2260

Historical Events

• Klingon ships begin a series of frequent raids into UFP territory.

• The United Federation of Planets rejects the membership bid by Bolarus IX, claiming the Bolians remain unstable. A world government would have to survive the coming of a new generation for the Bolians to prove their commitment to world peace.

Background material is per the Star Trek Roleplaying Game, Book 7: Worlds. The year is also game-canon, presumed to occur in a short time after first contact, but enough time to allow the planet to meet minimal membership requirements.

• Altair rejoins the UFP.

The 2260 date is a best guess. The source indicates they were the first of three systems to rejoin the Federation in the 2260s.

• The Proxima class battle cruisers start decommissioning and are mothballed in surplus depots.

• The Mojave sub-class light cruisers finish receiving weapons upgrades.

• The last of the final 26 remaining Texas class light cruisers to receive overhauls, is completed, as a Texas (II) class light cruiser.

• USS Smith (Byrd class galactic survey cruiser) returns a bit early from her 25-year voyage.

The early return is surmised, as the ship undergoes experimental modifications in the following year.

• The President of the United Federation of Planets is selected-for the first time-by general election.

• The first of the remaining Larson destroyers are brought to full phaser VII standard, equipped with duotronic systems, and upgraded with other technologies.

To be clear, this refers to refits of existing Larsons and not the new (i.e. 2261) Mk VI.

• The heyday of the Larson class destroyer begins.

• The PB-32 deep space engine becomes available and immediately provided to the Nelson class scouts/destroyers.

• Two Nelson class scouts are converted to the Moisanen subclass.

• Two Nelson class scouts are converted to the Sager subclass.

• The final Burke Flight IV frigate is decommissioned.

• The final Aldrin Flight IV frigate is decommissioned.

• USS Pompey (NCC-506, Siva Flt II) is reassigned from the Klingon border to propulsive research, receiving a second nacelle.

• The final Keith class surveyor is completed.

• The final Constitution Flight II is upgraded to Bonhomme Richard configuration.

• The ships having served longest in the Bonhomme Richard configurations are the first to be upgraded to the Constitution Flight III.

• The Mo'Kal class light fleet tug enters service with Star Fleet and hundreds more are produced for the commercial market, reducing the costs to Star Fleet as a benefit of mass production.

• Early: Light cruiser USS Texas (NCC-1900) defeats a Klingon D6 cruiser at Iota Eridani.

• Early: Miranda class heavy frigates Aloia (NCC-1841) and Polaris (NCC-1939) are stricken from the active Starship Register due to faults discovered in their spaceframes.

In reality, they were converted to the Soyuz configuration, to engage in anti-cloak operations for Star Fleet Intelligence against the Klingons.

• Early: Production of the first series of the Derf buoy tender/mine warfare ship class begins at Merak II.

• By End: The two prototype Derf class buoy tender/mine warfare ships are completed.

New Technology

• Warp core maximum overload extended to 15 minutes.
• Class K Plasma Injector System
• Class G Energizing/Transition Coils
• Type IV Phaser
• Type V Phaser
• Class Alpha Auto-Phaser Interlocks
• Type 4 Disrupters
• Type 5 Disrupters
• RPT-2 Romulan Plasma Torpedo
• Class Gamma Threat Assessment/Tracking/Targeting System

References

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