Material (hull)

Material was an Alpha Quadrant Alliance designation for the visual appearance of a spacecraft's outer hull, i.e. a vessel's "skin". (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

History and specifications

In the early 25th century, any starship class came with a default material applied. This material could be changed by the ship's commanding officer at authorized facilities with shipyards. The default shipyards for the Allied factions were: Earth Spacedock for Federation Starfleet (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock"), Praxis Station at Qo'noS for the Klingon Defence Force (STO - Klingon Sector mission: "First City"), the Romulan Flotilla for the Romulan Republic (STO - From the Ashes mission: "Explore the Flotilla", and Deep Space 9 for the Dominion's Vanguard Fleet. (STO - Gamma Quadrant mission: "Storm Clouds Gather")

Materials were usually designated <special> Type <number>. In addition to a ship's default material options, other materials could become available when a commanding officer had access to other, specific ships. For example, the Epoch-class Aeon material became available to the commanding officer of a Wells-class ship if they owned both vessels. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Applying a deflector shield, like a vanity shield, could override the chosen material option, and replace it with its own visuals. (STO - Romulan Mystery mission: "Coliseum")

List of materials by faction

This is a list of materials, sorted by faction. Not all materials are available for each ship in a faction.

Federation Starfleet

• Discovery Era Starfleet Type 1
• Discovery Era Starfleet Type 2
• Discovery Era Starfleet Type 3
• Discovery Era Starfleet Type 4
• Discovery Era Starfleet Type 5
• Discovery Era Starfleet Type 6
• Starfleet Type 0
• Starfleet Type 1
• Starfleet Type 2
• Starfleet Type 3
• Starfleet Type 4
• Starfleet Type 5
• Starfleet Type 6
• Starfleet Type 7
• Starfleet Type 8
• Starfleet Type 8b
• NX
• NX Refit
• Upgrade
  • Starfleet version
• Veteran
  • Starfleet version
• Aeon
• Wells
• Verne

Ferengi Alliance

• Ferengi Type 1
• Ferengi Type 2
• Ferengi Type 3
• Ferengi Type 4
• Upgrade
  • Ferengi version
• Latinum Plate

Klingon Empire

• Klingon Type 0
• Klingon Type 1
• Klingon Type 2
• Klingon Type 3
• Klingon Type 3b
• Klingon Type 4
• Upgrade
  • Klingon version
• Veteran
  • Klingon version

Romulan Republic

• Aged Romulan
• Mirror Type 1
• Reman Type 1
• Reman Type 2
• Romulan Type 1
• Romulan Type 2
• Romulan Type 2 (Brown)
• Romulan Type 3
• Romulan Type 4
• Romulan Veteran
• Upgrade
  • Romulan version
• Falchion
• Tulwar
• Scimitar