U.S.S. Patton NCC-2301
Stalwart Class Heavy Assault Starship 
Illustrator: Jim Morvay / Astristech Design Group
Copyright: 2017
WITH PRIOR AUTHORITY BY
ADVANCED STARSHIP RESEARCH & DESIGN BUREAU
APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR
SPACEFRAME & TECHNOLOGY CONSTRUCTION, STALWART CLASS HEAVY ASSAULT VESSEL
CONSTRUCTION LOCATION: VON BRAUN ORBITAL FLEET YARDS, EARTH, SOL SYSTEM
DESIGNED FROM THE ASHES OF THE LESS THAN STELLAR RECEPTION OF THE U.S.S. EXCELSIOR TRANSWARP PROJECT, ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF LARGER STARSHIPS, FOCUSING ATTENTION ON SPEED, EFFICIENCY AND FRONTLINE DEFENSE COMBAT ABILITY. SINCE THE EXCELSIOR WAS OUTFITTED WITH MINIMAL COMBAT RESOURCES, THE OPTION TO PLACING IT ON THE FRONT LINES WAS NOT WIDELY ACCEPTED, FAVORING THE FASTER, MORE MANEUVERABLE CONSTITUTION HEAVY CRUISER CLASS VESSELS. WITH THE MOUNTING TENSIONS RISING FROM FAILED DIPLOMACY AND FAILURE TO ACT ON FREQUENT BORDER DISPUTES WITH OUTLYING WORLDS, STARFLEET EVALUATED THE CONCEPT OF A MULTI-ROLE VESSEL, CAPABLE OF HANDLING A MULTITUDE OF DUTIES, STAFFED WITH SUPERIOR RESOURCES AND EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES. [Read More]
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