Changes: Challenger class

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USS Buran 2 — The wreck of the *Buran* on fire

The Challenger-class starships were Starfleet vessels in service in the later 24th century. They shared many design aspects with Galaxy-class and Nebula-class starships.

Ships of the class

Named

USS Buran (NCC-57580)

Uncertain

Appendices

Appearances

TNG:
- "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
- "Unification I"

Background information

The Challenger-class USS Buran was a "kitbashed" design study and filming model built by Ed Miarecki and Michael Okuda, that was barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard" scene in TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". [1] It was made from parts of AMT/Ertl USS Enterprise-D model kits, no. 6619, specifically the saucer section and warp nacelles, as well as from parts of a submarine model kit. Okuda recalled on the model, "I don't recall what Ed's original version of the Buran was, but I added the submarine parts and glued on the engines, although it looks like Ed assembled the engines. I thought it was a clever idea, but it ended up looking like a lollipop. Maybe Ed's version was a single nacelle, and I added the second. I don't remember. (...) I think one of the engine mounts was a submarine tower, but I wouldn't swear that both were. I'm pretty sure both engines were fairly stock Ertl large Galaxy nacelles that Ed had made. The actual amount of modelmaking time that Rick S. and I had was minimal, so we would tend to have stuck with stuff that Ed did for us." [2]

The Star Trek Encyclopedia lists the USS Armstrong from DS9: "Apocalypse Rising" and the USS Kearsarge from TNG: "Firstborn" as being Challenger-class starships.

Apocrypha

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual story "Thin Ice" published by DC Comics, the USS Marco Polo was stated to be a Challenger-class starship. This design appeared as a variant of the Constellation-class design, with the lower nacelles replaced by a secondary hull. [3]

External links

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Challenger-class reconstruction at Ex Astris Scientia

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+{{Sidebar starship class|
-The '''''Challenger'' class''' [[starship]]s were [[Starfleet]] vessels in service in the later [[24th century]]. They shared many design aspects with [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy'' class]] and [[Nebula class|''Nebula'' class]] starships.
+|Name=        	''Challenger'' class
+| image=       	USS Buran.jpg
+|imagecap=    	Wreckage of the ''Challenger''-class {{USS|Buran}}
+|owner= 	{{Federation}}
+|operator=      [[Starfleet]]
+|Active=	[[24th century]]
+}}
+[[File:USS Buran 2.jpg|thumb|The wreck of the ''Buran'' on fire]]
+The '''''Challenger''-class''' [[starship]]s were [[Starfleet]] vessels in service in the later [[24th century]]. They shared many design aspects with {{Class|Galaxy}} and {{Class|Nebula}} starships.
-==Ships Commissioned==
+== Ships of the class ==
+;Named:
-*[[USS Challenger|USS ''Challenger'']]
-*[[USS Armstrong|USS ''Armstrong'']] (NCC-57537)
+*{{USS|Buran}} (NCC-57580)
+;Uncertain:
-*[[USS Kearsarge|USS ''Kearsarge'']] (NCC-57566)
+*{{USS|Armstrong|24th century}}
-*[[USS Buran|USS ''Buran'']] (NCC-57580)
+*{{USS|Kearsarge}}
-==Appendices==
+== Appendices ==
-===Appearances===
+=== Appearances ===
+*{{TNG}}
-*[[TNG]]: "[[The Best of Both Worlds, Part II]]"
+** {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}
+** {{e|Unification I}}
-===Background===
+=== Background information ===
-The ''Challenger''-class was a "[[kitbash]]ed" study model built by [[Ed Miarecki]], barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard" scene in the episode. It was made from spare pieces of [[AMT/Ertl]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]] starship [[model]]s, specifically the [[saucer section]] and [[warp nacelle]]s. Although the previous surmise of the ''Challenger'' being a mix of [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' refit]] and [[Constellation class|''Constellation'' class]] pieces has been ultimately refuted, wrong depictions along these lines persist in fandom. The incorrect reference originated in [[comics]], in a [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual]] story, "Thin Ice," published by [[DC Comics|DC]], which portrayed such a vessel and referred to it as ''Challenger''-class, the USS ''Marco Polo'' NCC-7219.''
+The ''Challenger''-class USS ''Buran'' was a "[[Kitbash#Kit-bash|kitbash]]ed" design study and filming model built by [[Ed Miarecki]] and [[Michael Okuda]], that was barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard" scene in {{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}. [http://www.edmiarecki.com/history/] It was made from parts of [[AMT/Ertl]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[Star Trek model kits|model kits]], no. 6619, specifically the [[saucer section]] and [[warp nacelle]]s, as well as from parts of a submarine model kit. Okuda recalled on the model, "''I don't recall what Ed's original version of the ''Buran'' was, but I added the submarine parts and glued on the engines, although it looks like Ed assembled the engines. I thought it was a clever idea, but it ended up looking like a lollipop. Maybe Ed's version was a single nacelle, and I added the second. I don't remember. (...) I think one of the engine mounts was a submarine tower, but I wouldn't swear that both were. I'm pretty sure both engines were fairly stock Ertl large ''Galaxy'' nacelles that Ed had made. The actual amount of modelmaking time that [[Rick Sternbach|Rick S.]] and I had was minimal, so we would tend to have stuck with stuff that Ed did for us.''" {{eas|articles/okuda359.htm}}
+The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' lists the {{USS|Armstrong|24th century}} from {{DS9|Apocalypse Rising}} and the {{USS|Kearsarge}} from {{TNG|Firstborn}} as being ''Challenger''-class starships.
+=== Apocrypha ===
+In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual]]'' story "[[Thin Ice]]" published by [[DC Comics]], the USS ''Marco Polo'' was stated to be a ''Challenger''-class starship. This design appeared as a variant of the {{Class|Constellation}} design, with the lower nacelles replaced by a secondary hull. [http://www.trekships.org/dropped.htm]
+=== External links ===
-[[Category:Starfleet starship classes]]
-[[de:Challenger-Klasse]]
+*{{NCwiki|Challenger class|''Challenger'' class}}
+*{{eas|articles/challenger.htm|''Challenger''-class reconstruction|external}}
+[[Category:Federation starship classes]]
+[[de:Buran-Typ]]
+[[es:Clase Challenger]]
+[[ja:チャレンジャー級]]