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The Syracuse class destroyer and its subclasses (Saladin, Boston, Einstein, Siva, Siva Flight II, Pompey, Pompey (w/Q-Pod), Pompey (w/Torpedo Pod), Pompey (w/Sensor Pod), Einstein Flight II, Siva Flight III, Siva Flight III (upgrade)) are Part 3 of the Project Starship series.

Image provided by: Adrasil
Original inspirations from: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Franz Joseph, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek: Axanar
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 #292

The C3I role undertaken by ships Boston, Drono, and Rahman starting in 2231 was deemed a qualified success. It also opened the door for a similar re-tasking of 18 of the old Texas class light cruisers (re-designated as Navigator subclass) shortly thereafter. Because there were six times as many Navigators as Bostons, it was decided to take the destroyer leader role completely from the trio and assign them, with their superior sensor suites, to the (generally) solitary observation role.

The new mission, patrolling suspect areas of hostile borders, or other contested space, was an easy fit for the Bostons and by 2235, in an act normally not condoned in naval tradition, the three vessels were all re-named after scientists and engineers: Einstein, Gray, and Kelvin, respectively. To further differentiate them from the destroyer registry range in which they were embedded, they were given the O prefix as a reflection of their observation duties. Despite the added letter, the three were often affectionately referred to as the “zero-” or “aught-leaders”, in recognition of their brief but forward roles as destroyer leaders.

Note: Timo does not identify the radically different Syracuses, with their dorsal secondary hulls, as anything other than Einsteins. Because they were not re-tasked as observation craft—nor re-named—until almost 2235, and because they were so clearly different and under-armed compared to the remaining Syracuses, it makes sense they were known by the subclass’ lead conversion, USS Boston—at least until their re-launchings as Einsteins. This is also why the two images and associated blueprints are identical, except for names & registries.

Note: I pointedly broke from Timo's categorization of this series as the Saladin class, because though the Saladin class is far more familiar with fans than the other named variants, it is a variant of the "mother" class, the Syracuse. This is not to downplay the relative importance of the Saladin or Siva classes, but to remain consistent with naming structure of these series.

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 Syracuse class destroyer and its subclasses (Saladin, Boston, Einstein, Siva, Siva Flight II, Pompey, Pompey (w/Q-Pod), Pompey (w/Torpedo Pod), Pompey (w/Sensor Pod), Einstein Flight II, Siva Flight III, Siva Flight III (upgrade)) are Part 3 of the Project Starship series.

Image provided by: Adrasil
Original inspirations from: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Franz Joseph, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek: Axanar
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 #292

The C3I role undertaken by ships Boston, Drono, and Rahman starting in 2231 was deemed a qualified success. It also opened the door for a similar re-tasking of 18 of the old Texas class light cruisers (re-designated as Navigator subclass) shortly thereafter. Because there were six times as many Navigators as Bostons, it was decided to take the destroyer leader role completely from the trio and assign them, with their superior sensor suites, to the (generally) solitary observation role.

The new mission, patrolling suspect areas of hostile borders, or other contested space, was an easy fit for the Bostons and by 2235, in an act normally not condoned in naval tradition, the three vessels were all re-named after scientists and engineers: Einstein, Gray, and Kelvin, respectively. To further differentiate them from the destroyer registry range in which they were embedded, they were given the O prefix as a reflection of their observation duties. Despite the added letter, the three were often affectionately referred to as the “zero-” or “aught-leaders”, in recognition of their brief but forward roles as destroyer leaders.

Note: Timo does not identify the radically different Syracuses, with their dorsal secondary hulls, as anything other than Einsteins. Because they were not re-tasked as observation craft—nor re-named—until almost 2235, and because they were so clearly different and under-armed compared to the remaining Syracuses, it makes sense they were known by the subclass’ lead conversion, USS Boston—at least until their re-launchings as Einsteins. This is also why the two images and associated blueprints are identical, except for names & registries.

Note: I pointedly broke from Timo's categorization of this series as the Saladin class, because though the Saladin class is far more familiar with fans than the other named variants, it is a variant of the "mother" class, the Syracuse. This is not to downplay the relative importance of the Saladin or Siva classes, but to remain consistent with naming structure of these series.

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.