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(One of the ASDB designs by Markus -still in progress- )
(A new concept for the Rigel - see www.trekships.org for more)
Rigel Class: 2354 - Still in Service
| OVERVIEW (Spec Info) | |
| Designation | Heavy Cruiser (Ship Designations) |
| Commissioned | 2354 |
| 1st Construction Batch | 2354-2357 |
| 2nd Batch Period | 2360 |
| Final Ship to be Commissioned | USS Prospector 2 - 2360 No further batches planned |
| Crew | 405 |
| Ships Built/Remain in service | 26 / 16 |
| TACTICAL | |
| Weapons | 12 Phaser arrays, (encompassing saucer/ventral dorsal ring, nacelle pylon and battle section emitters) 3 Photon Torpedo Launchers (Stock 200), (upgraded to Quantums, 2372) |
| Shield Strength | 6.4 |
| Offensive Power | 96.0 |
| OTHER STATS | |
| Maximum Cruising Speed | Warp 8.95 (upgraded to 9.975, in 2371) |
| Mass | 2.95 million metric tonnes |
| Length | 504M |
| Decks | 20 |
As a stronger variant to the Korolev classification, the Rigel Class was a necessary addition to the growing fleet, answering the call for a quicker, sharper toothed, mid range vessel -with a primary objective of patrol and exploration, but also the defence of the Federation in what has turned out to be troublesome times in the Alpha Quadrant. The success of this class ship was particularly due to its extremely strong, and robustly armoured construction, and it was the first class to employ an innovative shielding system, termed ablative armour -it was installed on two vessels during 2365 upgrades, which supplemented research on the technology during field trials of the prototype to Cheyenne Class, and the experimental Defiant Class. Rigel's success prompted various top brass officials in Starfleet to begin trials on a prototype vessel for a new and secret battle fleet. Nothing was commissioned at the time, but when serious need arose some while later, Defiant Class appeared, emerging from some of the original weapon designs of the previously planned battleship class...
| NAME OF VESSEL | REGISTRY | STATUS |
INFORMATION |
| USS Rigel | NX -62040 | O | --- |
| USS Checkov | NCC 62184 | PD | - |
| USS Akagi | NCC 62158 | PD | - |
| USS Sputnik | NCC 63780 | O | - |
| USS Minerva | NCC 63002 | M | - |
| USS Prospector 2 | NCC 70812 | O | - |
| USS Foundation | NCC 62714 | O | - |
| USS Tolstoy | NCC 62095 | D | By the Borg, at Wolf 359, 2367 |
| USS Savannah | NCC 63300 | O | - |
| USS Rayner | NCC 67133 | O | - |
| USS Watcher | NCC 64920 | D | - |
| USS Dayton | NCC 64570 | O | - |
| USS Puma | NCC 65188 | O | - |
| USS Winchester | NCC 63879 | O | - |
| USS Retainer 2 | NCC 65932 | O | - |
| USS Odysseus 2 | NCC 65892 | O | - |
| USS Clermont | NCC 63099 | DD | - |
| USS Trial | NCC 67128* | PD | Supposedly portrayed in 'Way of the Warrior' DS9 |
| USS Cherokee | NCC 63019 | O | - |
| USS Champion | NCC 70124 | PD | - |
| USS Rontai | NCC 62046 | O | |
| USS Yucatan 1 | NCC 70097 | D | - |
| USS Chaser | NCC 67938 | O | - |
| USS Eagle 4 | NCC 62091 | O | - |
| USS Forrest | NCC 68950 | D | - |
| USS Criterion | NCC 67348 | D | - |
Footnote *
- No actual model of this class is believed to exist. But it was supposedly portrayed as a wreck in the Wolf 359 Graveyard scene, but it has not been confirmed. Any fandom description of the appearance of this class can't be taken as canon, but it is generally understood to be a Nebula Class variant. Greg Jein and Mike Okuda are perhaps the only ones who can clarify the issue of the Rigel Class conundrum.
Myself, and some others at the ASDB are convinced that this ship is part of the Galaxy/Nebula family, (I believe it might have four nacelles) and as nice as Markus's design is, I personally do not believe that it would have an elliptical saucer lengthways, down the Z axis... That trend did not occur until some time later.
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.
