The California class, also informally referred to as Cali-class, a 24th century Federation starship class, a workhorse-type vessel[3] specialised in different mission profiles[5], including second contact, in Starfleet service in the 2360s decade. (TNG - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "The Expert")
History and specifications[]
Master systems display, 2380.
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[]
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- USS Alhambra[3]
- ISS Cerritos (holographic simulation)[6]
- USS Cerritos (NCC-75567)[4]
- USS Merced (NCC-87075)[5]
- USS Rubidoux (NCC-12109)[7]
- USS San Clemente[3]
- USS Saticoy[8]
- USS Solvang (NCC-12101)[9]
- USS Oceanside
Appendices[]
Connections[]
Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- Star Trek: Lower Decks (USS Cerritos, every episode)
- LD episode: "Second Contact" (first appearance outside promo material)
- LD episode: "Moist Vessel" (USS Merced)
- LD episode: "Veritas" (USS Alhambra)
- LD episode: "Much Ado About Boimler" (USS Rubidoux)
- LD episode: "No Small Parts" (USS Solvang)
- StarTrek.com website: Below Deck With Lower Decks: California Class Ships
- Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future
- ST - Coda novel: The Ashes of Tomorrow (USS Saticoy, first appearance in a novel)
- STO website: Shadow's Advance: The California and More From Lower Decks!
- TNG novel: Pliable Truths
References[]
- ↑ ST video game: Infinite
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 STO website: Shadow's Advance: The California and More From Lower Decks!.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LD episode: "Second Contact".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LD episode: "Moist Vessel"
- ↑ LD episode: "I, Excretus".
- ↑ LD episode: "Much Ado About Boimler".
- ↑ ST - Coda novel: The Ashes of Tomorrow.
- ↑ LD episode: "No Small Parts".
Background[]
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- 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.
External links[]
- California class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- StarTrek.com website: blog: Below Deck With Lower Decks: California Class Ships