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	* The "extensive overhaul and warp propulsion upgrade in the mid-[[2270s]]" is presumed to take place at the same time as the [[2275]] transporter upgrade.		* The "extensive overhaul and warp propulsion upgrade in the mid-[[2270s]]" is presumed to take place at the same time as the [[2275]] transporter upgrade.

	==~~References~~==		==Alt Sources==
	~~<references~~/>		* [https://www.ststcsolda.space/federation/samson/samson.html STSTCSOLDA]

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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]]
	*[[Guide: 2240-2270 - The Final Frontier\|Back to "The Final Frontier"]]		* [[Guide: 2240-2270 - The Final Frontier\|Back to "The Final Frontier"]]
	*[[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]		* [[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
	*[[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]		* [[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]
	*[[Guide: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline]]		* [[Guide: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline]]
	*[[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]		* [[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]


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	\|category= fleet tug/tender		\|category= fleet tug/tender
	\|years= [[2261]]-[[2298]]		\|years= [[2261]]-[[2298]]
	* ''Samson '' (fleet tug/tender): [[2261]]-[[~~2274~~]]		* ''Samson '' (fleet tug/tender): [[2261]]-[[2277]]
	* ''Samson '' Flight II (fleet tug/tender): [[~~2274~~]]-[[2298]]		* ''Samson '' Flight II (fleet tug/tender): [[2276]]-[[2298]]
	\|constructed= 6<br>		\|constructed= 6<br>
	* ''Samson '': 6 (built [[2259]]-[[2264]])		* ''Samson '': 6 (built [[2259]]-[[2264]])

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	* The sidebar says the transporters were upgraded ''after'' [[2274]], so I determined the conversions to Flight II configuration began in [[2275]].		* The sidebar says the transporters were upgraded ''after'' [[2274]], so I determined the conversions to Flight II configuration began in [[2275]].

			* The "extensive overhaul and warp propulsion upgrade in the mid-[[2270s]]" is presumed to take place at the same time as the [[2275]] transporter upgrade.

	==References==		==References==

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	In light of the special and specific mission of the ship, it is perhaps surprising that the design was in		In light of the special and specific mission of the ship, it is perhaps surprising that the design was in
	fact a joint venture between [[Star Fleet]]-sponsored [[Chiokis]] and the wholly commercial [[Rantura Shipping		fact a joint venture between [[Star Fleet]]-sponsored [[Chiokis]] and the wholly commercial [[Rantura Shipping Lines]].
	Lines]]. A civilian demand did exist for hauling equipment such as ore refineries to the newly opened		A civilian demand did exist for hauling equipment such as ore refineries to the newly opened
	frontier in as large and pre-integrated units as possible. The more complete a factory could be delivered		frontier in as large and pre-integrated units as possible. The more complete a factory could be delivered
	to the distant target, the more quickly the commercial operator could begin making profit. In the		to the distant target, the more quickly the commercial operator could begin making profit. In the

Dan at 11:58, 15 May 2020

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	* 3x Auxiliary navigational deflector emitters (ventral primary hull)		* 3x Auxiliary navigational deflector emitters (ventral primary hull)
	\|labs=		\|labs=
	\|transporters=<br<		\|transporters=<br>
	<u>Flight I</u>		<u>Flight I</u>
	* 1x GP (3-pad); Mk III		* 1x GP (3-pad); Mk III

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{{Sidebar Guide ship
|image=[[File:Samson (Timo) (stbd).png|250px|''Samson '' fleet tug/tender]]
|classname= ''Samson ''
|category= fleet tug/tender
|years= [[2261]]-[[2298]]
* ''Samson '' (fleet tug/tender): [[2261]]-[[2274]]
* ''Samson '' Flight II (fleet tug/tender): [[2274]]-[[2298]]]
|constructed= 6 
* ''Samson '': 6 (built [[xxxx]]-[[xxxx]])
* ''Samson '' Flt II: 6 (converted ''Samsons'' [[2273]]-[[2275]])
|length= 
* Flt I: 
** towing rig retracted: 233.5 m
** towing rig extended: 304.2 m
* Flt II: 
** towing rig retracted: xxx m
** towing rig extended: xxx m
|beam= 
* Flight I: 198.9 m
* Flight II: xxx m
|height= 
* Flight I: 72.1 m
* Flight II: xxx m
|mass= 
* Flight I: 660,000 mt
* Flight II: 752,000 mt
|cruisespeed= w 6
|towspeed= w 3 - 5
|maxspeed= w 8
|endurance= 5 years
|officers= 4
|enlisted= 48
|troops=
|passengers= 
* tender/repair missions: 44 specialists (typical)
* maximum: 104 specialists
|patients=
|crew=
|cargo=
|beamweapons=
|missileweapons=
|otherweapons=
|shields= 
* 1-layer conformal forcefield
* 1x Primary navigational deflector (port ventral primary hull)
* 3x Auxiliary navigational deflector emitters (ventral primary hull)
|labs=
|transporters=<br<
Flight I
* 1x GP (3-pad); Mk III
* 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad); Mk III
* 2x cargo; Mk III
Flight II
* 1x GP (3-pad); Mk IV
* 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad); Mk IV
* 2x cargo; Mk IV
|auxcraft= 
* 2x heavy shuttles
* 8x work pods
|historicalships= 
* ''USS Samson'' (NCC-3730)
|design= FASA
|name= FASA
|history= FASA
}}
[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Perhaps unremarkable in technological terms save for her power and size, the Samson nevertheless filled an important operational niche as the top-end heavy tug of the 2260s-90s. Numerous research and defense outposts like this R series station were towed in place by the type, and the theoretical capacity also existed for recovering the heaviest Fleet combat units in case of open war breaking out. Thankfully, no Samson ever saw combat of any sort.]]

Although immediately following the mediumweight Master class tugs of the 2220s-30s in the registry
scheme, the Samson tugs of the 2260s were among the heaviest in Fleet arsenal. These massive vessels
were intended for the tasks too daunting for Ptolemy or Keppler units to handle: recovery of stranded
dreadnoughts and possible future battleships, delivery of heavy orbital outposts and other installations,
trajectory correction of asteroids for industrial or military purposes…

In light of the special and specific mission of the ship, it is perhaps surprising that the design was in
fact a joint venture between Starfleet-sponsored Chiokis and the wholly commercial Rantura Shipping
Lines. A civilian demand did exist for hauling equipment such as ore refineries to the newly opened
frontier in as large and preintegrated units as possible. The more complete a factory could be delivered
to the distant target, the more quickly the commercial operator could begin making profit. In the
untamed depths of the Treaty Exploration Zone, size also translated to security: large factories would
be more likely to come under Starfleet protection than small ones.

Between Rantura and Starfleet, a dozen hulls were procured. The forward half of each was a
conventional saucer, while the aft extensions enclosed the impulse engine assemblies and main power
systems. Beneath the hull at ship centerline was the massive cylindrar pod of the telescoping towing
arm, flanked by cargo holds and shuttlecraft facilities to starboard and workshops plus a navigational
deflector assembly to port. Empty mass reached a cruiserlike 160,000 tons without the twin PB-31
engines outrigged on arching pylons. Yet the bulk of the vessel could be made to move with just 48
crew and four officers; an additional 44 repair crew were usually carried on tender missions, although
more than a hundred skilled specialists could be accommodated if need be.

The six units registered for Starfleet use were delivered between 2261 and 2264. All underwent an
extensive overhaul and warp propulsion upgrade in the mid-2270s, eventually coming to mount LN-
64F engines on new, lightweight pylons, and KR16-A customized powerplants in a slightly reshaped
aft hull. No armament was ever installed, however, nor were there sensors or computing systems
beyond basic navigation gear. The civilian units were delivered in essentially the same original
configuration as the Starfleet ones, even though their engine refits took different paths and resulted in a
longer service life. Starfleet was satisfied to operate the Samsons till 2298, replacing them with
Doppler class heavy tugs in a somewhat delayed but highly welcome move at the turn of the century.

==Gallery==
<gallery>

File:Samson (Timo) (stbd).png|Timo's interpretation
File:Samson (Timo) (bow).png
File:Samson (FASA).png|Original FASA

</gallery>

==Notes==
* Adrasil: I much prefer Timo's interpretation of this heavy "lifter", especially since it transports entire stations. However, I've added the FASA perspective, as it provides a possible depiction of the 2/3rds saucer-1/3 flat deck that Timo references in the text. Both represent the refitted Flight II version, rather than the TOS-era original.

==References==
<references/>

 
----
*[[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet|Back to the Table of Contents]]
*[[Guide: 2240-2270 - The Final Frontier|Back to "The Final Frontier"]]
*[[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]]

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	\|years= [[2261]]-[[2298]]		\|years= [[2261]]-[[2298]]
	* ''Samson '' (fleet tug/tender): [[2261]]-[[2274]]		* ''Samson '' (fleet tug/tender): [[2261]]-[[2274]]
	* ''Samson '' Flight II (fleet tug/tender): [[2274]]-[[2298]]]		* ''Samson '' Flight II (fleet tug/tender): [[2274]]-[[2298]]
	\|constructed= 6<br>		\|constructed= 6<br>
	* ''Samson '': 6 (built [[~~xxxx~~]]-[[~~xxxx~~]])		* ''Samson '': 6 (built [[2259]]-[[2264]])
	* ''Samson '' Flt II: 6 (converted ''Samsons'' [[~~2273~~]]-[[~~2275~~]])		* ''Samson '' Flt II: 6 (converted ''Samsons'' [[2275]]-[[2277]])
	\|length= <br>		\|length= <br>
	* Flt I: <br>		* Flt I: <br>
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	\|history= FASA		\|history= FASA
	}}		}}
	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Perhaps unremarkable in technological terms save for her power and size, the Samson nevertheless filled an important operational niche as the top-end heavy tug of the 2260s-90s. Numerous research and defense outposts like this R series station were towed in place by the type, and the theoretical capacity also existed for recovering the heaviest Fleet combat units in case of open war breaking out. Thankfully, no Samson ever saw combat of any sort.]]		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\|Perhaps unremarkable in technological terms save for her power and size, the ''Samson'' nevertheless filled an important operational niche as the top-end heavy tug of the [[2260s]]-[[2290s\|90s]]. Numerous research and defense outposts like this R series station were towed in place by the type, and the theoretical capacity also existed for recovering the heaviest Fleet combat units in case of open war breaking out. Thankfully, no ''Samson'' ever saw combat of any sort.]]

	Although immediately following the mediumweight Master class tugs of the 2220s-30s in the registry		Although immediately following the mediumweight ''[[Guide: Master\|Master]]'' class tugs of the [[2220s]]-[[2230s\|30s]] in the registry
	scheme, the Samson tugs of the 2260s were among the heaviest in Fleet arsenal. These massive vessels		scheme, the '''''Samson''''' tugs of the [[2260s]] were among the heaviest in the Fleet arsenal. These massive vessels
	were intended for the tasks too daunting for Ptolemy or Keppler units to handle: recovery of stranded		were intended for the tasks too daunting for ''[[Guide: Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]'' or ''[[Guide: Keppler\|Keppler]]'' units to handle: recovery of stranded
	dreadnoughts and possible future battleships, delivery of heavy orbital outposts and other installations,		dreadnoughts and possible future battleships, delivery of heavy orbital outposts and other installations,
	trajectory correction of asteroids for industrial or military purposes…		trajectory correction of asteroids for industrial or military purposes…

	In light of the special and specific mission of the ship, it is perhaps surprising that the design was in		In light of the special and specific mission of the ship, it is perhaps surprising that the design was in
	fact a joint venture between ~~Starfleet~~-sponsored Chiokis and the wholly commercial Rantura Shipping		fact a joint venture between [[Star Fleet]]-sponsored [[Chiokis]] and the wholly commercial [[Rantura Shipping
	Lines. A civilian demand did exist for hauling equipment such as ore refineries to the newly opened		Lines]]. A civilian demand did exist for hauling equipment such as ore refineries to the newly opened
	frontier in as large and ~~preintegrated~~ units as possible. The more complete a factory could be delivered		frontier in as large and pre-integrated units as possible. The more complete a factory could be delivered
	to the distant target, the more quickly the commercial operator could begin making profit. In the		to the distant target, the more quickly the commercial operator could begin making profit. In the
	untamed depths of the Treaty Exploration Zone, size also translated to security: large factories would		untamed depths of the Treaty Exploration Zone, size also translated to security: large factories would
	be more likely to come under ~~Starfleet~~ protection than small ones.		be more likely to come under Star Fleet protection than small ones.

	Between Rantura and ~~Starfleet~~, a dozen hulls were procured. The forward half of each was a		Between Rantura and Star Fleet, a dozen hulls were procured. The forward half of each was a
	conventional saucer, while the aft extensions enclosed the impulse engine assemblies and main power		conventional saucer, while the aft extensions enclosed the impulse engine assemblies and main power
	systems. Beneath the hull at ship centerline was the massive cylindrar pod of the telescoping towing		systems. Beneath the hull at ship centerline was the massive cylindrar pod of the telescoping towing
	arm, flanked by cargo holds and shuttlecraft facilities to starboard and workshops plus a navigational		arm, flanked by cargo holds and shuttlecraft facilities to starboard and workshops plus a navigational
	deflector assembly to port. Empty mass reached a ~~cruiserlike~~ 160,000 tons without the twin PB-31		deflector assembly to port. Empty mass reached a cruiser-like 160,000 tons without the twin PB-31
	engines outrigged on arching pylons. Yet the bulk of the vessel could be made to move with just 48		engines outrigged on arching pylons. Yet the bulk of the vessel could be made to move with just 48
	crew and four officers; an additional 44 repair crew were usually carried on tender missions, although		crew and four officers; an additional 44 repair crew were usually carried on tender missions, although
	more than a hundred skilled specialists could be accommodated if need be.		more than a hundred skilled specialists could be accommodated if need be.

	The six units registered for ~~Starfleet~~ use were delivered between 2261 and 2264. All underwent an		The six units registered for Star Fleet use were delivered between [[2261]] and [[2264]]. All underwent an
	extensive overhaul and warp propulsion upgrade in the mid-2270s, eventually coming to mount LN-		extensive overhaul and warp propulsion upgrade in the mid-[[2275\|2270s]], eventually coming to mount LN-64F
	~~64F~~ engines on new, lightweight pylons, and KR16-A customized powerplants in a slightly reshaped		engines on new, lightweight pylons, and KR16-A customized powerplants in a slightly reshaped
	aft hull. No armament was ever installed, however, nor were there sensors or computing systems		aft hull. No armament was ever installed, however, nor were there sensors or computing systems
	beyond basic navigation gear. The civilian units were delivered in essentially the same original		beyond basic navigation gear. The civilian units were delivered in essentially the same original
	configuration as the ~~Starfleet~~ ones, even though their engine refits took different paths and resulted in a		configuration as the Star Fleet ones, even though their engine refits took different paths and resulted in a
	longer service life. ~~Starfleet~~ was satisfied to operate the Samsons till 2298, replacing them with		longer service life. Star Fleet was satisfied to operate the ''Samsons'' till [[2298]], replacing them with
	Doppler class heavy tugs in a somewhat delayed but highly welcome move at the turn of the century.		''[[Guide: Doppler\|Doppler]]'' class heavy tugs in a somewhat delayed but highly welcome move at the turn of the century.


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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Adrasil: I much prefer Timo's interpretation of this heavy "lifter", especially since it transports entire stations. However, I've added the FASA perspective, as it provides a possible depiction of the 2/3rds saucer-1/3 flat deck that Timo references in the text. Both represent the refitted Flight II version, rather than the TOS-era original.		* Adrasil: I much prefer Timo's interpretation of this heavy "lifter", especially since it transports entire stations. However, I've added the FASA perspective, as it provides a possible depiction of the 2/3rds saucer-1/3 flat deck that Timo references in the text. Both represent the refitted Flight II version, rather than the TOS-era original.

			* The sidebar says the transporters were upgraded ''after'' [[2274]], so I determined the conversions to Flight II configuration began in [[2275]].

	==References==		==References==