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Historical Events

• In a pyrrhic victory, USS Akula (NCC-275, Placido scout) is lost following combat against Klingons at the Battle of Arquin Pillar, as are the USS Kwajalein (NCC-406, Trent light phase gun destroyer) and USS Jacoubet (NCC-479, Dace light torpedo destroyer). The battle also marked the first of massed sublight fightercraft by a Star Fleet task force, to a dismal failure. Two of the nine Trents deployed to the region fall out and do not make the engagement.

• USS Audace (Caracal cruiser) falls victim to unknown enemies – most likely prey to Klingon disruptor cannon. The disappearance of the Audace was only noticed months after the fact; no flight recorder marker was found.

• June 18: A Federation-flagged mining ship, Castro, is destroyed in the Sussmen-MacFarlene system's asteroid belt by a Klingon D5.

• In response to the destruction of the Castro, the UFP levies sanctions against the Klingon Empire and establishes mandatory trade treaty reviews with all non-UFP states that also do business with the Klingons.

• USS Vasco da Gama (NCC-1472, Aldrin subclass) is commissioned.

• The Syracuse class destroyer enters service with Star Fleet.

• Modification work on the Syracuse destroyer design begins.

This is the design phase for the Saladin subclass.

• The UFP extends membership to Denobula Triaxa.

• VXT Interstellar concludes production of the Hubble class runabout.

Presumed, based on the four-year production run of the succeeding Penzias subclass.

New Technology

• Mark IV Personnel Transporter System

References

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