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California class

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The California class, also informally referred to as Cali-class, a 24th century Federation starship class, a workhorse-type vessel[4] specialised in different mission profiles[6], including second contact, in Starfleet service in the 2360s decade. (TNG - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "The Expert")

History and specifications[]

California class MSD

Master systems display, 2380.

California class ortho

The California class in 2411.

Ships of this class were typically named for locations and other namesakes associated with the Human state of California on the planet Earth. (StarTrek.com website: Below Deck With Lower Decks: California Class Ships)

The hull of this class consisted of a round saucer section, with a pair of nacelle pylons suspended below. The warp nacelles were attached to the nacelle pylons but also held a compact engineering section with the forward-facing navigational deflector between them. The bridge was located on Deck 1 atop the vessel. The shuttlebay typically held Type-6A shuttlecraft. They were also equipped with Argo-type buggies for groundcar-based surface operations. (LD episode: "Second Contact")

In total, a California-class ship was 794 meters long. (Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future)

Personnel aboard these ships were dressed in the colorful Starfleet uniform of the early 2380s.

The USS Cerritos was specialised in second contact missions. Its livery included operations-department yellow piping. (LD episode: "Second Contact")

The USS Merced, which cooperated with the Cerritos on recovering an ancient generation ship, featured science-blue stripe on its hull. (LD episode: "Moist Vessel")

The USS Rubidoux and its replacement, the USS Solvang, were painted in command red. (LD episodes: "Much Ado About Boimler", "No Small Parts")

In 2380, three California-class starships were destroyed on individual missions, the Merced, Rubidoux and Solvang. The Cerritos suffered extreme structural damage and underwent a refit and repairs at Douglas Station. (LD episodes: "Moist Vessel", "Much Ado About Boimler", "No Small Parts")

Lieutenant Tom Paris visited the Cerritos in 2381 and affectionately referred to its type as the Cali-class. (LD episode: "We'll Always Have Tom Paris")

California-class ships have a larger and more powerful warp engine then even ships of the Galaxy-class because they are designed to tow much larger vessels at high warp. (TNG novel: Pliable Truths)

Known vessels[]

This article or subsection has an associated category. California class starships
Cerritos and Merced

The Cerritos and Merced in 2380.

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups

Akira (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • Ambassador (Alaska • Narendra • Yamaguchi) • Apollo (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • Cardenas (Buran) • Chesapeake (Mongrel) • Cheyenne (Dakota • Stargazer) • Concorde (Geneva battlecruiser • Presidio) • Constellation (Challenger deep space explorer) • Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) • Constitution (Achernar • Bonhomme Richard • Tikopai • Enterprise • Exeter • Excalibur • Vesper • Kirk • Crossfield (Glenn • 32nd century refit) • Danube (Yellowstone) • Decatur (Dreadnought) • Defiant (Gallant • Incursion • Nachthexen • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • Dervish (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • Destiny (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • Engle (Earhart) • Excelsior (Bismarck • Curry • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • Galaxy (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Ross • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • Inquiry (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • Hoover (Edison) • Intrepid (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (25th century) • Janeway • Pathfinder • Trailblazer • Yeager) • Kumari (Charal • Khyzon) • Luna (Comet • Polaris • Sol • Titan) • Magee (Shran (escort)) • Malachowski (Helios (tug)) • Miranda (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • Merian (Merian (dreadnought)) • Nebula (Magellan) • New Orleans (Lafayette) • Nimitz (Europa) • Norway (Oslo) • Nova (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • Oberth (Clarke • Gagarin (23rd century) • Grissom • Sagan) • Odyssey (Verity • Yorktown (cruiser)) • Olympic (Hope • Horizon science vessel) • Prometheus (Cerberus • Hephaestus • Hestia • Phoenix) • Ptolemy (Dollond • Doppler • Keppler) • Remora (Charger) • Saladin (Cochise • Siva) • Santa Fe (Newport) • Saber (Gladius • Rapier • Ushaan) • Sentinel (Emissary • Nomad cruiser • Vanguard) • Shepard (Gagarin (25th century)) • Solanae (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • Sovereign (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • Steamrunner (Appalachia • Zephyr) • Vesta (Aventine • Rademaker) • Walker (Georgiou • Shenzhou ) • Wells (Eternal • Ouroboros • Verne)

Emblem of the United Federation of Planets. Seal of the Federation Starfleet.
other named classes

AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Angelou • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ark Royal • Ariel • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Berena • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Cestus • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimer • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Clarke (25th century) • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Condor (raider) • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Courage • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • D'Kyr • Deneva • Derf • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • Eisenberg • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Friendship • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Gallant • Ganges • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Gemini • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (22nd century) • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Jupiter • Karekh • Keith • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London • Madison • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Mars • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Mercury (scout) • Merian • Merian (dreadnought) • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber• Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Parliament • Paladin (24th century) • Perseus • Pioneer • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Protostar • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Sagittarius • Samson • Saturn • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Universe •Theseus II • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wilkerson • Wizard • Yamato • Yorkshire • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed

general type

Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation battleship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation dreadnought • Federation freighter • Federation frigate • Federation galaxy ship • Federation holoship • Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) • Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser • Intrepid-variant light cruiser) • Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship • Starfleet tanker

Appearances and references[]

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. ↑ ST video game: Infinite
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 STO website: Shadow's Advance: The California and More From Lower Decks!.
  3. ↑ LD episode: "Mining the Mind's Mines".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 LD episode: "Second Contact".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 LD episode: "Moist Vessel"
  7. ↑ LD episode: "I, Excretus".
  8. ↑ LD episode: "Much Ado About Boimler".
  9. ↑ ST - Coda novel: The Ashes of Tomorrow.
  10. ↑ LD episode: "No Small Parts".

Background[]

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point of view.		 Memory Beta
  • Lower Decks co-producer Brad Winters gave the California-class ship length as 535.2 meters, and height at 121.3 meters, in a Tweet. Producer Mike McMahan confirmed these figures in a reply tweet.

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