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Historical Events

• The Sentinel class scout cruiser is retired.

• Vulcans discover Zebulon Carter's journal on the planet, and return it to the United Earth government.

• The United Federation of Planets makes first contact with Bolarus IX.

Background material is per the Star Trek Roleplaying Game, Book 7: Worlds.

• The first of the Burke, Aldrin and Magellan sub-class frigates (and scout cruisers) start receiving a weapons system upgrade.

• The six Nordenskiöld sub-class light cruisers undergoing sub-class conversion from Baton Rouge sub-class are each re-named after post-Columbian, pre-Carterian Earth explorers.

The year this occurred is game-canon but supported by Timo's Guide, determined to occur prior to their re-commissioning.

• The Icarus and Ashanti class battle cruisers and Apache class heavy destroyers finishing receiving the transporters.

• The Kearsarge sub-class light cruisers receive a weapons upgrade.

• The Beowulf sub-class heavy destroyer enters service with Starfleet.

• The final newbuild Beowulf sub-class heavy destroyer is completed (and enters service).

• The final Pyotr Velikiy (Mk I) class heavy cruiser finishes conversion to the Beowulf Mk II configuration.

• The final newbuild Bonhomme Richard class heavy cruiser (USS Essex, NCC-1727) is completed.

The Essex as the named ship is game-canon.

New Technology

• Type 5C Main Impulse Engine

References

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