2170

Historical Events

• Star Fleet Defense Command begins preparing to retire the Sevajien generation of ships en masse.

• The Broadway class cultural exchange ships enter service with Star Fleet.

• Charlottes Shields Incorporated is formed on Alpha Centauri.

• The Bolians start a colony on their fourth moon, Rim.

• Early: Construction begins on the first Ariadne class patrol corvette.

The earliness in the year is to allow for a construction period of less than one year.

• May 1: CWD delivers the flight model of the Placido class surveyor to Star Fleet for testing.

Presumption is delivery was made on this date because it was "by May" and propulsion and hull integration took place on the 9th.

• May 9: Integration of the propulsion module to the horseshoe adapter at the stern of the Placido mission hull is performed.

• May 22: Test flights of the Placido model commence.

• June 3: The Placido model achieves warp 3 in testing. The ship is ordered commissioned later that same day.

The presumption the ship was ordered to be commissioned the same day as the warp test is based on the numerous & specific of other milestones.

• Late: The Ariadne class patrol corvettes enter service.

The lateness in the year is to allow for a construction period of less than one year.

References

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