GENERAL NOTES

Hellespont Class is not a new design. They date back to the latter half of the 24th century and were designed and built to ferry troops, be them Starfleet Marines, or Security forces onto the front lines. They are heavily armed for a ship of their size, and have a capable defensive package as well. The ablative armor on the ship's hull assists in the survivability of the craft while delivering its payload. The hull can also be polarized to assist in absorbing energy weapon impacts.

Following the end of the Dominion war, most of these ships were mothballed to be reactivated as the need arose. The first time they were once again needed was during the Romulan incursion where they were able to land 3000 Marines on Vulcan soil to turn out the Romulans who were entenched there. Following that encounter, the Hellespont class was removed from service to be updated with modern Transwarp drive. Now, with the Dominion engaging in hostilities again, and in an ever increasingly hostile galaxy the Hellespont class is ready for action, to once again deliver much needed ground forces into combat areas. Hellespont Class has been outfitted with the same Klingon designed Transporter system as the Farpoint class. With the ability to transport much larger contingent forces by sacrificing distance. The units have been shown to be able to transport through weaker shielding units.

A ship of note, USS Hellespont, then NX-81044 now NX-20600, was thrown forward 34 years into 2409 from 2375. The USS Ticonderoga met them at the arrival point, and towed a heavily damaged ship back to base for repairs. The Hellespont was returned to her own time with most of her crew intact. Reports indicated a overpowered experimental warp drive, combined by massive weapons fire created the time rift that Hellespont was drug through.

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BASIC INFORMATION

Class: Hornet
Sub Class: Olrun Type: Troop Transport
Length: 390 meters
Beam: 197 meters
Decks: 10

Number in Service: 30
Number Proposed: 50

NX-20600 USS Hellespont
NCC-20601 USS Chimera
NCC-20602 USS Dardenelle
NCC-20603 USS Helle
NCC-20604 USS Athamus
NCC-20605 USS Herodotus
NCC-20606 USS Xerxes
NCC-20607 USS Prince of Persia
NCC-20608 USS Darius
NCC-20609 USS Abydos
NCC-20610 USS Aeschylus
NCC-20611 USS Leander
NCC-20612 USS Lord Byron
NCC-20613 USS Harpalus
NCC-20614 USS Macedonia
NCC-20615 USS Sea of Mamara
NCC-20616 USS Lapeski
NCC-20617 USS Gelibolu
NCC-20618 USS Gallipoli
NCC-20619 USS Canakkale
NCC-20620 USS Ankara
NCC-20621 USS Bogazi
NCC-20622 USS Dardania
NCC-20623 USS Alexander the Great
NCC-20624 USS Constantiople
NCC-20625 USS Byzantine
NCC-20626 USS Ottoman
NCC-20627 USS Hunkiar Iskelesi
NCC-20628 USS Crimea
NCC-20629 USS Sevres

VESSEL COMPLEMENT