Class F shuttlecraft

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The **Class F** was a type of auxiliary craft developed by Starfleet in the mid-23rd century.

## History

In the early 2250s, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers was tasked with developing a new shuttlecraft. While the Class C had proved its worth in its versatility, there was a growing need for shuttles that were more economical to construct and repair across a growing United Federation of Planets.

By discarding warp-capabilities and halving the size of the Class C, engineers were able to reduce the resource cost by more than half on their new design designated the Class F. Though the loss of the warp drive drastically diminished the range of the new craft, the smaller size and cost provided that Starfleet vessels could carry more shuttles and the Class F could be constructed more quickly and widely.

The prototype completed construction in early 2254 and began trials at the Bonneville Flats and Ganymede. All results exceeded expectations and Starfleet Command ordered the ship into limited production. The shuttles began to be introduced aboard capital ships of the fleet in 2255. Unlike its predecessors, the Class F was the first Starfleet shuttle where individual craft were named instead of receiving only a numerical designation.

Extensive production of the Class F was delayed due to the outbreak of war with the Klingon Empire in 2256. When a truce was established the next year, Starfleet focused on rebuilding its infrastructure and fleet. As such, additional construction of Class F shuttlecraft was at a minimum.

In 2260, construction ramped up on the shuttle design and the Class F saw wide dispersion and use across the Federation. The design was the mainstay of Starfleet until the 2270s when a refit, dubbed the Type 4, was introduced and slowly began replacing the Class F. By 2280 most shuttles of the class had been retired from Starfleet service and replaced with the Type 4.

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### 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

* Class F shuttlecraft article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Stamets type shuttlecraft article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Class F shuttlecraft article at *Memory Beta*.
* Class F Shuttle article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* *Star Trek Adventures - The Command Division* by Modiphius Entertainment.