2259
Historical Events
- The last unmodified Texas class light cruisers are retired en masse.[1]
- The last B5 HSA(P/C)-20 'Chippewa' heavy atmospheric shuttles are withdrawn from service.[2]
- The last Jidai subclass reconnaissance cruiser is lost to enemy action.[3]
- The Pytheas exploratory cruiser subclass starts receiving an upgrade.[3]
- The last of the Burke, Aldrin and Magellan subclass frigates (and scout cruisers) receive a transporter system upgrade.[4]
- USS Iblis (NCC-528, Siva II subclass) hits the battle cruiser USS Newton (NCC-3822, Proxima class) with her navigational deflector, killing 23 aboard the latter ship.[5]
- USS Proxima (NCC-1100, lead ship) enters drydock to receive a propulsive upgrade, wherein the two large nacelles are replaced by two pairs of longer ones.[6]
- The Richter class cruisers and Heston class battle cruisers enter an upgrade period, to include new weapon systems.[7]
- The Icarus and Ashanti class battle cruisers and Apache class heavy destroyers begin a refit period.[8]
- The Mojave subclass light cruisers begin to receive weapons upgrades.[9]
- USS Byrd (first of her class) returns to New Aberdeen upon the conclusion of 25-year galactic survey voyage and enters a 2-year overhaul period.[10]
- USS Dauntless (NCC-1697, Pyotr Velikiy support cruiser) is badly damaged in combat at Xarant, retires to Starbase 7 for repairs.[11]
- The last of the G1 HSI(U)-1 'Comet' heavy warp shuttles is removed from Star Fleet service.[12]
- The Capella class surveyor / supply ships are refitted with phasers.[13]
- Construction of the final Paladin subclass destroyer is completed.[14]
- Construction of the final Cochrane class colonizer (of the first batch) is completed.[15]
New Technology
References
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