Saladin classedit

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Saladin class
Schematic Schematic
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Type:	Destroyer
Active:	23rd century

The Saladin class was a type of Federation destroyer utilized by Starfleet during the latter half of the 23rd century.

The Saladin consisted of a saucer section and nacelle, each similar in exterior design to that of a Constitution-class vessel of the 2260s. Its configuration was significantly different, however, as it employed only a single nacelle. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

Contents 1 Ships of the class 2 Appendices 2.1 Appearances 2.2 Background 2.3 Apocrypha 2.4 External links

[edit] Ships of the class

• NCC-500

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Appearances

• Star Trek films:
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

[edit] Background

The Saladin-class starship was a design originally created by Franz Joseph in his Star Fleet Technical Manual, which lists the USS Saladin as the prototype of the class. The production staff of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock used some of the ships in the Technical Manual as background display images looped on monitor screens on the bridge.

According to the Star Fleet Technical Manual, the only distinctiveness between the Hermes-class scout and her sister class, the Saladin-class destroyer, were her armaments. Where the Saladin-class housed three phaser banks and two photon torpedo launchers, the Hermes scout only housed one bank of two phasers.

Intended to be merely background decoration, freeze frames and close examination have shown it likely (but not conclusively) that the images used were taken from the Joseph book with little or no modification. This would be confirmed later by Rick Sternbach on a few occasions on www.trekbbs.com's forums. The Saladin, Hermes, and Federation classes appear as part of the loop.

[edit] Apocrypha

In the novel The Final Nexus, USS Cochise NCC-530 was a Saladin-class destroyer.

In the novel Dreadnought!, USS Pompeii NCC-424 was a Saladin-class destroyer.

The Saladin class is also present in the Star Fleet Universe series of games. It served Starfleet for decades until supplanted by the Ortega-class war destroyer in the General War. The old destroyer shipyards were turned over to the construction of the Kearsarge-class light cruiser.

An nearly identical design is seen in Star Trek: Legacy, is named the Apollo-class. The Apollo class lacks the deflector/sensor dish found on the Saladin, as well as the 'flush vent' details on the dorsal connection.

[edit] External links

• Forgotten Starships at TrekPlace - an article discussing the canon appearance of this class
• Spotting the Ships from the Star Fleet Technical Manual at Ex Astris Scientia
• Saladin class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works