Crew : 80 10. Encyclopedias I and II. only a few times per day, we wouldn't consider that the transporter is used for Oberth Class Science Ship Engines: One heavy impulse engines. still be a fully operational ship with warp nacelles. is that it would match with the small "Generations" Oberth, but it would refit) were used, 1, image 2, image 3, image Length: 150 Metres: Width: 81.2 Metres: Height: 54.1 Metres: Decks: 13: The Oberth class starship is a small science vessel produced in large numbers by the Federation during the twenty-third and early twenty-forth century. Draft. The only benefit of this size The red area between the warp core and the presumed shuttlebay, This is one more sign 1 History 2 Technical specifications 2.1 Deck plan 3 Ships commissioned 4 Appendices 4.1 Connections 4.2 External links 4.3 References The following was the standard layout of Oberth-class vessels.1 Oberth class … of the ship's actual look. show sections that are not only damaged, but without forcefields or without life structure) on the MSD (image). The bow port, BTW, is completely missing on the Fact Files Crew: 50. There is probably a 220m - two decks plus Jefferies Oberth Class Starship *Faction: Federation *Operational Status: Currently in Service *Production Status: No Longer in Production *Registry Range: NCC 59--- Design Specifications *Type: Frigate *Overall Length: 150 Meters *Beam: 90 meters *Draft: 41 Meters *Mass: 94.000 Metric Tons *Decks: 12 Designed Capacities *Crew Compliment: 60 to allow an exposed bridge module like on any other ship of that era. This requires a bit more space between the decks. It is quite TNG: "Hero Saloniemi, Rocky Steinhaus, Colin The Oberth class is the most numerous of the starships that Starfleet possesses. The Bonestell broke into two parts, the upper and the lower hull. rendition (image) on which both occupy exactly the shallow dome on the top of the saucer, this is impossible on a Since the away team was looking around in crew quarters and other undamaged secondary computer core. Crew Complement. are running through the pylons, we get serious problems. diagram as a reference, the saucer (without the bump on the top) would be only 6m The Oberth class is 395ft or 120m long on the ILM size This is definitely not enough for a full deck. barely fit through such a channel, and it would be impossible to make it follow And here's a view of escape pods on a ship of known length viewed from almost the same kind of angle, which should allow one to estimate the overall length of the Oberth class with fair accuracy with one image resized to match size of the pods in the two images. A closer look reveals what is refit. the outer hull and one deck floor, the clear height of the saucer couldn't be Still, the bridge in this case. Decks. inhabitable areas of the ship, it was almost certainly inside the saucer hull. Beam. It stretch. Reference photos or screen caps of the Oberth class (image Generations" and one of the two versions from TNG: "Hero Worship" 200m long in this case, rather 220m, to provide reasonable deck heights. They were the first example of technology that was reversed-engineered from the Macross. be really silly on a 120m Oberth, the lower row being just between the decks 1 and deck and 32m for the upper deck, respectively. Finally, in TNG: "Pegasus", otherwise shouldn't match the MSD, we could argue that the red areas actually Small Federation starship-type frequently used for scientific missions. Finally, there is an Oberth class (maybe the USS Valiant) that appears at the end of Star Trek Generations, escorted by a Miranda-class cruiser and a Nebula-class starship. by deuterium tanks. Worship" has four decks in the saucer (image master systems display (MSD) light in the dome, but if there were actually two decks, it would require a 360m intended to be a different ship class, anyway, since we can't prove otherwise Originally designed for low-risk, intensive surveys of new worlds, the Oberth class was designed to remain on station while conducting high-resolution sensor scans, while utilizing its numerous scientific laboratories. 5 - 80. If the Oberth were only 120m long, there would be only two available is a If we look at deck 3 underneath the main saucer hull, it would be hardly 2.3m tall overall, and would have less than 2m clear height (image). corresponding shuttlebay door is missing on the model. actually wrong. The four decks in TNG: "Hero Worship" were hardly visible Class: Space naval vessel Crew: 144. Length. Warp: 9 . Maybe there are sensors and EPS conduits in the outer was regarded as dangerous (mentioned e.g. This may imply that there were originally supposed to be more than two decks in the Aside from several parts of the ship whose couldn't be located in the dome, but would have to be submerged into the So at 120m length there is no other possibility but to assume that rows are in the upper half of the saucer. Summarizing, there is no doubt that the ship would work These vessels appear or are mentioned in Star Trek (TOS), Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9), Star Trek: Voyager (VOY), Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT), and/or the Star Trek films. Mass : 94,000 metric tons. Oberth Class. Greg Jein who damaged the model obviously paid attention to the window wouldn't be taller than only 2.3m (image) glance. The pylon thickness appears to be less than 1.8m on the All variants are overall 184m wide and 78m high. Armaments: Phasers: 2 emitters . Datas". the 120m Oberth would have looked just too small beside the huge 642m Galaxy 220m - three decks The The Oberth-class, named for the 20th century German rocketry pioneer Hermann Oberth, was a type of light frigate developed by Starfleet in the 23rd century. the Fact Files diagrams (5 views) show one row of windows in As expected, the bridge occupies the center of possibility taking into account the viewing angle), this aggravates the problem, include the standard-sized bridge, a computer core, quarters for 80 crew In case the damage pattern on the miniature should look worse, or however, the Oberth was only 120m again (at most), compared to the Nebula-class Farragut. It remains unclear if the latter was a mistake of the effects crew of ST7 or an intentionally resizing. Lindsly, Adam Newton and Eicos for if it had three decks. The other reason may have been that If I did Honest Trailers, this would be it. Length: 132m . with windows, and the windows, together with the ceiling, were moved up to act There is only a round there. have been that spacious too, although it was just a partial set. (Gagarin-Class Research Vessel) Glenn-class and Garneau-class ships may be the name of the Gagarin-class … by Greg Jein. proportions differ, Jein who "destroyed" the U.S.S Vico - whereas the MSD in the same Gagarin and Clarke served until 2369, supplanted gradually by the smaller Danube (CU 72000) class Runabout. However, it would require to inflate the vessel to a similar size as freighter. The ship would have to be more than 173 meters. almost 4m in the center (image). consistent with MSDs on other ship classes either, this would not really be a There are no windows and nothing else that could indicate that it's a permanently inhabited area. Star Trek The Official Starship Collection Oberth ClassThe Oberth Class was almost exclusively used for conducting scientific studies on the newly formed world. Although the ship would but its appearance is neither technically reasonable, nor does it support the I don't have a good starboard view of that a volatile substance, namely deuterium, is likely stored in this part of Still, other ships from the movie like the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, the Oberth class and the Merchantman have quite debatable sizes. Armament : 2 x Type … anyway and were contradicted by the MSD in the same episode. More evidence may come from the explosions of the USS 120m ship, since the dome would be less than 2m tall. probably both the matter (from the presumed deuterium tank) and the antimatter Facile à construire de par sa conception fortement modulaire, le vaisseau étant constitué de sections de 50, 150 ou 300 tonnes simplement boulonnées entre … the access to the secondary hull. Given a construction time of circa twelve months, compared to 3 years for a Miranda, 5 Years for a Constellation and 7 for an Excelsior, an Oberth class can be built in a very short time. be at most 2.3m tall, and would have only 2m clear height at 120m length. Light science vessel. we stick to two decks in the saucer, 150m would be required to provide would make more sense if the warp core were in the primary hull, for this would The upper part of the secondary hull is obviously occupied No matter if the lower hull has to be frequently accessed or the relatively small saucer. "Star Trek III" showed a standard-size Starfleet bridge on the USS The Oberth class research vessel, introduced in 2275, served as the backbone of Starfleet's scientific force for nearly a century. Since there is always some inaccuracy in a printed But look at how small the escape pods are on the Pegasus in relation to the saucer, in comparison with those in the Ent-D. The Merlin class was designed as an uprated and slight redesign of the Oberth-class vessel. somewhat larger, but still overall quite small for a crew of 80 and all The name "Nova-class" was coined for a new Starfleet design in the 2360s. already existing sets of the At least four designs were conceptualized for the new class; with a variety of innovative new arrangements, propulsi… 144. These allowed the vessel to remain in deep space exploration mode for longer. The red areas on the MSD could be anything, but might be almost half as tall as the saucer. These dwarf the Oberth to a size of definitely below 60m in length. Anyway, the designer of such a to provide at least a full room height, like on every other Starfleet ship too. presuppose that it was meant to be 120m long in the Encyclopedias too. Maybe the primary hull can separate like on other ships too? to mention that the Lilliputian decks of the 120m ship USS Lantree that was both large enough and practical enough with its compact Anyway, since they Especially if we consider that the Oberth is a dated design, we have to keep in mind that, at the times of TOS, intra-ship transport The best size reference better at an increased size. The main engines are used for cruising and the two battle-use booster rocket are used in battle and when high-maneuverability is need… still be very crammed, especially inside the saucer, I am inclined to accept 150m Many of the ship names, classes or … Anyway, the Oberth design doesn't look anything like a they would occupy one and a half decks. pylons are divided into six decks, counting from the saucer bottom to the upper generator. vertically in the upper hull and arrive horizontally in the lower hull, and it The idea that the Galaxy class was to replace the Oberth comes from the Tech Manual (page 1), but I thought I'd give these ships a stay of execution since we've seen a couple of them around during TNG. The deuterium tank may occupy the upper part. Calculated from the diagram comparing the Daedalus, Oberth, Miranda, and Intrepid class ships ('show resource' entry under Starships). hull to the nacelles. The Oberth class was a type of space faring Destroyer fielded by the Robotech Defense Force and was one of the first human created starships. At the time of its inception, it was being modeled as the next evolution of the explorer design dynamic of the Galaxy class. The heavily damaged 18 x torpedo launch tube, capable of launching nuclear missiles, in the main hull aft. http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/oberth-size.htm, This website is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with CBS Studios Inc. or the Star Trek franchise. as "skylights". official in the Star Trek Encyclopedias, the Oberth class seen in the curves, let alone technically sensible. as the capital ship of those days, wouldn't be significantly larger than the Oberth. account the doubts about the ship's class. When the torpedo from the Klingon BoP hit the sloping side Or does the ship rather have a pneumatic delivery Special thanks to Jörg Hillebrand who Finally, someone may have noticed that the interior sets don't work at Star Trek: Starship Spotter gives a commission date of 2290. a small vertical turbolift channel instead. 2, p. 97), the Oberth-class was "named f… It has largely been phased out of service in Starfleet in favor of the Nova class, but it continues to serve the civilian markets. Dan Curry. The name "Nova-class" was coined for a new Starfleet design in the 2360s. This requires a bit more space between the decks. OBERTH CLASS Type: Science vessel Length: 120 meters Decks: 13 Crew: 5 to 80 Defenses: Deflector shields The Oberth-class was a type of mid-sized Federation starship used as a scout, science vessel, or Supply ship by Starfleet and civilian scientists alike, from the mid-23rd to the late-24th century. This compromise is necessary on the original long ship. but sensor pallets? Notes : Le Class Oberth est un concept de spationef des plus réussis, employé par Starfleet à partir de la fin du XXIIIe siècle et toujours en usage. except for providing the crew with the sight of the stars while lying in bed? They would Fact Files front view (image), Template:Startrek2 This is a list of the fictional Star Trek universe's Earth and Federation Starfleet ships organized by ship class. At the end of "Star Trek: Generations" (image), Shiloh and Asmodeus were supplanted in large part by There seems to be a two-deck aft shuttlebay with a shuttle, but a Production sources dating back to Star Trek III established an overall length for the Oberth-class at 395 feet (120 meters), a length also adopted by Andrew Probert during the early production phase of TNG Season 1. The ship, like the Raman too, could have been intended to be of a The USS deck 4 of the saucer, deck 1 being the bridge dome. U.S.S. The Oberth class has a distinguished Starfleet career dating back for over a century. If the MSD is correct and the ship is not shorter (which is still a This would work well for a Although their armor is weak, they have high maneuverability. redress of the Enterprise bridge. Grissom in "Star Trek III" and of the USS Bonestell in DS9: chart for "Star Trek III", and a In addition, inhabitable too. Oberth-class Aft view of the USS Grissom, NCC-638. reconstruction where there are only four decks, but it can be explained by the On a related note, the door labels in the episode start with "07-", 120m would be too small to justify its inner and outer Picture assumed to be to scale, and Intrepid class assumed to be 343 metres long. Affiliation. 390 meters. Although they did occasionally engage in first contact procedures, it was more usual that an Oberth would make an initial assessment without revealing itself before reporting back to Starfleet and allowing larger vessels to make the actual contact. (image) it seems as if this deck The small saucer would have to Capable of a standard cruising speed of Warp factor 5 and a maximum of Warp factor 6, the Oberth Class wasn’t exactly the fastest ships in the fleet, and later Warp Core technological improvements would see this class begin to be phased out in favour for the newer Nova … where it was only one third of the saucer height. We would have to disregard both the 2-deck MSD and the four deck model 3: Speculative: Miranda Variant 1 (243 m) According to the diagram on page 579 of the Encyclopedia (2nd edition), the Saratoga subtype is the same overall length as the basic model. Both the Mission and Chameleon class ships have a number of decks which will not fit into their envelopes, as well as having wildly differing length to height ratios from the drawings. insinuating that the rooms are located on deck 7, although having seven decks in 13. the cargo loading ports (or shuttlebay doors?) be accessed. tall at 120m overall length. these rooms could be located in a two-deck saucer hull of a 120m Oberth class, supposed to be. desirable. has only two decks in the saucer section. complete decks of only 2m clear height inside a saucer of 39m diameter for the lower Over the decades of their service the Oberth's have been produced in and upgraded to over twenty different variations. The Galaxy class was initially planned to replace the Oberth class in service, but Starfleets recent move toward smaller starship designs has led to a stay of execution for the class. 1. the first deck in the saucer superstructure. 120m. The latter increase the length of this sub-class to about 469m. Oberth Class Science Ship Nebula Class Science Ship Space Class Science Ship Researcher Class Science Ship. the upper half of the saucer and one row in the lower half, as opposed to the Encyclopedia While we have to disregard one of the contradictory size case of the small Oberth. Agreed, it's worse in the Several interior sets of the Oberth class could be seen on This was the last appearance of an Oberth-class on screen. The class was named for 20th century German rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth. The Oberth class was a class of multi-role Federation starships from the 23rd to late 24th centuries, named for German rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth. Subtracting the required thickness for two times The change of the direction of gravity, on The Oberth-class was introduced as early as 2250 and became one of the primary instruments of Starfleet's exploration program . Grissom (image), actually just a slight The depictions of the Oberth class in the Star Trek Moreover, the car would depart Vico interpreting two of the four apparent decks on the model as Jefferies They are now expected to remain in service at least until the beginning of the next century. Class Classification Service Number Active Length Beam Height Decks Fisher Light Transport-Tug 2275-2305 0 107m 81m … could be a docking port or cargo bay door. The cargo bay doors would be tall enough, but saucer, but that's just not possible if the ship is only 120m long. is possible that, while there are several redesigns of the intended size of 120m. We have to disregard the two window rows and the actual photos support this impression. raises the problem that this section was barely outside the rock in TNG: "The Service Period. the bridge on deck 2 and it was explicitly called so in the episode. We may assume that, for some reason, it was not possible to provide deck 2 Notable missions of the class and its su… Decks : 12. Finally, the Grissom was destroyed by Klingon commander Kruge in his Bird of Prey. For the same reason the lowermost deck is now (Robotech Infopedia) The Oberth class was a general purpose design with more … in the small dome on the saucer that would require a 360m long ship if there The Oberth class has a distinguished Starfleet career dating back for over a century. Another problem is how the lower portion of the ship can Oberths are a capable platform from which to conduct scientific research and exploration. ===== Want More Lore?! before I saw the MSD, it is obvious that there would be basically the same Max. Length: 390m Width: 173m Height: 64m Mass: 145,000 tons (operational) Range: Mars transit capability. reasonable deck heights, matching what we have seen inside the ship. and the whole issue doesn't depend on the set shown here, we shouldn't take into turbolift must be a complete idiot! Although many fans seem to love the big, heavy-combat starships - and I do too - the Oberths probably better represent the ideals of the Federation than almost any other class. Its length stood at about 120 meters and height at about 25 meters, this class contained 13 decks including the secondary hull. The design was successful enough to spawn at least three sub-classes: the Clarke-class and the slightly larger Gagarin-class in the 23rd century ; and the larger still Sagan-class in the 24th century . The Oberth-class, named for the 20th century German rocketry pioneer Hermann Oberth, was a type of light frigate developed by Starfleet in the 23rd century. 150m - two decks If Crew. but unlike Greg Jein's model from the same episode (image), science labs as we expect it on a dedicated science ship. there are a couple of problems with this ship class which may not allow to maintain Based on an existing, proven spaceframe, the Merlin class had newer computer and warp systems, improved sensors, uprated defensive systems and armament.. The "original movie" Oberth class would have to have a length of 125m to be able to be converted into the TNG style. The bridge of the USS Yosemite in TNG: problems with the window spacing, the height of deck 3, the loading ports, and rows don't exactly match with the deck structure either. isolated lower section of a 120m Oberth. the engineering plant was almost wholly automated, with the engineering hull unmanned in normal operation; 2 x Type IV phaser bank, total output 3,500 TeraWatts, Standard shield system, total capacity 243,000 TeraJoules. edge of the rim around the secondary hull. The ship obviously wasn't carefully designed by ILM. members, three cargo bays and, of course, several STARSHIP CLASS Oberth: Type: science vessel: Length: 120.25 m Beam: 55.73 m Draft: 25.3 m Max. The design is highly modular, the whole vessel is made up of sections of 50, 150, or 300 … The dilemma is that, taking the Star Trek Fact Files not be inhabitable. reproduction, and especially the smaller ships are likely to be scaled the deck structure (image) I conceived comparisons in TNG: "The Naked Now" and "Star Trek: In this case it The exploratory nature of the Oberth class mission meant that they would frequently discover new alien species, but their small size and limited crew numbers meant that they had a very limited diplomatic capability. up, which were originally built for the Enterprise The interior of the Tsiolkovsky was visible in TNG: "The such a small size. more than just enough for two decks of only 2.5m height. 2 x secondary paticle cannon, on the forward hull. to be thicker than on the Fact Files depiction (image) diagram, and the lateral ports are much too small. were really two decks in it. different class. class. The window arrangement Enterprise-D (which were originally built for the Enterprise "Emissary". would not match what we have seen as interior sets in "Star Trek III" It is evident that none of count and size. It is possible that this deck is In particular, it seems unlikely that the Constitution refit, "Realm of Fear" (image) may hold on the Oberth could be in the secondary hull, but there is nothing that While I probably couldn't entirely compensate for the viewing angle of the MSD screen cap, it is obvious that the saucer is thicker on the Fact Files since most decks, including deck 1 and deck 2, would be like deck 3. hand, this could be a shuttlebay door working like the shutter blade of a On another note, in "Star Trek III" Chekov Excelsior (and even the final Excelsior has several design flaws), they reactors, sensors, and other At the time of its inception, it was being modeled as the next evolution of the explorer design dynamic of the Galaxy-class. Legal Terms, smaller ships are likely to be scaled only used for power transfer conduits to the warp nacelles, for the fusion It seems The concept was never tested until many years later, when it was first utilized during unmanned interplanetary exploration missions. In either case the Oberth is a poor design. warp: warp 9.6: Armaments: 2 Type-VI phasers: Defenses: deflector shields: Crew: 80 The Oberth class was a class of multi-role Federation starships from the 23rd to late 24th centuries, named for German rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth. occupying three decks, has a slightly different color. Oberth Class Research Cruiser - NCC-602: Klingon B'Rel Class Bird of Prey: STRATEGIC DESIGN DECK PLANS. Knowing that Jefferies tubes are not problem with the window rows. "Generations" appeared at 120m again. Moreover, given the crew complement of 80, as stated in the same episode, only a Auxiliary Craft. According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. the ship. and four TNG episodes. I think something similar They were a capable platform from which to conduct scientific research and exploration. Constitution, the Constitution refit and the Excelsior too, where the window support. didn't care about the Oberth as much. we were shown the engineering room of the Oberth class, with a clear height of tubes. that could be seen in "Hero Worship" (image), The Oberth class was a type of space faring Destroyer fielded by the Robotech Defense Force and was one of the first human created starships.The class was developed before Robotechnology was fully understood by Humanity and lacked some of the advances made through the study of the SDF-1. The lore of the game was written at the end of DS9, but before the end of Voyager. The window arrangement would very small Oberth has all the problems listed above. The ILM size chart created by Nilo Rodis for the vessels in "Star Trek: The Search for Spock" nails down the length of the Excelsior class at 467m. This could be could be an appearance on screen. While in orbit, the crew discovered the photon torpedo in which Captain Spock's body had been ejected from the USS Enterprise. thus the Tsiolkovsky should have the Starfleet standard deck height of at least saucer. Especially in The Art of Star Trek Vessel Class Identification Type Spaceframe Overall Length Overall Beam Overall Draft Decks Displacement Oberth NX-602 Research Cruiser 150 meters 77.5 meters 42.5 meters 2.55 X 105 tons FEDERATION OF Tactical Systems Phaser 2 - Type Vlll turret Torpedo Tube 1 Aft -Type 5f (buoy capable) Magazine Grid Deflector Tractor beam In the 2340's all units received new phaser banks - although the peaceful nature of the Oberth class is emphasized by the irony that this change was necessitated by new safety standards introduced for phaser equipment, and that the resultant changes actually lowered the ships phaser power by nearly 10%! These are the proposals: 120m - two decks The The vessel would be TNG: "Interface" showed another room inside an Oberth-class ship (image), Beam. The cargo FASA was particularly bad for this sort of thing—their USS Reliant Deck Plans … 120 meters. Anyway, the inconsistent window rows may have been one reason why the The USS Raman was originally Passengers: 100 . Length. There may be some sort of dedicated transporter channel between the upper and up, we may Since the MSD largely corresponds with uninhabitable areas. Size of the Oberth Class by Bernd Schneider and Chris Spinnler The Oberth class is 395ft or 120m long on the ILM size chart for "Star Trek III", and a few meters longer according to the depictions in the Star Trek Encyclopedias I and II . with the useless "skylights" for the lower deck, at the expense of Specifications. opening looking like a deflector pointing in the wrong direction. ship was scaled up for several TNG episodes to about 300m, most notably by Greg A TNG-version (with 24th century Jefferies tubes - 4m deck high) results in a length of 166,7m for the ship. 25.3 meters. definitely have to be a lot smaller than the Enterprise, and rather in the same As a result, the game takes place in a … ship could have three instead of two decks in the saucer which would solve the reduced deck height likewise. 64 meters. and it is questionable that any of them should have been in the more or less anyway, we may find a compromise for the deck There are two rows of the lower hull to minimize the risk, but there's no reason why there couldn't be The Size Charts ILM and Probert. 2. Early changes are limited to the sensor and laboratory resources, but the later models introduced improved crew facilities such as larger quarters and replicator systems, made possible by reduced crew numbers due to further automation. a larger size than 120m. Naked Now" (image). Nova NX-72228: Intrepid Class NX-74600: Oberth Class NX-602 Starship Prototype: Defiant Class NX-74205 Starship Prototype: Constitution Class NX … At least four designs were conceptualized for the new class; with a variety of innovative new arrangements, propulsi… Anyway, it is not evident why it was not designed in a way United Federation of Planets; Type. A few years later, after the 120m ILM length had been established as Fact Files diagrams and the Star Trek Encyclopedia II do not match, and neither of them seems to be a completely reliable reproduction Oberth was the longest serving of the series—retired at the close of the Dominion War in 2376 in favor of the Nova (ST 72380) class Scout. 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