Galaxy Class

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Registry #	Ship Name	Information
NCC-1701-D	USS Enterprise	Lost at Veridian III (, )
NCC-71806	USS Galaxy	Class Ship; Originally NX-70637; Participated in the invasion of the Chin'Toka system
NCC-71807	USS Yamato	Lost at Iconia; Originally NCC-1305-E
NCC-71832	USS Odyssey	Destroyed in Gamma Quadrant by Jem Hadar
NCC-71854	USS Venture	Defended DS9 during Klingon attack; Participated in the invasion of the Chin'Toka system
NCC-71899	USS Challenger
Modifications

The Galaxy class starship was designed and constructed at Utopia Planitia, Mars, as a replacement for the venerable Ambassador Class. Having been procured in an era of political tension, the Ambassador's configuration more closely resembles that of a battleship, whereas the Galaxys are luxurious, stately emmisarial vessels. However, the Galaxys are far from unarmed; they have three photon torpedo tubes and a full spherical array of phaser banks. As an emmisarial ship, the Galaxy class has a large internal volume to accomodate foreign delegations and to assist in emeregency evecuations. This design feature coupled with advances in computer technology allows a previously unheardof situation -- the families of the crew members are allowed to live on-ship. Since crew workload is light, the number of required duty stations is greatly reduced, thus the Galaxys can be manned by fewer crewers. This taken with the large internal volume and the ambassadorial mission of the vessel allows the crew's families to live on board and still have vast space. With civilians on board, the ship was designed so that the saucer section could detach itself from the star drive section to remove them from harm's way in the event of an emergency. This feature saved the entire crew of USS Enterprise when its core breached above Veridian III. Six Galaxy class starships have been constructed, the names and designations of the last two are unknown. A possible seventh class ship is under construction to as a replacement for one of the three known losses. It is likely that at least one more Galaxy class ship was lost at Wolf 359, since if there was one within a several parsec radius of Terra, it would have been ordered to accompany the fleet. Due to the great expense and complexity of the Galaxys and their tendency to explode, the class's future is in doubt. It is uncertain whether more Galaxy class starships will be constructed or whether a newer class starship will be procured in its place. Even though the Galaxy class is only ten years old, it no longer represents the pinnacle of technology, and Starfleet may opt for an altogether different platform for its next flagship class.