Saladin Class

Class 1

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Affiliation :	Federation
Class Name :	Saladin Class [1]
Type :	Destroyer [1]
Unit Run :	NCC 424 USS Pompeii [2] - Retired NCC 500 USS Saladin [1] - Retired NCC 501 USS Jenghiz [1] - Retired NCC 502 USS Darius [1] - Retired NCC 503 USS Alaric [1] - Retired NCC 504 USS Sargon [1] - Retired NCC 505 USS Xerxes [1] - Retired NCC 506 USS Pompey [1] - Retired NCC 507 USS Kublai [1] - Retired NCC 508 USS Suleiman [1] - Retired NCC 509 USS Etzel [1] - Retired NCC 510 USS Tamerlane [1] - Retired NCC 511 USS Alexander [1] - Retired NCC 512 USS Hannibal [1] - Retired NCC 513 USS Ahriman [1] - Retired NCC 514 USS Rahman [1] - Retired NCC 515 USS Adad [1] - Retired NCC 516 USS Hashishiyun [1] - Retired NCC 517 USS Azrael [1] - Retired NCC 518 USS Hamilcar [1] - Retired NCC 519 USS Shaitan [1] - Retired NCC 520 USS Siva [1] - Retired NCC 521 USS Lucifer [1] - Retired NCC 522 USS Molock [1] - Retired NCC 523 USS Hathor [1] - Retired NCC 524 USS Ares [1] - Retired NCC 525 USS Mars [1] - Retired NCC 526 USS Tyr [1] - Retired NCC 527 USS Jugurtha [1] - Retired NCC 528 USS Iblis [1] - Retired NCC 529 USS Loki [1] - Retired NCC 530 USS Cochise [1] - Retired NCC 531 USS Alva [1] - Retired NCC 532 USS Pontiac [1] - Retired NCC 533 USS Ney [1] - Retired NCC 534 USS El Cid [1] - Retired NCC 535 USS Geronimo [1] - Retired NCC 536 USS Cortez [1] - Retired NCC 537 USS Alvarado [1] - Retired NCC 538 USS De Ruyter [1] - Retired NCC 539 USS Hektor [1] - Retired NCC 540 USS Lysander [1] - Retired NCC 541 USS Drake [1] - Retired NCC 542 USS Appollyon [1] - Retired NCC 543 USS Samson [1] - Retired NCC 544 USS Perseus [1] - Retired NCC 545 USS Al Mahdi [1] - Retired NCC 546 USS Nelson [1] - Retired NCC 547 USS Ajax [1] - Retired NCC 548 USS Akbar [1] - Retired NCC 549 USS Abu Bekr [1] - Retired NCC 550 USS Ivan [1] - Retired NCC 551 USS Achilles [1] - Retired NCC 552 USS Theseus [1] - Retired NCC 553 USS Scipio [1] - Retired NCC 554 USS Martel [1] - Retired NCC 555 USS Cimon [1] - Retired 2 have been lost in all. 54 have been retired from service.
Commissioned :	2245 - 2260, remained in service until 2320
Dimensions :	Length : 242.5 m [3] Beam : 127.1 m [1] Height : 60 m [1] Decks : 16
Mass :	300,000 metric tons
Crew :	200 [1]
Armament :	6 [1] x Type VI phaser bank [1], total output 2,500 TeraWatts 2 [1] x 2nd class photon torpedo tube [1] with 30 rounds
Defence Systems :	Standard shield system, total capacity 81,000 TeraJoules Standard Monotanium Single hull. Standard level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds (TOS scale) :	Maximum Cruise : 6 [1] Maximum Rated : 8 [1] for 8 hours.
Strength Indices : (Galaxy class = 1,000)	Beam Firepower : 50 Torpedo Firepower : 125 Weapon Range and Accuracy : 75 Shield Strength : 30 Hull Armour : 5 Speed : 267 Combat Manoeuvrability : 6,000
Overall Strength Index :	98
Diplomatic Capability :	3
Expected Hull Life :	60
Refit Cycle :	Minor : 1 year Standard : 1 years Major : 20 years

Notes

The Saladin class was introduced as a destroyer counterpart to the Constitution class heavy cruisers entering service in the mid 2240's. Externally their relationship to their larger cousins is obvious; both the saucer section and nacelle are identical to that of the Constitution, although the configuration could hardly be more different. The Saladin is one of the relatively few starfleet designs to employ a single nacelle configuration, [4] it being considered that ease of construction outweighed the warp field efficiency penalties inherent in this layout.

Like the Constitutions the armament of the Saladin was initially composed of laser cannon, but these were replaced in the 2260's with phasers and photon torpedoes. When the duotronic computer was invented by Dr Daystrom in 2243 [5] Starfleet had wanted to incorporate this technology, but in the event it was decided that the new computers were not yet sufficiently tested for Starfleet use, and the first batch of twenty vessels were launched with monotronic systems. Once Starfleet had tested out the Duotronic technology in the Constitution class it was adopted for all further ships, and the first Saladins were equipped with the system in their first round of Standard level refits beginning in 2250.

The Saladins proved to be popular and reliable designs, although some problems were experienced with warp field geometry due to Starfleets relative inexperience with single nacelled vessels. In the 2270's some thought was given to refitting these vessels alongside the Constitutions, but in the event it was decided to produce the Polaris class as new build vessels instead. The Saladins began to take a back seat after 2280 as the Polaris class became available in larger numbers; the first ships began retirement in 2305, but later ships of the class continued in service as late as 2320.

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1			Star Trek - Starfleet Technical Manual
2			Dreadnought
3			Star Trek - Starfleet Technical Manual	Stated on page 01:04:12
4			Visible on the shooting model
5	TOS	2	The Ultimate Computer

Comments

Another ship from the TOS Technical Manual, the Saladin has never been mentioned in any episode or novel that I am aware of. All information therefore comes from the one source, combined with my usual speculations to explain and/or support the official information.

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Last updated : 29 Mar 2014

Series :	TOS Season 2
Episode :	The Ultimate Computer

Book :	Star Trek - Starfleet Technical Manual
Comment :	Stated on page 01:04:12