Thomas Paine class

For other uses, see Paine.

The Thomas Paine-class (or Paine-class) was a type of Starfleet frigate, a class IX starship in service to the Federation in the 24th century. This class became active on reference stardate 2/9002.

History and specifications[]

The Paine was created in the mid-24th century as a modification of other spaceframe designs, created as a forward reconnaissance vehicle and forward fire-support platform. Paine-class vessels crewed 85 officers and crew, with room for up to 15 passengers. Additionally, the Paine could carry 500 metric tons of cargo, rated at 10 SCU (standard cargo units). The vessels weighed 139,805 metric tons, measured 250 meters in length, 120 meters in width and 80 meters in height. The Paine had 2 standard (6 person) personnel transporters, two 12-person combat transporter stages and one each of small and large cargo transporters. The control computer of the Paine vessels was of the M-7 type.

The Paine used warp engines were FTWC-1 type, rated to cruise at warp factor 12 and max out at warp factor 14. The Paine impulse engines were of the FIB-3 type. The Paine weapons had three phaser emitters, with forward, aft, port and starboard firing arcs. The vessels had three FP-7 photon torpedo launchers with forward, aft, port and starboard firing arcs. All weapons were single fire to the aft and double fire to all other arce, and these vessels were defended by FSC model deflector shields.

The commissioning of the USS Paine coincided with initial Federation contacts with the Ferengi, and in the role as recon vessels this class of ships tended to be the first line in tracking pirate activity by the Ferengi and others.

This frigate class is named for Thomas Paine a Human patriot from the history of Earth's United States of America nation. Other ships in the class are named after notable figures from history, from Federation history and Human history, for example. Remaining vessels are named for Federation and allied worlds. By the mid-2360s decade, 25 Paine vessels had been constructed, produced at bothe Deneva Shipyards and the Gibraltar Shipyards at a combined rate of about four per year. By stardate 3/03, 21 of these ships were in active service, with two (Drakendesh and Tann) having been refit to uprated specifications. By that time, two (Sundrass and Grundjaki) had been destroyed in action and two (Hann and Halcyon) were lost, whereabouts unknown. (FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)

The manual listed the vessel as a transwarp frigate, although later canon material states that the Federation had never been successful in devising a true transwarp drive. The description of transwarp used in the FASA game might not necessarily describe the same concept as it existed in canon. Like many FASA ship designs, this ship had Constitution-class components with different hull arrangements.

Known ships[]

All references to this class are from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual, and utilize FASA's reference stardate date system.

ship name	registry	ship commissioning	disposition
USS Thomas Paine	NCC-9000	stardate 2/9002	active (stardate 3/03), succeeded in name by New Orleans-class USS Thomas Paine by late 2364
USS Constantine Rill	NCC-9001	stardate 2/9005	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Bartholemew Dynass	NCC-9002	stardate 2/9007	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Amalthea Rex	NCC-9003	stardate 2/9010	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Preston King	NCC-9004	stardate 2/9103	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Shanessa	NCC-9005	stardate 2/9107	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Sundrass	NCC-9006	stardate 2/9110	destroyed (stardate 2/9901)
USS Grundjaki	NCC-9007	stardate 2/9204	destroyed (stardate 2/9805)
USS Paul Gable	NCC-9008	stardate 2/9301	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Falmor Hann	NCC-9009	stardate 2/9305	lost (stardate 2/9706)
USS Halcyon	NCC-9010	stardate 2/9310	lost (stardate 2/9706)
USS Christopher Dundas	NCC-9011	stardate 2/9405	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Canadara	NCC-9012	stardate 2/9501	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Carla Winterspoon	NCC-9013	stardate 2/9507	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Drakendesh	NCC-9014	stardate 2/9602	refit (stardate 2/9805), active (stardate 3/03)
USS Sedgemoor Tann	NCC-9015	stardate 2/9608	refit (stardate 2/9806), active (stardate 3/03)
USS Samantha Elass	NCC-9016	stardate 2/9701	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Tamara	NCC-9017	stardate 2/9707	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Pride of Elass	NCC-9018	stardate 2/9712	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Pride of Troyass	NCC-9019	stardate 2/9804	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Cransston Juriss	NCC-9020	stardate 2/9811	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Qunitaus Gall	NCC-9021	stardate 2/9902	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Ramana Loris	NCC-9022	stardate 2/9908	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Essex Prinn	NCC-9023	stardate 2/9912	active (stardate 3/03)
USS Michael Whelan	NCC-9024	stardate 3/0207	active (stardate 3/03)

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Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
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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 • 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
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Background[]

Before The Star Trek Encyclopedia clarified the class of the USS Thomas Paine referred to in TNG episode: "Conspiracy", FASA had apparently intended to assign that ship as the Paine-class prototype vessel. This contradiction can be reconciled using dates that establish the newer New Orleans-class ship had succeeded that other vessel and assumed its name.

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