Constellation Class

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Registry #	Ship Name	Information
NCC-1974	USS Constellation	Class ship
NCC-2544	USS Hathaway	Commanded by William Riker during battle simulation
NCC-2590	USS Valkyrie
NCC-2893	USS Stargazer	Lost at Battle of Maxia; later recovered
NCC-3069	USS Magellan	Commanded by Captain Conklin
NCC-3890	USS Gettysburg	Admiral Jameson's last command
NCC-9754	USS Victory	Geordi LaForge's first assignment

The Constellation class of starship is less a technological advance than a reworked, rehashed offshoot of the Miranda Class. The saucer is essentially a Miranda's with added decks and other scant modifications -- none of which should practically be reffered to as "improvements." The warp drive system supports four Constitution Modification warp nacelles rotated 90 degrees to outboard and two reactors; a brute force improvement over the Miranda, but its components are the same stock pieces used in the Constitution Modification and the Miranda class. Basically, the Constellation class was constructed from components that Starfleet engineers already had "on the shelf," which accounts for the Constellations' quick R&D time and easy servicability. While maintainance is relatively simple due to the availability of components, it is required quite often due to the patchwork design of this class. Even though the Constellations have their problems, they have their strongpoints, too. The addition of an extra warp core allowed for safer deep-space exploration than its twin-engined counterparts. The extra warp power also allowed more power to be drawn from the engines and diverted to defensive systems, which made the Constellations formidable warships for their day. That day is now over, however. The Constellation owes its limited success to brute force, not any engineering marvels.