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An update to my growing TMP era fleet.  Conceptual idea for the fleet is a collection of workable experimental ships pressed into service in the late 2280's and now facing decommissioning after the Khitomer accords. 

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USS-Esquire
Supply and transport ship. Originally a test hull design mock up for the Excelsior project, the Esquire was recreated as its own ship years latter as the core of engineers were clearing the test site of materials.  Finding the unique hull still usable, new nacelles, a bridge module and a truncated warp core were installed.  a spacious interior and a hull designed for high warp speeds made the Esquire the fastest transport in Starfleet on commissioning.  

USS-Okeechobee
Light cruiser.  This ship design actually saw several ships commissioned past its NX phase, however as relations with the Klingons changed, the Miranda class susummed its roll as a more rounded ship.  Intended as short range interdiction force, the Okeechobee hearkens back to early Starfleet design in modern from.

USS-Galla
Repair and relief frigate.  The flag ship of the fleet as well as its tender, the Galla is designed for repair and supply duties and equipped with extremely sensitive short range sensors and tractor beams.  she is also equipped with a full squad of worker bee shuttle pods and a dedicated fabrication bay.

USS-Zephyrus
Scouting light cruiser.  The most successful design in the small fleet, the Zephyrus was designed for speed.   While rivaling other notable ships for top speed records, her real claim to fame is acceleration and holds some of the fastest warp transition speeds for ships of her era.  An experiment in variable warp core design, the Zephyrus has 6 mini cores operating in tandem.  These along with her four warp nacelles allowed for a much more dynamic power to warp field manipulation threshold.  Systemic troubles with the multi core system in areas of warp field resonances necessitated an excessive reliance on computer assisted piloting: systems that would not reliably work for another century.  So while a success, no further ships were built in her design do to maintenance and operation difficulties.  

USS-Deneb
Assault Cruiser.  The Deneb was the only truly war built ship in the test fleet.  The ship had a unique tri hull design and a wider than normal nacelle profile, but benefited from the arrangement with additional space for large weapons systems.  Sporting two forward deflector dishes, as well as dual experimental heavy phaser cannons and long range torpedo launchers as well as standard phaser and torpedo compliments the Deneb was a force not to be taken lightly.  Unfortunately wile superb in function the project was consistently over budget and time requirements in development.  By the time she was launched her need and the funds to build her sister ships were gone.
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WideFoot's avatar
These are fantastic!  My favorite is still the Galla.  I really like the shape of the primary hull and that the saucer is asymmetrical.