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USS Euderion NCC-1951 in Drydock of the Proxima Shipyards in the Alpha Centauri System.

In 2255 Starfleet wanted to relieve the 15 year old Constitution class ships by designing a new workhorse ship who could take on some of the more trivial jobs. The new project should have a more powerful warp drive so that the ship can cover longer distances and have more energy available for systems such as shields or tractor beams. It should be able to tow damaged ships at warp speed, provide technical and medical first aid for colonies and outposts, and act as a courier for sensitive messages or intermediaries. In spite of all this, due to the constant expansion policy of the Klingons, it should also be able to defend itself against possible aggressors and possess long-range sensors to monitor large areas.

It was an ambitious project that was not without controversy. Many prominent hardliners in Starfleet saw no point in conceiving a new ship design that required as many resources to build as a new ship of the Constitution class, but which effectively have fewer tactical skills. Especially in view of the fact that the Klingons currently had their D7-C battle cruiser (K't'kara class) in the early production phase, available resources should be put into further ships of the Federation class Dreadnoughts or the phase 2 conversion of the Constitution class.

A year passed in which the committee debated it. Ultimately, a compromise was made. Of the 26 units actually planned, only three prototypes were to be built. Each of these ships should be given different specifications in order to test their function independently of one another. Then it should be decided which version is suitable for series production.

The first conceptualization of all three ships took place in the year 2256 and in the following three years the actual construction started. In 2259 all three ships (USS Nelson, USS Euderion & USS Darnell) were launched according to plan and have since been classified as an experimental Constellation class.

Rendered in 3d Max 10

No Post Work

Station and Drydock by David Metlesits thefirstfleet

TOS Constellation by David Metlesits & Thomas Raube

Work Bees by Thomas Raube

Description

USS Euderion NCC-1951 in Drydock of the Proxima Shipyards in the Alpha Centauri System.

In 2255 Starfleet wanted to relieve the 15 year old Constitution class ships by designing a new workhorse ship who could take on some of the more trivial jobs. The new project should have a more powerful warp drive so that the ship can cover longer distances and have more energy available for systems such as shields or tractor beams. It should be able to tow damaged ships at warp speed, provide technical and medical first aid for colonies and outposts, and act as a courier for sensitive messages or intermediaries. In spite of all this, due to the constant expansion policy of the Klingons, it should also be able to defend itself against possible aggressors and possess long-range sensors to monitor large areas.

It was an ambitious project that was not without controversy. Many prominent hardliners in Starfleet saw no point in conceiving a new ship design that required as many resources to build as a new ship of the Constitution class, but which effectively have fewer tactical skills. Especially in view of the fact that the Klingons currently had their D7-C battle cruiser (K't'kara class) in the early production phase, available resources should be put into further ships of the Federation class Dreadnoughts or the phase 2 conversion of the Constitution class.

A year passed in which the committee debated it. Ultimately, a compromise was made. Of the 26 units actually planned, only three prototypes were to be built. Each of these ships should be given different specifications in order to test their function independently of one another. Then it should be decided which version is suitable for series production.

The first conceptualization of all three ships took place in the year 2256 and in the following three years the actual construction started. In 2259 all three ships (USS Nelson, USS Euderion & USS Darnell) were launched according to plan and have since been classified as an experimental Constellation class.

Rendered in 3d Max 10

No Post Work

Station and Drydock by David Metlesits thefirstfleet

TOS Constellation by David Metlesits & Thomas Raube

Work Bees by Thomas Raube