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The Burke class nearspace frigate and its subclasses (Aldrin, Burke Flight II, Burke Flight II (with weapons pod), Aldrin Flight II, Aldrin Flight II (with booster pod), Burke Flight III, Aldrin Flight III, Magellan, Burke Flight IV, Burke Flight IV (with weapons pod), Aldrin Flight IV, Aldrin Flight IV (with booster pod), Burke Flight IV (with deflector pod)) are Part 2 of the Project Starship series.

Image provided by: adrasil
Original inspirations from: Star Trek (2009), Star Fleet Battles, Star Trek: Axanar, & Tobias Richter
Incorporating parts built by: captshade & nichodo
History from: Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet , by Timo Saloniemi
Variant blueprints: Access via Adrasil's Download button

Featured in: Starship Recognition Manual #291

With the first ships of the Burke class slipping the rails, Star Fleet gave the go-ahead to Geering to produce a Mark II version, one intended to have a longer endurance and patrol the areas of the Federation not normally visited by the charted spacelanes. Adding 5,000 metric tons to the design was an extension aft of the bridge, along the saucer's spine. The interior provided extended fuel tanks, storage for consumables, a workshop, and a small hanger ("hangerette") to house a small number of repair pods. On either side, closer to the pilot house and one deck below, were docking ports. The powered attachment points on the Burke's saucer were left off, for the attachment rail along the top of the spinal extension would allow optional equipment to be quickly installed to these Aldrins, equipment that would preclude the type of weapon pods being planned for the Burkes.

The extension did increase the operational range of the class by 50%, which wasn't saying much, since the increase was only an additional year (from two). The PB-21B warp nacelles were not the workhorses necessary to take advantage of the extra fuel, so the frigates did not so much push the boundaries of the Federation than allow the cruisers and other explorers the freedom to not linger in the nether areas of semi-explored space. However, the subclass did benefit from minor improvements in sensors, targeting and computing power.

A total of 24 Aldrins were constructed by 2225.

Would you like to learn more about this class of ship? Download the free Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet , a three-volume, 1236-page history of space flight, by Timo Saloniemi.

For an extremely rich gallery of Star Trek starships and vessels from other universes, check out my partner, Adrasil , here on DeviantArts.

Description
The Burke class nearspace frigate and its subclasses (Aldrin, Burke Flight II, Burke Flight II (with weapons pod), Aldrin Flight II, Aldrin Flight II (with booster pod), Burke Flight III, Aldrin Flight III, Magellan, Burke Flight IV, Burke Flight IV (with weapons pod), Aldrin Flight IV, Aldrin Flight IV (with booster pod), Burke Flight IV (with deflector pod)) are Part 2 of the Project Starship series.

Image provided by: adrasil
Original inspirations from: Star Trek (2009), Star Fleet Battles, Star Trek: Axanar, & Tobias Richter
Incorporating parts built by: captshade & nichodo
History from: Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet , by Timo Saloniemi
Variant blueprints: Access via Adrasil's Download button

Featured in: Starship Recognition Manual #291

With the first ships of the Burke class slipping the rails, Star Fleet gave the go-ahead to Geering to produce a Mark II version, one intended to have a longer endurance and patrol the areas of the Federation not normally visited by the charted spacelanes. Adding 5,000 metric tons to the design was an extension aft of the bridge, along the saucer's spine. The interior provided extended fuel tanks, storage for consumables, a workshop, and a small hanger ("hangerette") to house a small number of repair pods. On either side, closer to the pilot house and one deck below, were docking ports. The powered attachment points on the Burke's saucer were left off, for the attachment rail along the top of the spinal extension would allow optional equipment to be quickly installed to these Aldrins, equipment that would preclude the type of weapon pods being planned for the Burkes.

The extension did increase the operational range of the class by 50%, which wasn't saying much, since the increase was only an additional year (from two). The PB-21B warp nacelles were not the workhorses necessary to take advantage of the extra fuel, so the frigates did not so much push the boundaries of the Federation than allow the cruisers and other explorers the freedom to not linger in the nether areas of semi-explored space. However, the subclass did benefit from minor improvements in sensors, targeting and computing power.

A total of 24 Aldrins were constructed by 2225.

Would you like to learn more about this class of ship? Download the free Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet , a three-volume, 1236-page history of space flight, by Timo Saloniemi.

For an extremely rich gallery of Star Trek starships and vessels from other universes, check out my partner, Adrasil , here on DeviantArts.