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(Second picture refined by Bernd)
Greg Jein holding the model of the Niagara Class USS Princeton
Other pictures of the model.
A speculation on how the original first Niagara batch might've looked like..
My Niagara Class mesh - see more here
Niagara Class: 2318 - Still in Service
| OVERVIEW (Spec Info) | |
| Designation | Heavy Cruiser (Ship Designations) |
| Commissioned | 2318 |
| 1st Construction Batch | 2318-2321 |
| 2nd Batch Period | 2347-2349 |
| Final Ship to be Commissioned | USS Astute 3 - 2349 Construction now ended |
| Crew | 410 |
| Ships Built/Remain in service | 46 / 17 |
| TACTICAL | |
| Weapons | 9 Phaser Arrays, 3 Photon Torpedo Launchers (Stock 250) -(upgraded to Quantums, 2373) |
| Shield Strength | 4.8 (original standings) |
| Offensive Power | 43.2 (original power) |
| OTHER STATS | |
| Maximum Cruising Speed | Warp 7.8 (current estimate) |
| Maximum Emergency Speed | Warp 9.0 |
| Mass | 2.55 million metric tonnes |
| Length | 415M |
| Decks | 18 |
Today, what vessels remain in this class, and what was once classified as a Dreadnought, are now deployed on astronomical research missions, as it has since long been overshadowed by more modern and more advanced starships. Such vessels on common exploration duty may find themselves assigned to scout for, and survey, newly detected M Class worlds in uncharted space on the fringes of the Federation.
A second variant batch of Niagaras were commissioned in 2347, this time sporting a slightly elliptical saucer and upgraded nacelle type.
| NAME OF VESSEL | REGISTRY | STATUS |
INFORMATION |
| USS Niagara 2 | NX -28382 | OR | ---- |
| USS Gander | NCC 28891 | M | |
| USS Stanford | NCC 28684 | Sc | |
| USS Bulwark | NCC 29681 | OR | |
| USS Erie | NCC 28198 | OR | |
| USS Wellington 2 | NCC 28473 | Sc | |
| USS Great Falls | NCC 29611 | Sc | |
| USS Buffalo | NCC 29145 | D | |
| USS Ontario | NCC 28166 | D | |
| USS Montague | NCC 28195 | PD | |
| USS Pisces | NCC 28444 | DD | |
| USS Princeton | NCC 58904 | D | At Wolf 359, 2367 |
| USS Fort Manning | NCC 59097 | OR | |
| USS Agincourt | NCC 59815 | OR | |
| USS Christie | NCC 59383 | D | |
| USS Cody | NCC 59561 | OR | |
| USS Bonaventure 2 | NCC 59703 | D | |
| USS Stockwell | NCC 59173 | OR | |
| USS Albermarle | NCC 59615 | D | |
| USS Commonwealth | NCC 59877 | Sc | |
| USS Christopher | NCC 58246 | D | |
| USS Canberra | NCC 59373 | OR | |
| USS Conqueror | NCC 59333 | D | |
| USS Astute 3 | NCC 59004 | D |
Footnote:
- Again there is a distinct inconsistency in registries here, as canon vessels Wellington and Princeton have numbers which would suggest they were built 30 years apart or so. The only explanation I can give is that in the mid 24th century a new batch of Niagara Class were constructed. This is only relevant though when one applies the sequential registry law... Also one presumes that these second batch Niagara's included the 'Galaxy Class style' nacelles, so my USS Niagara mesh - being a first batch vessel is incorrect. The now known Princeton, which had Galaxy-style nacelles was a second batch vessel. I would guess the first batch vessels had nacelles more resembling the Ambassador Class. But then again, the Princeton may have undergone serious upgrades and refits during the 2350s/60s, which included the installation of the latest and most advanced nacelles, utilizing Galaxy Class technology.
Analysing Niagara Class at Wolf 359
Further points regarding Niagara Class
KEY
| O= Operational |
| OR= Operational after Refit or Repairs |
| DD= In Drydock for repairs or refit * |
| T= Training Vessel |
| U= Under construction prior to preliminary trials |
| D= Destroyed |
| Sc= Scrapped or Decommissioned |
| PD= Presumed Destroyed |
| M= Missing |
*A ship would visit drydock for many reasons, including refits, repairs, servicing upgrades, preliminary trials and testing of new components, and spacedock for similar reasons, as well as crew rotation, reassignment, prep period before redeployment, and so forth.
The listed specifications for ship classes are partly hypothetical, but some data such as ship lengths, weapon stats and crew complements are in some cases canon. For an explanation on the specs, and what the Ship designations mean, see Spec Definitions.
