Centaur type

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Centaur-type
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Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Type:	Destroyer
Active:	24th century
Speed:	Warp 7 (observed maximum)
Armament:	Phasers, photon torpedoes
Defenses:	Deflector shields

The Centaur-type of Federation starships were launched in the 24th century. They share the same design era with the Excelsior-class of starships.

Contents 1 Ships commissioned 2 Appendices 2.1 Appearances 2.2 Background 2.3 Physical model 2.4 CG model 2.5 Technical manual 2.6 Apocrypha 2.7 External link

[edit] Ships commissioned

• USS Buckner (NCC-42043)
• USS Centaur (NCC-42043)

The Star Trek Encyclopedia gives no number in its entry about this ship, although NCC-42043 was used in the Star Trek Fact Files and Star Trek: The Magazine. As for the model itself, the number was used along with the name Buckner.

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Appearances

• DS9:
  • "A Time to Stand"
  • "Behind the Lines"
  • "Sacrifice of Angels"

[edit] Background

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual describes this vessel as an Excelsior-class starship variant, describing it as being among the ships "constructed from salvaged components, components in work, and custom assemblies fabricated by the individual fleet yards."

[edit] Physical model

The episode "A Time to Stand" needed a shot of a retreating flotilla of Starfleet vessels. To beef out the scene, the production staff built several new ships, kitbashing them out of parts from commercially available AMT/Ertl-Star Trek model kits. Amongst them was the USS Buckner, which would be referred to as the USS Centaur in a later scene from "A Time to Stand", although a recent photo of the model still shows the original name. The Buckner was constructed from parts of the Reliant and Excelsior model kits. It was built by Adam Buckner, who still owns the model. [1]

[edit] CG model

A somewhat redesigned CG model of the Centaur was commissioned by Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz and built by Ed Giddings for use in various licensed publications. [2] [3] Orthographic views of this model were published in Star Trek Fact Files, no. 298, 2002 and Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 6.

[edit] Technical manual

The following specifications were given in the DS9 Technical Manual:

• Production Base: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
• Type: Medium Cruiser
• Accommodation: 315 officers and crew
• Power Plant: One 1,500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse systems
• Dimensions: Length, 381.87 meters; beam, 320.16 meters; height, 78.54 meters
• Mass: 870,000 metric tonnes
• Performance: Warp 9.6 for 12 hours
• Armament: Nine type-9 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers

[edit] Apocrypha

• According to the novel Articles of the Federation, this type is the Centaur-class, making the USS Centaur the first of its type.

• Centaur is a playable ship in Star Trek: Legacy as well as Star Trek Online. The player can command the Centaur in the TOS and TNG eras.

[edit] External link

• Centaur-class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works