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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

The Pompey, Sargon, and Suleiman would continue to operate in the deep-space escort role for a minimum of 15 years (30, for the Suleiman). Another advantage that came with the double nacelle design was the ability to masquerade as just another under-defended Ptolemy transport at both long and medium sensor ranges. When outfitted with its own container, it maintained the façade even at visual ranges—until it dropped the pod, opened fire and took offensive maneuvers. Early in the design phase, it was realized that a customized tow module could be easily attached at the pylon box and the ship could carry an empty container with barely any drop in efficiency, and even a full container at speeds still in excess of the Ptolemies.

It was not long before missions to draw raiders out were proposed and Q-pods were provided to the Pompeys: powered by the mothership, a set number of the doors on the container’s 11 false hangers would open to reveal a full-powered Type VI phaser bank, manned by the ship’s own crew at local stations. These opening barrages were often enough to surprise and scare away some raiders, but it also gave the convoy the opportunity to draw in the mass of smaller vessels, disable a few, and allow the Pompey to release the pod and sweep up the retreating ships. Dedicated turbolift stations enabled the pod crew to quickly return to the Pompey before disengagement.

The primary downside to the Q-pods was that the Pompey could only charge two of the available banks at the same time, while keeping the ship’s own phaser armament fully primed. However, a simple hierarchical algorithm allowed the ship’s helmsman to quickly assign routed power to another of the pod’s phaser stations between the raider passes, if necessary.

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.

Special thanks/shout-out to JonathanBluestone for the guidance regarding improved methods of clarity.

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

The Pompey, Sargon, and Suleiman would continue to operate in the deep-space escort role for a minimum of 15 years (30, for the Suleiman). Another advantage that came with the double nacelle design was the ability to masquerade as just another under-defended Ptolemy transport at both long and medium sensor ranges. When outfitted with its own container, it maintained the façade even at visual ranges—until it dropped the pod, opened fire and took offensive maneuvers. Early in the design phase, it was realized that a customized tow module could be easily attached at the pylon box and the ship could carry an empty container with barely any drop in efficiency, and even a full container at speeds still in excess of the Ptolemies.

It was not long before missions to draw raiders out were proposed and Q-pods were provided to the Pompeys: powered by the mothership, a set number of the doors on the container’s 11 false hangers would open to reveal a full-powered Type VI phaser bank, manned by the ship’s own crew at local stations. These opening barrages were often enough to surprise and scare away some raiders, but it also gave the convoy the opportunity to draw in the mass of smaller vessels, disable a few, and allow the Pompey to release the pod and sweep up the retreating ships. Dedicated turbolift stations enabled the pod crew to quickly return to the Pompey before disengagement.

The primary downside to the Q-pods was that the Pompey could only charge two of the available banks at the same time, while keeping the ship’s own phaser armament fully primed. However, a simple hierarchical algorithm allowed the ship’s helmsman to quickly assign routed power to another of the pod’s phaser stations between the raider passes, if necessary.

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.

Special thanks/shout-out to JonathanBluestone for the guidance regarding improved methods of clarity.