Ambassador Class Battle Cruiser

History : In the early 24th Century Starfleet was feeling the pressure of Defending Federation planets from hostile forces including the Klingon and Romulan Empire's decided that a new class of Starship was to be built to replace the out gunned Excelsior class. This decision was made after a number of embarrassing incidents in which Excelsior class vessels had been forced to retreat from heavily armed opponents. The design brief was for a large and yet fast battleship capable of exploration and cargo transport in none military situations. Starfleet Engineers and designers eventually came up with the Ambassador Class Starship. Designers drew upon the brief designs from the Constitution class ships with technical input from both the Constitution redesign and the Excelsior class of starship. The construction of the ship went smoothly with little incident and the test ship, USS Ambassador proved itself very capable in battle simulations. The ship was able to carry a much larger cargo and was also able to hold a great deal more crew. Upgraded defensive and weapons systems proved highly effective in real combat situations. The ships were originally produced at Earth Station McKinley, although this later expanded to other Shipyards. A new modification was armor specially developed in case of shield failure. Thick duranium plate armor cover over the outer hull protecting vital areas of the ship from bombardment. Development work on the amour continued until the late 24th century and it soon became standard issue on most Starfleet vessels.

An early blow to Starfleet with the project though was the loss of the newly christened Enterprise C, which after only a year in space was lost, presumed destroyed. Much later it was found that it had been destroyed while protecting a Klingon outpost from invading Romulan ships.

Production of the Ambassador Class ships has continued well into the latter end of the 24th Century, the latest ship, USS Hannibal being launched from the Okana Shipyards on Bajor, only recently reopened a after the Cardassian Occupation. Production of Ambassador Class ships is due to end in the year 2390.

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