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	File:Grayson (bow).png		File:Grayson (bow).png
	File:Grayson (dorsal).png		File:Grayson (dorsal).png

	File:Grayson (alt) (stbd).png\|''Grayson'' (alt image) (see note)		File:Grayson (alt) (stbd).png\|''Grayson'' (alt image) (see note)
	File:Ariel type surveyor.png\|grounded (alt image)		File:Ariel type surveyor.png\|grounded (alt image)
	File:Grayson notes.png\|''Grayson'' & variant notes		File:Grayson notes.png\|''Grayson'' & variant notes
			File:Grayson (class evolution).png\|class evolution
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	\|auxcraft= 1x buoy recovery shuttle/drone		\|auxcraft= 1x buoy recovery shuttle/drone
	\|historicalships=<br>		\|historicalships=<br>
			* ''USS Bollard'' (NCC-R731)
	* ''USS Grayson'' (NCC-R500)		* ''USS Grayson'' (NCC-R500)
	* ''USS Finch'' (NCC-R630)		* ''USS Finch'' (NCC-R630)

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	* 20 stored buoys (''Finch, Andromakhe'')		* 20 stored buoys (''Finch, Andromakhe'')
	\|beamweapons= <br>		\|beamweapons= <br>
	<u>''Grayson''</u>		<u>''Grayson''</u><br>
	none		none<br>
	<u>''Finch, Andromakhe''</u>		<u>''Finch, Andromakhe''</u>
	* 1x phaser IV (dorsal bow)		* 1x phaser IV (dorsal bow)

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	\|crew=		\|crew=
	\|cargo= <br>		\|cargo= <br>
	* ~~109,000 mt~~ (''~~Aakenn~~'')		* 10 stored buoys (''Grayson'')
	* ~~139,000 mt~~ (''~~Westminster'')~~		* 20 stored buoys (''Finch, Andromakhe'')
	* 40,~~000 mt (''Abbott~~'')
	\|beamweapons= <br>		\|beamweapons= <br>
	<u>''Grayson''</u>		<u>''Grayson''</u>

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Gallery

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	File:Grayson (alt) (stbd).png\|''Grayson'' (alt image) (see note)		File:Grayson (alt) (stbd).png\|''Grayson'' (alt image) (see note)
	File:Ariel type surveyor.png\|grounded (alt image)		File:Ariel type surveyor.png\|grounded (alt image)
			File:Grayson notes.png\|''Grayson'' & variant notes
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	\|height= <br>		\|height= <br>
	* 39.2 m (''Grayson, Finch'')		* 39.2 m (''Grayson, Finch'')
	* ~~149~~.8 m (''Andromakhe'')		* 39.0 m (''Andromakhe'')
	\|mass= <br>		\|mass= <br>
	* 116,300 tons (''Grayson'')		* 116,300 tons (''Grayson'')

Dan at 02:42, 10 January 2020

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	The [[Deneva\|Denevan]] shipbuilder and designer [[AsTrans]] had gained a reputation as provider of good, solid		The [[Deneva\|Denevan]] shipbuilder and designer [[AsTrans]] had gained a reputation as provider of good, solid
	working vessels suited for deep space. Until the [[23rd century\|\|mid-23rd century]], these generally lacked in speed,		working vessels suited for deep space. Until the [[23rd century\|mid-23rd century]], these generally lacked in speed,
	however. When Star Fleet made the solid-state PB-35 engine available to AsTrans, this was no		however. When Star Fleet made the solid-state PB-35 engine available to AsTrans, this was no
	longer a problem: the popular ''Karoo'' 118 m medium freighter could reach warp seven when		longer a problem: the popular ''Karoo'' 118 m medium freighter could reach warp seven when

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	\|history= FASA		\|history= FASA
	}}		}}
	Boosting the flow of physical materiel was but a preamble of the challenge thrown at ~~Starfleet~~		Boosting the flow of physical materiel was but a preamble of the challenge thrown at Star Fleet
	Logistics Command by Project Starship. Getting the Fleet deployed to the frontier called for more		Logistics Command by Project Starship. Getting the Fleet deployed to the frontier called for more
	than just fuel and supplies: the bold new ships would be hopelessly lost without a network of		than just fuel and supplies: the bold new ships would be hopelessly lost without a network of
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	additional buoys would have to be sown, and regular maintenance performed on the network.		additional buoys would have to be sown, and regular maintenance performed on the network.

	To be sure, ~~Starfleet~~ was not supposed to bear this burden alone, if at all. UFP Transit Authority,		To be sure, Star Fleet was not supposed to bear this burden alone, if at all. UFP Transit Authority,
	founded in 2171 to coordinate the maintenance of spacelanes outside the areas of responsibility of		founded in 2171 to coordinate the maintenance of spacelanes outside the areas of responsibility of
	individual star systems, had so far performed the task adequately. The traffic control net was still		individual star systems, had so far performed the task adequately. The traffic control net was still
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	The expanded theater of starship operations called for tripling of this capacity at the very least. It		The expanded theater of starship operations called for tripling of this capacity at the very least. It
	was obvious that the most significant UFP presence in the areas of expansion would be ~~Starfleet’s~~,		was obvious that the most significant UFP presence in the areas of expansion would be Star Fleet’s,
	and that there would initially be little return from civilian investment there. The Council agreement		and that there would initially be little return from civilian investment there. The Council agreement
	of 2243 placed the responsibility of traffic control network erection and maintenance on exploration		of 2243 placed the responsibility of traffic control network erection and maintenance on exploration
	zones between 100 and 1,000 ly away squarely on ~~Starfleet~~, which delegated the chore to Logistics		zones between 100 and 1,000 ly away squarely on Star Fleet, which delegated the chore to Logistics
	Command. The division chief, Rear Adm. Martela Nabo Ib, was aware that exploratory starships		Command. The division chief, Rear Adm. Martela Nabo Ib, was aware that exploratory starships
	would be quite tied up with sowing military communications nets, and could not be tasked with		would be quite tied up with sowing military communications nets, and could not be tasked with
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	The Denevan shipbuilder and designer AsTrans had gained a reputation as provider of good, solid		The Denevan shipbuilder and designer AsTrans had gained a reputation as provider of good, solid
	working vessels suited for deep space. Until the mid-23rd century, these generally lacked in speed,		working vessels suited for deep space. Until the mid-23rd century, these generally lacked in speed,
	however. When ~~Starfleet~~ made the solid-state PB-35 engine available to AsTrans, this was no		however. When Star Fleet made the solid-state PB-35 engine available to AsTrans, this was no
	longer a problem: the popular Karoo 118 m medium freighter could reach warp seven when		longer a problem: the popular Karoo 118 m medium freighter could reach warp seven when
	propelled by the military engine. With this vessel as the basis, AsTrans in 2247 formulated the		propelled by the military engine. With this vessel as the basis, AsTrans in 2247 formulated the
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	ventral grapples.		ventral grapples.

	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Maintaining the Firechain. Two crew from USS Bollard (NCC-R731) of Finch subtype work on a stealthy sensor buoy in situ, an atypical way of handling repairs on a seemingly intact and controllable device. Modern transporters offered rapid spacewalk access to buoys, though, and might provide the swiftest way to perform simple maintenance tasks. Speed was indeed of essence in keeping the approximately 800,000 sensor platforms of the Firechain operational from the 2250s to the 2280s. So was range, as the Bollard here is operating some forty lightyears from the nearest truly secure ~~Starfleet~~ facility.]]		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Maintaining the Firechain. Two crew from USS Bollard (NCC-R731) of Finch subtype work on a stealthy sensor buoy in situ, an atypical way of handling repairs on a seemingly intact and controllable device. Modern transporters offered rapid spacewalk access to buoys, though, and might provide the swiftest way to perform simple maintenance tasks. Speed was indeed of essence in keeping the approximately 800,000 sensor platforms of the Firechain operational from the 2250s to the 2280s. So was range, as the Bollard here is operating some forty lightyears from the nearest truly secure Star Fleet facility.]]

	The mission pod was a coffin shape 80 m long, 20 m wide and 14 m high. At the bow was an		The mission pod was a coffin shape 80 m long, 20 m wide and 14 m high. At the bow was an
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	just three years later. Second batch units were also being relegated to reserves at the time, as the		just three years later. Second batch units were also being relegated to reserves at the time, as the
	deployment phase of the new network was reaching completion. Engine troubles had resulted in		deployment phase of the new network was reaching completion. Engine troubles had resulted in
	delays in the schedule, however, and ~~Starfleet~~ saw a continuing need for the vessels not only in		delays in the schedule, however, and Star Fleet saw a continuing need for the vessels not only in
	tasks of maintenance, but of network expansion as well.		tasks of maintenance, but of network expansion as well.

	In 2270, ~~Starfleet~~ fielded a modernized tender on its own, using the AsTrans spaceframe but adding		In 2270, Star Fleet fielded a modernized tender on its own, using the AsTrans spaceframe but adding
	the LN-61 engine and the associated external power systems. The latter necessitated expanding the		the LN-61 engine and the associated external power systems. The latter necessitated expanding the
	aft engineering assembly somewhat, and hull mass increased again, to a destroyerlike total of 62,360		aft engineering assembly somewhat, and hull mass increased again, to a destroyerlike total of 62,360
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	continued till 2298, by which time 180 units had been built. As many as 200 tenders were active in		continued till 2298, by which time 180 units had been built. As many as 200 tenders were active in
	the 2270s, some 170 in the 2280s, and more than a hundred in the 2290s still. UFP Transit		the 2270s, some 170 in the 2280s, and more than a hundred in the 2290s still. UFP Transit
	Authority resources were gradually catching up with their daunting task, and ~~Starfleet~~ tenders were		Authority resources were gradually catching up with their daunting task, and Star Fleet tenders were
	increasingly directed to purely military duties. In riskiest assignments, the heavy Derf units were		increasingly directed to purely military duties. In riskiest assignments, the heavy Derf units were
	favored, but Andromakhes and Finches saw combat action as well. The former narrowly escaped		favored, but Andromakhes and Finches saw combat action as well. The former narrowly escaped
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	away from their support bases. Increased power and range of shipboard sensors and communication		away from their support bases. Increased power and range of shipboard sensors and communication
	systems alleviated the problems of relay and sensor network maintenance, though. Furthermore,		systems alleviated the problems of relay and sensor network maintenance, though. Furthermore,
	~~Starfleet~~ did not plan on staking its claim to the zones through extensive fortifying. Simple		Star Fleet did not plan on staking its claim to the zones through extensive fortifying. Simple
	communications lines were usually deemed sufficient, and the bold new cruiser fleet could sow its		communications lines were usually deemed sufficient, and the bold new cruiser fleet could sow its
	own ‘breadcrumb’ lines with minimal disruption to regular operations. This did not quite mean the		own ‘breadcrumb’ lines with minimal disruption to regular operations. This did not quite mean the
	retirement of the buoy tender mission class from ~~Starfleet~~ strength; it did mean that the successors		retirement of the buoy tender mission class from Star Fleet strength; it did mean that the successors
	to the Andromakhe class were built in modest numbers. The last of the Grayson family were paid		to the Andromakhe class were built in modest numbers. The last of the Grayson family were paid
	off in 2342.		off in 2342.

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