2260s

Summary

• The Monoceros sub-class scout is an integral part of major fleet deployments, working both as outriders and as so-called fleet coordination ships.

• Medium and light cruisers continue to dominate Starfleet.

• The Class F1 'Heavy Lander' remains a common shuttle on most frontline vessels.

• A modern sublight cargo drone is introduced, sporting full impulse engines and atmospheric and rough-field capabilities.

Years

• 2260
• 2261
• 2262
• 2263
• 2264
• 2265
• 2266
• 2267
• 2268
• 2269

Events

• The last 10 Roanoke class transports (retained as navigation training vessels) are starting to be retired (thru 2279).

• The USS Napoleon represents an experiment at a new type of carrier.

• The Mojave sub-class light cruisers are tasked with an intense hunt for Orion pirates and slave traders.

• mid-decade: The decommissioning of the Bering class cargo drone begins.

• mid-decade: Civilian freighters begin a series of convoy exercises with Starfleet in preparation for such operations.

• The remaining San Francisco class cutters (formerly Lincoln class frigates) are retired and scrapped.

• Some decommissioned Independences are turned into commercial cargo drones.

• Large interstellar ‘berserker machines’ and malevolent and extremely resilient spaceborne lifeforms, against which standard cruiser armament is impotent, are encountered for the first time.

• The various civilian Hubble class runabout variants remain popular with those unable to afford the latest technology.

References

2250s

Category:Timeline 23rd century

2270s