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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Cochrane'' class (21st Century)}}
[[File:cochrane_class-sfc.jpg|350px|thumb|right|''Cochrane'' class ([[Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|SFC]])]]
[[Earth]]'s first [[warp drive|warp]] capable ship, the ''Cochrane'' class entered service in [[Chronology: 2060s#2066|2066]], and proved to be the remarkable craft its designers had hoped it would be. After several years of design, construction, and testing, the ''Cochrane'' class, named for the inventor of the [[warp drive]] engine, [[Cochrane, Zefram|Zefram Cochrane]], inaugurated a new era in space exploration. Inacessible interstellar spans became reasonable distances, as demonstrated by the [[U.N.S.S. Bonaventure (Cochrane class)|U.N.S.S. ''Bonaventure'']]'s journey to [[Tau Ceti system|Tau Ceti]] in [[Chronology: 2070s#2072|2072]], nearly 12 [[light year|light years]] away. The class used fusion engines to generate the warp field effect, and featured a detatchable life support section in case of a warp engine emergency. The class was retired from service in [[Chronology: 2104|2104]].<ref name="SFC"/>

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===Specifications===
{|
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Length
|style="vertical-align:top;"|206[[meter|m]]
* Life Support Section: 63.48[[meter|m]]
* Engine Section: 85.2[[meter|m]]
* Heat Radiator Wings: 42.8[[meter|m]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Beam
|style="vertical-align:top;"|63.4[[meter|m]]
* Life Support Section: 57.3[[meter|m]]
* Engine Section: 20[[meter|m]] diameter
* Heat Radiator Wings: 66.7[[meter|m]] diameter
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Draught
|style="vertical-align:top;"|66.7[[meter|m]]
* Life Support Section: 33.3[[meter|m]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Mass
|style="vertical-align:top;"|19.4 million [[kilogram|kg]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Ship's Complement
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* Officers: 5
* Crew: 40
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Navigation
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Warp Celestial Guidance
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Communication
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Laser Radiotelemetry
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Computer
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Intermediate Independent Thought Memory Scan
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Weapons
|style="vertical-align:top;"|2 forward lasers
|}
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===Performance===
{|
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Standard)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|25 [[light year|light years]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Maximum)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|40 [[light year|light years]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Cruising)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Warp 1<!-- (8[[speed of light|c]])--><ref name="WarpSpeeds"/>
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Maximum)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Warp 1.5<!-- (15.6[[speed of light|c]])-->
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Typical Voyage Duration
|style="vertical-align:top;"|3.8 years ([[Sol system|Sol]]-[[Tau Ceti system|Tau Ceti]])
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Maximum Voyage Duration
|style="vertical-align:top;"|6 years
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Life Support
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* Gravity: .4-1.0[[gravity|g]]
* Atmosphere: 20% [[oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]; 11% humidity
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Sustenance Duration
|style="vertical-align:top;"|4.5 years at Standard Ship's Complement
|}
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==FASA Timeline==
[[File:cochrane_class-sfc.jpg|350px|thumb|right|''Cochrane'' class ([[Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|SFC]])]]
[[Earth#FASA Timeline|Earth]]'s first [[warp drive|warp]] capable ship, the ''Cochrane'' class entered service in [[FASA Chronology: 2050s#2058|2058]], and proved to be the remarkable craft its designers had hoped it would be. After nearly a decade of design, construction, and testing, the ''Cochrane'' class, named for the inventor of the [[warp drive]] engine, [[Cochrane, Zefram (FASA)|Zefram Cochrane]], inaugurated a new era in space exploration. Inacessible interstellar spans became reasonable distances, as demonstrated by the [[U.N.S.S. Bonaventure (Cochrane class)#FASA Timeline|U.N.S.S. ''Bonaventure'']]'s journey to [[Tau Ceti system#FASA Timeline|Tau Ceti]] in [[FASA Chronology: 2060s#2061|2061]], nearly 12 [[light year|light years]] away. The class used fusion engines to generate the warp field effect, and featured a detatchable life support section in case of a warp engine emergency. The class was retired from service in [[FASA Chronology: 2070s#2077|2077]].<ref name="SFC"/>

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===Specifications===
{|
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Length
|style="vertical-align:top;"|206[[meter|m]]
* Life Support Section: 63.48[[meter|m]]
* Engine Section: 85.2[[meter|m]]
* Heat Radiator Wings: 42.8[[meter|m]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Beam
|style="vertical-align:top;"|63.4[[meter|m]]
* Life Support Section: 57.3[[meter|m]]
* Engine Section: 20[[meter|m]] diameter
* Heat Radiator Wings: 66.7[[meter|m]] diameter
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Draught
|style="vertical-align:top;"|66.7[[meter|m]]
* Life Support Section: 33.3[[meter|m]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Mass
|style="vertical-align:top;"|19.4 million [[kilogram|kg]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Ship's Complement
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* Officers: 5
* Crew: 40
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Navigation
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Warp Celestial Guidance
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Communication
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Laser Radiotelemetry
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Computer
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Intermediate Independent Thought Memory Scan
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Weapons
|style="vertical-align:top;"|2 forward lasers
|}
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===Performance===
{|
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Standard)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|25 [[light year|light years]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Maximum)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|40 [[light year|light years]]
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Cruising)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Warp 2 (8[[speed of light|c]])
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Maximum)
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Warp 2.5 (15.6[[speed of light|c]])
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Typical Voyage Duration
|style="vertical-align:top;"|3.8 years ([[Sol system|Sol]]-[[Tau Ceti system|Tau Ceti]])
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Maximum Voyage Duration
|style="vertical-align:top;"|6 years
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Life Support
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* Gravity: .4-1.0[[gravity|g]]
* Atmosphere: 20% [[oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]; 11% humidity
|-
|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Sustenance Duration
|style="vertical-align:top;"|4.5 years at Standard Ship's Complement
|}
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{{References}}
<references>
<ref name="SFC">{{RefSFC}}</ref>
<ref name="WarpSpeeds">Although [[Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|''Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology'']] established that the ''Cochrane'' class was capable of speeds in excess of Warp 2, this is explicitly contradicted in the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' episode "[[First Flight (Episode)|First Flight]]," in which [[Earth Starfleet Ranks#Commander|Commanders]] [[Archer, Jonathan|Jonathan Archer]] and [[Robinson, A.G.|A.G. Robinson]] are the first [[Humans]] to break the Warp 2 barrier in [[Chronology: 2140|2140]]. The speeds of the ''Cochrane'' class have been adjusted to reflect this.</ref>
</references>
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