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PART SEVEN
2151-2165: WAR IN THE STARS
0VERVIEW

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

STARSHIPS:
MERCURY CLASS SCOUT
DOPPLER CLASS SCOUT
JEFFRIES PROJECT PROTOTYPE
MARSHALL CLASS DESTROYER Captial City, Alpha Omega ß (c.2150)
DAEDALUS CLASS CRUISER
NORMANDY CLASS STAR FIGHTER
POWERS CLASS SCOUT
BONAVENTURE REBUILD

OTHER STARSHIPS:
FA-XIAN CLASS EXPLORER
TELLARITE TRADING VESSEL
STAR FLEET’S “CYLINDER SHIP” PROGRAM

TERRAN EXPLORATIONS: The debris field of Starbase 10 (2155)

EDEN
ROMULUS AND REMUS

HISTORICAL ARTICLES:
200 DEAD IN DIANA MASSACRE
STARBASE 10 DESTROYED
ADVANCED LASER WEAPONRY INTRODUCED
REMEMBER THE PATTON!
ROMULANS STOPPED AT HELL’S GATE
ROMULANS DESTROY ALPHA OMEGA ß
BATTLE OF CHARON ENDS ROMULAN WAR
A LETTER TO PRESIDENT THORPE A Marshall class destroyer closes on a Romulan (2160)

TACTICAL MAPS

SCHEMATICS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Two Daedalus class cruisers corner a Romulan Cerebus (2162)

2151-2165: War in the Stars
expectation that the enemy would cross them. They
did so with an invasion fleet at the Eta Leonis system,
destroying the hapless destroyer Patton with a single
massed volley as soon as it raised the alarm. That
deadly volley marked the official beginning of the
Romulan War.

Much has been said and written about the Romulan

War and the events surrounding its cause. There is a
whole section of Memory Alpha’s databanks devoted
exclusively to works on the subject, which even
includes post-war Romulan submissions from our era.
The middle of the 22nd century was dominated by a Perhaps the definitive work on the subject from the
conflict that would wind up reshaping the Federation Federation point-of-view is The War Torn Galaxy: A
from a loose-knit confederation of worlds into a History of the Romulan War by the late John Gill,
strong interstellar alliance. In a certain sense the onetime Star Fleet Academy instructor in history.
Romulan War (2159-2162) was already well The Romulan perspective was best given in various
underway, with ever increasing attacks on Federation interviews with one of their own --
shipping by mysterious alien marauders from beyond a female starship captain in the
the New Territories. Ore freighters were Romulan Space Navy. She was
spacejacked, civilian shipping destroyed, and even captured and held prisoner for a
Star Fleet was not immune as several of its ships time as the result of a Star Fleet
simply vanished, never to be heard from again. For a covert operation in 2263, and as
while they were considered a minor nuisance, a such she was the first Romulan
variation on common space pirates (such as some of ever taken prisoner by Star Fleet. As the Commander
the Orion criminal cartels) that plagued the lesser later revealed to one of her interrogators, members
traveled backwaters of known space. Once colonies of her own family had actually been involved in many
and space stations (as opposed to lone ships) began of the major battles of the war. The edited
to be attacked, then suddenly the rest of the transcripts of those interrogations, including her
Federation sat up and took notice. The Delta IV discussions on the Romulan War, were subsequently
massacre, the raid on Dinai Station, and finally the published in Why We Fight the Federation. It gives a
execution-style slaughter of over 200 defenseless rare insight into the Romulans from the enemy
passengers and crew of the starliner Diana were but perspective, the likes of which was not available
the latest atrocities in an ever-expanding pattern before or has been since. It corroborated a steadily
that could no longer be ignored. The Federation had growing mountain of evidence that the causes and
tried to turn the other cheek, had tried contact, had effects of the War were not as clean-cut as many
hoped that the voice of reason would be heard by this have believed.
new foe. Once it became clear that the aliens were
refusing all overtures of peace, then the time had
come for war. Star Fleet was mobilized, additional To describe the Romulan War in detail would be to
fleets were deployed, and a tripline of picket ships unnecessarily duplicate the works of Gill, the
strung across the New Territories border in Commander, and many others who have better and
more thoroughly examined the subject from every real war, thanks to Star Fleet’s forced downsizing
conceivable perspective. Midshipmen are directed to courtesy of the Federation Council. The M’dok, a
use the timeline in this document as a starting point breakaway Kzinti group, who had founded their own
for their own research. It gives a concise summary of “empire” from a piece of the old Kzinti Empire, began
the war from its beginnings in the 2130s to its end attacking the Federation in 2162. They saw in Star
and aftermath in the mid-2160s. Fleet’s forced downsizing an opportunity to rebuild
something of the glorious Kzinti Empire of old.
Fortunately they had learned little from the defeat of
By 2161 the Romulan their ancestors a century before. Local Star Fleet
War was over. The squadrons were able to hold their own against M’dok
Romulans were driven massed wave attacks until reinforcements could be
from the field at the dispatched. Within five months the tide of the “war”
Battle of Cheron, the had turned into a simple task of search and destroy.
last conflict of the war. Shortly thereafter, over Within another ten months the “war” was over. It
subspace radio, they agreed to the terms of the might not have taken that long had not Star Fleet had
Treaty of Alpha Trianguli. It wasn’t that they didn’t to deal with M’dok close-in pinwheel attacks and its
want to keep on fighting; rather, they no longer had own depleted starship resources. The situation was
the resources to continue with any hope of winning. further aggrevated by a number of former Star Fleet
They accepted the humility of defeat in order that vessels in the possession of the M’dok that they had
their people and their Empire could survive. The “legitimately” purchased under the guise of Caitian
Neutral Zone was established and the Romulans merchants. Star Fleet wound up having to destroy a
retreated behind it, where they would not be heard all of these former starships – many of which had
from again for a century. risen to fame during the Romulan War, only to be
turned into little more than pirate vessels at the
The Federation has always refrained from claiming an hands of the M’dok. Even so, a Federation victory
outright victory over the Romulan Star Empire even was inevitable. All of the M’dok fleets were hunted
though the tide had turned in its favor by war’s end. down and destroyed, their homeworlds were besieged
The war had ground both sides down in manpower until they surrendered, and they were eventually
and resources. Victory meant little when measured confined to their own “patriarchy” just like the Kzinti.
up against the losses of hundreds of thousands of
lives and many more wounded or maimed for life. All
that the end of the war brought was freedom from The decades to come would see a long peace settle
fighting. The Federation had survived, but just barely. on the Federation. All of the New Territories on all
Now the decades-long process of rebuilding had to borders would eventually be secured against future
begin on many Federation worlds. The Federation such wars once Star Fleet got back to strength. A
would rise from the ashes of war even stronger than new wave of exploration and colonization took place
ever, with a new government and a new sense of now that the threat of interstellar war was finally
purpose in the Sea of Stars. Some systems, though, gone. It would be the time of the First Golden Age of
such as the charred ruin that had once been Alpha the Federation, with new members joining and new
Omega ß, would never recover. allies rallying to its cause. With peace in its hands,
the Federation would finally be able to realize the lofty
goals of interstellar security and prosperity that the
Shortly after the end of the Romulan War, there Vulcans had foreseen so long ago …
occurred one of those little “incidents” for which the
Kzinti had become famous. This was more than just a … that is, until the Klingons arrived on the scene.
simple incident, though. What might have been a
simple police action wound up almost turning into a
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
NOTE: (CS) stands for “cylinder ship program” (Okasaki) 2146
• The Delta VII outpost is destroyed. (April)
PRELUDE • Smelling a potential
military contract,
Cosmadyne Corporation
2137 begins negotiations with
• The Carrizal Incident. Dyson-Yoyodyne in order
to purchase the rights to their unbuilt DY-1300 armed
2137 cruiser design.
• The survey cruisers Balboa and Stone Mountain are • An attempt to communicate with the pirates by
both mysteriously lost while following up on the launching some three dozen probes into uncharted
Carrizal mission logs. They are eventually listed as space beyond Delta VII yields no results (1 November).
“missing, presumed lost” due to the extreme range of
their disappearance. A memorial service is held for 2147
their crews and then they are all but forgotten in the • The Dinai Station massacre (21 February)
following years. • The Federation Council passes a special directive
authorizing emergency funds for a dramatic increase in
2144 the strength of Star Fleet. The purpose is to build a
• The transport Atlas is lost in the same general region fleet strong enough to secure the New Territories
along the New Territories border beyond which the from the “pirates.” Specific directives are given
Balboa and Stone Mountain mysteriously disappeared regarding starship deployment and operations in and
seven years before. (November 10) around the area where the attacks are taking place.
(30 November)
• Around the same time, Star Fleet Intelligence launches
2145 a 12-ship covert operation beyond the area of the
• The Star Fleet cruiser New Territories where the attacks are taking place.
Intrepid finds the The ships that make up this fleet include some of the
remains of the Atlas best starships available to Star Fleet at the time.
and recovers its Their orders are to “deal with the situation.” None of
recorder-marker. Its the 12 ships involved will ever be heard from again.
data indicates than a starship of previously unknown (30 November)
configuration attacked and destroyed the Federation
vessel. Barely discernable on the underside of the
attacking ship is a giant shape resembling a bird-of-
prey design (21 February).
• Based on the evidence from the Atlas recorder-marker
most experts surmise that a new batch of space
pirates is preying on Federation shipping on the far
side of the New Territories. The Federation Council
direct Star Fleet to take appropriate measures to deal
with them. (March)
• The SS Amaretto is attacked by two starships of
unknown configuration just inside Federation space on
the far side of the New Territories. The freighter is
severely damaged; however, the attackers break off
and flee the scene when a Star Fleet destroyer 2148
squadron arrives in response to the Amaretto’s • The Gallant and Arrow class star fighters enter
distress call. (18 October) service. (February)
• Star Fleet receives additional appropriations for its • The Hopkins class mobile hospital enters service (mid-
shipbuilding projects in order to beefo up the fleet in year)
the wake of the recent “pirate” attacks.
2149
• Cosmadyne is successful in purchasing the rights to
the DY-1300 design from Dyson-Yoyodyne. At once
they begin work on building a full-scale prototype,
modified with the latest in starship technology and
systems advances.
• Starbase 10 is completed and towed to its new
location. It is the closest starbase to the area
suffering from “pirate” attacks. One of its first duties
is to serve as a central command post for Star Fleet
anti-pirate operations on the far side of the New
Territories (8 June).
2153
• New Year’s festivities in the Sol System and on its
colonies in Federation space are disrupted by the
2150 return of the damaged Carronade to Local Group
• The last holdout nations finally join the United Earth space and its report of the attack on Outpost 4. Star
Government. Fleet Intelligence finally links its data regarding the
• The Manta class “space tanks” (i.e. monitors) enter Romulans to the loss of the Balboa and Stone
service. (September) Mountain and the Carrizal mission logs. They now
• Construction begins on Starbase 11, the newest in know they are dealing with an alien race whose
the series to service the New Territories. (October) hostility they may have inadvertently provoked
themselves. This last part, of course, remains
2151 confidential (1 January).
• The Diana Massacre (4 May). • Star Fleet awards Cosmadyne the first of what will
• Cosmadyne’s RT-1300 prototype is completed and prove to be many contracts in the “cylinder ship” (CS)
undergoes initial space trials. program. There will eventually be so many that
Cosmadyne will have to subcontract out the work to
other firms in order to meet Star Fleet production
2152 schedules (February).
• The Arcturus Test Range begins operations. (January)
• Ever since the Diana Massacre the “pirates” have
been getting bolder, striking ever deeper into the New 2154
Territories. The Federation is forced to put all of its • The Pioneer class CS-series heavy cruiser enters
cultural exchange programs on hold or postponed service (February).
indefinitely in light of the “pirate” threat (January). • The Archer class CS-series patrol cruiser enters
• The “pirates” seize their first border system, claiming service (July)
it in the name of the Romulan Star Empire. Star Fleet • The Mercury class scout enters service.
tries and fails to reclaim the system when its ships • Military salutes go out of style. (November)
run afoul of newly laid minefields and are forced to
withdraw. At least now they have a name to pin on 2155
their enemy, if not a face. (April) • Starbase 10 is attacked
• Cosmadyne demonstrates its new RT-1300 combat and destroyed by the
cruiser for Star Fleet. It is the first new starship Romulans in a surprise
class to make use of the Arcturus Test Range for assault, largely due to the
weapons trials. Star Fleet is impressed but remains bungling of sector fleet
noncommittal at this point (May-July). commander Commodore Tonsum Han. He is
• The Romulans stage a daring attack on the still- subsequently court-martialed for dereliction of duty
incomplete Sector Outpost 4 station. All but one of and drummed out of Star Fleet. Romulan losses are
the 12 ships assigned to defend it are destroyed in believed to be very light. (2 November)
the ensuing battle, yet the incomplete starbase is for • Star Fleet issues a general mobilization alert as it
some reason left intact. The destroyer Carronade is assumes a preliminary war footing. All leaves are
the only Star Fleet vessel to survive the encounter canceled, all reserves are called up. A Zone of
and barely manages to escape. (21 November) Transport Escort is established in the affected areas of
the New Territories in order to protect Federation
shipping. (6 December)
2156 • The Olympus Mons CS-series class transport and Reid
• Advanced laser weaponry becomes available. (January) Fleming class CS-series deuterium tanker enter
• First-generation defensive force field technology service (March)
becomes available. It will not be introduced on Star • The Farragut class CS-series fleet monitor enters
Fleet vessels until the following year. (January) service (May)
• The destroyer Endeavor is forced to flee from an • The Yorktown class CS-series escort carrier enters
attacking Romulan ship near the Gamma Hydra star service (June)
system. (January) • The Curran class CS-series patrol cruiser enters
• The first “comprehensive” report on the Romulan service (August)
threat is made public as a joint endeavor of Star Fleet • The Powhatan class CS-series escort cruiser enters
and several Federation universities. Nothing is service (October)
redacted because not much is known about the • The Comet class CS-series light cruiser enters service
Federation’s mysterious new foe. (1 May) (October)
• The Daedalus class
cruisers enter service.
2157 This is the last new
• Star Fleet enacts a systematic plan to intercept
“regular” Star Fleet
Romulan marauders before they can attack Federation
starship class to join the
shipping based on observed patterns in Romulan hit-
fleet prior to the outbreak
and-run combat tactics. All subsectors within New
of the Romulan War. From this point until the end of
Territories outer sectors 5, 7, and 10 go to Code 1
the War, all new Star Fleet starship classes will be
war status, with orders to investigate and deal with
CS-series starships. (October)
any suspicious activities in those areas. (1 January)
• The heavy cruiser Armstrong, lead ship of its class, is
• The Krechet class CS-series cruiser enters service
ambushed and destroyed by the Romulans.
(April)
(November)
• The Tannhauser class CS-series heavy cruiser enters
• At a high-level meeting of the Federation Council,
service (May)
Federation President Ursula Yare gives her approval
• The Doppler class scout
for the Federation to go to war with the Romulans,
enters service (May)
provided they are first informed of her decision and
• Star Fleet’s new tactics pay
given a chance to back down. (09 December)
off when ships of the 123rd
Combat Squadron are able to intercept and disable
two Romulan raiders. The Romulans wait until the 2159
Star Fleet vessels close for a boarding action and then • The Conqueror class CS-series heavy cruiser enters
self-destruct, taking four destroyers down with them service. (April)
and damaging several other vessels. (22 July) • The Krechet class cruiser Oguma is lost on a deep
• As a result of this incident, Star Fleet issues standing range scouting mission.
orders for all of its starships to destroy any Romulan • Star Fleet transmits its warning of impending war over
vessel that appears to be damaged or crippled without known Romulan hailing frequencies to a lone Romulan
attempting to close or make contact. (August) cruiser found cruising through the Eta Leonis system.
• The Romulans change tactics, forcing Star Fleet to The Romulans have six months to cease hostilities or
come up with a new strategy to intercept them. the Federation will declare a state of war. The only
(September-October) return acknowledgement that the Romulan ship gives
• The Marshall class the 150th Combat Squadron, which transmits the
destroyer enters message, is that the ship does not open fire.
service (1 November). Squadron commander Rear Admiral Rex Gunther
• By this point an orders the Romulan vessel to be allowed to proceed
undeclared war is already raging on the edge of the on its way unharmed. This is the last encounter
New Territories. All it needs is an official declaration between Federation and Romulan vessels prior to the
to make it legitimate. (December) commencement of the Romulan War (16 June).
• Star Fleet stations picket ships in every major star
system along the border with the Romulans in
2158 anticipation of a response “of any kind.” They will not
• The Minotaur class CS-series fighter enters service
have long to wait.
(January)
• The Torsk class CS-series escort cruiser enters
service (February)
 THE ROMULAN WAR (2159-2162)

2159
• The Cavalry class destroyer USS Patton, on picket
duty in the Eta Leonis star system, detects a large
Romulan invasion fleet crossing the border into
Federation space. It manages to transmit a single
distress signal before it is promptly blasted out of the
stars. The destruction of the Patton marks the official
beginning of the Romulan War, and “Remember the
The last peacetime encounter between forces of Patton!” would become a Star Fleet battle cry. (14
the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire (2159) October)
• New Territories outpost Station Salem One is
destroyed by the Romulans. (15 October)
• The Romulans seize the Vendorian and Rator star
systems. They will control them for most of the War.
(15 October)
• The Federation formally declares war on the Romulans
(16 October)
• The fledgling Federation colony on Daran V is
annhiliated by the Romulans. The 150th Combat
Squadron is wiped out while trying to protect the
planet. (18 October)
• The 148th Combat Squadron is badly mauled at the
Zetar star system and forced to retreat in the face of
Romulan Cerebus class marauder (c.2155)
superior Romulan numbers (23 October).
• The Federation Fifith Fleet is wiped out at the Battle of
Starbase 11. The base itself is razed to the ground.
(5 November)
• Reports from the field indicate that the Romulans have
split their invasion fleet into two roughly equal halves.
The first is headed on a direct course towards the
Local Group systems. The second has cut off the
remnants of what remains of the Star Fleet forces
once assigned to the New Territories, forcing them to
retreat towards the Rigel star system. (24
November)
• The main Romulan fleet begins running into stiff
resistance the closer they get to the Local Group
systems. Their flank fleet gets held up at a fierce
running battle in and around the Delta Triangle.
Romulan border raid, Calder star system (2159) (December)
• Star Fleet gets a lucky break when the command
cruiser of the Romulan’s flank fleet is lost in the Delta
Triangle. This gives them time to reorganize and
arrange an orderly withdrawal from the field to Rigel.
They are also able bring up additional reinforcements
from beyond the war zone during this time.
(December)
• A new series of warp drive ambulances are rushed into
service due to the high casualties suffered in the war.
The CS-series carrier Yorktown in combat (2161) (December)
• The Romulans destroy the Sector 5B Mining Complex,
one of the most important raw materials processing
 and refining facilities on the far side of the New • The Romulans now hold sway over a large section of
Territories. They will use it as a staging area for their the New Territories, bounded roughly by the Vendor
assault on the Rigel star system. (21 December) star system, Jeffries’ Star, Pushkin’s Star, the Pallas
• Star Fleet calls upon a fleet of untried CS-series star system, the Theta Pictoris star system, the Delta
cruisers to stage an assault on the main Romulan fleet Triangle, and the Rator star system. They will
in the “Hell’s Gate” region, an area of radiation- somehow manage to hold onto most of this territory
intensive nebulas that lies directly in their path. It is for the next 1½ years.
the last chance to stop the Romulans before they can • The Bradley class space tanks enter service.
cross into Local Group space. (late December). • The Archer class cruisers Pemberton, Harr, and
Hachez, accompanied by the corvette Taipei,
successfully protect a civilian fleet evacuating the
colony world of Mohannak VI. (June)

2160-2162
• The Romulans form “wolf
packs” of their fastest
ships to attack vital
Federation supply convoys.
After the first three raids,
Star Fleet begins to notice
a pattern in the attacks. The Romulans are taking the
time to loot the cargoes of the transports before
destroying them. This appears to indicate that they
are short of supplies. Star Fleet decides to
concentrate its efforts on deep penetration raids on
2160 Romulan supply ships and bases in a concerted effort
• The Battle of Hell’s Gate, a mere 50 light-years from to wear down its enemy’s limited resources.
the border of Local Group space, stops the Romulan • From 2160 to early 2162 scores of encounters
advance towards the Local Group systems. The between individual ships and small squadrons take
Romulan invasion fleet is blunted by a ferocious Star place as the Romulans attempt to shore up their
Fleet “cylinder ship” assault. The loss of nearly six tenuous hold on Federation space. The battle lines are
dozen vessels from its offensive spearhead forces the fluid and ever changing, with the sheer volume of
Romulans to fall back and regroup at the Pallas XIV interstellar space preventing any kind of “firm
star system, which is the nearest star system with a defensive line” per traditional terrestrial tactics.
Class M world. Pallas XIV will remain under Romulan
control for the next 1½ years. This battle helps cast
aside any remaining doubts as to the worthiness of
2161
• Star Fleet’s tactical analysis of the Romulan offensive
the “cylinder ship” program and is the first clear
draws attention to an area of space roughly bounded
Federation victory of the war. (1 January)
by the Raxor star system, the Delta Triangle, and the
• The Battle of Rigel II results in the destruction of over
Tellun star system. This strategic area of space is
half of the Romulan flank fleet thanks to superior Star
quickly nicknamed “the Triangle.” Because of the
Fleet tactics and weaponry. The Romulans are chased
Federation victory at Rigel, the most direct route to
all the way back to the Delta Triangle, thus securing
Romulan space lies through the Triangle.
Rigel for the Federation. This is the second clear
• Admiral William Larson is placed in overall command of
Federation victory of the war. (2 January)
all Star Fleet forces on the Romulan flank. His primary
• Commander Sabra Lowe destroys a strategically
mission is to secure the Triangle for the Federation.
located colony on Polluxara IV rather than let it fall
• Admiral Larson’s Sector 7 Wing fleet promptly
into Romulan hands. The 840 colonists are vaporized
destroys an entire Romulan “armada” in the vicinity of
along with their colony. Details surrounding the
the Minara supernova. The Romulans are forced to
Polluxara Massacare, as it is later known, will remain a
dispatch reinforcements desperately needed
source of controversy for decades to come. (February)
elsewhere to cover the loss. (April)
• Andorian Star Fleet squadrons successfully hold the
• Romulan reinforcements being sent to bolster its flank
Romulans at bay at the battle of Winston’s Star,
invasion fleet are intercepted by three Star Fleet
preventing them from turning Star Fleet’s flank and
destroyer squadrons inside the Triangle. This is the
opening up a new front in the war (March).
first encounter between the two sides in which the
forces are evenly matched. Star Fleet battle tactics
 match Romulan ferocity, grinding down both sides in a it difficult for either side to form effective fleets and
matter of hours. Unfortunately, they are not a match end the war – one way or the other. (September)
for Romulan reinforcements and the surviving Star • The Battle of Malkur VI takes place. A lone crippled
Fleet ships are forced to retreat. Larson’s 132nd Federation “cylinder ship,” the Fearless, plays hide-
Strike Squadron arrives on the scene just in time and and-seek with three Romulan cruisers inside of Malkur
successfully repulses the attacking Romulans. This VI’s thick asteroid belt for five days before help arrives
battle seriously weakens Larson’s forces in the area to dispatch its attackers. This battle is often cited as
but prevents the Romulans from securing the base of a classic example of the kind of intense ship-to-ship
their flank. The Triangle will remain Romulan-free for fighting that went on during this period in the Romulan
the rest of the war (save for solitary raiding missions). War. The Fearless Scenario will also become one of
The strategic importance of Admiral Larson’s victory is the Academy’s starship command simulation programs
crystal clear to all who can read a star map. (2 May) in later years (24-29 September)
• All available Hopkins class hospital ships are • The Federation Charter is issued, authorizing a
redeployed to all fronts as close to the war zones as stronger central government than had existed before.
safety permits. Even so, several will fall prey to The Federation Constitution is ratified shortly
Romulan attacks in the months to come. (May) thereafter, replacing the Articles of Federation as the
• The Battle of Triangulum Australe. (June) backbone document for all Federation law. For many
• The Battle of Lalande VIII. (June) this is the “true” date for the founding of the
• A Romulan sector fleet attacks the Federation colony Federation as it exists today. (11 October)
on Alpha Omega ß. They lose half their ships in the • Ursula Yare steps down as Federation President.
ensuing battle but are successful in destroying both Ascending to the new office, along with the new
its defending fleet and all planetary defenses. They government, is Cristofur Thorpe. (October)
then level the helpless colony with star-bomb missiles • Section 31 is established as a super-secret Federation
fired from orbit. Over 200,000 civilians and Star Fleet agency “above the law” answerable to no one but
personnel die in what is widely regarded as the worst themselves. Their main charge is to deal with
Romulan atrocity of the war. (25 July) potential security threats to the Federation before
• One of Admiral Larson’s CS-series strike fleets slips they get out of hand. (October?)
away from its base and goes • The Federation armed survey vessel Cavalier is
on a deep penetration raid ambushed and destroyed by the Romulans in “the
directly across the Federation- Triangle.” The loss of the Cavalier leaves a 12-
Romulan border. Its goal is to member landing party stranded on the surface of what
knock out subspace relays, will become known as Baker’s World. They will not be
surveillance platforms, and recovered until the end of the war. (1 November)
other deep space sensor • The Battle of the
arrays in preparation for a Clouds. On the
planned offensive in the near rimward flank of
future. The strike fleet is headed by the CS-series the Romulans,
carrier Saratoga, along with four cruisers and two Admiral Larson’s
escorts. The mission is a success, with all seven Star Fleet Forces
vessels successfully linking up with waiting Star Fleet locate a major
forces within Federation space at the Gamma Hydra Romulan supply base hidden in the nebulas coreward
sector, on the far side of the border. (21 August) of the Minara supernova. Over 30 Romulan front-line
• A fleet of Vulcan combat vessels, manned only by skeleton crews during
starships provides resupply operations, are caught “at anchor” and
badly needed relief to swiftly destroyed. The heavily damaged supply base is
a combined Human- forced to self-destruct in order to prevent its capture.
Andorian Star Fleet This is a major blow to the Romulans and marks the
squadron at the turning point of the War. (28 December)
battle of Omicron Ara II on the Romulan far flank. It is • Romulan forces manage to temporarily halt Admiral
one of the few battles of the Romulan War in which Larson’s forces at Devron. Unfortunately, they no
Vulcan starships engage in direct combat (August). longer have the resources to adequately cover their
• Shortages of manpower, starships, and resources own battle lines. Larson immediately enacts flanking
reach critical levels for both the Federation and the maneuvers to push the strained Romulan lines to their
Romulans in the ever constant “penetration war.” limits. (30 December).
Numerous raids and corresponding battle losses make • The Marshall-B class destroyer enters service. (Dec.)
2162 • A mixed group of men and women have been taken
• Admiral Larson receives intelligence that will allow him prisoner by the Romulans rather than killed during the
to restart his stalled offensive and quite possibly retreat toward the border. Their prison ship manages
change the course of the war. (25 January) to slip across the border before Admiral Larson’s fleet
• Federation industry has by now caught up with arrives in force. Their children will be taken from them
starship war losses. It begins producing ships and and their eventual fate will remain unknown. These
other resources faster than they are destroyed. As a children will be raised to become covert intelligent
result Star Fleet now has several new fleets available operatives within the Federation. Those of
of its latest front-line and CS-series starships. It “attractive” stock become the original “princeling” and
plans to use these in mounting its own offensive “princess” attendants of senior Romulan officials.
against the resource-strained Romulans. (end of Some will even undergo surgery in order to look more
January) like their “benefactors.” This infusion of human
• The destruction of another secret, hidden Romulan genetic material will eventually result in that rarity of
base at the Draken star system by Admiral Larson’s rarities: a blond Romulan. (April)
forces ends all hope for the Romulans to win the war. • After weeks of heavy fighting, Admiral Hamilton’s
This had been supplying the forces that had forces converge on the Cheron star system near the
successfully halted Larson’s offensive. The supply lines Romulan border, where all remaining Romulan forces
for the coreward Romulan fleets are effectively have gathered in order to fight their way clear and
“pinched” by Larson’s renewed offensive. His intended return home. The Federation fleet has the advantages
goal is the Vendor star system, thereby cutting the of surprise, initiative, and numbers. The Romulans
Romulan supply lines and trapping their invasion fleets must stand their ground, because an additional battle
within Federation space. (3 February) fleet under the command of Admiral William Larson,
• Larson’s rimward squadrons actually manage to supplemented by Admiral Thronlev’s far flank Andorian
penetrate a short distance into Romulan space at this squadrons, have blocked the way back into Romulan
time. They are soon stopped by heavy resistance. space. (1 May)
Nonetheless, it is the first time that Romulan territory • The Battle of Cheron is the biggest space battle of the
has been conquered by the Federation. The news Romulan War. The carnage lasts for just under an
shocks the Romulan Senate once they learn of it. hour. It ends with both sides almost annhiliating each
• The planet Eden is other; however, more combat-capable Federation
discovered in Romulan ships survive that hour than do Romulan vessels …
space by one of the and fresh Star Fleet forces are waiting at the border.
ships in Admiral Larson’s Admiral Alexander Hamilton, who by some miracle has
fleet. survived the fight aboard his flagship Hannibal, gives
• The badly damaged USS the surviving Romulan vessels a chance to surrender.
Fearless, survivor of the They yield the field of battle by self-destructing. The
Battle of Malkur VI, is humiliating loss of its entire fleet at the Battle of
declared unsalvageable and scrapped. Cheron is a major blow to Romulan morale. (1 May)
• Admiral Alexander Hamilton, overall Star Fleet field • The Romulans
commander, begins a grand offensive against the correctly suspect is
coreward Romulan invasion fleets. He intends to that Star Fleet will
catch the Romulans between his forces and Admiral soon begin staging
Larson’s and thus annhiliate them in one decisive new forces near
battle. Four battle fleets under his direct command the border in preparation for an invasion of the
attack the Romulans head-on at the Pallas XIV star Romulan Empire itself. Despite the stubborn
system while several Andorian battlegroups under the insistence of the military that it can still defend the
command of Admiral Gulval Thronlev sweep down on Empire, a shell-shocked Senate overrules its
their lightly protected far flank from Winston’s Star all commanders and appeals directly to Praetor Karzan.
the way to the Gamma Hydra sector. The Romulan (4 May)
positions quickly collapse in the face of Admiral • What remains of the Romulan Space Navy is staged in
Hamilton’s superior forces. The survivors flee towards successive defensive lines from the border all the way
the border as fast as they can before Admiral Larson back to Romulus in anticipation of an expected
can succeed in his offensive and cut off their only Federation invasion. (May-June)
avenue of escape. • Star Fleet begins a massive build-up on the Romulan
• The Battle of Nu Chalcedonis slows but does not stop border in anticipation of a long and bloody invasion
the Federation steamroller bearing down on the campaign. (May-June)
Romulans.
• Praetor Karzan reluctantly decides that hostilities
must somehow be brought to an end in order to
preserve the Empire. The only question is to whom he
will give the unwelcome task of being the scapegoat to
beg for peace from the humans. (June)
• The Baker’s World landing party is found and rescued
by the USS Lorelei. Landing party senior officer
Lieutenant Lawrence D. Baker receives a Star Fleet
Commendation of Valor and a promotion to lieutenant
commander, as well as becoming an instant media
hero. (17 June)
• In his now famous “Sighted Man of Peace” speech,
Federation Councillor Abraham Dannon recommends a
truce and peace treaty with the Romulans. His
speech provokes an immediate outcry by the war
hawks on the Council, causing a ten-day debate on the 2162
subject. (20 June) • Per the treaty, the Neutral Zone is established
• By a one-vote margin the Federation Council approves between the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire.
Councillor Danon’s recommendation. He is A grace period is established in order to give Star
immediately appointed as Federation ambassador with Fleet sufficient time to withdraw its forces from the
full powers to negotiate a peace treaty with the Neutral Zone. (10 September)
Romulan Star Empire. (1 July) • A number of converted Hopkins class mobile hospitals
• Councillor Dannon receives a response from the are set up as temporary Neutral Zone outpost
Romulans via subspace radio to his offer for peace. stations on the Federation side of the border until
The Romulans still stridenly refuse to face-to-face more permanent facilities can be constructed. (12
talks; however, they have a counterproposal. The September)
Romulans agree to return what little Federation • All Daedalus class cruisers are “returned” to their
territory they still hold in exchange for the return of originally designed survey and exploration roles by the
Romulan territory captured by the Federation in its end of the year.
latest offensive. A Neutral Zone is to be between the
two powers. No ship of either power will be allowed 2163
to cross the Zone on threat of war. Councillor Dannon • Abraham Dannon is censured by the Federation Council
agrees to reply with the Federation response within for allowing the last-minute change in the Treaty of
one week. (21 July) Alpha Trianguli that effectively gave the Neutral Zone
• A week later, Councillor Dannon returns with a to the Romulans. He will eventually be voted out of
positive response; however, the Romulans up the office in the next election, his political ambitions
ante. They insist on additional territorial gains for the forever destroyed by his role in brokering the treaty
Empire; namely, the right to “patrol” the Neutral that ended the Romulan War. (5 January)
Zone, in exchange for tighter restrictions on its own • The Zone of Transport Escort is lifted from the New
ability to build Neutral Zone monitor outposts. Dannon Territories. All cultural exchange programs that were
reluctantly makes the necessary concessions and then suspended or postponed due to the Romulan War are
waits. (28 July) now resumed. (January)
• The Romulan Senate broadcasts its unconditional • The Federation Council moves almost immediately to
acceptance of the Treaty of Alpha Trianguli via cut Star Fleet’s funding now that the war is over.
subspace radio. The Romulan War is now officially Faced with the prospect of a drastically reduced
over. (9 September) budget for the foreseeable future, Star Fleet begins
retiring all “unnecessary” and “disposable” starship
classes en masse. Many will be laid up at boneyards
for resale to member and allied systems in order to
raise funds for more modern ship classes. (beginning in
late January)
• The Pioneer, Archer, Farragut, and Torsk CS-series
cruisers are all removed from service around this time.
• The aging Messier class cruisers are all removed from
service around this time.
Malkur VI
 • The aging Djartanna class cruisers are all removed
from service around this time.
• The Tannhauser CS-series cruisers are all removed
from service around this time.
• One of the first technological advances to result from
the war is an improved impulse engine design. It is
quickly implemented into the next generation of Star
Fleet vessels. (13 August).
• The Normandy class star fighter enters service in mid-
year, too late to see service in the Romulan War.
• Gralless of Tellar is elected to succeed Cristofur
Thorpe as Federation President.

2164-2165
• The Federation-M’dok War. A group of breakaway Emblem of the Romulan Star Empire
Kzinti, calling themselves the M’dok, seize the
opportunity created by Star Fleet’s demobilization to
try to reclaim their lost empire. M’dok marauders will
keep Star Fleet busy for the next two years.

2164
• The grace period for Star Fleet’s removal from the
Neutral Zone ends. Entry into the Neutral Zone by a
Federation vessel after this date is considered to be
an act of war by the Romulans. They are within their
treaty rights to attack and destroy any starships that
violate the Zone. (July)
• A number of polls show increasing confidence in the Proposed “Galileo” concept retooling of the
newly reorganized Federation government. Daedalus primary hull prior to the war (c.2155)

2165
• Abraham Dannon is assassinated by a spectator at a
political rally at which he was scheduled to speak. (21
March).
• A newly rebuilt Starbase 10 is towed to the location of
the original. The rebuilding of Starbase 11 continues.
(April)
• End of the Federation-M’Dok War. The M’Dok are
stripped of their “empire,” forbidden the use of
advanced weaponry and starship technology, and
confined to their primary worlds.
• The Powers class scout enters service.
Winston’s Star (c.2161)
• The rebuilt Bonaventure enters service.
• The Cavalry class destroyers are decommissioned
following the end of the Federation-M’dok war.
• All remaining CS-series
cruisers are removed
from service following
the end of the
Federation-M’dok War
and are either sold or scrapped.

The galactic survey cruiser U.S.S. Bonaventure

as preserved in the Delta Triangle (c.2264)
STARSHIPS
MERCURY CLASS SCOUT DOPPLER CLASS SCOUT
SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2154 SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2157
These ships were developed as a low-cost alternative to refitting The Doppler class scout was a smaller and slower contemporary
Cavalry class destroyers for the role of fleet scout. They were of the Mercury class. Its armament was identical but better
also a cheaper alternative by far for “regular” scouting missions placed, with superior firing arcs as a result. In particular, the
deemed of too low a priority to justify a more advanced fleet underslung location of the Doppler’s gimbal-mounted particle
scout. The Mercury class was little more than a habitable cannon gave it a multi-directional heavy fire capability that the
control section strapped on top of a combined high-end sensor Mercury was sadly lacking. Its service entry date also meant
and warp engine platform. Their inexpensiveness combined with that the Doppler class received the benefit of a force field
their small size resulted in a total of 72 being built by war’s end. shielding system. It was the second starship class so equipped
They often operated in groups of two or three, scouting along (the contemporary Marshall class destroyers being the first).
Romulan defenses or making quick dashes into Romulan-held
space in order to gather intelligence on Romulan deployments. The Doppler class scouts became famous for the part that three
Many were destroyed during such daring missions, resulting in of its members played in the key battle of Admiral William
the loss of 21 members of the class during the war. The Larson’s “Triangle” Offensive of 2161-2162. The Federation
remaining 51 survived the conflict and continued to serve with victory of the Battle of the Clouds would not have been possible
Star Fleet in various roles until 2181. Amazingly, 33 Mercury had not the Doppler class scouts Cordwainer, Miramar, and
class scouts still survive today, all in the hands of private Selyana independently pinpointed the location of a secret
“classic starship” enthusiasts who have restored them to Romulan base that had been supplying Romulan forces in the
various in-service configurations. area for the past year. All were lost prior to the battle;
however, the tactical reports they made before their
destruction made possible Admiral Larson’s subsequent victory.
SPECIFICATIONS: After the war the class was sold off for use in various local
Length: ……………………………….…... 162.2 m system defense fleets. The last was decommissioned in 2177.
Beam: …..…………….……………….…… 79.7 m
Draft: …..…………….………………..…… 84.2 m SPECIFICATIONS:
Mass: ………………………………..…. 6,800 DWT
Crew ……………………..……………………… 48 Length: ……………………………………... 150 m
Range: ……...………………….…… 2 years at L.Y.V. Beam: …..…………….……………….…… 36.1 m
Cruising speed: ……………….…………….Warp 2.0 Draft: …..…………….………………..…… 24.5 m
Maximum safe speed: ……………………… Warp 3.2 Mass: ………………………………..…. 4,100 DWT
Armament: …………………… 2 lasers (both forward) Crew ……………………..……………………… 30
1 particle beam cannon (forward) Range: ……...………………….……3 years at L.Y.V.
Cruising speed: ……………….…………….Warp 2.0
Maximum safe speed: ……………………… Warp 3.1
VISUAL:
VISUAL:

DOPPLER DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH

SCHEMATICS COURTESY OF STEVE BARON DOPPLER DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH
SCHEMATICS COURTESY OF STEVE BARON
 Aspects of the Jeffries prototype design were incorporated into
GALACTIC SURVEY CRUISER the contemporary Daedalus class survey cruisers as soon as the
testing data became available. It would also serve as the model
DESIGN PROPOSAL & PROTOTYPE for the rebuilding of the actual Bonaventure starting in 2163.
SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2155 The original Jeffries prototype served as a fast fleet scout during
the Romulan War. By virtue of its design it survived that
The Galactic Survey Cruiser was a design proposal submitted in conflict. It was removed from service in 2162 and donated to
2153 to the Star Fleet Design Bureau by a young Terran the Federation Air and Space Museum at Terra.
starship engineer named W. M. Jefferies. It was a radical
departure from the accepted starship practices of all members SPECIFICATIONS:
of the Federation. A single, small-scale prototype was built in
2155 to test the concept and showed considerable promise. Length: …………………………………….… 50 m
This lone prototype would become one of the most influential Beam: …..…………….……………………… 28 m
starships in Federation history. One can see in its design, for Draft: …..…………….……………….……… 22 m
the first time, the classic “lines” of its legendary descendant: Mass: ………………………………..…. 2,750 DWT
the Constitution class heavy cruiser of the 23rd century. Crew ……………………..……………………… 14
Range: ……...………………….………….…… N/A
The Jeffries prototype was a one-fourth scale replica of the Cruising speed: ……………….…………….Warp 3.2
proposed design. Even so, it was built to the exact Maximum safe speed: ……………………… Warp 3.8
specifications Jeffries had laid down in his proposal. There was
nothing new about its propulsion or systems packages; all of
these were comprised from off-the-shelf components. The main
VISUAL:
purpose of this prototype was to test the structural soundness
and warp dynamics of its revolutionary new design.

In studying the current starship designs of his day, Jeffries had

arrived at the conclusion that none of them provided the right
mix of warp-friendly design, frame stress reduction, damage
survivability, and interior space necessary for a true deep space
exploration vessel. His concept combined several existing ideas
from these other design philosophies into a one of his own
making. From Terra he borrowed the idea of separable hull
components with redundant systems in case of emergency.
From Alpha Centauri he borrowed the idea of subspace
streamlining and, most importantly, boom-mounted warp
engines. From Andor he got the idea for a primary hull saucer,
although he could not implement a true saucer due to the
shipbuilding limitations of his day. From Tellar Prime he got the
latest in mid-sized warp engines from Kloratis Drive Systems, as
standard Cochrane-style models built for Star Fleet were far too
large for his scaled-down prototype. Finally, from Vulcan he got
the most advanced starship computers and control systems
available. As a nod to his sponsor, Cochrane Warp Dynamics
(since he couldn’t use their engines), Jeffries named his
prototype Bonaventure after the very first starship equipped
with warp drive.

The revolutionary aspects of the Jefferies design cannot be

emphasized enough. The warp dynamics of its shape gave it the
ability to hit Warp 2.8 on its very first space trial with little
effort despite its underpowered engines. Subsequent trials
raised its top speed to Warp 3.8, making it the fastest starship
at the time. Many starship historians believe that it would have
eventually broken the legendary Warp 4 barrier, had not the
GALACTIC SURVEY CRUISER BY GEOFFERY MANDEL AND DOUG DREXLER
outbreak of the War forced the termination of the program.
INSPIRED BY THE TAS BONAVENTURE BY DON CHRISTANSEN
MARSHALL CLASS DESTROYER VISUAL:
SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2157
The Marshall class was rushed into service just in time for the
Romulan War and served as Star Fleet’s mainstay vessel for the
entire course of the conflict. These quickly became known as
the “hammerheads” due to their distinctive appearance. They
were extremely popular with their crews and proved to be one
of the few Star Fleet starship classes at the time that “… could
give as good as it got.” Their heavy armament and innovative
force field screens insured they would be everywhere, appearing
as fleet flagships and squadron leaders in almost every major
battle of the Romulan War. The excellence of the class came at
a high price, though. Of the intended 260 ships of the class only
SPECIFICATIONS:
the first 36 would be built. Resources that might have been Length: …………………………………….. 225 m
used for the construction of Marshall class starships were Beam: ………………………….……...…… 117 m
instead diverted to their less-expensive CS-series alternatives. Draft: …………………….………………… 45.5 m
Mass: ………………………………… 22,700 DWT
After the war Star Fleet found itself in a unique and rather Crew ……………………..………….………… 157
difficult situation. The starship program intended to replace the Range: ……...…………………….. 10 years at L.Y.V.
“hammerheads” as the backbone of the fleet, the Goliath class Armament …………….. 22 laser banks (14 fore / 8 aft)
battlecruiser, failed in prototype acceptance tests and was 10 particle beam cannons (8 fore / 2 aft)
immediately shelved. Star Fleet’s response was to order an 2 fusion torpedo tubes (both forward)
additional 28 ships of the uprated Marshall-B class to cover the (particle beam cannons later replaced with
gap this created in the fleet. It also began experimenting with a two extra torpedo tubes, 1 fore and 1 aft)
number of other starship designs over the next two decades in
an effort to find a worthy (and affordable) successor to its Cruising speed: ……………….…………….Warp 3.5
beloved “hammerheads.” The year 2187 would see the Maximum safe speed: ……………………… Warp 3.8
introduction of the Marshall-C configuration, better known as
the Patton class in honor of its famous predecessor. The failure Innovations/Experiments:
of the Tritum program that same year meant that the Marshall
• First starship with protective force field screens.
class (and its derivatives) would have to continue as the
• Most heavily armed Star Fleet starship of the war
backbone of the fleet. It would be another two decades before
the Baton Rouge program came along, giving the aged Marshall
class its long-deserved chance to take its final bow. By the time SCHEMATICS:
Star Fleet’s “hammerheads” were finally retired in the early 23rd
century they had served Star Fleet for almost six decades –
longer than any other starship class at the time.

The Marshall class was originally named after famous Terran

historical military figures. As the class grew the names of
military figures from other worlds were added as well. After
they were decommissioned many names used for Marshall class
destroyers were recycled for future destroyer programs.

Only two ships of the original Marshall class still survive in

Federation hands. The class ship USS Marshall (NCC-D230)
was saved from the scrapper’s torch by the Titan Fleet Yards
and painstakingly restored to its original Romulan War
configuration for public display. The USS Hannibal (NCC-D246),
the longest serving surviving member of the original Marshall
class (50 years) and the flagship of Admiral Alexander Hamilton MARSHALL DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH
at the Battle of Cheron, is on public display at the orbital SCHEMATICS BY RICHARD E. MANDEL
complex of the Federation Air and Space Museum on Terra. VISUAL BY AGATHA CHAMBERLAIN
 as built from what had been intended, which would have more
DAEDALUS CLASS CRUISER closely resembled the Jeffries Project prototype after its mid-
construction design revision. One must understand, though, the
SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2158 wartime environment that dictated how fast and under what
conditions the Daedalus class entered service. One must also
take into account that despite its “primitive” looks the Daedalus
was one of the fastest and most agile starships of its day. The
limited application of the Jeffries Project data had given the
Federation its first “modern” starship class regardless of its
appearance. The arrival of the Daedalus and its brethren on the
scene in 2158 was one of the factors that helped the Federation
defend itself in those terrible first two years of the Romulan
War. They would also prove instrumental in winning it. The
Daedalus class would go on to serve long after the war was
over, returning to more peaceful missions and performing
admirably in its intended role as survey and exploration vessels.

All starships of the Daedalus class were officially retired in

In 2156 the Romulan War was already looming on the horizon. 2196. A few still serve “unofficially” in various support roles.
Star Fleet was understandably looking for any starship on which
it could get its hands to beef up its fleet. It found a ready SPECIFICATIONS:
candidate in the Daedalus class survey cruisers. The first two
ships of the class had already been under construction for the Length: ……….……………………………114.5 m
past nineteen months. They had been partially reworked while Beam: …………………………….………... 49.4 m
still in their berths to take advantage of the latest design data Draft: ………………………….…………… 37.5 m
from the Jeffries Galactic Survey Cruiser Project; hence the Mass: ………………………...…….… 27,500 DWT
delay in their completion. The Federation Council granted Star Crew ……….………………………….………. 120
Fleet the authority to “take over” the Daedalus class and finish Armament ……………..… 7 laser banks (4 fore/ 3 aft)
it on an accelerated schedule as a military cruiser. This was 2 fusion torpedo tubes (both fore)
done much to the irritation of both UESPA and the Federation
Bureau of Sciences; yet both acknowledged that the looming Cruising speed: ……………….…………….Warp 3.5
war against the Romulans took precedence above all else. Maximum safe speed: ……………………… Warp 3.9
The need for swift completion under these conditions meant that Innovations/Experiments:
the Daedalus as built could not implement all of the data learned • First “modern” Federation starship class
from the Jeffries Project. A simple spherical primary hull was
fitted instead of the toridal saucer that had been worked up
from the Jeffries Project data. Star Fleet standard PB-2 VISUAL:
circumferential warp drive units, an uprated version of the ones
first used with the Armstrong class heavy cruiser, were installed
instead of the proposed new “Pegasys” series VX-1 by Kloratis
Drive Systems, as UESPA had intended. Although not as
powerful as the Pegasys VX-1 on paper, the PB-2s were already
available and did not have to go through a lengthy testing and
evaluation process. Finally, one small yet significant change
remained to be made to the Daedalus design. It was equipped
with lasers and torpedoes for combat conditions. They were not
part of the original design, since a survey vessel was
traditionally unarmed; however, Star Fleet experience with the
Romulans had proven the folly of such a practice. They would
have mounted more weapons had there been any room left for
them in the already thrice-redesigned hull. Instead, they would
have to content themselves with hiding additional weapons
inside its shuttle bay on an as-needed basis per mission specs.

The Daedalus class has often been criticized for its utilitarian DAEDALUS DESIGN BY WALTER M. JEFFRIES AND GREG JEIN
lines and rather ungainly appearance. It is quite a different ship SCHEMATIC BY ADAM HEINBUCH
NORMANDY CLASS STARFIGHTER POWERS CLASS SCOUT
SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2163 SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2165
These were little more than a refined version of the Gallant class One of the things that the Romulan War proved was the
taking into account lessons learned during the Romulan War. It ineffectiveness of particle beam weaponry against starships with
still used the same GSC-890 jump drive engine; however, the force field energy screens. Star Fleet’s next class of scout
rest of the craft was completely redesigned. The crew ejection ships, the Powers class, was one of the first post-war designs
module now included a more powerful homing beacon and built-in to take this lesson into account. It carried fusion torpedoes
maneuvering thrusters with a limited fuel supply. The quad instead of a particle beam cannon as its heavy armament; hence
lasers were brought as close to the main hull as safety its rather odd-looking configuration as opposed to following in
permitted. Finally, instead of the separated fighter/attack the Mercury/Doppler design lineage. Also, as another design
models, refined subsystems and a redesigned, elongated nose experiment, its sensor suite was mounted in three external pods
allowed for options packages to be fitted in the field for various that could be switched out at its home base or jettisoned in the
mission configurations. The standard fighter version carried field in an emergency.
extra energy stores for the on-board lasers plus short-range
ship-to-ship drones, ELINT versions carried a sensor and jamming The rather unremarkable service record of the Powers class was
pallet, and attack versions carried a full rack of fusion torpedoes. due more to the peacetime conditions in which it found itself
These three were the most common, although several others than anything else. This might help explain why the Powers
were also available. class was so quickly decommissioned in 2182, just one year
after the older but longer-serving Mercury class scout. Most
Whether or not the Normandy class starfighter would have were quickly resold and reconfigured as interstellar police craft,
succeeded where the earlier Gallant and Arrow classes failed is a in which role they served for another two decades. Only a dozen
moot point. It came too late for the Romulan War and retired or so managed to escape the scrapper’s torch at the end. All of
too early for subsequent action with the Klingons. All were these are either in the hands of private “classic starship”
removed from Star Fleet service and sold off for use in local collectors or in use by independent merchants.
system defense fleets by 2190. About 100 or so still exist
today, either still in local fleet service or under private
ownership by “classic starship” collectors.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: ……………………………………..… 75 m
SPECIFICATIONS: Beam: …..…………….……………………… 32 m
Draft: …..…………….……………….……… 30 m
Length: …………………………………….… 40 m Mass: ………………………………..…. 2,300 DWT
Beam: …..…………….……………………… 12 m Crew ……………………..……………………… 20
Draft: …..…………….……………….……… 12 m Range: ……...………………….……3 years at L.Y.V.
Mass: ………………………………..…... 95 DWT Cruising speed: ……………….…………….Warp 2.5
Crew ……………………..……………………… 3 Maximum safe speed: ……………………… Warp 3.3
Range: ……...………………….………….….. N/A Armament: …………………..… 4 forward laser banks
Cruising speed: ……………….………..… Warp 2.8 1 fusion torpedo tube
Maximum safe speed: …………………..… Warp 3.3
Armament …..……….... 4 forward lasers (quad-mount)
12 ship-to-ship drones (fighter option only)
VISUAL:
6 fusion torpedoes (attack option only)

VISUAL:

POWERS DESIGN BY RICK STERNBACH

NORMANDY DESIGN AND SCHEMATIC BY RICK STERNBACH

 one ever built. The new Bonaventure design was simply too
U.S.S. BONAVENTURE (REBUILD) expensive to fund for any additional ships in the class.
SERVICE ENTRY DATE (OLD CALENDAR): 2165 Many of the design innovations first implemented in the
Bonaventure rebuild project would go on to be used in
The year 2161 saw the most important breakthrough in warp
subsequent Star Fleet starship designs. Perhaps the notable
drive technology in decades. The PB-6 “Quantum II” warp
among these were the new PB-6 warp engines. These would go
engine by Cochrane Warp Dynamics made it theoretically
on to see long years of service with the Horizon and Archon
possible to exceed Warp 4 for the first time in Federation
class survey cruisers. One obvious nod to her Jeffries design
history. It was the greatest starship design achievement of the
lineage was her thin discoid primary hull, which was a first at
age and would find its way onto many a Star Fleet vessel in the
the time. Such a design was not be used again until the end of
generation of starships to come. The development also
this era. This was because the technology of the day could not
happened to roughly coincide with the 100th anniversary of
build a duraluminum hull strong enough to withstand speeds of
warp-powered starflight. After the war, the Federation Council
warp 4 for any extended length of time. This is why the
chose a unique (and still controversial) way to mark both
Bonaventure was given an elliptical disc instead of a true disc.
historic occasions. The venerable Bonaventure, the very first
The design helped offset the stresses caused on it at high warp
production starship equipped with warp drive, was recalled from
speed. The idea of the “thin disc” primary hull would not be
retirement and rewoven into an entirely new vessel – using both
revisited until the discovery and eventual use of trititanium for
the new PB-6 warp engines and all of the data gleaned from the
starship construction.
Jeffries Project prototype design of 2155.

This decision was not as welcome as one might think. Many SPECIFICATIONS:
“classic starship” buffs and historical preservationists were
firmly opposed, citing the Bonaventure’s key role in starship Length: ……….…………………………….. 198 m
history. They publicly condemned the move, noting that one of Beam: …………………………….…………95 m
the last of the first-generation faster-than-light Terran Draft: ………………………….…………… 77 m
spacecraft still in existence was being sacrificed for little more Mass: ………………………...……… 115,000 DWT
than a public relations ploy. In the end though, their voices Crew ……….………………………….……. 190
went unheeded. The Bonaventure was towed out of its berth at Armament …………..……………..… 2 lasers/ 1 bank
Star Fleet’s fleet reserve facility on Luna for a historic rebuilding
at the nearby Star Fleet facilities above Aitken Base. Cruising speed: ……………….…………….. warp 3.4
Maximum speed: ………………………….… warp 3.9
The Bonaventure that emerged from its orbital spacedock above
Luna in late 2164 looked nothing like the original. Gone were Innovations/Experiments:
the old flat, angular lines and overall lumpy profile. Gone as well • First time a Star Fleet vessel was ever broken down
were the arrow-shaped primary hull and early fusion-based and rewoven into a new starship class
faster-than-light warp engines. In its place was a brand new • First production starship to use PB-6 warp engines
starship, incorporating all of the technological advances that had • First production starship class in Star Fleet history to
been developing since its maiden flight in 2060. This was the attempt a disc-shaped primary hull design
first time (but certainly not the last) that Star Fleet would so • Overall design would later go on to inspire the next
drastically rebuild one of its historic starships. It did so because two generations of Star Fleet starships
it could. For the first time since the end of the war it was
working with an unlimited budget. To this end the new
Bonaventure was the Jeffries Project brought to life, retooled
VISUAL:
with the latest in starship technology advances and ready to
strut its stuff before the Federation for all it was worth.

After its formal commissioning in 2165 and making the expected

publicity rounds, the rebuilt Bonaventure immediately set out on
its third long-term voyage. Sadly, however, it was to be its only
one. The Bonaventure was lost with all hands while investigating
the Delta Triangle in 2166. The ship was rediscovered there,
still intact, a century later. Unfortunately the unique spatial
anomalies of the Delta Triangle prevent it from ever being BONAVENTURE “REBUILD” DESIGN BY DON CHRISTANSEN
recovered. A single sister ship, the new-build Bonnie Chance, ADDITIONAL DATA COURTESY OF NEALE PEARSON AND ARIDAS SOFIA
SCHEMATIC BY HARRY DODDEMA (TITAN FLEET YARDS)
was built as a replacement in 2168. It would be the only other
OTHER STARSHIPS OF THE ROMULAN WAR
FA-XIAN CLASS EXPLORER TELLARITE TRADING VESSEL
SERVICE DATES (OLD CALENDAR): 2089 DEGBRAXIS CLASS
The starships of the Pacific States are often overlooked in These massed produced vessels were very popular with civilian
studies of early Terran spacecraft, due largely to the traders and commercial transport firms. They were excellent
overwhelming dominance of Western designs. To be fair, these for the small-to-medium cargo, long-haul role and could be found
were not the only world powers setting forth on the final everywhere in the Federation. A number of these were on
frontier in the years before the formation of the United Earth supply runs to various colonies and stations in the New
Government. The Pacific States had a spacecraft history of Territories when the Romulan War broke out and were hurriedly
their own stretching all the way back to the 20th century, with pressed into service as evacuation ships. They were not very
the Chinese and Japanese being the primary leaders. As for the maneuverable but were heavily armed for civilian craft, usually
Fa-Xian, it was a typical late-era Pacific States starship and one capable of holding their own against lone Romulan raiders until
of the last built before the world unification movement began to nearby Star Fleet vessels could come to their rescue. They
take hold of Terra at the turn of the 21st century. were also among the thousands of civilian craft pressed into
service as Star Fleet supply craft to support the war effort.
The Fa-Xian class, considered primitive by the time the Romulan Many were lost in convoy raids by Romulans marauders before
War came around, had been among the most advanced starships the tide turned in favor of the Federation. The survivors
of their time. They were colony transports, helping to seed continued in service after the war until the 2170s, when most
humans throughout the stars in those early, heady days of were replaced by their owners with newer, faster designs. Only
Terran interstellar exploration. The class ship was responsible a handful still continue to ply the stars today, with the rest
for the colonization of Alpha III by the Buddhist Chinese, whose having been grounded or scrapped.
influence still remains strong in the colony today.

After serving their purpose, many Fa-Xian class starships were

SPECIFICATIONS:
eventually sold off to help pay for the operating expenses of the Length: ……….…………………………….. 198 m
colonies they founded. They were slow, ungainly, and ungraceful, Beam: …………………………….…………95 m
but their large cargo capacity and relatively low price made Draft: ………………………….…………… 77 m
them attractive buys on the “classic starships” market. They Mass: ………………………...……… 115,000 DWT
wound up as privately owned transports, with their new owners Crew ……….………………………….……. 190
refitting them in various ways to get the most out of their aged Armament …………..……………..… 2 lasers/ 1 bank
hulls. A number were still in civilian service at the outbreak of
the Romulan War but many of these fell victim to Romulan raids.
The rest had all fallen victim to the scrapper’s torch by 2175. VISUAL:

VISUAL:

DEGBRAXUS DESIGN BY DANA KNUTSON

3D MESH AND MODEL COURTESY OF STEVE BARON

FA-XIANG COURTESY OF JULIAN BOLINGER

STAR FLEET “CYLINDER SHIPS”
SERVICE DATES (OLD CALENDAR): 2154-2162
Aside from a few notable new ship classes, such as the Daedalus
class survey cruisers and the Marshall class destroyers, most of
the Romulan War was fought by clumsy cylindrical Terran
starships against hordes of clumsy, cylindrical Romulan
starships, with the occasional odd class or two thrown in for Pioneer class heavy cruiser
good measure. This was a throwback of sorts as far as Terran
spaceflight had developed; however, there was a very good
reason for it. All battles took place at sub-light speeds at or
near a planetary system or other stellar landmark. One did not
need a ship designed for warp speed to fight a sub-light battle.

These CS-series starships, or “cylinder ships” as they were

better known, were derived from the unbuilt Dyson-Yoyodyne
DY-1300 military cruiser of 2130. They were designed to be Tannhauser class heavy cruiser
cheap, easy to build, and quick to launch and join the action.
Average construction time was six to nine months per ship, with
some of the ships in the smaller design classes being built in as
little as three months. All of the CS-series starships were
produced in large numbers in all sizes with a varying mix of
weapons expressly for the war effort. Creature comforts were
kept to an absolute minimum. The extra room gained was used
for weaponry, armor, and even early force field systems (in the Yorktown class escort carrier
later classes). When the Romulan War finally ended all of these
“cylinder ships” were either sold or scrapped within four years
after the Federation Council mandated the downsizing of Star
Fleet. A surprising number were purchased by undercover
M’dok agents (in disguise as Caitians) and used against Star
Fleet in the short-lived Federation-M’dok War.

Illustrations of some of the more important CS-series starship

classes involved in the Romulan War are shown here in order to
highlight their role in Federation spacecraft history. Midshipmen
wishing to conduct further studies into the CS-series starships
should address their inquiries to the Starfleet Museum, Memory
Alpha branch, via the Academy Intranet.

VISUALS (NOT TO SCALE):

Conqueror class heavy cruiser

Torsk class patrol cruiser

CYLINDER SHIP PROGRAM BY MASAO OKASAKI

3D MESHES AND MODELS BY DARKDRONE
COURTESY OF THE STARFLEET COMMAND III DOWNLOADS SECTION

Minotaur class space fighter

TERRAN EXPLORATIONS
EDEN
Eden is a legendary, once-mythical world famed for its natural
beauty. The Federation starship Achilles, one of the picket ships
of the last great Federation offensive of the Romulan War
(2159-2162) was forced to make an emergency landing on the
planet’s surface after being crippled by a fierce Romulan attack.
The crew was shipwrecked after the pursuing Romulans
attacked the grounded Achilles, destroying the ship in the
process. The survivors spent the next two months dodging the
occasional Romulan patrol and using parts salvaged from the
debris of the Achillies to repair three of their shuttlecraft in
order to make them spaceworthy again. It was a desperate plan
that was almost certainly doomed to failure, but they knew the
Romulans would find them sooner or later. Fortunately, they
were located by another Federation patrol and evacuated before
the Romulans arrived in force to put an end to them.

The Achilles survivors named their new world Eden, after the
Garden of Eden of Biblical lore. According to their accounts the System star: UFC 3676543
planet Eden was a lush, comfortable, tropical paradise that
rivaled Kaferia in its native beauty. Tales of the planet Eden Distance from system star ……………… 323 million km
quickly began to circulate among Federation counterculture Period of revolution (Terran measure) …… 25.35 hours
movements after the end of the Romulan War, in particular on Period of orbit (Terran measure) ………… 381.13 days
the nearby colony world of Tiburon. The planet’s exact location Mass ………………………………….. 4.3 x1024 kg
had been lost, however, filed away and forgotten in the Diameter ………………………………. 7630 km
thousands of starships logs that were quickly downloaded and Axial inclination ………………………… 21.8º
stored before Star Fleet’s post-war downsizing started in 2162. Average surface temperature …………… 37º C
It took almost a century of patient pestering by these counter-
culturalists before Star Fleet finally released the bulk of its Satellites ……..………………………... none
Romulan War starship logs to the public. Once that happened, Planetary classification ………………….. M
rediscovering Eden was only a matter of time. Level of technology …………………….. current
In 2263 the Star Fleet heavy cruiser Enterprise, investigating Indigenous culture(s) …………………… none
the theft of a starbase shuttlecraft, intercepted a civilian Additional culture(s) ……………………. none
starship on a direct course towards the Neutral Zone. Aboard
was a small group of human counter-culturalists led by Dr. Rota
Sevrin, a former university professor on Tiburon. Sevrin, who
The Enterprise soon arrived at Eden, which was fortunately
rejected modern technology in favor of a simpler lifestyle,
located just inside of the Neutral Zone. Sadly, though, the
claimed to know the general location of the planet Eden and was
legendary planet of old was no longer habitable by humans. The
heading there with his followers so they could “cleanse
Romulans had apparently spiked the planet’s ecosystem with a
themselves.” In truth he did not know the exact location;
retrovirus that made all of its plant forms corrosive to the touch
however the recently declassified starship logs from the
and poisonous to eat. They had apparently done this back during
Romulan War had indicated the general area. The planet’s
the Romulan War in order to kill any humans that might have left
location was pinpointed once again by First Officer Spock and
behind from the rescue of the Achillies survivors. Dr. Sevrin was
Ensign Pavel Chekov of the Enterprise as a side project while
killed when he deliberately ate a fruit from the planet,
Sevrin and his followers were being returned to the authorities
steadfastly refusing to believe that the Eden of lore was now a
to face charges. Sevrin and his followers were able to use his
death trap. His followers, all suffering from severe skin
scientific expertise to escape confinement, steal a ship’s
corrosion burns, were safely evacuated to Federation space.
shuttlecraft, and once again resume the quest for Eden. The
Enterprise was forced to cross into the Neutral Zone in pursuit.
ROMULUS AND REMUS
Romulus (ch’Rihan, Ket-cheleb III) is the home planet of the
Romulans. They are a distant offshoot of the Vulcans whose
ancestors rejected the reforms of Surak and left to find a world
to claim as their own. They eventually found the worlds of the
Romulus star system in c. 400 CE after decades of travel. Six
planets greeted their sensors, of which planets three and four
were a binary pair with two small moons well within habitable
Vulcan parameters. Habitable binary planet pairs are rare;
those with moons even more rare. It was taken as a sign by the
Vulcan exiles and they immediately set course for it. Their long
journey was over, for they had found their new home.
Romulus (ch’Rihan, Ket-cheleb III) – “normal” appearance
The atmosphere of Romulus undergoes a cyclic transformation
whereby its cloud cover’s color temporarily changes from white
to orange-red and then back again. The Romulans have never
bothered to explain the phenomena to outsiders. Federation
scientists theorize that this happens whenever the planet
crosses the orbit of Remus, itself a red-hued planet. It was
when Romulus was in its orange-red phase that the planet was
first found by the Vulcan exiles. Romulan history records their
initial impressions of its apparent likeness to Vulcan, their
former home. Its reddish cloud cover hid a completely different
world, though. Unlike Vulcan, Romulus is temperate planet with
abundant oceans and rich in a variety of native plant and animal
lifeforms. It must have seemed a paradise to those early Remus (ch’Havran, Ket-cheleb IV)
settlers after long years of space travel across the cosmos.

Romulus is the larger of the two planets that make up the binary
System star: Romulus (Eisn)
pair in the Romulus star system. The other is Remus
(ch’Havran, Ket-cheleb IV), which was already home to a
Romulus (ch’Rihan, Ket-cheleb III)
humanoid culture (homo reman) when the Romulans arrived.
Distance from system star ……………… 345 million km
Remus is tidally locked due to the twin pulls of both nearby
Period of revolution (Terran measure) …… 25.12 hours
Romulus and the system star Romulus. The Remans developed
Period of orbit (Terran measure) ………… 410.11 days
in the habitable edge and darkside zones. The Romulans made
Mass ………………………………….. 1.2 x1025 kg
their first conquest by invading Remus and enslaving its native
Diameter ………………………………. 14,179 km
peoples. Remus turned out to be rich in dilithium, and ever
Axial inclination ………………………… 34º
since the Remans have mined dilithium for their Romulan
Average surface temperature …………… 42º C
masters.
Satellites ………………... two (Megara and Amyclae)
Two small class D moons, Megara (Pirek) and Amyclae (Elvreng),
Planetary classification ………………….. M
are locked in geostationary orbit around Romulus. On Megara
Level of technology …………………….. current
can be found the wreck of the Gorget, the only original Vulcan
colonization ship that made it to Romulus but never fell into the
Indigenous culture(s) …………………… none
planet’s atmosphere after its abandonment. It is one of the few
Additional culture(s) ……………………. humanoid
surviving artifacts from the dawn of Romulan history. Amyclae
(homo vulcanis)
is the site of a major weapons testing facility for the Romulan
Remus (ch’Havran, Ket-cheleb IV)
Space Navy. As such, access is highly restricted and no
Mass ………………………………….. 2.4 x1024 kg
offworlders are allowed to set foot on its surface.
Diameter ………………………………. 8,475 km
Period of revolution (Terran measure) …… none (locked)
The unusual configuration of the Romulus-Remus planetary
Indigenous culture(s) …………………… humanoid
relationship within the Romulus star system is highly suggestive
(homo reman)
of Preserver stellar engineering. Unfortunately, no direct
evidence has yet surfaced to support this theory.
HISTORICAL ARTICLES
200 DEAD IN DIANA MASSACRE STARBASE 10 DESTROYED
UFP INFONET – 15 MAY 2151 UFP INFONET – 2 NOVEMBER 2155

First came the alert. “Under heavy attack by unknown force.

Deploying garrison force to intercept.” Fearing the worst,
The following is an extract from an eyewitness account of the
Commodore Tonsum Han ordered his 159th Combat Squadron to
identification of the bodies of the slain composed by UFP Infonet
immediately break off its war games exercises and return to
reporter Tharnak of Tellar. Be advised that it is not for the faint
port. The U.S.S. Garibaldi and the entire fleet pivoted in place
of heart.
and swiftly headed back at full speed. Then came the distress
call – the last thing Comodore Han and his ship captains wanted
to hear. “Mayday! Mayday! Starbase 10 is under attack by
The place was full of sorrow. Nonstop crying … wails and unknown forces! Garrison forces have been led into a trap!
screams of anguish whenever someone recognized one of the We’re taking heavy fire from enemy vessels. Request immediate
slain. Despite the best efforts of the extraction teams there assistance – repeat, request immedia—“
was the smell of decay in the air. A horrible smell – no one
who’s even inhaled it can forget it. It permeated the place no They were almost in visual range when it happened. The
matter where you went or what you did. I asked a nearby explosion blinded their sensors, and its accompanying shockwave
human guard for a rebreather. He just shook his head. scattered starships like leaves in the wind. When Commodore
“Essential personnel only,” he said. “There’s not enough to go Han and his fleet finally regained control of their vessels, it was
around.” I left him and moved on, somehow forcing myself to already too late. They had no homeport to which to return.
keep from gagging at the stench. The absolute grief of the Starbase 10 had been destroyed.
families made them oblivious to it.
What might have been a simple intercept mission now turned
The bodies lay in neat little rows, one room after another, on into the grim task of looking for bodies … and, hopefully,
and on and on. Almost half were in wrapped clear plastic. They survivors. They found plenty of the former. Thankfully, they also
had run out of body bags sometime after a hundred. The faces found some of the latter. Not enough, though. Not nearly
… they were horrible to look at. Twisted grimaces of pain and enough. Seventeen dazed crewmen and two officers in the
fear, some still spattered in blood. They had been herded spinning, smashed hulk of the old Th’levrin, one of the ships that
together and then mowed down, execution style. Some had still had been left behind as guard. A dozen or so from the starbase,
been alive after they had fallen. These had been dispatched with who had been lucky enough to be standing next to escape pod
a single shot to the head. Men and women, young and old, little hatches when the death blow was dealt. Two oxygen-starved,
children … even the pets had been killed with the same careful, spacesuited crewman, who had been blown out of the hangar
cold-blooded precision by which the 200 passengers and crew of bay of the destroyer Gilmour when the ship went up. That was
the Diana had been slaughtered. “What did we do to them to it. That was all they would ever find. The Romulans, as always,
deserve this?” I asked myself, almost aloud. I didn’t know the had been very thorough. Only the hand of Fate had saved these
answer. I doubted if there ever would be one. few.
ADVANCED LASER REMEMBER THE PATTON!
UFP INFONET – 14 OCTOBER 2159
WEAPONRY INTRODUCED
STAR FLEET NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2156 EDITION

The escalation of Romulan attacks in the New Territories has

now literally exploded into full scale war. Yesterday the Star
Fleet destroyer Patton was ambushed and destroyed by three
Romulan starships in the Eta Leonis system. They appeared to
The new lasers underwent their final testing at the Arcturus
be picket ships for a massive invasion fleet that has crossed the
Test Range last month. They have twice the range and three
border and is heading into Federation space. The Patton
times the power of previous systems. They were, to quote one
engaged the picket ships and destroyed them, gathering as
observer, “Incredible.” They were able to burn through the best
much sensor data as it could on the invasion fleet. All too soon,
ablative armor in the Star Fleet inventory within two seconds.
though, Romulan reinforcements from the invasion fleet arrived
Andorian, Centaurean, and Tellarite armor fared no better. Only
to finish off the Star Fleet destroyer. The Patton’s last message
old Vulcan armor proved to be difficult. It only took a couple
was garbled and cut off in mid-transmission; however, they
more seconds than the others, though. The increased
reported seeing “thousands of Romulans” on their way into
coherence of the beam means that it widens only half a meter
Federation space before the end came.
every 50,000 kilometers, and the recharge time can now be
measured in seconds. In every respect Star Fleet’s new
We must not forget the sacrifice of the Patton. Captain Joseph
advanced laser weapons have proven to be a complete success.
Spadora could have easily ordered a retreat at flank speed,
All that remains is to start putting them in its ships.
saving both his ship and his crew. Instead, he stayed on the
scene, gathering as much information as he could and
Now how, readers might ask, do you defend against such a
transmitting it back to the Federation before he and his crew
superweapon that can cut through any defense you have? Easy.
were killed. Star Fleet would have been caught completely by
The answer is by using a projected energy screen. This Vulcan-
surprise had it not been for Captain Spadora. We must never
based technology generates a series of force fields around the
forget, no matter what happens from this point forward.
ship that acts the same way as armor would, only more
effectively. Energy cancels out energy, or at the least sloughs
Remember the Patton!
off most of its destructive power. Energy annihilates matter, so
projectile weapons such as the old rail guns have little chance.
Even if a shot by either system manages to get though, it is so
weakened by the force field screens that armor can easily deal
with it.

Star Fleet has already contracted to install both the new lasers
and force field screening systems in its newest ships-of-the-line.
The Marshall class destroyers are already under construction,
and the class ship is scheduled to join the fleet next year. When
that happens, Star Fleet will finally have a starship that can deal
with the Romulans once and for all.
ROMULANS STOPPED AT ROMULANS DESTROY
HELL’S GATE ALPHA OMEGA β
UFP INFONET – 1 JANUARY 2160 UFP INFONET – 26 JULY 2161

Yesterday, in the worst atrocity of the war, a Romulan task

force cold-bloodedly killed every life form on the New Territories
Hell’s Gate. For many space travelers this expanse of highly, colony world of Alpha Omega ß via orbital bombardment. After
charged, radioactive nebulas and lifeless worlds was a necessary engaging and destroying the planetary defense fleet and group
barrier to cross on the way to the New Territories. Today, defense installations, they went on to carpet bomb every inch of
however, it became something else: a wall to stop a Romulan the planet’s surface with tens of thousands of star-bomb
invasion of the Federation. missiles, leaving no margin for escape. Preliminary reports
indicate that over 200,000 civilians and Star Fleet personnel
Star Fleet has not yet released full details of today’s battle. died in the attack. Star Fleet has dispatched forces to the
Preliminary reports indicated that the fleet’s new “cylinder scene; however, the Romulan forces are long gone. Instead,
ships” intercepted the main thrust of Romulan forces and they will be assessing the devastation and transmitting the data
destroyed most of their vessels. We have confirmed reports back to Star Fleet Command for further study.
from outside sources that Romulan warships have just attacked
the Pallas XIV star system. This would be a backwards move for Already there are cries for retaliation. In today’s Federation
their invasion fleet and appears to bolster Star Fleet’s claim of Council session, Councilor Jarvok Th’ren of Andor railed against
victory at Hell’s Gate. If true, then a Romulan invasion of the the Romulan attack. “Blood cries out for blood!” he demanded
Federation has been averted by the narrowest of margins. of his fellow delegates. “How can we let something like this go
unanswered?! If we let them get away with this here, then they
We will release more details as they become available. will do it on other worlds. They will turn the New Territories
into a barren wasteland! Their gift to the Federation – a endless
desert where once living worlds existed.”

In response, Councilor Abraham Dannon of Alpha IV pleaded for

sanity. “I know that each of us has lost someone in this war,”
he calmly said, nodding at Th’ren. “Some of us more than
others. Be that as it may, we cannot sink to the same level of
depravity as our foe. If we adapt their tactics than we are no
better off than them. We too will engage in mindless and
rampant bloodshed for the mere sake of killing, whatever the
reason. We must not become as them. We must hold our
course and cling to those morals and precepts that keep us from
such barbarism. Only by staying on the high road, only by
backing our Star Fleet and giving it the resources it needs, are
we ever going to win this war. Nay, fellow councilors. Let us
not become the new Romulans.”
Location of the planet Eden (star system UFC 3676543)
BATTLE OF CHERON ENDS WAR A LETTER TO PRESIDENT THORPE
ADMIRAL ALEXANDER HAMILTON UFP INFONET – LETTERS SECTION – 4 FEBRUARY 2163
USS HANNIBAL , SHIP’S LOG – 1 MAY 2162

Captain’s log, 1 May 2162, 1853 hours ship time.

Dear President Thorpe,
I’ve just watched the last of the Romulan ships blow itself up
rather than surrender. The war is over. There are no Romulans
My daddy tells me that you are sending all the Star Fleet ships
left anywhere in the Federation. The few that remained just
home. Why are you doing that? Star Fleet just got through
vaporized themselves here at Cheron.
saving us from the bad Romulans. Now there are bad cats who
are after us, too. If you send all the ships home then anyone
The Battle of Cheron was one of the most intense space battles
can come and beat us up just like the Romulans did. My cousins
in which I have ever been involved. It was also one of the worst.
Anla and Joced were killed by them. They were good friends and
My initial tactics in splitting their forces with the Cochrane
I miss them. I don’t want to lose any more cousins. I don’t
Deaccelleration Maneuver had left them wide open to attack.
want anybody else to lose any more cousins. Please don’t send
They knew we had them. They had nowhere to go, so they
the Star Fleet ships home. We need a good Star Fleet.
fought with all the desperation of a cornered and wounded
animal. They stood their ground, choosing to die and taking out
Anwar Hussein
as many of us as they could in the process. In fifty-three
minutes I lost most of my fleet to Romulan suicide tactics.
When it was over, though, they had no ships left in any condition
to fight. Fortunately we did, and Admiral Larson’s forces were Dear Anwar,
moving up from their rear. The battle was over and they knew
it. Rather than surrender, though, as any sane beings would, I am sorry to hear about your cousins. I know how you feel,
they chose death and blew up their own ships. Madness. Utter because I lost some of my cousins, too. You may have even had
madness. trouble sleeping after the news, as did I. I hope your parents
were there to help you through. Please understand, though,
The Hannibal could have easily been among the thousands of that Star Fleet right now is a lot bigger than it should be. We
ships Star Fleet lost today. Instead, the old man saw us don’t need as many ships to fight the M’dok – the “bad cats,”
through, just like he’s done throughout the war, persevering just as you call them – as we did the Romulans. We have more ships
like the Carthaginian general of old for who he was named. He’s than we have people to put on them and money to keep them
battered and damaged, yet there’s still a lot of fight left in the flying. That’s why some of them are going home, but not all of
Hannibal. It’s a good thing, too, because there’s one more them. I would never let Star Fleet get so small that it couldn’t
campaign left to fight in this war. I’m going to go report in and protect us. Thank you for sharing you concerns with me,
get my ship fixed up, and then it’ll be time for the last phase of though. I will do my best not to let you down.
the war. Next stop: the Romulan Empire.
Cristofur Thorpe
Federation President
TACTICAL MAPS

The pre-Federation “Old Empires” The outbreak of the Romulan War

United Federation of Planets Greatest extent of Romulan-held territory during the war
prior to treaty zone expansion
(c.2150)
SCHEMATICS
REGULAR STAR FLEET STARSHIP CLASSES AVAILABLE DURING THE WAR – NOT TO SCALE

PROMETHEUS CLASS RINGSHIP VANGUARD CLASS TRANSPORT

(2105) (2144)
Length: 260 m Drive: warp drive
Length: 320 m Drive: toridal warp drive
Mass: 25,000 DWT Range: interstellar
Mass: 57,500 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers Crew: 94
Armament: lasers Crew: 115

HORIZON CLASS SURVEY CRUISER

(2146)
WRIGHT CLASS CRUISER Length: 280 m Drive: warp drive
(2139)
Mass: 38,500 DWT Range: interstellar
Length: 168 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 48,500 kg Range: interstellar Armament: lasers, torpedoes, Crew: 224
Armament: lasers, missiles, Crew: 55 particle beam cannon
particle beam cannon
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CAVALRY CLASS DESTROYER

(2141)
Length: 130 m Drive: warp drive Many of Dyson-Yoyodine’s DY-series starships were still in use during
the Romulan War; however, all but the Mark II and III “re-release”
Mass: 14,900 DWT Range: interstellar
models were little more than flying targets. Various DY-100 Mark IIs,
Armament: lasers, torpedoes, Crew: 80 DY-245 Mark IIs, and DY-500 Mark IIIs, all warp-capable, saw extensive
particle beam cannon service in freighter convoys and supply operations all through the war.
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MANTA CLASS SPACE TANK

(2150)
Length: 61 m
Mass: 3050 DWT
Armament: lasers, missiles,
ARMSTRONG CLASS HEAVY CRUISER particle beam cannon
(2147) Drive: warp drive
Range: interstellar
Length: 207 m Drive: warp drive
Crew: 10
Mass: 38,000 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, torpedoes, Crew: 175
particle beam cannon
MERCURY CLASS SCOUT
(2154)
Length: 162.2 m
Mass: 6800 DWT
Armament: lasers,
particle cannon
Drive: warp drive
Range: interstellar
Crew: 48

GALLANT & ARROW SERIES STARFIGHTERS

(2148)
DOPPLER CLASS SCOUT
Length: 30 m Drive: CDP generator (2157)
Mass: 70 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, torpedoes Crew: 1-2 Length: 150 m
Mass: 4100 DWT
Armament: lasers,
particle cannon
Drive: warp drive
Range: interstellar
Crew: 30

HOPKINS CLASS HOSPITAL SHIP (TYPES A & B)

(2148)
Length: 238 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 90,000 DWT Range: interstellar The aged Djartanna class cruisers were too old and slow to take part
Armament: lasers Crew: 25-130 directly in the Romulan War. Instead, they remained behind in defense
(depending on configuration) of Local Group systems, while newer and faster vessels (such as the
similar Wright class cruiser), took the fight to the enemy.
 NORMANDY CLASS STARFIGHTER
(2163)
JEFFRIES PROJECT PROTOTYPE
(2155) Length: 40 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 96 DWT Range: interstellar
Length: 50 m Drive: warp drive Armament: lasers, drones, Crew: 3
Mass: 8750 DWT Range: interstellar missiles (attack version only)
Armament: none Crew: 14

POWERS CLASS SCOUT

(2158)
Length: 75 m
Mass: 2300 DWT
Armament: lasers, missiles
MARSHALL CLASS DESTROYER Drive: warp drive
(2157) Range: interstellar
Crew: 20
Length: 225 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 27,000 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles, Crew: 157
particle cannon

BONAVENTURE CLASS SURVEY CRUISER

(“ANNIVERSARY” REBUILD)
DAEDALUS CLASS CRUISER (2165)
(2158)
Length: 198 m Drive: warp drive
Length: 114.5 m Drive: warp drive Mass: 115,000 DWT Range: interstellar
Mass: 27,500 DWT Range: interstellar Armament: lasers Crew: 190
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 120
SCHEMATICS
STAR FLEET’S “CYLINDER SHIP” PROGRAM – NOT TO SCALE
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TANNHÄUSER CLASS HEAVY CRUISER

PIONEER CLASS HEAVY CRUISER (2157)
(2154)
Length: 247.1 m Drive: warp drive
Length: 191.8 m Drive: warp drive Mass: 443,000 DWT Range: interstellar
Mass: 402,750 DWT Range: interstellar Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 1254
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 1100

MINOTAUR CLASS FIGHTER

ARCHER CLASS PATROL CRUISER (2158)
(2154)
Length: 49.2 m
Length: 62 m Mass: 2461 DWT
Mass: 7360 DWT Armament: lasers, missiles
Armament: lasers, missiles Drive: warp drive
Drive: warp drive Range: interstellar
Range: interstellar Crew: 3
Crew: 20

TORSK CLASS SCOUT

(2158)
KRETCHET CLASS CRUISER Length: 147,7 m Drive: warp drive
(2157) Mass: 97,600 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 236
Length: 116.9 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 132,700 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 368
OLYMPUS MONS CLASS TRANSPORT / POWHATAN CLASS ESCORT CRUISER
(2158)
REID FLEMING CLASS TANKER
(2158) Length: 147.0 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 60,600 DWT Range: interstellar
Length: 182.2 m Drive: warp drive Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 158
Mass: 411,300 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 806

CURRAN CLASS PATROL CRUISER

(2158)
Length: 62.7 m
Mass: 7200 DWT
Armament: lasers, missiles
Drive: warp drive
Range: interstellar
Crew: 27

FARRAGUT CLASS MONITOR

(2158)
Length: 201.5 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 432,300 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 1100

COMET CLASS LIGHT CRUISER

(2158)
Length: 123.8 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 45,800 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 87

YORKTOWN CLASS ESCORT CARRIER

(2158)
Length: 234.9 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 671,300 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles, Crew: 1560
starfighters
CONQUEROR CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
(2159)
Length: 226.9 m Drive: warp drive
Mass: 497,750 DWT Range: interstellar
Armament: lasers, missiles Crew: 1320
A Daedalus loses to a Romulan Cerebus (2159)

U.S.S. Yorktown (CVM-18)

A Daedalus loses to a Romulan Cerebus (2159)

A lonely Daedalus searches for Romulans

“The End of Alpha Omega ß” by Julius Oberstricht (2262)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
VOLUME 9: 2151-2165
AUTHOR’S COMMENTS: clear on the other side of the Federation per the Star Trek
Maps. Okay, so let’s go to the later Star Trek Star Charts,
First of all I would like to thank Masao Okasaki of the Starfleet which according to the Okudaites are “more accurate.” Never
Museum web site for not only “loaning” me all of his Romulan mind that it left off any mention of the Kzinti save for one oblique
War era ship designs but also allowing me to adjust their reference. Ah, there’s Cheron on page 66! Now how did it
backstories in order to fit the Prime One timeline. Masao and move all the way across the Federation and wind up just inside
his associates were doing their best to work out the issues the Neutral Zone like that? ”He made a mistake the first time.”
surrounding the Romulan War long before I arrived on the scene. Yeah, must have been one helluva mistake for those two
It seemed only natural to acknowledge his efforts despite minor different sets of star charts to change so much. It’s just
quibbles we might have in our reference materials. Per Masao’s another example of “the franchise” rewriting its own history at
request I have deliberately limited information regarding his the sake of the fans. Besides, it can’t be the same planet for
starship designs in this document. If you want to see more, the simple fact that the Romulans are never mentioned in “Let
though – such as full color illustrations, 3D renderings, and his That Be Your Last Battlefield.” If they had been anywhere near
own interpretation of the TREK timeline – then you need to pay the Neutral Zone then Kirk, Spock, Sulu, Scotty, or somebody
his Starfleet Museum Internet site a visit. It’s well worth the would have said something sooner or later given the way they
trip, trust me. While I was at it I also threw in a couple of acted about it in previous TOS episodes. That’s the way it is on
excellent Romulan War era starship designs by Aridas Sofia screen and that’s exactly what the Star Trek Maps show. For
(with his kind permission) into the “cylinder ship” section for ignoring something glaringly obvious like that I’m tossing out the
good measure. That way you “cylinder ship” fans will have a nice Star Trek Star Charts and sticking with the good ol’ Star Trek
mix to bat around in your own sundry efforts. Maps from now on. At least they’re consistent with what’s on
screen, not to mention the “old fandom tech” sources, and
don’t pull discontinuity stunts like that … leastways, none that
I’ve been able to find so far.
I know a lot of you might take some issues with some of my
dating for events in the Romulan War. What I did was take the
Graham/Mandel chronology, the “official” chronology (Okuda),
Masao’s chronology, the FASA/SFC chronology, several other I am by now well aware that this volume of the FSC has the
fandom efforts (Rosenzweig, Orion, etc.) and then lined up their same kind of time and distance issues that plagued the
events regardless of dates. A few events (but only a few) got Enterprise pilot “Broken Bow.” To be more specific, I put the
juggled in order to make more sense. The same goes with the Romulan border only a few months away from Local Group space
dropping of certain planetary and system names, as they did not at Warp 4, whereas according to the Star Trek Maps and
fit with either of the sets of star maps that I had. The same FASA’s additions it is years away at Warp 10. It’s not as bad as
goes for most of the later fannish musings on the Romulan War, “Broken Bow,” which put the Klingon homeworld only five days
with the singular exception of Masao’s work. I have yet to find away from Earth at Warp 5, yet the times I describe are still far
anything really “wrong” with his efforts other than the date too short for the distances involved. All I can say in my defense
issue, and that’s just a minor quibble of whose chronology you are two things. First, I didn’t have all of FASA’s research
go by. I guess I said all of that to say this: too many times available at the time I originally drafted War in the Stars. That
people add onto established TREK canon (and that includes the would be the RPG supplements The Romulans and the ultra-rare
“official” sources) without bothering to check already The Romulan War, which is the only licensed TREK work to date
established places and events. That’s one reason why the to deal at depth on the subject of this pre-TOS conflict. I have
franchise is in the mess that it’s in right now. Too many people both of them now and I know better. The amount of rewriting
pulling stuff out of their asses and saying, “THIS is what really that would be involved to correct matters, however, leads
happened.” Hrumph. Like the issue of the planet Cheron, for naturally into the next issue. Second, a lot of my supporters
instance. welcomed my inclusion of the various materials from the
Rihannsu series of STAR TREK novels. Admittedly these are non-
The issue of the planet Cheron is a goof straight out of the old canon; however, to date they are the only source of information
SFC. The “Cheron” where the Battle of Cheron took place for certain materials (such as first contact by the Carrizal)
cannot be the same planet Cheron that is featured in the TREK covered herein. The Rihannsu materials appear to imply that the
TOS episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.” They just Federation was a lot closer to the Romulans than the STAR TREK
happen to have the same name. The Cheron of that story is Maps indicate. Since I can already see my Rihannsu readers
sharpening their knives should I “correct” anything, I’ve
reluctantly decided to follow the lead of the Official Franchise conventional stellar nomenclature and I have no explanation as
Heirs and ignore the problem for now. I’d rather get the Prime to why. This has caused more than one reader some confusion,
One version of events pegged down with regards to the Romulan so all I can say is grab you copy of Bjo Trimble’s STAR TREK
War and correct for time/space issues later than have Concordance (either edition) and look it up for yourself.
thousands of rabid Rihannsu fans cut my throat. I’ll leave this
issue to my readers to decide: do you want a Romulan War
that’s dramatic and dynamic, or do you want one that’s The Marshall class “hammerhead” is without a doubt one of the
absolutely correct (and therefore slow and drawn-out) with most popular starships to come out of the old SFC. It could be
regards to the time, distances, and physics involved? due to its passing likeness to the Rebel Blockade Runner from
the first Star Wars movie in 1977. Most fans will simply tell
you that “the ship just kicks ass” because it’s the Akira of the
I know that to some of you the idea of building a minimum of Romulan War. You know what that means. -_^ There was no
several hundred starships every year (the “cylinder ship” question about its inclusion in the FSC given this data. I took
program) during each year of the Romulan War may sound the opportunity, though, to include some of the additional
rather insane. I merely point you to the United States conjectural data that fans have come up with over the years,
shipbuilding program during World War II. In three years we not such as the Marshall-B and Patton derivative designs. The
only rebuilt almost our entire Pacific Fleet for the Navy but Patton class will get its own entry in a later issue of the FSC.
added several new ship classes and built hundreds of civilian
“Liberty ships” to transport goods. The average build time of a
Liberty ship was just over three months. I have no doubt that The question of the Bonaventure as seen in the original animated
Star Fleet and its contractors could build a spacegoing warship series (TAS) has long vexed STAR TREK fans. It is obviously a
with the minimum essentials necessary to fight in the same vessel of a generation not too far removed from that time; yet
amount of time given similar pressures. Again, I point you to a according to both Scotty and Spock it was the first to have
historical parallel: the Independence and Sangamon “jeep warp drive. Many explanations have been put forward by fans
carriers” of World War II, without whose presence events might over the years to account for this seeming discrepancy. In my
have taken a very different turn. I would also like to point out attempt to deal with this problem I am most grateful for James
that according to some of my sources the Romulans began the Dixon’s research on the subject as well as the speculations of
war with several thousand starships. It takes sheer numbers to Neale Pearson in Jaynz’ Ships of the Constitution Era. I was also
beat sheer numbers, as any military veteran worth their salt will struck by Aridas Sofa’s use of the TAS Bonaventure engines for
tell you. Technology alone cannot defeat a massed horde. his conjectural Horizon class, which was built near the end of
this era. If the Bonaventure had the same engines then she
must have preceeded Sofa’s Horizon class by a few years, if not
The strategic importance of the Gamma Hydra sector (Gamma more. That’s when the inspiration came: following the lead of
Hydrae on the Star Trek Star Charts) is laid down in the FASA Aridas would put the building of the TAS Bonaventure right
RPG supplement The Romulan War. This served as the basis for around the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the
the tale of the war as it is retold in this volume. It is based on a Bonaventure. If the “Bonnie” were rebuilt for that anniversary
direct quote from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The then that might explain its remarkable appearance as depicted in
neutronic fuel carrier Kobayashi Maru was lost in the Neutral the series. There was a lot of experimentation about to start
Zone near “Gamma Hydra, Sector 4.” Both the Star Charts and happening in the next period in Federation spaceflight history.
the earlier Star Trek Maps place the “the Gamma Hydra sector” Star Fleet probably viewed the modernization of the Bonaventure
on the far side of the Neutral Zone, away from the Triangle as its first good opportunity to dabble and experiment, as it
region and the Klingon Empire. were. Best of all, since this was a historic project (read
Federation Council mandated) they didn’t have to worry about
the cost. They pretty much had a free hand to do whatever
My apologies for the crudeness of the “Black Ops” fleet picture they wanted and preservationists be damned … which, IMHO, is
of the ships that were lost in 2147. I’ve probably got the mix all how we wind up with the “Bonnie” as seen in TAS. Anyone who
wrong tactically. I’m just trying to give an impression of how thinks I’m off my rocker and that no military organization in its
powerful this “lost fleet” might have been, which makes its right mind would do something like this should take a look at how
unexpected loss all the more telling. Aridas, the ringship is in the Japanese and Americans rebuilt their older battleships
there just for you. ^_^ during World War II. The vessels that came out the other side,
in more than one instance, looked nothing like they originally did.
The only thing they had in common was that they were built on
The Pallas XIV star system, which is shown on the STAR TREK the same hull. Why not do the same with a starship two
Maps where I indicate it on mine, comes straight from the TAS centuries later? It would also help explain the justification
episode “One of Our Planets Is Missing.” It is named as such, behind the Enterprise being “broken down and rewoven into a
“the Pallas XIV system,” in the episode. This goes against
new form” as many of the first movie (TMP) publications SPECIAL THANKS TO:
describe.
Curt Danhauser
Diane Duane and Peter Norwood
I took the liberty of changing the starting point and significantly (The Romulan Way)
altering the date of the Yorktown flotilla’s “run across the Ex Astris Scienta
border” per Masao’s notes so it would better fit within the FASA Corporation
Prime One chronology. Starbase 10 had already been destroyed James Dixon
and the area of space taken over by the Romulans by the time Last Unicorn Games
the raid was supposed to have taken place (per his notes). Sandra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath
Accordingly, I made it a preliminary event to Admiral Larson’s (The Price of the Phoenix, The Fate of the Phoenix)
pincer offensive in 2161-2162 that turned the tide of the war. Masao Okasaki
Kind of like the Dieppe raid 1943 during World War II, only more Neale Pearson
successful. In this version of events the Yorktown and her fleet Alexander Rosewig
would have originated out of the Rigel Colonies or most likely Timo Saloniemi
Star Fleet advance bases set up somewhere between the Delta Aridas Sofa
Triangle and the New Territories border. The most likely goal of John L. Thiesen and Ross Babcock III
the Yorktown’s “border run” would have been the Gamma Hydra (The Romulan War FASA RPG supplement)
sector, which had already been secured by Federation forces
early in the Romulan War.
IMAGE SOURCES:
Associated Press (Qana massacare photo)
The business about the captured humans at the end of the
Steve Baron (various SFC redrawn images & meshes)
Romulan War giving berth to intelligence operatives, servants,
Battleclinic.com (various images)
and “princelings/princesses” of their captors is derived from
Julian Bolinger (Fa-Xian colony ship)
three Star Trek novels: Final Frontier, by Diane Carey; and both
Agartha Chamberlain (Marshall mesh)
The Price of the Phoenix and The Fate of the Phoenix, by Sondra
Eric Christansen (Jackill’s Daedalus class blueprints)
Marshak and Myrna Culbreath.
Harry Doddema and the Titan Fleet Yars (Cerebus)
Donrelyea.com (Battle of Cheron image)
Doug Drexler and Geoffrey Mandel (GSC prototype)
Some readers of the first draft of this volume have commented DarkDrone (meshes of Masao’s ships)
on the tonnage of Masao’s ships. I can’t speak for him but I can Maeteen Greenway (Alpha Omega ß colony image)
speak about their use in this timeline. Remember, all of these Todd Guenther (Enterprise Evolution Blueprints)
were wartime builds. The extra weight probably comes from Adam Heinbuch (Daedalus schematic)
multiple layers of ablative armor for added protection. Kevin Mullen (artwork)
The Klingon Academy Message Board (meshes & battles)
New Eye Studio (The Star Trek Maps)
Finally, my abject apologies for the crudeness of my tactical The Red Admiral (Galileo retooling of the Daedalus)
maps. I never said I was a mapmaker – just a writer. Hopefully Paramount Pictures (various stills)
they’re enough to let you get a grip on how the Romulan War Martin Paternoster (image used for Hell’s Gate area)
flowed in the Prime One timeline. Perhaps one of you can come Phoenix Experimental Shipyards (“ringship” marauder)
up with some better ones for the next revision of this volume. Sean Robertson (artwork)
Starfleet Schematic Database (various)
Regards, Rick Sternbach (various images)
The Trek BBS (various images)
- Richard Universal Entertainment (Battlestar Galactica image)

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