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	\|classname= ''Bonaventure''		\|classname= ''Bonaventure''
	\|category= ~~Survey~~ cruiser		\|category= survey cruiser
	\|years= [[2064]] - [[2077]]		\|years= [[2064]] - [[2077]]
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			\|report= [[Bonaventure class]]
	\|delta= [http://starshiptracker.com/deltadynamics/images/b/b8/SRM_Bonaventure_%28survey%29.pdf ''SRM #295'']		\|delta= [http://starshiptracker.com/deltadynamics/images/b/b8/SRM_Bonaventure_%28survey%29.pdf ''SRM #295'']
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	==Background==		==Background==

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	==Background==		==Background==
	===''Hobbyist's Guide''===		===''Hobbyist's Guide''===
	The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill		The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp explorers, but the teams wished to push on with development of more practical warp drives and more useful exploration vessels. The national pride that had driven earlier space programs was
	among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp		replaced by a combination of professional pride and competitive spirit, with the frighteningly advanced [[Vulcans]] as the opposing players.
	explorers, but the teams wished to push on with development of more practical warp drives and
	more useful exploration vessels. The national pride that had driven earlier space programs was
	replaced by a combination of professional pride and competitive spirit, with the frighteningly
	advanced Vulcans as the opposing players.

	In [[2052]], during the final stages of the econo-technological race against the [[ECON]], the US government		In [[2052]], during the final stages of the econo-technological race against the [[ECON]], the [[United States\|US government]] had begun to construct a large defensive space cruiser, tentatively christened the ''[[Guide:Seneca\|Seneca]]'', for challenging ECON orbital supremacy in the 800-4000 km region. The vessel was in many ways just an enlarged copy of the ''[[Guide:Keldysh\|Keldysh]]'' design, and something of a departure from the classic [[USAF]] spacecraft lineage. Indeed, the more traditional, less ambitious ''[[Guide:Guardian (USAF)\|Guardian]]'' series of large manned combat spacecraft remained the budgetary favorite, and work on the ''Seneca'' was aborted before the outbreak of the war. In [[2064]], the ship was floating dead on a decaying orbit within the shrapnel cloud that had been [[Freedom Assembly Berth 02]] prior to the war. The warp development teams promptly attached a tug onto the hulk and towed it to the ''Valiant'' construction berth.
	had begun to construct a large defensive space cruiser, tentatively christened the ''Seneca'', for
	challenging ECON orbital supremacy in the 800-4000 km region. The vessel was in many ways just
	an enlarged copy of the ''Keldysh'' design, and something of a departure from the classic USAF
	spacecraft lineage. Indeed, the more traditional, less ambitious ''Guardian'' series of large manned
	combat spacecraft remained the budgetary favorite, and work on the ''Seneca'' was aborted before the
	outbreak of the war. In [[2064]], the ship was floating dead on a decaying orbit within the shrapnel
	cloud that had been [[Freedom Assembly Berth 02]] prior to the war. The warp development teams
	promptly attached a tug onto the hulk and towed it to the ''Valiant'' construction berth.

	Within a year, the ship sported two 30,000 ton warp coil assemblies in hexagonal protective		Within a year, the ship sported two 30,000 ton warp coil assemblies in hexagonal protective nacelles fashioned out of the lateral fuel tanks, and a three-chamber fusion powerplant with huge radiator surfaces bolted astern of the centerline tank. Her old national insignia were retained, but the registry and name were painted over to give room for the national symbols of the rest of the teams. Instead of the rather martial names chosen for the first warp explorers, the ship proudly carried the words “Bonaventure – the dream is alive” on her hull. Still, the ship was far from being a purely pacifist science project, as the financial backers of the project did not wish to see their interstellar envoy appear defenseless to the unknown dangers of space. Two laser emitters were installed on the arrowhead-shaped forward hull, and a full range of missile warning systems and glass bead emitters covered the propulsion modules and nacelle assemblies.
	nacelles fashioned out of the lateral fuel tanks, and a three-chamber fusion powerplant with huge
	radiator surfaces bolted astern of the centerline tank. Her old national insignia were retained, but the
	registry and name were painted over to give room for the national symbols of the rest of the teams.
	Instead of the rather martial names chosen for the first warp explorers, the ship proudly carried the
	words “Bonaventure – the dream is alive” on her hull. Still, the ship was far from being a purely pacifist science project, as the financial backers of the project did not wish to see their interstellar envoy appear defenseless to the unknown dangers of space. Two laser emitters were installed on the
	arrowhead-shaped forward hull, and a full range of missile warning systems and glass bead emitters
	covered the propulsion modules and nacelle assemblies.

	Since the ship was primarily intended to explore strange new planets, she required landing craft and		Since the ship was primarily intended to explore strange new planets, she required landing craft and remote mapping gear, neither of which was provided for in the original cruiser design. Two former USAF sentry platform maintenance shuttles were hauled from Earth and bolted onto the ventral surface of the fuel tank, and a selection of telescopes crowded the forward hull. A completely closed-circuit life support system was also installed for a maximum endurance of six years, representing a quantum leap over the primitive systems aboard the ''Valiant/Defiant'' ships.
	remote mapping gear, neither of which was provided for in the original cruiser design. Two former
	USAF sentry platform maintenance shuttles were hauled from Earth and bolted onto the ventral
	surface of the fuel tank, and a selection of telescopes crowded the forward hull. A completely
	closed-circuit life support system was also installed for a maximum endurance of six years,
	representing a quantum leap over the primitive systems aboard the ''Valiant/Defiant'' ships.

	The gigantic vessel fared better than the two initial survey cruisers: her second operational warp		The gigantic vessel fared better than the two initial survey cruisers: her second operational warp sortie under the command of Captain [[Hadrian Huckleby]] took her to [[Tau Ceti]] and, more significantly, back. Mankind’s first two-way interstellar journey had been completed in just eight years. During the following decade, the successful ''[[Guide:Columbus series\|Columbus]]'' sublight explorers would also return to Earth, but too late to claim the honor. It mattered little that the ''Bonaventure'' went missing on her third mission, to [[Sirius]] – Earth had been firmly established as capable of interstellar exploration now, and would continue to expand its efforts in the upcoming years.
	sortie under the command of Captain Hadrian Huckleby took her to [[Tau Ceti]] and, more significantly, back.
	Mankind’s first two-way interstellar journey had been completed in just eight years. During the
	following decade, the successful ''[[Guide:Columbus series\|Columbus]]'' sublight explorers would also return to Earth, but too
	late to claim the honor. It mattered little that the ''Bonaventure'' went missing on her third mission, to
	[[Sirius]] – Earth had been firmly established as capable of interstellar exploration now, and would
	continue to expand its efforts in the upcoming years.

	While the capability of Earth to construct something the size of the ''Bonaventure'' was severely		While the capability of Earth to construct something the size of the ''Bonaventure'' was severely limited in the postwar environment, scavenging of existing space structures would help Earth equip for its warp exploration spree. The basic structure demonstrated by the ''Defiant'', the ''Valiant'' and the ''Bonaventure'' would remain popular in early purpose-built warp vessels as well. A central fuel tank and reactor compartment flanked by two nacelles and mounting reaction engines and fusion powerplant aft, and an angular habitation compartment forward: all this would see service well into the mid-[[2100s]], although the amount of onboard fuel required would gradually decrease and thus free internal space for other applications.
	limited in the postwar environment, scavenging of existing space structures would help Earth equip
	for its warp exploration spree. The basic structure demonstrated by the ''Defiant'', the ''Valiant'' and the
	''Bonaventure'' would remain popular in early purpose-built warp vessels as well. A central fuel tank
	and reactor compartment flanked by two nacelles and mounting reaction engines and fusion
	powerplant aft, and an angular habitation compartment forward: all this would see service well into
	the mid-[[2100s]], although the amount of onboard fuel required would gradually decrease and thus
	free internal space for other applications.

	[[Image:Bonaventure orbit.jpg\|center\|900px]]		[[Image:Bonaventure orbit.jpg\|center\|900px]]

	The most direct successors of the ''Bonaventure'' would be the ''[[Guide: Messier\|Messier]]'' class heavy cruisers, Earth’s		The most direct successors of the ''Bonaventure'' would be the ''[[Guide: Messier\|Messier]]'' class heavy cruisers, Earth’s first true interstellar warships that in the [[22nd century]] would be drafted to serve in the desperate struggle against the Romulans. However, the course of Earth warp technology was far from charted in [[2064]], and at least two major competing basic configurations would soon emerge. It is a matter of
	first true interstellar warships that in the [[22nd century]] would be drafted to serve in the desperate		some specieist pride to [[Human]]kind that the native ''Bonaventure'' configuration would persevere where the alien-influenced competitors would not.
	struggle against the Romulans. However, the course of Earth warp technology was far from charted
	in [[2064]], and at least two major competing basic configurations would soon emerge. It is a matter of
	some specieist pride to ~~humankind~~ that the native ''Bonaventure'' configuration would persevere
	where the alien-influenced competitors would not.

	===Delta Dynamics===		===Delta Dynamics===
	During the lead-up to the Third World War ([[2052]]-[[2053]]) on [[Earth]], the [[United States Air Force]] engaged in the development and construction of varying series of warcraft for the 800-4000 km orbital region. The vanguard of a large defensive space cruiser class was begun with the prototype ''Seneca'' at [[Space Station Freedom]]'s assembly berth 02. The ship was essentially an enlarged version of the Eurasian Confederation's ''[[Guide: Keldysh\|Keldysh]]'' cruiser class. However, construction was halted late in the process in favor of the more traditional (and less ambitious) ''[[Guide:Guardian (USAF)\|Guardian]]'' series of large manned combat spacecraft, due to budgetary constraints. By the post-First Contact period of [[2064]], the ''Seneca'' hull was in the dead-center of a shrapnel cloud in a decaying orbit. The international warp development teams tugged her into the now-vacant ''[[Guide: Valiant\|Valiant]]'' construction berth, to become a more robust survey cruiser for the planet newly starstruck by a galactic manifest destiny.		During the lead-up to the [[Third World War]] ([[2052]]-[[2053]]) on [[Earth]], the [[United States Air Force]] engaged in the development and construction of varying series of warcraft for the 800-4000 km orbital region. The vanguard of a large defensive space cruiser class was begun with the prototype ''Seneca'' at [[Space Station Freedom]]'s assembly berth 02. The ship was essentially an enlarged version of the Eurasian Confederation's ''[[Guide: Keldysh\|Keldysh]]'' cruiser class. However, construction was halted late in the process in favor of the more traditional (and less ambitious) ''[[Guide:Guardian (USAF)\|Guardian]]'' series of large manned combat spacecraft, due to budgetary constraints. By the post-First Contact period of [[2064]], the ''Seneca'' hull was in the dead-center of a shrapnel cloud in a decaying orbit. The international warp development teams tugged her into the now-vacant ''[[Guide: Valiant\|Valiant]]'' construction berth, to become a more robust survey cruiser for the planet newly starstruck by a galactic manifest destiny.

	The ''Seneca'''s lateral fuel tanks provided the protective structure for two 30,000-ton warp coil assemblies, with intra-system propulsion dependent upon the tried-and-true three-chamber fusion powerplant bolted to the stern of the centerline main fuel tank. Cooling was provided via the relatively large radiator surfaces of the main propulsion channel. The phrase "Bonaventure – the dream is alive" proudly broadcast the change in name and ''raison d'être''; the existing American pennant was joined by the pennants of the other partner nations. Despite the scientific and exploration mission, two Sorac 1.2 Plus class lasers were installed, along with suites of missile warning systems and glass bead emitters (for defense versus lasers), to demonstrate Earth's capacity for self-defense. Two former USAF sentry platform maintenance shuttles were mounted on the respective attachments bolted to the central fuel tank; they could only be crewed following a spacewalk from the command section, but they provided a means to approach natural bodies, such as asteroid belts of alien systems, without directly endangering the safety of the ship. Various optical and electronic telescopes were crammed into the various spaces of the main hull.		The ''Seneca'''s lateral fuel tanks provided the protective structure for two 30,000-ton warp coil assemblies, with intra-system propulsion dependent upon the tried-and-true three-chamber fusion powerplant bolted to the stern of the centerline main fuel tank. Cooling was provided via the relatively large radiator surfaces of the main propulsion channel. The phrase "Bonaventure – the dream is alive" proudly broadcast the change in name and ''raison d'être''; the existing American pennant was joined by the pennants of the other partner nations. Despite the scientific and exploration mission, two Sorac 1.2 Plus class lasers were installed, along with suites of missile warning systems and glass bead emitters (for defense versus lasers), to demonstrate Earth's capacity for self-defense. Two former USAF sentry platform maintenance shuttles were mounted on the respective attachments bolted to the central fuel tank; they could only be crewed following a spacewalk from the command section, but they provided a means to approach natural bodies, such as asteroid belts of alien systems, without directly endangering the safety of the ship. Various optical and electronic telescopes were crammed into the various spaces of the main hull.
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	* The canon image of the ''Bonaventure'' (included in the gallery) is—unfortunately—not being used here, as it does appear to fall outside the design scope of both the article description and the lineage of early warp ships from [[Earth]]. I'd love to find a way to make it game-canon, maybe even as the described ''Seneca'', but because of the warp nacelles, it clearly is a post-2063 ship.		* The canon image of the ''Bonaventure'' (included in the gallery) is—unfortunately—not being used here, as it does appear to fall outside the design scope of both the article description and the lineage of early warp ships from [[Earth]]. I'd love to find a way to make it game-canon, maybe even as the described ''Seneca'', but because of the warp nacelles, it clearly is a post-2063 ship.

	~~<br><br>~~
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	* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]		* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	===Bonaventure survey cruiser===		===''Bonaventure'' survey cruiser===
	<gallery>		<gallery>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	===~~Background:~~ ''Hobbyist's Guide''===		===''Hobbyist's Guide''===
	The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill		The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill
	among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp		among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp

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	\|design=~~SFC~~		\|design= ''Spaceflight Chronology''
	\|name=~~SFC~~		\|name= ''Spaceflight Chronology''
	\|history=~~SFC~~		\|history= ''Spaceflight Chronology''
			\|delta= [http://starshiptracker.com/deltadynamics/images/b/b8/SRM_Bonaventure_%28survey%29.pdf ''SRM #295'']
	}}		}}

	==Background==		==Background==
	===Background: ''Hobbyist's Guide''===		===Background: ''Hobbyist's Guide''===
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The canon image of the ''Bonaventure'' (included in the gallery) ~~is-unfortunately-not~~ being used here, as it does appear to fall outside the design scope of both the article description and the lineage of early warp ships from [[Earth]]. I'd love to find a way to make it game-canon, maybe even as the described ''Seneca'', but because of the warp nacelles, it clearly is a post-2063 ship.		* The canon image of the ''Bonaventure'' (included in the gallery) is—unfortunately—not being used here, as it does appear to fall outside the design scope of both the article description and the lineage of early warp ships from [[Earth]]. I'd love to find a way to make it game-canon, maybe even as the described ''Seneca'', but because of the warp nacelles, it clearly is a post-2063 ship.

			<br><br>
			----
			* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]
			* [[Guide: Before 2063 - The Playground\|Back to "The Playground"]]
			* [[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
			* [[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]
			* [[Guide: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline]]
			* [[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]

	~~----~~
	*[[Timo's Guide to Starfleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]
	*[[Guide:2063-2130 - The Incredible Expansion\|Back to "The Incredible Expansion"]]
	*[[Of Ship Statistics (Guide)\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
	*[[Glossary (Guide)\|Appendix B: Glossary]]
	*[[Starfleet Organization - General Outline (Guide)\|Appendix C: Starfleet Organization - General Outline]]
	*[[Abbreviations From Outside (Guide)\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]

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	==Background==		==Background==
	===''Hobbyist's Guide''===		===Background: ''Hobbyist's Guide''===
	The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill		The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill
	among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp		among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp

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	sortie under the command of Captain Hadrian Huckleby took her to [[Tau Ceti]] and, more significantly, back.		sortie under the command of Captain Hadrian Huckleby took her to [[Tau Ceti]] and, more significantly, back.
	Mankind’s first two-way interstellar journey had been completed in just eight years. During the		Mankind’s first two-way interstellar journey had been completed in just eight years. During the
	following decade, the successful ''[[Guide: Columbus\|Columbus]]'' sublight explorers would also return to Earth, but too		following decade, the successful ''[[Guide:Columbus series\|Columbus]]'' sublight explorers would also return to Earth, but too
	late to claim the honor. It mattered little that the ''Bonaventure'' went missing on her third mission, to		late to claim the honor. It mattered little that the ''Bonaventure'' went missing on her third mission, to
	[[Sirius]] – Earth had been firmly established as capable of interstellar exploration now, and would		[[Sirius]] – Earth had been firmly established as capable of interstellar exploration now, and would

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	===~~Master Sheets~~===		===Orthos===
	<gallery>		<gallery>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	===~~Timo~~===		===''Hobbyist's Guide''===
	The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill		The development of the [[Guide: Defiant and Valiant\|''Defiant'' and the ''Valiant'']] had created a significant pool of expertise and skill
	among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp		among the international construction teams. [[Earth]] still lacked the resources to mass-produce warp