- For other uses, see Hephaestus.
The USS Hephaestus (NCC-95547) was a 25th century Federation starship, a tier 5-rated Hephaestus-class advanced escort and prototype of its class, in Starfleet service from the 2400s to the 2410s[2] decades. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
Service history and disposition[]
The Hephaestus at Starfleet Shipyards Operations in 2411.
In the 2390s, Starfleet commissioned two starship classes as new iterations of the 2370s-era Prometheus-class. Initially, multi-vector assault mode was deemed too impractical to implement. The experimental registry number NX-95560 was shared by both the USS Phoenix and the USS Cerberus, lead ships of the Phoenix- and Cerberus-class advanced escorts, respectively. Ships of these classes saw action in the Federation-Klingon War of 2405-2410. (STO website: Ships of the Line)
In the year 2409, Starfleet launched the Hephaestus class with the USS Hephaestus. The MVAM became standard issue for tier 5-rated ships derived from the Prometheus class, including the Hephaestus. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
From 2410 onwards, the Hephaestus its class on the shipyards interfaces operated by New Romulus Shipyards, Klingon Defense Force Order of Builders and Starfleet Shipyards Operations at Khitomer Alliance facilities across the Milky Way Galaxy. Its sister ship USS Hephaestus (NCC-59650-A) represented the Fleet configuration of the class. (STO - Refractions missions: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock", "The Hunt is On", "Explore the Flotilla")
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Connections[]
| Prometheus-class escort starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federation, Starfleet (primary universe) |
standard configuration | Cerberus • Hercules • Icarus • Meridian • Prometheus • Prometheus-A • Titan • unnamed |  
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| variant configurations | Cerberus-subclass: Cerberus • von Richthofen • Hestia-subclass: Hestia • Phaeton • Hephaestus-subclass: Felczer • Hephaestus • Hephaestus-A • Hydra-subclass: Hydra • Phoenix-subclass: Phoenix | ||
| Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe) |
standard configuration | Fortuna-A • Prometheus • Prometheus-A |  
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| variant configurations | Cerberus-subclass: Cerberus • Hydra-subclass: Hydra • Phoenix-subclass: Phoenix | ||
Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock"
- STO - Empire mission: "The Hunt is On"
- STO - From the Ashes mission: "Explore the Flotilla"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 STO - Refractions mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock".
Background[]
| This section is written from the Real World point of view. |
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- In Human Greek mythology, HephaestusWP was the god of craftspeople.