Oberth class

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Oberth class
Oberth class (TNG103)

Oberth class (TNG103)
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Specifications
  Mk I[1] Mk II[2]
Date Entered Service December[1] 2275[3][4] February[2] 2341[4]
Number Constructed 10 17
Length 121m[4] / 148m[1] / 160m[3] 121m[4] / 180m[2]
Width 62m[4] / 103m[1] 62m[4] / 105m[2]
Height 34m[4] / 59m[1] 34m[4] / 62m[2]
Decks 7[4] / 11[3] 7[4]
Mass 41,000mt 59,335mt[2] / 151,173mt[5]
Cargo Capacity Unk. 5,000mt[2] / 10,000mt[5]
Computer Type Unk. M-1
Transporters (Personnel) 2 2[2] / 4[4]
Transporters (Emergency) 1 5[2] / 4[4]
Transporters (Cargo) 1[1] / 2[3] 4 (2 large, 2 small)
Crew 78 80
Passengers / Mission Specialists 625[3] 10
Shuttlecraft 3[1]-4[4] 4
Cruising Speed Warp 7 (OCU)[1] / 6 (MCU)[4] Warp 8 (OCU)[2] / 6[5]-8[4] (MCU)
Emergency Speed Warp 8 (OCU)[1] / 7 (MCU)[4] Warp 9 (OCU)[2] / 8[5]-9[4] (MCU)
Weapons 2 FH-1 (Type III) Phasers[1][6] 2 FH-8 (Type VII) Phasers[2][6]
1 torpedo launcher; Type II Photon torpedoes[6] 1 torpedo launcher; Type V Photon torpedoes[6]

The Oberth class research vessel, introduced in 2275, served as the backbone of Starfleet's scientific force for nearly a century.[3][4] Originally designed for low-risk, intensive surveys of new worlds,[1] the Oberth class was designed to remain on station while conducting high-resolution sensor scans, while utilizing its numerous scientific laboratories.[4] The class, however, initially proved to be too undergunned to be used in frontier areas, and was restricted to missions deep within Federation territory,[4] as it quickly became apparent that few surveys could truly be called "low-risk."[1] In 2341,[4] the class was refit, following the introduction of the U.S.S. Sagan NCC-20000. Conceived as an improvement on the weak class, the Sagan had improved power, shielding, and weaponry, so that it could better defend itself, if necessary, during the course of a mission. Though no longer in production by the 2360s, many Oberth class vessels remained in service,[2] and some had been sold to private interests.[7] By the 2370s, the Oberth class was being phased out in favor of the Nova class.[4]


Notes and References

FASA's Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game lists three separate names for the class: Gagarin, Sagan, and Scout, as the game's supplements were published many years before the class was officially named in other sources, which disregarded these conflicting names.