Hestia class

For other uses, see Hestia.

The Hestia class was a 25th century Federation starship class, an advanced escort and variant subclass of the 24th century Prometheus-class escort, in Starfleet service from the 2410s decade. (STO website: Hestia Advanced Escort Stats)

Service history and specifications[]

The USS Prometheus was developed for deep-space tactical assignments during the Dominion War. At the time of production, the Prometheus was Starfleet's fastest ship, and included the revolutionary multi-vector assault mode starship separation system, allowing it to split itself into three independent sections. (VOY episode: "Message in a Bottle")

By the year 2409, the success of the Prometheus-class had given rise to several subclasses. The latest addition was the Hephaestus-class advanced escort. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Construction was undertaken by the Advanced Starship Design Bureau at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in 2410, during the latter days of the Iconian War. Lieutenant Whetu and Ensign Elyos struggled initially to solve a manifold design issue that delayed the launch of of the USS Hestia. The Hestia was a more streamlined version of the Prometheus-class family, and conceived to combat the Heralds of the Iconian Empire. (STO - The Iconian War short story: "Utopia Planitia Report 1")

The Hestia entered service in 2410, just before the end of the war with the Iconians. In addition to the MVAM, it was fitted with high-energy plasma expulsers and an experimental hyperexcited ion stream projector Mk. X. (STO website: Hestia Advanced Escort Stats)

In 2411, soon after the shattering of the Klingon Empire, the Gagarin-class USS Phaeton was one of several ships listed on a docking chart at Earth Spacedock. (STO - House Shattered mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Livery[]

In the 25th century, the design of the Hestia-class advanced escort allowed its commanding officer to choose from different designs of hull materials, which could be modified further at shipyards. (STO - The Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Furthermore, the installation of deflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from the Reman Resistance, the Breen Confederacy and the Dominion. (STO missions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")

Known vessels[]

USS Hestia
USS Phaeton

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Prometheus-class escort starships
Federation, Starfleet (primary universe)	standard configuration	Cerberus • Hercules • Icarus • Meridian • Prometheus • Prometheus-A • Titan • unnamed
Federation, Starfleet (primary universe)	variant configurations	Cerberus-subclass: Cerberus • von Richthofen • Hestia-subclass: Hestia • Phaeton • Hephaestus-subclass: Felczer • Hephaestus • Phoenix-subclass: Phoenix
Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe)	standard configuration	Fortuna-A • Prometheus-A
Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe)	variant configurations	Cerberus-subclass: Cerberus • Phoenix-subclass: Phoenix

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	*Akira* (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • *Ambassador* (Alaska • Yamaguchi) • *Apollo* (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • *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) • *Danube* (Yellowstone) • *Decatur* (Dreadnought) • *Defiant* (Gallant • Incursion • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • *Dervish* (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • *Destiny* (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • *Excelsior* (Bismarck • 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) • *Intrepid* (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (science vessel) • Pathfinder) • *Kumari* (Charal • Khyzon) • *Luna* (Comet • Polaris • Sol) • *Miranda* (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • *Nebula* (Magellan) • *Norway* (Oslo) • *Nova* (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • *Oberth* (Gagarin (23rd century) • Sagan) • *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) • *Solanae* (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • *Sovereign* (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • *Steamrunner* (Zephyr) • *Vesta* (Aventine • Rademaker) • *Walker* (Georgiou) • *Wells* (Polarity)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ariel • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Crossfield • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • D'Kyr • Deneva • Derf • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Ganges • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Gemini • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Hoover • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (light cruiser) • 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 • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Merian • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber • Nachthexen • Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • New Orleans • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Odyssey • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Ouroboros • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Paladin (24th century) • Perseus • Pioneer • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Sagittarius • Samson • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • Shepard • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Tempest • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Theseus • 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 cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • 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