2179
Historical Events
- The last Icelands serving under the Federation Starfleet flag were grounded at colonial starports, never to be reactivated.[1]
- The last of the Athens class couriers are retired from colonial duty.[2]
- USS Gobi (NCC-909, Texas class) sails out with auxiliary survey cruisers Minotaur (NAR-24) and Alesia (NAR-23), support cruiser Cryghton (NCC-122, Almeida class) and the elderly scout T’Khian (NCC-75) on an exploration cruise towards the Taurus nebula.[3]
- Starfleet purchases two existing Infinity starliners, commissions them as Bryne class hospital ships and orders the construction of five more.[4]
- In a mandate from the Federation Council, Starfleet is now required to perform the duties of defense, research, charting and maintenance of space lanes, Federation-wide law enforcement and support of civilian space traffic. In response, a wide variety of civilian vessels are drafted for support and maintenance roles.[5]
- The final Anansi subclass (of the Ariadne) dispatch corvette is completed.[6]
- The years of production are mostly conjecture.
New Technology
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