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TREKCORE > DEEP SPACE NINE > SHIPS & STATIONS > Federation Excelsior-Class Starships The Excelsior class has proved its value to Starfleet for nearly 100 years, since the days of the original U.S.S. Excelsior NX-2000, used as a testbed for the transwarp project. In the 2370s, Excelsior-class ships are among the most common in the fleet.
PRODUCTION
BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet
Yards,
Mars.
After initial tests with an experimental transwarp drive fail, the prototype is refitted with standard warp engines and a new class of Federation starship is born. With the new engines, the Excelsior is capable of reaching high warp speeds. It is also fitted with phasers and photon torpedoes, which are fired from launchers on each side of the engineering hull.
By 2290, the original bridge module has been replaced with a unit that is somewhat smaller and more typical of ships of the period. On the perimeter bulkhead behind the captain is a schematic of the ship. In the centre of the bridge ceiling is a red hemisphere with rotating lights inside; this is part of the Red Alert system. The captain's chair is isolated in the centre of the room and can spin through 360 degrees. For the captain's convenience, a small hexagonal table may be placed before him or her to hold personal objects or beverages. The main science station is behind the captain and to the right, in nearly the same place as it was on Constitution-class starships. The helm and communications are also in their familiar locations between the captain and the main viewscreen. An auxiliary science station is far forward on the captain's right.
Source: The
Official STAR TREK Fact Files
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The
U.S.S. Excelsior NX-2000 is the prototype for the Excelsior
class, one of Starfleet's most successful designs of starship;
with some modifications, this class of starship stays in
service into the 2370s. The Excelsior class features the
classic design elements of Starfleet vessels, with a saucer
section, engineering hull, and two warp nacelles supported by
pylons. It is distinguished by its elongated shape and
graceful curved bow.
