The Engle-class was a type of Federation starship in service during the 2250s decade.
History and specifications[]
The design of the Engle-class was derivative of the NX-class spaceframe. (Discovery Starships Collection Issue 17: "USS T'Plana-Hath NCC-1004")
Two ships of this class, including the USS T'Plana-Hath, participated in Battle of the Binary Stars against the Klingons in the year 2256. (DSC episode: "Battle at the Binary Stars")
This class would eventually be developed into the Earhart-subclass in the 25th century. (ST video game: Star Trek Online)
Ships of the class[]
This article or subsection has an associated category. | Engle class starships |
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Engle-class starships | |||
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Federation Starfleet (primary universe) |
standard configuration | Andor • Cardiff • Churchill • Cicada • Decatur • Earhart • Engle • Lafayette • Macedonia • Roosevelt • T'Plana-Hath • Vancouver | |
variant configurations | Earhart-subclass: Decatur • Earhart • Fort | ||
Terran Empire Starfleet (mirror universe) |
standard configuration | ISS Engle |
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Background[]
The Engle-class was identified via the T'Plana-Hath by designer John Eaves. Eaves also named the class, which was later confirmed after being revealed on StarTrek.com.
The Engle-class was built using the Enterprise (NX-01) as a starting reference. Many similar elements, including saucer design, and deflector dish can be seen in the final model. (Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection issue 17, p. 10)
Eaves early concept art and CGI models of this class were designated as the Saturn-class USS Chaffee (NCC-3567). (Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection issue 17, p. 12)
In the article "DISCOVERY's 'Battle of the Binary Stars' Armada Identified" by Ken Reilly at TrekCore, this class was "likely named for test pilot and eventual astronaut Joe Engle, who test-flew the joint NASA-Air Force X-15 rocket airplane - and the Space Shuttle Enterprise - before eventually commanding the Space Shuttle Columbia"
References[]
External links[]
- Engle class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- T'Plana-Hath, U.S.S. article on StarTrek.com