Valdres class

The ***Valdres*-class** was a type of starship developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century. It was derived from the *Norway*-class.

## History

While most of the efforts of the Allied Cooperative Starship Development Board in the early 25th century was focused on designing new classes of starships for the Khitomer Alliance, cross training was ongoing to expand the skills of the organization’s members. This was implemented through an exchange program, where designers from one service consulted on the creation of designs for another. Such was the case with Cardassian engineers Gul Arik Hunri and Dal Kotan Teldin. The two advised on the development of the *da Vinci* and Valdres-classes at the Laikan Starfleet Shipyards, leading to some Cardassian influences in the new designs.

The *Valdres* was developed as a replacement for the aging *Norway*-class support cruisers. As the territory and influence of the United Federation of Planets greatly expanded in the early years of the century, it was determined that a more advanced support cruiser was needed. The *Valdres* maintained the unique aspects of the *Norway*, while adding decades of technological improvements and design.

## Technical information

### Tactical systems

The class sported fifteen Type X phasers, three Type VII phasers, and four launch tubes. Ten of the arrays were located on the ventral hull, providing *Valdres* cruisers with heavy armaments for removing obstacles and defenses during landings. The three phaser turrets were part of the design's close-in weapon system.

### Auxiliary systems

Six emitter pads, four placed dorsally and two ventrally, were connected to a powerful transporter system.

### Auxiliary craft systems

A total of thirty-four hatches for its sixty-eight Type A Mark X Autonomous Survival and Recovery Vehicles (ASRV) were strategically placed on the outer hull.

## 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

* Valdres class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Valdres Command Strike Wing Escort article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.