Guide:Pralim

• not mentioned by Timo, but rationalized as a combat vessel provided by Tellar for the allied Romulan War effort
• Text from "Jester" David Gibson for the "Continuing Mission" fan site:

Overview: A mainstay of the Tellar Space Administration for a century-and-a-half, the hardy Pralim cruiser was equal parts transport, freighter, and exploratory vessel. The Tellarites dispatched several of these vessels to make contact with neighboring systems, engage in trade, and then ferry new resources back to Tellar. Most of these cruisers only had enough armaments to defend themselves, barely being able to guard transports of the Tellarite Mining Consortium against pirates. During the period of regional tension in the 2150s, several of these ships were refit to include heavier weapons in order to counter potential incursion from the VuIcans or Andorians. These refit cruisers were used during the Romulan War as part of the Coalition of Planet’s fleet. With the founding of the Federation, lost cruisers were not replaced and most Tellarite cruisers still in service remained on escort duty. By the end of the 22nd Century, most were outright sold to the Tellarite Mining Consortium, who continued to upgrade and refit the vessels. A couple of Pralims were loaned to the Star Fleet Corp of Engineers, helping that division get started on joint construction projects for the Federation. By the late 22nd Century, a large number of Tellarite ships provided a foundation of the Federation Merchant Marine, which included a number of refit Pralims adapted to serve as transports for that fleet.

Capabilities: The rounded Pralim has a saucer-shaped foresection with a large ovoid bridge attached to a rectangular engineering aft-section. The engineering hull has several large thruster and impulse assemblies that give the ship surprising maneuverability for its size. These engines were not designed for high speeds, but for maintaining a constant pace for an extended duration. Pralim cruisers were renowned for their ability to act as tugs, pulling freighters or maneuvering ore rich asteroids to mining facilities. The ships’ small warp field generators were housed in the sides of the primary hull, with large Bussard collectors at the front. While not as capable of high warp speeds as Andorians or even Human vessels, the Pralim could maintain a stable warp field for a prolonged duration. Pralim cruisers were armed with particle beams, a variation on phaser technology. Initially lacking deflector shields, these were added to the design with a small deflector dish subsection added to the ventral side of the primary hull.

• The above will be adapted for the Delta Dynamics-verse ship. The gist is that the ship was developed and operated by the TSA to explore, initiate contact, and escort merchant vessels on Tellarite-established spacelanes. When concerns regarding alien intentions developed, including those of pirates, these ships were up-gunned to provide more convoy protection. They became a mainstay of the allied forces against the Romulans and when the war was over, the remainder were seconded to the UFP Star Fleet, under the control of the Tellarite-dominated Logistics Command, providing similar escort duties for early Star Fleet transports and other vessels on endangered but important spacelanes. They were decommissioned by 2199 and sold to commercial concerns, that employed them into the late 23rd century.

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External Links

• Continuing Mission: "Starship Sunday: Pralim"
• Memory Beta: "Pralim class
• Star Trek Online Wiki: "Fleet Tellarite Pralim Flight Deck Assault Carrier"
• Star Trek Online Wiki: "Tellarite Pralim Flight Deck Assault Carrier"

Notes

• Like the Phinda, the Pralim originates in the Star Trek: Fleet Command mobile game, where it is known as Kehra. The DD-verse is sticking with Memory Beta Memory Beta's take on the class name (only because it has been incorporated into the wiki, by the point of realization).

• Also, would suggest replacing the green glowing bow apparatus with open weapons/sensor clusters, as per the associated image.