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	Unlike other Vesta Class vessels, the USS Excalibur (Vesta Refit) was not automatically outfitted to the extent of others of her class. Instead, she was given minimums that allowed the outfitting and testing of various items belonging to a diverse number of systems throughout the ship as needed for research and development purposes. While this does dramatically reduce her overall firepower and capabilities compared with those of her sister ships, it allows for a flexibility which those vessels in turn do not enjoy.		Unlike other Vesta Class vessels, the USS Excalibur (Vesta Refit) was not automatically outfitted to the extent of others of her class. Instead, she was given minimums that allowed the outfitting and testing of various items belonging to a diverse number of systems throughout the ship as needed for research and development purposes. While this does dramatically reduce her overall firepower and capabilities compared with those of her sister ships, it allows for a flexibility which those vessels in turn do not enjoy.

	It is also for this reason that she was christened Excalibur. Those intimately involved in the project viewed her as a ‘hope for a brighter future’ forged in the flames and blood of one of the deadliest and costliest crises the Federation, along with her allies, had ever faced. The name ‘Excalibur’, that of the legendary sword ~~pulled from solid rock by~~ King Arthur Pendragon on Earth, represents the ushering in of a new era of exploration, science and technological development.		It is also for this reason that she was christened Excalibur. Those intimately involved in the project viewed her as a ‘hope for a brighter future’ forged in the flames and blood of one of the deadliest and costliest crises the Federation, along with her allies, had ever faced. The name ‘Excalibur’, that of the legendary sword gifted to King Arthur Pendragon on Earth by the Lady of the Lake, represents the ushering in of a new era of exploration, science and technological development.