California class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

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*"He had expected neither to walk on pavements of gold, nor to lie on beds of roses: if he had had any such exalted expectation, he would not have prospered. He had expected labor, and he found it, and did it, and made the best of it. In this, his prosperity consisted."* -Charles Dickens, *A Tale of Two Cities*
The ***California*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the late 24th century. It was classified as a scale 5 support cruiser.

## History

The class was a key component of the Federation's Operation Necessity after the Dominion War. While *Norway*-class starships ran initial essentials to war torn colonies and planets, Starfleet dispatched *California* and *Nebula*-class vessels to follow and assist in actual reconstruction.

## Technical specifications

The class kept the standard Starfleet design elements of a saucer-shaped primary hull, a secondary, engineering hull, and warp nacelles, though they were combined in a unique way. The pylons connected the primary hull to the nacelles, which sat below and aft of the saucer. The engineering hull was situated between the two nacelles and connected to them by a second set of pylons. The *California*-class measured 535.2 meters long with a draft of 121.3 meters.

Vessels of the class were built to fulfill one of three roles: engineering and technical assistance; scientific and medical support; and command and diplomatic missions. A unique livery was used to visually differentiate the role of each *California*-class starship and matched the department colors of Starfleet: gold for operations; blue for science; and red for command.

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of key facilities on *California*-class vessels.

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### Auxiliary craft systems

The *California*-class was equipped with a support craft to be used at the discretion of a vessel's commanding officer, with the intended purpose being for diplomatic and personal use of said officer.

The *California*-class had three shuttlebays, two at the aft of the primary hull and a third in the secondary hull.

## Ships commissioned

It was standard practice to name ships of the class after localities in California, Earth.

## 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

* California class article at *Memory Alpha*.
* California class article at *Memory Beta*.
* California class article at Bravo Fleet - Star Trek RPG and Community.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Post to Twitter by Bradward+, confirmed by creator Mike McMahan.
2. ↑ Derived from MSD seen in *Star Trek: Lower Decks* season 2; see also "California class decks" article at *Memory Alpha*.