2174

Historical Events

• Starfleet decides on peristaltic forcefields as the focusing system for its future cruisers. The resulting drop in efficiency is accepted as the price of vastly increased reliability and safety.

• The Enterprise class (and Columbia subclass) explorers are decommissioned.

• The Helena class cruisers are retired from service.

• USS Minstrel (NCC-274), Placido class surveyor, achieves a class warp record of 4.92.

• USS Bellweather (NCC-258), Placido class surveyor, is among the first vessels to test tectonic manipulation by melting down a series of fault lines on g Spica II.

References

2173

22nd century 2170s

2175