2156
Historical Events
- April: There are 19 Daedalus corvettes completed by this time.[1]
- April: The Berengarian counteroffensive denies the Romulans a swift and categorical victory. Seven Daedalus corvettes are lost during the operation.[1]
- June: The first of six Mercury class scouts (in one year) is lost, presumably to Romulan action.[2]
- June: Admiral Rex Gunther, aboard his flagship, meets a solitary Romulan U-13 class cruiser near Eta Leonis VI. Instead of attacking, Admiral Gunther follows Thorpe's instructions, opens known Romulan hailing frequencies, and warns the invading ship of his orders. Gunther gives the Romulan government six months to respond. Otherwise, it means war. Though the Romulan ship does not communicate, it is permitted to depart with the warning. This marks the sole meeting of Earth and Romulan warships without bloodshed on either side.[3]
- The Marshall class heavy destroyer enters service with the UESF.[4]
- October 14: Since Admiral Gunther issued his warning, at least one allied warship has remained in the vicinity of Eta Leonis VI, awaiting a Romulan response. The USS Patton, a brand-new Marshall class destroyer, is the ship on picket duty when three U-15 class cruisers close, in the Tri-Beta Sector advancing on the Rigel star system. While decelerating, the Romulans open fire. The Patton's Captain Joseph Spadora makes one transmission before a Romulan cruiser fires a single guided missile. The torpedo hits the side of the Patton, totally disintegrating it. Spadora's message is received by other vessels in the area and relayed throughout the Federation. The Romulans' intentions are clear, and war is officially declared.[3][4]
- USS Kaiser (FC-87) lost to structural failure during Exercise Deep Vigil.[5]
- The Siebel subclass re-enters production as FC-100.[5]
- The production of the FC-100 this year makes for an adequate reference point for both exercises, which remain otherwise undated in the article.
- The third flight of Durance class transports, the Redstone subclass, entered service with the UE Starfleet.[6]
- The date of first service is assumed, as the source does not say when they were produced, other than to suggest they were the result of wartime production.
- On the most endangered shipping lanes, convoying was changed from constant escort to relay tactics.[7]
- The fourth ship of the Enterprise class is launched.[8]
- The assumption of the year is based on there being four in existence by the Romulan War.
- The last of the first run Cavalries is completed.[9]
- The first of a series of refits for the Cavalry class light destroyer, where transporter systems are first installed, begins.[9]
- The DY-1250 Dare patrol corvette is removed from active service.[11]
- The design process for the Victory class battle cruiser begins.[12]
- Conjecture, based upon a 3+ year design process for a ship that size and enough time to build the prototype model by 2162.
- Late: Construction begins on USS Zoenamy.[13]
- The SP-56 Class D1/SP-36 light atmospheric/spatial shuttles are removed from embarked shipboard service, upon their replacement onboard USS Union.[14]
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