The Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards was an important Starfleet starship construction and design facility based at the Utopia Planitia area on Mars in the Sol system. The shipyard spans from land-based portions all the way to geosynchronous orbit above the planet. Many important starships were constructed there, including the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), the USS Defiant (NX-74205), and the USS Voyager (NCC-74656).
The yards were made up of a number of separate facilities, including space stations and drydocks. The main complex of the shipyards was Utopia Station One, where a large docking port allowed starships to dock. (TTN novel: Taking Wing)
When the USS Defiant was forced to fire it's warhead module in defence of Deep Space 9 in 2376 the replacement module was delivered directly from Utopia Planitia. (DS9 novel: Avatar)
Info
Shipyard Report: Shipyard Designation: Utopia Planitia
Class: Orbital Shipyard
Supervised By: Federation Advanced Starship Design Bureau
Shipyard Status: 100% Operational
Complete Facility Count: 833
Total Construction Unit Capacity Per Cycle: 127,300
Location: Geostationary Orbit of Mars; Sol System
Production Rate: 60% of Total Capacity (Peacetime Rate)
Research and Development: Quantum Phasers
Facility Statistics:
24 Defense Platforms
48 Dilithium Refineries
40 Odyssey Depots
52 Space Pads
258 Type 1 Drydocks
70 Type 2 Drydocks
50 Type 3 Drydocks
1 Spacedock
Tachyon Detection Grid
Alternate timelines
In one alternate timeline, these facilities were destroyed by the Borg during an invasion of the Sol star system. (TNG video game: Armada)
Connections
- Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.