Aquarius class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

An Aquarius docking with a Yorktown-class starship.

The ***Aquarius*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the late 24th century. It was designed as an auxiliary craft of the *Odyssey*-class and entered service alongside its sibling design, the *Callisto*-class. It generally served in a support and transportation role.

## History

During the Last Federation-Klingon War, Starfleet Command saw the need for a corvette that could be quickly produced and deployed to support larger corvettes in patrol and escort duties. As the war waned, the idea was sidelined until engineers at the San Francisco Fleet Yards revisited it as part of a plan to revamp the *Odyssey*-class design. The new series of designs for the cruiser called for a berthed support craft, which fit the profile of a light corvette.

The lead designer assigned to developing the new craft took inspiration from *Sydney*-class transports flown by his grandfather. Using the same basic hull shape, but on a smaller scale, the new *Aquarius*-class made use of the latest technologies and included variable-geometry pylons to improve warp efficiency and allow for a smaller docking profile.

When the *Aquarius*-class was presented to Starfleet Command it was quickly approved, but with the added request that an additional design be developed that could operate more independently. Though the initial design had a wide range of operability, the designers revisited it and decided to go with a fixed-wing layout that allowed them to make use of more powerful warp engines.

The new *Callisto*-class provided the versatility implemented in the *Aquarius*-class, but with added range and speed. A dozen hulls were ordered of both designs and they entered service in 2409. The *Aquarius* prototype was assigned to the USS *Enterprise*-F and lost to enemy action in 2410.

## Technical information

Unlike the embarked craft of previous designs, such as the *Waverider* and *Aero*, the *Aquarius*-class was designed with the ability to act more independently of its parent vessel.

### Physical description

When docked, the design had a length of 112.6 meters and beam of 50.1 meters, while in flight, with the nacelles extended, the *Aquarius* was 110.02 meters long and 80.07 meters in width. The height of the design was static at 20.2 meters, allowing for four habitable decks.

### Deck plan

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

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### Command systems

The *Aquarius*-class bridge was located on Deck 1 and had a compact design. It was accessed via two doorways, placed towards the back on both the port and starboard sides. The command chair sat in the center of the bridge on a raised platform, offering the commanding officer a clear view of each station and the viewscreen. The chair was flanked by small control panels which the occupant could use to monitor and access ship systems.

Forward of the command chair was the flight control station, which provided access to navigation and propulsion systems. The console could be expanded to also perform as an operations and tactical station, allowing a single individual to operate the craft from the conn. Immediately in front of flight control was the viewscreen. To the starboard were the operations and engineering stations. Across the bridge on the port side was the tactical station and a multi-use console, which was set to mission operations as its standard.

At the bridge's rear was a small mission operations area that contained the corvette's Master Systems Display on the starboard wall and a tabletop computer access terminal. A basic culinary replicator was located just inside the starboard entrance.

All the consoles used the LCARS operating system and could be reconfigured according to user need.

### Propulsion systems

The variable-geometry pylons allowed for the vessel to minimize its profile for docking in the *Odyssey* berth while also providing the corvette with high-maneuverability and a high warp factor for a craft of its size.

### Tactical systems

The *Aquarius*-class was protected by an ablative neutronium alloy hull and two Stalwart 88L Unified Deflector Field Emitter Arrays. Vessels mounted eight Annular Confinement Beam-jacketed Type-X phasers and six Mk 95 variable-payload launch tubes. Standard complement was 20 quantum torpedoes.

### Crew support systems

Due to its small size and limited mission profile, the *Aquarius*-class was designed with only a small Class A sickbay, which was located on Deck 2. Basic aid stations were also located near the bridge and main engineering.

## Ships commissioned

Several of the first run *Aquarius* vessels were named after the modules used in Earth's Apollo space program.

## 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

* Aquarius class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Aquarius Light Escort article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Aquarius Escort article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Aquarius Class article at Starbase 400.
* Aquarius Class Deck Plans by Daniel "Wild-Endeavour" Bach.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Derived from deck plans by Wild-Endeavour.
2. ↑ Odyssey-Aquarius pairs tweet by Pundus.