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The Federation Ship Recognition manual was a guide used for Star Trek: The Role Playing Game by [[FASA]]. It showed designs and described the combat abilities for several Federation ship types and gave brief histories for them. The ships were from the timeframes of the original Star Trek series and movies. It contained many more designs than were contained in the original Starship Combat Manual. There are even some older designs from the time of Capt. Pike and April that have lasers and cannons. The Constitution Class contemporaries include the Nelson Class Scout, Larson Class Destroyer (both of which have only one warp engine), Loknar Class Frigate and Soyuz Class Cruiser (an early Miranda design). Later designs include the Andor Class Torpedo Cruiser, Reliant (Miranda) Class Cruiser, Enterprise (Constitution refit)Class Cruiser, Wilkerson and Baker Class Destroyers, Chandley Class Frigate and the Excelsior Class Cruiser. Many of these ships have different upgrades which extend their lifespans. The Constitution Class had 4 different upgrades before being changed to the Enterprise Class. Those upgrades included the specs from Pike's time with lasers, and another which came near the end of Kirk's first five-year mission but was not done on Enterprise. One of the strangest upgrades was the Baker Class, which in its original design did not bring enough firepower to bear in any direction. In checking against the [[Ship Construction Manual]], it was a design that should not have been able to be put together because of weight limits. There were occassion problems where the information would not match the other guide. Another problem was that most Federation designs could not fire 60 degrees aft. Its interesting to note that the Federation held a big technological edge, especially when the Enterprise Class came out. The Excelsior Class widens that gap even when considering Romulan and Klingon Battleship designs.
  
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| image = Federation Ship Recognition Manual.jpg
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[[Category:Reference books]]
  
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| imagecap = 2nd Edition cover
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| Author = [[David F. Tepool]] (1st edition)<br />[[Forest G. Brown]] (2nd edition)
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| Artist = [[Mitch O'Connell]] (1st edition)<br />[[Dana Knutson]] and [[Robert Oswald]] (2nd edition)
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| Editor = [[Wm. John Wheeler]] (2nd edition)
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| Publisher = [[FASA]]
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| Series = [[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)|Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game]]
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| Production = 2302
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| Published = {{y|1983}} (1st edition)<br />{{y|1985}} (2nd edition)
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| Pages = 29 (1st edition)<br />42 (2nd edition)
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| ISBN = 0425069559 (1st edition)<br />ISBN 0931787424 (2nd edition)
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Starship referenced published by FASA as a supplement to their ''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game]]''.
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== Summary ==
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;From the book jacket:
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:Classified &ndash; Authorized [[Starfleet personnel|Personnel]] Only. ''The '''Federation [[starship|Ship]] Recognition Manual''' is intended for [[Starfleet|Star Fleet]] personnel with a "need-to-know" concerning information on the [[Federation starships|Star Fleet vessels]]. This comprehensive study discloses all known combat, visual and historical data on 42 different [[Federation]] ships and their variants. Also included is a chronology of service and silhouette recognition chart. This manual is a must for all ''[[Star Trek]]'' enthusiasts.''
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=== Contents ===
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The cover depicts a cutaway view of the ''Remora''-class [[escort]], while the opposite back cover continues the image with several ''Scorpio''-class corvettes. The information contained in the manual is considered apocryphal.
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==== Support vessels ====
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===== Freighters =====
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;''Aakenn''-class
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;''Liberty''-class
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==== Warpshuttles ====
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;''Greyhound''-class
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;''Pulsar''-class
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==== Repair vessels and facilities ====
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===== Tenders =====
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;''Derf''-class
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;''Cle Dan''-class
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===== Repair facilities =====
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;''Pearl''-class
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===== Defense outposts =====
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;''Alamo''-class
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==== Recognition silhouettes ====
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====Timelines====
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== Background Information ==
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The '''''Federation Ship Recognition Manual''''' was a [[games|gaming]] [[reference works|guide]] used for ''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)|Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game]]'' by [[FASA]]. It showed designs and described the combat abilities for several Federation ship types and gave brief histories for them. The ships were from the timeframes of the original ''Star Trek'' series and movies. It contained many more designs than were contained in the original ''[[Starship Combat Manual]]''. There are even some older designs from the time of Captains [[Christopher Pike]] and [[Robert April]] that have lasers and accelerator cannons. The {{class|Constitution}} contemporaries include the ''Nelson''-class scout and ''Larson''-class destroyer (both of which have only one warp engine much like the {{class|Hermes}} and {{class|Saladin}}), ''Loknar''-class frigate and ''Anton''-class cruiser (an early [[Miranda class|''Miranda'']] design). Later designs include the ''Andor''-class torpedo cruiser, ''Reliant'' (Miranda)-class cruiser, ''Enterprise'' (''Constitution'' refit)-class cruiser, ''Wilkerson''- and ''Baker''-class destroyers, ''Chandley''-class frigate and the ''Excelsior''-class cruiser. Many of these ships have different upgrades which extend their lifespans. The ''Constitution''-class had four different upgrades before being changed to the ''Enterprise''-class. Those upgrades included the specs from Pike's time with lasers, and another which came near the end of Kirk's first five-year mission but was not performed on the ''Enterprise''. One of the strangest designs was the ''Baker''-class, which in its original design did not bring enough firepower to bear in any direction. In checking against the ''[[Ship Construction Manual]]'', it was a design that should not have been able to be put together because of weight limits. There were occasional problems where the information would not match the other guide. Another problem was that most Federation designs could not fire 60 degrees [[aft]]. It is interesting to note that the Federation held a big technological edge, especially when the ''Enterprise''-class came out. The ''Excelsior''-class widens that gap, even when considering Romulan and Klingon battleship designs.
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===Credits===
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* 1st Edition:
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** Product Concept: [[Jordan K. Weisman]]
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** Graphic Design: [[Dana Knutson]]
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* 2nd Edition:
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** Historical Consultant: [[Commander]] [[Hikaru Sulu]]
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** Editor-in-Chief: [[L. Ross Babcock III]]
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** Proofreading: [[Donna Ippolito]]
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** Layout and Pasteup: [[Dana Knutson]], [[Todd F. Marsh]], [[Jane Bigos]]
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** Typesetting: [[Karen Vander Mey]]
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== Links and references ==
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=== Characters ===
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===References===
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==== Starship and station types ====
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* Assault ship
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* [[Battleship]]
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* Corvette
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* [[Cruiser]]
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* Cutter
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* [[Destroyer]]
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* [[Escort]]
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* [[Frigate]]
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* Monitor
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* [[Scout]]
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* [[Transport]]
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* [[Freighter]]
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* Warp shuttle
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* Tender
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* [[drydock|Repair facility]]
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* [[outpost|Defense outpost]]
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Revision as of 08:42, 4 July 2014

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Starship referenced published by FASA as a supplement to their Star Trek: The Role Playing Game.

Summary

From the book jacket
Classified – Authorized Personnel Only. The Federation Ship Recognition Manual is intended for Star Fleet personnel with a "need-to-know" concerning information on the Star Fleet vessels. This comprehensive study discloses all known combat, visual and historical data on 42 different Federation ships and their variants. Also included is a chronology of service and silhouette recognition chart. This manual is a must for all Star Trek enthusiasts.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Contents

The cover depicts a cutaway view of the Remora-class escort, while the opposite back cover continues the image with several Scorpio-class corvettes. The information contained in the manual is considered apocryphal.

Support vessels

Freighters
Aakenn-class
Liberty-class

Warpshuttles

Greyhound-class
Pulsar-class

Repair vessels and facilities

Tenders
Derf-class
Cle Dan-class
Repair facilities
Pearl-class
Defense outposts
Alamo-class

Recognition silhouettes

Timelines

Background Information

The Federation Ship Recognition Manual was a gaming guide used for Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game by FASA. It showed designs and described the combat abilities for several Federation ship types and gave brief histories for them. The ships were from the timeframes of the original Star Trek series and movies. It contained many more designs than were contained in the original Starship Combat Manual. There are even some older designs from the time of Captains Christopher Pike and Robert April that have lasers and accelerator cannons. The Constitution-class contemporaries include the Nelson-class scout and Larson-class destroyer (both of which have only one warp engine much like the Hermes-class and Saladin-class), Loknar-class frigate and Anton-class cruiser (an early Miranda design). Later designs include the Andor-class torpedo cruiser, Reliant (Miranda)-class cruiser, Enterprise (Constitution refit)-class cruiser, Wilkerson- and Baker-class destroyers, Chandley-class frigate and the Excelsior-class cruiser. Many of these ships have different upgrades which extend their lifespans. The Constitution-class had four different upgrades before being changed to the Enterprise-class. Those upgrades included the specs from Pike's time with lasers, and another which came near the end of Kirk's first five-year mission but was not performed on the Enterprise. One of the strangest designs was the Baker-class, which in its original design did not bring enough firepower to bear in any direction. In checking against the Ship Construction Manual, it was a design that should not have been able to be put together because of weight limits. There were occasional problems where the information would not match the other guide. Another problem was that most Federation designs could not fire 60 degrees aft. It is interesting to note that the Federation held a big technological edge, especially when the Enterprise-class came out. The Excelsior-class widens that gap, even when considering Romulan and Klingon battleship designs.

Credits

Links and references

Characters

References

Starship and station types

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