Constellation class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Constellation*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the late 23rd century.

## History

The design that would become the *Constellation*-class entered development in the early 2280s in response to rising tensions between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. Its original purpose was as a patrol vessel and heavy interceptor, without being a warship, like the *Perseus*-class developed years before.

The prototype of the class successfully completed trials in early 2285 and the *Constellation* went into full production. A number of the vessels were in service by the end of the year.

When the Khitomer Accords were signed in 2293, the design was adapted to serve the role of emergency response instead of heavy interceptor. The *Constellation* design served as the inspiration for the *Cheyenne*-class introduced in the 2360s.

## Technical specifications

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Constellation*-class vessels.

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### Command systems

As with most Starfleet designs, the *Constellation's* bridge was located on Deck 1.

## Ships commissioned

Names for *Constellation*-class vessels were typically taken from astronomers, constellations, and mythological sky deities.

## 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

* Constellation class article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Constellation class article at *Memory Beta*.
* *Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection* issue 19: "U.S.S. *Stargazer* NCC-2893."
* *Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection* special issue "U.S.S. *Stargazer* NCC-2893."
* Constellation Heavy Cruiser Refit article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* *Star Trek Adventures - Core Rulebook* by Modiphius Entertainment.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *Star Trek Adventures - Core Rulebook*, 239.
2. ↑ Derived from MSD created by Alexander Richardson and cross-section from Feb. 2003 issue of *Star Trek: The Magazine*.
3. ↑ *STA - Utopia Planitia*, 146.