The Paris is a Multipurpose Light Cruiser design from the 2190’s. It was the first class to use the then experimental FFTL-1B and was often used for colonial patrol and escort duties.

The ship’s standard armanant of four lasers, and a single torpedo tube could be augmented by a bolt on cannon or torpedo tube. The class adopted a defensive role after 2221, before final retirement in 2261.

USS Damascus a participant in actions at Garner 441, Bisei-Shinnihon G, and Lisyk VIII, is on display at the Starfleet Museum.

• Class: IV
• Year: 2196
• Ship Source: Starfleet Museum
• Ship Datasheet: Download PDF

Commissioned Ships:

USS Paris NCC-882
USS Berlin NCC-883
USS Madrid NCC-884
USS Amsterdam NCC-885
USS Roma NCC-886
USS Praha NCC-887
USS Lisboa NCC-888
USS Oslo NCC-889
USS Kiev NCC-890
USS Bratislava NCC-891
USS New York NCC-892
USS Houston NCC-893
USS Chicago NCC-894
USS Miami NCC-895
USS Toronto NCC-896
USS Mojave NCC-897
USS Havana NCC-898
USS Rio de Janeiro NCC-899
USS Santiago NCC-900
USS São Paulo NCC-901
USS Tripoli NCC-902
USS Lagos NCC-903
USS Nairobi NCC-904
USS Dar es Salaam NCC-905
USS Karachi NCC-906
USS Delhi NCC-907
USS Teheran NCC-908
USS Baghdad NCC-909
USS Damascus NCC-910
USS Amman NCC-911
USS Jerusalem NCC-912
USS Kabul NCC-913
USS Bangkok NCC-914
USS Seoul NCC-915
USS Shanghai NCC-916
USS Beijing NCC-917
USS Manila NCC-918
USS Tycho City NCC-919
USS Port Lowell NCC-920
USS Cosmograd NCC-921

The Moskva class originated from the 2169 design competition to provide a replacement for the Daedalus class. That competition was won in 2171by the Wasp class, the Moskva losing out. By 2173 doubts emerged over the capability of the Wasp class to meet its designed specification, and a requirement was issued for a second class of cruiser. This was awarded in 2175 to a revised Moskva class, 31 of which were ordered.

The class was recognized as an advance in starship design. The most important feature was the reversion to a discoid primary hull (as used in the NX class of 30 years earlier). Most earlier designs used a spherical primary hull for reasons of cost (geometry dictates that a spherical hull has the smallest surface area for a given volume – therefore, construction costs are lower and shields are more efficient) and institutional inertia (most exploratory cruisers originating until that time from the United Earth Space Probe Agency, and its successor organizations had spherical hulls).

As the Wasp class had shown, warp field geometry is problematic when a spherical hull with its relatively large frontal area is used. The discoid hull was also found to have a channeling effect on the warp field flow towards the Bussard ram scoops of the warp nacelles, this improved field efficiency at all power levels and speeds. As the understanding of warp field mechanics improved, the reversion to saucer-shaped primary hulls would intensify on later vessels Starfleet produced.

The first ship of the new class, USS Moskva, entered service with Starfleet in April 2179. An additional 30 ships commissioned between 2179 and 2183.

The class had an excellent safety record, with no ships lost to mechanical failures. However, in 2186 an incident occurred aboard USS Johannesburg when a faulty monitor indicated a runaway overload within the plasma flow governor.With a warp core breach apparently imminent the warp nacelles and warp bustle were separated. Although unnecessary the seperation caused the warp core to initiate its automatic shut-down routine. The seperated sections of the ship were successfully re-mated at a Starbase 29.
Although most of the class had left front-line service by 2215, some served on as auxiliaries and training vessels until the 2240s, others were used as testbeds for new technologies. Additionally, the Taurus class tugs (2182) and Sanford class repair tenders ( 2185) were derived from the Moskva class design.

USS Aurora, a participant of the Battle of Eohippus IV, is on display at the Starfleet Museum.

• Class:VI
• Year:2179
• Ship Source:Starfleet Museum
• Ship Datasheet:Download PDF

Commissioned Ships:

The Wasp was intended as a successor to the Daedauls class. The lead ship of the new class, USS Wasp, was launched in December 2173 and commissioned in November 2174.

The large primary hull of the Wasp class, and the overall increase in size over the Daedalus class was intended to improve the range and habitablility of the design when compared to its predecessor. Another intention was to provide greater crew safety than on previous designs. This increased safety was demonstrated in 2177 when the USS Cumberland suffered a warp core containment breach while on a survey mission. The secondary hull was evacuated, and the primary hull was then successfully detached and maneuvered to a safe distance by the time the warp core exploded. No casualties were sustained during evacuation and separation. The command hull of Cumberland (which had been christened “The Deathstar” by the crew) entered orbit around Theta Draconis VII 5 months later. She was subsequently towed to spacedock, where a new engineering hull was attached, and the ship was relaunched 14 months after the accident.

The warp performance of the Wasp class was worse than expected. This was due to two causes, firstly owing to production delays the first eight ships were forced to use three FFTL- 2A warp engines rather than two of the more powerful FFTL-3A warp engines as had been intended. Although in trials the three engine fit was successful, in active service the Warp fields proved hard to keep aligned. When the FFTL-3A engined ships finally appeared they were found to be only marginally more capable. As a result the last 5 ships in the projected 20 ship class were canceled after construction had already begun. All 8 Mk 1 ships built were converted to the Mk 2 standard as it was a more reliable and simpler to maintain engine installation.

Of the 15 ships built, 3 were lost in the line of duty and 1 is overdue and presumed lost. Five ships were later sold to commercial concerns and converted to starliners or transports. After being decommissioned in 2217, USS Kearsage was restored to her original three-nacelle configuration and is now on display at the Starfleet Museum.