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Historical Events

• USS Justice (NCC-227, Drexler frigate) begins a training mission.

• Construction begins on the first Aholi subclass (of the Ariadne) reconnaissance corvette.

The years of production are mostly conjecture.

• The Babel Conference of 2238 is the last to be held on Earth.

• The surviving Lincoln class frigates, with USS San Francisco as the first, are decommissioned and transferred to the Federation Customs Service.

• USS Glasgow (NCC-1414, Baton Rouge class) is the first vessel to be refitted with an operational dilithium regulation engine.

• The Ashanti class battle cruiser enters service with Star Fleet.

• Councilman Saldran of Rigel IV continues a campaign of Star Fleet black-painting and doomsday predictions.

• USS Albert Cushing Read (Byrd galactic survey cruiser) departs on her 25-year voyage.

• Prototype light scout USS Sawyer (NCC-810/I810) is commissioned into the service of Star Fleet.

A few months after extensive flight testing, fourteen armed versions are ordered.

• Dilithium-regulated antimatter reactors had been substituted for the original 4:1 m/am compression fusion powerplants on the Project Starship prototypes.

• The Chiokis Corporation completes construction of the last of four sister vessels to the USS Anton (NX-1225).

• The Chiokis Corporation begins arming the Anton prototype class.

• Project Quarterback is redrawn into a mighty battle cruiser, utilizing the PB-30 propulsion and power system of Project Starship with a tremendous weapons suite.

• The colony on Havelind is established by Cait.

• Star Fleet issues a design order to Salazaar for a high endurance, deep space survey and surveillance type for the needs of the intelligence community, replacing the Hale class and emphasizing affordability over the technological ambitions that had hobbled the earlier program.

• Star Fleet determines the strategic need for fifty to seventy antimatter-powered deep space escort vessels.

• The Third Orion Police Action concludes. The Orions decide to cease all attempts to invade and conquer Acamar III.

Three years following expulsion.

• The clashes between Star Fleet and Klingons in the region of the Briar Patch and the Vota Cluster taper off.

• A visiting biological survey team to R'Vel from the University of Oreas (Alpha Centauri Prime) raises the alarm when the entire pollinator role shows a drastic decline in numbers between two growing seasons.

• May: Construction begins on heavy cruiser Constitution.

• Following start of Constitution construction: USS Constellation is re-activated into Star Fleet service with prototype registry NX-1017.

• December: USS Pyotr Velikiy (NX-1670) is flight-tested at warp speeds with temporary ‘Merlin II’ nacelles and power from its fusion reactor alone.

Characters

• Ivy Knightwick is born.

New Technology

• Mark III Food Processor System

• Mark VII Long Range Sensors

References

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