *Hoover*-class of the 23rd century and it was rated as a scale 4 cruiser.

## Description

Developed alongside the *Shran*-class as part of Starfleet's "Sword and Shield Doctrine" on the frontiers, the *Edison*-class was designed with advanced defensive systems, power distribution networks, and an extensive cyber-electromagnetic activities package. Additionally, engineers created a unique quantum tunneling antennae assembly that was integrated into the navigational deflector. This provided *Edison* cruisers with the ability to open large slipstream corridors that allowed for additional vessels to accompany the starship, vastly improving Starfleet's escort capabilities at the fringes of Federation space.

## History

A number of *Hoover*-class space frames were recovered from Yard 39 in the late 24th century. Starfleet tasked their representatives on the Allied Cooperative Starship Development Board to repurpose the recovered hulls to replace losses from the Iconian War. Under Project Calendar Rose, an affiliate program of the Yard 39 Project, the Board produced the *Edison*-class, which brought the 150-year-old design into the 25th century.

## Technical specifications

### Science and remote sensing systems

To facilitate its exploratory missions, the *Edison*-class mounted two J-DOME Active Omni-Directional Sensor Arrays, both located on the dorsal centerline.

### Support systems

The class carried eight transporter emitter pads on its outer hull.

### Tactical systems

*Edison*-class starships were armed to perform their intended role in defending Federation and allied interests. The vessels carried eleven Annular Confinement Beam-jacketed Type-X phasers and two launch tubes.

### Auxiliary systems

A unique system aboard the *Edison*-class was its navigational deflector, derived from that developed for the *Buran*-class. Unlike traditional dish-shaped Starfleet designs, the *Edison's* deflector was a layered, vane-style encapsulated in a semi-opaque structure.

The class incorporated two Modular Rapid Deployment System (MRDS) compartments, facing aft on the primary hull, to increase the mission capabilities of the design.

The class carried eight emitter pads for its transporter systems.

### Auxiliary craft systems

There were seventy evacuation pods. The standard craft complement was twenty, including workpods, shuttlepods, and shuttlecraft. Runabouts, scouts, and other specialized small craft were not standard on *Edison* cruisers but could be carried within their single shuttlebay as needed.

#### Shuttlebay

The *Edison*'s shuttlebay was located in the secondary hull to the aft of the navigational deflector. It was wide and shallow, but connected to two separate hangar bays, one each on both port and starboard.

## Ships commissioned

Starships of the class were typically named after inventors and engineers from Federation member worlds. The NCC registries ranged from 95160 to 95199.

 USS *Harlan* | NCC-52277

## 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

* Edison class article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Edison class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Edison Temporal Warship article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* *Star Trek Online Starships Collection* issue 17: "USS Edison NCC-95160."
* Edison-Class Starship article at the 26th Fleet Wiki.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *STO Starships Collection*, issue 17, page 7.
2. ↑ *STO* -  *Age of Discovery* short story: "Utopia Planetia: The Mystery of Yard 39."
3. ↑ *STO* -  *Rise of Discovery* short story: "The Allied Cooperative Starship Development Board."