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Pioneer-Class Cruisers
Overview
 Orthographic views |
 Deck plans, part 1 created by Allen Rolfes (see notes) |
 Deck plans, part 2 created by Allen Rolfes (see notes) |
Scenes
 3D model created by Fabio Passaro © 3D Gladiators |
 3D model for SF Command created by Chris Harris |
 UES Victory, 3D view created by Thomas Pemberton |
 UES Victory, 3D view created by Thomas Pemberton |
 UES Victory, 3D view created by Thomas Pemberton |
 UES Victory destroying a Romulan Clavicle created by Thomas Pemberton |
 UES Pioneer created by Dávid Metlesits |
History
The adaptability of the Bison class was instrumental in its selection as the basis for numerous UE and Starfleet cruisers and transports for the next 30 years. In the early 2150s, the United Earth Stellar Navy (UESN) saw the need for a long-range cruiser to escort convoys of transports, which had recently been victimized by commerce raiders in the Orion sector. To transform the Bison transport into a protective cruiser, the primary hull was shortened to 90 m and structurally reinforced to withstand the greater stresses that the more powerful Pachyderm II warp nacelle were expected to produce. Weaponry was installed, including Spider area-defense missiles, Narwhal long-range antiship missiles, and a twin-laser turret. Because of their large size and inefficient fusion-reactor-based warp drive system, Pioneer cruisers were unwieldy at both sublight and warp speeds. However, they were quite effective in their role as "flying fortresses" for protecting convoys of equally elephantine cargo ships from lightly armed marauders and pirates. Unfortunately, Pioneers and other fusion-powered cruisers were ill-suited for the demands of deep space ship-to-ship combat when war with the Romulans came in 2156.
The Pioneer-class cruiser UES Ironsides (CH-36) is now on display at the Starfleet Museum.
Commissioned Ships
| UES Pioneer CH-29 ** UES Vigilant CH-30 ** UES Crusader CH-31 ** UES Victory CH-32 ** UES Pathfinder CH-33 ** UES Dauntless CH-34 UES Firebrand CH-35 ** UES Ironsides CH-36 UES Sentinel CH-37 ** |
UES Valiant CH-38 ** UES Excelsior CH-39 ** UES Liberator CH-40 ** UES Sovereign CH-41 ** UES Gallant CH-42 ** UES Majestic CH-43 ** UES Fearless CH-44 UES Protector CH-45 ** UES Courageous CH-46 ** |
** denotes lost or missing ships.
Specifications
Standard displacement: 402,778 t
| Overall | 1° Hull | 2° Hull | Nacelles | |
| Length [m] | 191.76 | 90.12 | 101.64 | 66.87 |
| Beam [m] | 112.22 | 54.09 | 70.78 | 15.51 |
| Draft [m] | 75.29 | 54.09 | 75.29 | 15.51 |
Crew complement: 1100 (165 officers + 935
crew)
Weapons: 24 Spider area-defense missiles, 72 Narwhal long-range antiship missiles,
2 turret -mounted pulse laser cannons
Embarked craft: 16 transatmospheric sublight shuttlecraft
Warp drive: 4N-2F fusion reactor with one midline Pachyderm II warp nacelle
and two Jaguar I directional nacelles
Velocity: Warp 2.0, standard; Warp 2.4, maximum
Units commissioned: 18
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Last modified: 08.10.09 |
