Venus Class

The USS Venus mainly served to test new propulsion technologies and hull construction principles. As opposed to the classic warp field geometry that preferred nacelles above or below the ship's main body, a compact arrangement of hull and warp engines was chosen to reduce subspace drag, with the goal to push the maximum speed well beyond Warp 8. The rounded shape resembles that of the later Galaxy class that would be developed during the following decades, partially based on the experiences with the Venus design.

The arguably most spectacular and most successful feature of the USS Venus was the saucer separation. Many old ship classes could separate, but only as an emergency procedure, after which the two parts, if they survived, would have to be reassembled in the spacedock. The Venus was the first class that could be disconnected and reconnected as a normal operation mode. After an extended test phase of the lead ship, Starfleet decided to build more starships of the Venus class in 2334. However, eventually more common and less expensive designs such as the Excelsior class prevailed. The planned series production was canceled. Three Venus-class starships are still active by 2380 and are employed for exploration in the Beta Quadrant.

 

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Thanks to s1gun for the refinement.

 

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