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*'''Class and Type:''' ''Ashanti''-class Heavy Frigate | *'''Class and Type:''' ''Ashanti''-class Heavy Frigate | ||
*'''Commissioning Date:''' 2267 | *'''Commissioning Date:''' 2267 | ||
Designed for long-range, long-term patrols of hostile or potentially hostile border regions, such as the Romulan Neutral Zone, the Klingon Frontier, or space around the Rigel system, the ''Ashanti'' class Heavy Frigate came equipped with the latest in tactical systems as of 2267. Its multiple phaser banks and forward and aft torpedo launchers actually gave it more firepower than the ''[[Constitution | Designed for long-range, long-term patrols of hostile or potentially hostile border regions, such as the Romulan Neutral Zone, the Klingon Frontier, or space around the Rigel system, the ''Ashanti'' class Heavy Frigate came equipped with the latest in tactical systems as of 2267. Its multiple phaser banks and forward and aft torpedo launchers actually gave it more firepower than the ''[[ma:Constitution class|Constitution]]'' class of the same period (though the ''Constitution'' quickly outdid it in the 2270s refitting). | ||
The ''Ashanti'' consisted of a forward saucer attached to an Engineering section similar to that of the ''Constitution'', but with almost no connecting interhull, so that the aft half of the saucer seemed to rest on the forward part of the Engineering hull. The nacelle pylons projected port and starboard from the aft half of the Engineering hull, with a slight aft slant, giving the ship a somewhat streamlined appearance. | The ''Ashanti'' consisted of a forward saucer attached to an Engineering section similar to that of the ''Constitution'', but with almost no connecting interhull, so that the aft half of the saucer seemed to rest on the forward part of the Engineering hull. The nacelle pylons projected port and starboard from the aft half of the Engineering hull, with a slight aft slant, giving the ship a somewhat streamlined appearance. | ||
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*'''USS Zimbabwe''', NCC-1903, rescued the survivors of the Kebris III disaster (2283). | *'''USS Zimbabwe''', NCC-1903, rescued the survivors of the Kebris III disaster (2283). | ||
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