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Plans for the ''Galaxy'' class starship first began in the early 2340s. The [[Romulan Star Empire]] had remained mostly in isolation since the disastrous Tomed Incident of 2311. Meanwhile, relations were improving between the Federation and the [[Klingon Empire]], bolstered by the sacrifice of the USS ''Enterprise''-C's crew in defense of a Klingon outpost on Narendra III. Against this political backdrop, the ''Galaxy'' class starship was forged. | |||
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An unashamedly ambitious project, the ''Galaxy'' class echoed in many ways the original "Starship Class" development project of a century earlier, which produced the venerable {{c|Constitution}}. Like its spiritual predecessor, the ''Galaxy'' class project called for an order of twelve vessels to be launched by the end of the 2350s. These vessels would be the largest Starfleet had ever produced and were designed to undertake deep space assignments that would span years between starbase refueling and resupply visits. | An unashamedly ambitious project, the ''Galaxy'' class echoed in many ways the original "Starship Class" development project of a century earlier, which produced the venerable {{c|Constitution}}. Like its spiritual predecessor, the ''Galaxy'' class project called for an order of twelve vessels to be launched by the end of the 2350s. These vessels would be the largest Starfleet had ever produced and were designed to undertake deep space assignments that would span years between starbase refueling and resupply visits. | ||
[[File:Galaxyclass2.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Galaxy'' class explorer]] | |||
By the time the first line of ''Galaxy'' class starships were introduced in the 2360s, the political climate had changed substantially since the class's conception. The [[Cardassian Union|Cardassians]] had engaged in a series of border wars with the Federation since the late 2340s and a truce would not be negotiated until 2367. Meanwhile, the Federation faced new challenges by the Talarians, [[Tzenkethi]], and later the Romulan Star Empire, which returned to the interstellar stage in 2364. | By the time the first line of ''Galaxy'' class starships were introduced in the 2360s, the political climate had changed substantially since the class's conception. The [[Cardassian Union|Cardassians]] had engaged in a series of border wars with the Federation since the late 2340s and a truce would not be negotiated until 2367. Meanwhile, the Federation faced new challenges by the Talarians, [[Tzenkethi]], and later the Romulan Star Empire, which returned to the interstellar stage in 2364. | ||