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FAQ: Star Trek ascii FAQ - [3/6]

FAQ: Star Trek ascii FAQ - [3/6]

From dio...@infinet.com · rec.arts.ascii · 13 Aug 1994 20:36 · View full thread · report
		Declaration Class

In scanning the ST Chronology, it is apparent that not all ships can be
accounted for by known starship classes. The time period from 2196 to 2245
features a number of exploratory missions, but no starship designs from
that era are detailed by canonical sources. However, by looking at the
evidence presented, it is possible to reconstruct the design of those
ships, given a few basic assumptions. 

For the purposes of this reconstruction, I have assumed the following: 

   o The hypothetical design is known as Declaration Class.
   o The ship design based on one of Matt Jeffries' preliminary
	designs for the Enterprise, the same source as the
	Daedalus Class design. ("The Making of Star Trek") 
   o The following ships were of this class:
	- USS Valiant (TOS "A Taste of Armageddon")
	- SS Columbia (TOS "The Cage", "The Menagerie")
	- USS Republic (TOS "Court Martial")
	- SS Beagle (TOS "Bread and Circuses")

The Declaration Class was the Federation's primary vehicle of operations
from 2196, when the Daedalus Class was withdrawn from service, until 2245,
when the Constitution Class came into use. Noted ships of this Class were
the USS Valiant, lost in 2217 and the SS Columbia, lost in 2236. Typical
missions included exploration, research, and first contact. 

After the introduction of the Constitution Class, ships of this type were
relegated to exploration and training duties. Known ships include the USS
Republic NCC-1371, in service in the 2250s, and the SS Beagle, lost in
2261. 

The Declaration Class was equipped with Warp Drive, but a relatively
primitive design known as the "Stardrive", giving the class its alternate
name of a Class-IV Stardrive type. Matter/antimatter engines were not yet
in use aboard starships at that time, severely limiting the capabilities
of the ship. A fusion/fission reactor core provided the plasma needed to
power the Warp Drives. ("Court Martial") Some time between 2236 and 2254
("The Cage"), matter/antimatter engines came into use. 

Long range subspace radio had not yet been invented during the initial
years of the Declaration Class' service. While short range subspace radio
was used to conduct the negotiations ending the Romulan Wars ("Balance of
Terror") in 2161, conventional radio signals were still used to report
back to the Federation in 2168 ("A Piece of the Action") aboard Daedalus
Class ships, and as late as 2236 when the SS Columbia was lost. 

Physically, the ship resembled an inverted Constitution Class vessel, with
a large saucer-shaped Primary Hull housing the main bridge, sick bay,
engineering, and crew quarters. A sensor dome on the ventral surface acted
as a source for shipboard lasers ("The Cage", "Obsession") and photon
torpedos ("If Wishes Were Horses"). The bridge was positioned on the
dorsal surface of the saucer. The computers were pre-duotronic in design.
("The Ultimate Computer")

The crew complement was approximately 75, plus or minus 25 depending on
the mission. Engineering was located just forward of the Impulse Drives,
which themselves were at the aft end of the Primary Hull. The
fission/fusion reactor cores were located here, and conduits transfered
plasma to the Warp Drives, and the Navigational Deflector on the Secondary
Hull. 

Two underslung Warp Nacelles connected by small pylons to the Primary
Hull. The Warp Nacelles were slightly more advanced than those of the
Daedalus Class; individual coil segments were not visible, and the entire
nacelle was encased in a protective outer layer. A Bussard hydrogen
collector extended from the front of each nacelle, and just behind it were
a number of vents for flushing unwanted materials. 

A short dorsal rose from the Primary Hull, angled back above the Warp
Nacelles, and supported a small Secondary Hull. The upper surface would
clamshell open, similar to the cargo bay of the old NASA Space Shuttles,
to allow the 2 standard shuttlecraft entry and egress, as well as permit
easy loading of cargo. On the forward surface, a golden dish acted as
Navigational Deflector. Because of the dangerous nature of fission fuel,
it was also kept in this part of the ship. 

Declaration Class - USS Valiant NCC-1301
       _,--------,                               .-.
      (_|        |(-                            ((_))
        `----\--\'    _-_                        >-<                   
             _\__\---'---`---.___        ___.---'---`---.___          
             \----._________.----`      '----._________.----`
      ____________/_/_                   _/     `---'     \_
     (____________===|)-                (_)               (_)
                                    
      _____________.-------._
     (__________.'         - `.
               /           o   \
              /            m    \
       _,--------,    ,-,  -     |
      (_||------||   | O |       |
        `--------'    `-'  U     |
              \            U    /
      _________\           Z   /
     (__________`._         _.'
                   `-------'


Daedalus Class (USS Essex NCC-173)
     _____________    _,--,_             _      _,--,_      _
    ||_|_|_|_|_|_|)- /    ,-\           (_)    /  --  \    (_)
                |   |     |__|            `-,_|  /__\  |_,-'
  ,-------------|---|    :===|                |: ==== :|
  |-'     =====`---- \    |_/                  \ \__/ /
  | |         : ||    `----'                    `----'
  `--------------'                               `--'
     _____________
    ||_|_|_|_|_|_|)-
                |     ,----,
  ,-------------|,   /  __  \
  |-|          -----|  '. `  |
  |-|          -----|  `__'  |
  `-------------|'   \      /
     ___________|_    `----'
    ||_|_|_|_|_|_|)-

............................................
dreadnaught

Class I Dreadnought: Only 1 ever built. ("Star Empire," (In
_DREADNAUGHT!_) Stolen from spacedock by starfleet technicians) Design
from the ST:TOS Technical Manual. 
                         _______________________
              _-_       (|_____________________/
 ______.-----'---`-----._____/___/
 \_____ ------:-:------ _________}   _____________________
       `---------------'   \     \  (|___________________/
             `-_-'         _\     \___|  |_____.
                          |           |__|     |(-
                        -)| <----          ,---'
               _          |______.--------' 
              (_) 
 ______.-----'---`-----.______
 \_____ ----()(_)()---- _____/
    (_)`-----._ _.-----'(_) 
       `._    ]-[    _.'
          `-.'   `.-'
            (     )
             `._.'
                    __________________
           _-_     (|________________/
  ____.---'---`---._/ /
  \----.___:::___.----/ __________________ 
          `---'   `, \ (|________________/
                 ,--  `----|  |---,
                 |==---       ____](
                )[______.----'
                             _  ___________________________=====____
                            / ||     =<==== NCC-1935 ===----  == | /
                            \_||_________________________________|/
               __--__         ~~~ /  / _  ___________________________=====____
____________---______---_________/__/ / ||     =<==== NCC-1935 ===----  == | /
\                                  /  \_||_________________________________|/
 \________________________________/     ~~~  | |
              \______/  \__ .. :  \          | |
                `--'       \_   :  \         | |
                          __-`------`-------_| |____
                         /_|  .::..::. :  :..|_|    |/
                       \ ||  .=<=======-----   :.   (--
                      --)=| . .::..::. :  :..       |\
                       / || .:. .::. _____----------'
                         `-----------
                                          o___o
                                          /   \
                                          \___/
                             o__o        __|-|__        o__o
                          ___/__\_____---_______---_____/__\___
                         \                                   /
           (-)            \_________________________________/
  ____.---'---`---.____          \\_    \_______/    _//
  \----.___ooo___.----/            \\_    `---'    _//
   (_)_   `]-['   _(_)               \\_.--|_|--._//
       `-.'-+-`.-'                    `/  /___\  \'
         (  _  )                      |   .---.   |
          `(_)'                       |  |  o  |  |
                                       \  `-_-'  /
                                        `-_____-'
             _________
       ___---    o    ---___
     _-                     -_       _  ___________________________=====___
   _/                         \_    / ||                                   \
  /                             \   \_||___________________________     ___/
 /                               \          | |                    =====
/                                 \__       | |
|              ______             |\ -----__|_|_____     _____
|            ,- __   --_    ,-.,-------------------------~~~~~---.
|o           |:(__)    _)===|  ||                                |)
|            `-______--     `-'`-------------------------_____---'
|                                 |/_-----~~|~|~~~~~     ~~~~~
\                                 /~        | |
 \                               /   _  ____|_|____________________=====___
  \_                           _/   / ||                                   \
    \_                       _/     \_||___________________________     ___/
      -___               ___-                                      =====
          ---____o____---
 
 
............................................
DY-100 Class (Sleeper Ship)
                                   _
                              ____/_|_+--+        --
                             <________|__|=======|==|
                                      +--+        --
                       _____.
                      / ==  |
                     /      |__.                                   _______
        ,___________/_____.--------._                             |       |
     _--  ----------------|        ||_________________________.---|_______|-.
    `-__  ________________|        ||-------------------------|___.-------._|
        ------------------|________|'                             |       |
                          |        |                              `-------'
                          `--------'




Constitution Class Shuttlecraft (Galileo)
      _____________________________________________________________
     /          _____             __   __       ___  __       ___  \
    /          |  |  |      |\ | |  ` |  ` __ |   / |  | |  /   /   |
   /          |   |   |     | \| |    |       |  /  |  | | /   /    |
  /           |   |   |     `  ' `--' `--'    ' '   `--' '    '     |
 /     ==<===|====|====|========== U.S.S. ENTERPRISE =============  |
<_-----------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
  \__         \       /             \      \            /        /  |
     `------_  \_____/_______________\______\__________/________/__/__
           / ||  ===   ==<============ NCC-1701/7 ======--------  ===/
           \_||___________________________________________________==/
             -===-                                             -===-

 

Stargazer Class
                          _  ___________________________=====____
                         / ||     =<==== NCC-1935 ===----  == | /
                         \_||_________________________________|/
                          _/~~ :   /
              __--__    _/ .. :   /
___________---______---/_________/
\________________________________/
             \______/  \__ .. :  \
               `-,'       \_   :  \
               \ |        _ \______\____________________=====____
              --)'       / ||     =<==== NCC-1935 ===----  == | /
               /         \_||_________________________________|/
                           ~~~
                 o__o                 o__o
                 /  \-----------------/  \
                 \__/-------| |-------\__/
                            | |
                          __---__
            ___________---_______---___________
            \_________________________________/
                         \_______/
                           `-v-'
                 o__o       |||       o__o
                 /  \------/ . \------/  \
                 \__/------\___/------\__/
             _________
       ___---    o    ---___
     _-                   _ -___________________________=====___
   _/                    / ||                                   \
  /                      \_||,-----.____________________     ___/
 /                           |     |                    =====
/                            |     |
|              ______        |     |
|            ,- __   --_     |     |
|o           |:(__)    _)====|     |
|            `-______--      |     |
|                            |     |
\                            |     |
 \                        _  |     |____________________=====___
  \_                     / ||`-----'                            \
    \_                   \_||___________________________     ___/
      -___               ___-                           =====
          ---____o____---
 


Oberth Class (Grissom NCC-636)
                  _______________________________
                 /                               \
                 \_______________________________| 
                 ___/_    ___________    \ 
             _,-'     `-._ \_        \___ |
           ,'     ___     `. \__________/ |
          /    .-| | |-.    \             |---.___
         |    /`\.---./'\    |  _       _ |---.___`---.___
         |   |`-/     \-'|   |_(O)_    [_]|       \       `-,
         |   |--|     |--|   |_| |_|--- _ |        |         )
         |   |,-\     /-.|   | (O)     [_]|    ___/    ___,-'
         |    \ /`---'\ /    |            |---'___.---'
          \    `-|_|_|-'    / __________  |---'
           `._           _,'_/        __\ |
              `-._____.-' _/_________/    |
                  __\____________________/_______
                 /                               |
                 \_______________________________/
             _________________
            (==_______________|
          ,--`.          \
        ,' ___ `. \\\\,,, |___
       |  '\|/`  |      []|___`--.__
       | |-(_)-| |=8= --  |___)   __)
       |  `/|\'  |      []|___,--'
        `.     ,' ////''' |
          `--,'__________/____
            (==_______________|
                 _____
     _     ____,'_____`.____     _ 
   ,' `. ,'                 `. ,' `.
   |___|_|_______[---]_______|_|___|
   (_________(___________)_________)
    \\          `--_--'          //
     \\                         //  
      \\         _____         //  
       \\      ,',- -,`,      //
        \\____,_________,____//
         `----|---------|----'
               \`.___,'/ 
                `-----'
             __                 __
      _  ,--'--`--.  _      ,--',_`--_____________
     |_||____--____||_|    |____|==___________----`
      (===(======)===)       (====(==========/
       \\   `--'   //          `--'\      /
        \\_ ,--, _//            _,--\    /----._____
         `-|    |-'           ,'_____\--/___________`---,
            `__'              `-.____\___________,-----'
                 _____
           ____,'_ ___`__________________________
         ,'      ,'                        ______\
         |_______|===_____________________|                 
             (______(______________________)                
                `--_--'|       |   |[___]                   
                       \ [=====|==[/
                   _____\     |   /__  
              _,--'      \    |  /   `-----._____           
            ,'____________\__|__/________________`--._________
            `------------------------------------------------'
             `-._           \ /                 ____,-----'  
                 `-----------------------------'


 

Ambassador Class (USS Excalibur NCC-26517)
                 _____.-._____
   ______.------'-------------`------.______
  '=========================================`
       ((__`----._____________.----'__))
        `---'         |-|         `---'
          |         __|o|__         |
          |       .' _---_ `.       |
          \______| .'  _  `. |______/
                 | |  (_)  | |
                  \ \     / /
                   `-=====-'
                                          ________.-._____
                               _____.----"--'-------------`-------._____
 ,------.______________.----._'=========================================`
 ]================= ====<|# |_)------- `----._____________.----'
 `------.______________.----'[  ,--------/        `-'
          `-.---.-'    _____/__/___     /
        ____|   |-----'            `---<
       /||__|---|________             //
       `------------._       _______ //
                      \        ---- //
                       |__________.-'
 
                                          ___.---------.___
                                      .--'  __.-------.__  `--.
  .-------------------------._      ,' _.--'             `--._ `.
 |   .  |#|#|#|#|#|#|#|O .  | \   ,' .'   \ .-=========-. /   `. `.
 |      |#|#|#|#|#|#|#|O    |_/  / .'      \             /      `. \
  `-------------------------'   / /  `.     \           /     .'  \ \
             \\_\_\            / /   . `.    \         /    .'     \ \
              \\_\_\          / /   //   `.   \       /   .'   .    \ \
            _.-\_\__\____.---| /   //      `   \     /  .'     \\    \ |
         ,-'___\      ____---| |   ||    ____.------. .'        ||   | |
        /=/  _______________|| |   `    / [| --- .-. \          ||   | |
       |=(  [____(__)O______|| |        | -|(---(   ) )         ||   | |
        \=\ ____      ____  || |   .    \_[|_--- `-' /          ||   | |
         `-._  / ___ ____ ---| |   ||        `------' `.        ||   | |
             `-//_/_/    `---| \   \\      .'  /     \  `.     //    / |
              //_/_/          \ \   \\   .'   /       \   `.   '    / /
             // / /            \ \   ` .'    /         \    `.     / /
  .-------------------------._  \ \  .'     /           \     `.  / /
 |   .  |#|#|#|#|#|#|#|O    | \  \ `.      /             \      .' /
 |      |#|#|#|#|#|#|#|O    |_/   `. `._  / `-=========-' \  _.' ,'
  `-------------------------'       `.  `--.__         __.--'  .'
                                      `--.___ `-------' ___.--'
                                             `---------'
 

 
New Orleans Class (NCC-65491 USS Kyushu)
        .---.                               .---.
       ((___))    .--.     ___     .--.    ((___))
        `-.-'   _((##))---'---`---((##))_   `-.-'
       ___|----' ' ' "  "   "   "  " ` ` `----|___
   ===================================================
          |`---.___` ` ` "  "  " ' ' '___.---'|
          \        `------.___.------'        /
           \            \``|_|''/            /
            `-._       __>\|o|/<__       _.-'
                `-----'  __|_|__  `-----'
                    |_.-' .---. `-._|
                     `-._ `---' _.-'
                         `-----'
,-----------------------..___
]======================<||(__)-----------.   ____
`----------.-----.------`'`--._(____(____|--'----`-----.____
           |     |            \_.---'' ' "  "   "   "  " ` ``---.__
           |     |        __=========================================
           |- - -|      .',  '  `--.___` ` `` " " " '' ' '___.--'
           |     |     / ''' ,',' ' .--`------.___.------'
           |     | ___/'',,' ,  ', /
           |- - -|'__.--------.---/
   ___.---'`-----', '',''","````-/
  /_____________________________/
            `--. `` `"  "" '' _/
                `------------'
                                          ___.-----.___
 .----------------------..--.         .--'             `--.
|  ,                 `--||--.\      .'    . ."."."."."     `.
|  `                 ,--||--'/    .'   ` ` ` _.---._ ' ' '   `.
 `----------------------`'--'    /   ` ` `.-'_.---._`-.' ' '   \
           |     |              [  ` ` `.'.-'   |   `-.`.' ' '  \
           |- - -|         _____[__________\    |    / `.\' ' '  \
           |     |        /   /      /     |\   |   /    \\' ' _  \
           |     |--------\___\______\_____| \.---./   .' \\ - _   |
      _.--'|     | `` ` ` `  /| \            / ___ \ .'    ||- _   |
    .'   ``|-----'  `` `` `.' | |:  -----.__/_/   \ \  _.-'||- _   |
   /  ` ``  ` ``   ` `.---'|] | |::  ||[_]    ___  \|-'    ||- _   |
  (O]===================------| |    ||[_]   (O__) ||------||- _   |
   \ ' ''    '' '  '  `---.|] | |::  ||[_]____     /|-._   ||- _   |
    `._ ' '|`----.   '   ' `. | |:  -----'  \ \___/ /   `-.||- _   |
       `--.|     | ''' '' '__\|_/__________  \     / `.    ||- _   |
           |     |--------/   /      /     | /`---'\   `. // - _   |
           |     |        \___\______\_____|/   |   \    // ` `   /
           |- - -|              [' ' ' \`. /    |    \ .'/ `  `  /
           |     |              [ ' ' ' `.`-._  |  _.-'.' `  `  /
 .----------------------..--.    \ ' ' '  `-._`---'_.-' ` ` `  /
|  ,                 `--||--.\    `. ' ' '    `---'    ` `   .'
|  `                 ,--||--'/      `. ' '' "."."."." ` `  .'
 `----------------------`'--'         `--.___       ___.--'
                                             `-----'
 
New Orleans Class (USS Sutherland)
 ________________
|________________|
`---.______.-----'        ____
    //_/_//       ____.--'----`-----.____
   //_/_// __.---'' ' "  "   "   "  " ` ``---.__
  |_____(=========================================
  //_\ --- \ `--.___` ` `` " " " '' ' '___.--'
 //___\     \---' . `------.___.------'
|/.--'.\     `._`. .`.`/
,------'--------`-------..___
]======================<||(__)
`-----------------------`'
                    _________________
                   |_________________|
                   `-----._____.-----'
                _____.----'---`----._____
       ___.----' ' ' "  "   "   "  " ` ` `----.___
    =================================================
           `---.___` ` ` "  " " '' ' '___.---'
             |     `------.___.------'     |
             |     .-' .---------. `-.     |
           .-H-.   |  (  (_(o)_)  )  |   .-H-.
          ((___))   `-.`-._____.-'.-'   ((___))
           `---'       `---------'       `---'
                       ___.-----.___
                   .--'             `--.
                 .'    . ."."."."."     `.
 .-------------.'   ` ` ` _.---._ ' ' '   `.
|   __________/   ` ` `.-'_.---._`-.' ' '   \
|   \        [  ` ` `.'.-'   |   `-.`.' ' '  \
 `---\      _[ ` ` `/.' \    |    / `.\' ' '  \
 _____\    / _  ` `//    \   |   /    \\' ' _  \
|     `--._|  _` `// `.   \.---./   .' \\ - _   |
| ======-- `-._ - `    `. / ___ \ .'    ||- _   |
| ==========-  `. ----.__/_/   \ \  _.-'||- _   |
\ -------------- \||[_]    ___  \|-'    ||- _   |
|   >     |]  O  |||[_]   (O__) ||------||- _   |
/ -------------- /||[_]____     /|-._   ||- _   |
| ==========- _.' ----'  \ \___/ /   `-.||- _   |
| ======--_.-'_ - ,    .' \     / `.    ||- _   |
|_____.--' | _  ' \\ .'   /`---'\   `. // - _   |
      /    \_  ' ' \\    /   |   \    // ` `   /
 .---/       [  ' ' \`. /    |    \ .'/ `  `  /
|   /________[ ' ' ' `.`-._  |  _.-'.' `  `  /
|             \ ' ' '  `-._`---'_.-' ` ` `  /
 `-------------`. ' ' '    `---'    ` `   .'
                 `. ' '' "."."."." ` `  .'
                   `--.___       ___.--'
                          `-----'
 _________________                                  _________________
(__________ __ _ _)                                ( _ __(_____)__ _ )
 `---------------'   ___.---.___                    `-___.-----.___-'
         /  // __.--'-----------`--.__        ___.---'-------------`---.___
    ____/__//===========================   ===================================
    `---, - - -_`---..._______...---'          /--`---..._______...---'--\
       /      ( . . . . ,'                     |      .-'_.---._`-.      |
    ,-'--------`--------._                   ,-`-,    `._ `---' _.'    ,-'-,
    (__________________||_)                  (___)       `-----'       (___)
 
                     _.------._
                  .-'          `-.
       _________,'                `.
     ,'________/      _.----._      \
    /         /     .'        `.     \
 ,-----,__   /     /            \     \
| ======  `-,_    /     ____     \     |
| =========== `-,     ,'    `.   |     |
\ -------------- \   | __,--. |  |     |
|     >    |] o  |   |(__    )|  |     |
/ -------------- /   |   `--' |  |     |
| ===========_,-'     `.____,'   |     |
| ======__,-'     \              /     |
 `-----'     \     \            /     /
    \ ________\     `._      _.'     /
     `,________\       `----'       /
                `.                ,'
                  `-._        _,-'
                      `------'
 

Cheyenne Class (USS Ahwannee NCC-73620)
                __               __
               |__|      _      |__|
                  `---._(o)_.---'
                       _/|\_
               ____---'-----`---____
          ===============================
                __~~~`--._.--'~~~__
               |__|~`-.<(O)>.-'~|__|
  _____________________
 |_____________]###[___>
              `--.__`-->
                    |~~~\       ____
                    |----`-._--'----`--____
                    >___|======================
  __________________/__,--<~~~`-------'~~~
 |_____________]###[___>__/
                                _____
                            _.-'     `-._
  _____________________   .'   |  |  |   `.
 |             |###    \ /  \           /  \
 |_____________|###____/]     _.-----._   / \
                  \   \_|_  .'    ||   `.    \
                   \   \  `-.  ]     /   \  - |
                   ,--._`.   \  ,--.   -  |   |
                  ( >  ___>-  )( O  )  -  | - |
                   `--' ,'   /  `--'   -  |   |
                   /   /__,-'  ]     \   /  - |
  ________________/___/ |   `._   ||  _.'    /
 |             |###    \]      `-----'    \ /
 |_____________|###____/ \  /           \  /
                          `._  |  |  |  _.'
                             `-._____.-'
 
 
Constellation Class (USS Stargazer NCC-2893)
                       ________________            _       _
                      (-_______________\          |_)--=--(_|
              _-_         ,-' /                       _I_
     ____.---'___`---._,-'___/               ____.---'---`---.____
     \___________________](@)_>              \___________________/
        `'`--.____.-' -==`.  \                     `-.___.-'
               `-'     ____`._\_________           _  `|'  _
                      (-_______________/          |_)--"--(_|
           .-------._
        .-' _.---._  `-._
       / .-'       `-. __`______________
      / /             (_=_==========)__/
     | /      .--,_       |_\   /
     | |     /.-.  \ .-|____|___|
     | |     \`-' _/ `-|   _|   |
     | \      `--'     ___|_/___\______
      \ \             (_=_==========)__\
       \ `-._     _.-'  _.'
        `-.  `---'  _.-'
           `-------'
 


Hope Class (USS Pasteur NCC-58928)
                                ___________
                 .-------------' ------- | \     _.----.___
                /                _______ |  ) ,-'----------`-.
                `--------------._________|_/_/. : : :: : :: :.\
                                 \ `----| ,[/. : :: =i= :: : :.\
                               .--\_____|-||--------------------|
 ______.-----.________________/____________|::: : : :: : : ::: :|
'--------.________                         |====================|
  \  : : : :: : . `------.__          (.)  |:: :: :: : :  :: :::|
   \____  : :: : :  ::: : . `--.         .'| : : :: : :: : ::: :|
        `-------._____   :: ::  \       /   \ : : : :: : : :: :/
                      `.   : ::: \     /     \================/
                        \ : :  :: \   /       `-._  : ::  _.-'
                         \  :: : ::\_/            `------'
                          \   : ::  /
                           `.______/
                 __________________________
                /              /___________\
                \______________\___________/     _.------._
                                 \      /     ,-'::: : : ::`-.
                                  \     |    /: :: .----. : : \
                    _______________\    |___/:: :.'   __ `.:: :\
 .-----------------'            ___|____|__|:  :/|`-./  \  \ : :|
| .----.-----._\    ||||||||   /   /      \[: :| |    __ |  |:: |
| 8    |      _>>             (  (<--------[: :| |   (__)|  |  :|
| o----`-----' /    ||||||||   \___\______/[ : | |       |  |:::|
 `-----------------._______________|    |__|: ::\|.-'\__/  /  ::|
                                   /    |   \:: :`.      .' : :/
                                  /     |    \ : ::`----' :: :/
                 ________________/______\__   `-._ : : :: _.-'
                /              /___________\      `------'
                \______________\___________/
      _                        _
    .' `.     _.----.___     .' `.
    |' `|  ,-'----------`-.  |' `|
     \_/  /. :: : :: : :: .\  \_/
      |_ /.:: : ::  :: : ::.\ _|
        |--------------------|
        |: ::: :: :: :: ::: :|
        |====================|
        |: : : :: : :: : : ::|
        |:: : :: : : :: : :::|
         \:: : : : : :: :: :/
          \================/
           `-._ : :: : _.-'
             \ `------' /
              \::  : ::/
               \______/
 

Nebula Class (USS Prometheus NCC-71201)
  _________________
 (__________ __ _ _)
  `---------------'___.---.___
      /___|  __.--'-----------`--.__
     /____|===========================  (Starbord Nacelle Removed)
  .-'-----`---`---..._______...---'
  `-----._           /
   ,-'----\~ ~ ~ ~ ~/-._
   (       `-------' ||_)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  _________________                               _________________
 (__________ __ _ _)                             ( _ __(_____)__ _ )
  `---------------'___.---.___                    `-___.-----.___-'
      /___|  __.--'-----------`--.__        ___.---'-------------`---.___
     /____|===========================   ===================================
  .-'-----`---`---..._______...---'           .-`---..._______...---'-.
  `---/     (. . . . /                        |     /  _.---._  \     |
   ,-'-------`--------._                    .-"-.   `._ `---' _.'   .-"-.
   (_________________||_)                   \___/      `-----'      \___/

                   _.------._
                .-'          `-.
    __________,'                `.
   /   ______/      _.----._      \
   |  /     /     .'        `.     \
  ,-----,__/     /            \     \
 | ======  `-,_ /     ____     \     |
 | =========== `-,  ,'    `.   |     |
 \ -------------- \| __,--. |  |     |
 |     >    |] o  ||(__    )|  |     |
 / -------------- /|   `--' |  |     |
 | ===========_,-'  `.____,'   |     |
 | ======__,-'  \              /     |
  `-----'  \     \            /     /
   |  \_____\     `._      _.'     /
   \_________\       `----'       /
              `.                ,'
                `-._        _,-'
                    `------'
 
Nebula Class (USS Phoenix NCC-65420)
   __.----------.__                              __.-------------.__
   `--.________.--'___.---.___                   `--.__.-----.__.--'
        /  / __.--'-----------`--.__        ___.---'-------------`---.___
       /  /===========================   ===================================
  .---'---`---`---..._______...---'           .-`---..._______...---'-.
  `---/     (. . . . /                        |     /  _.---._  \     |
   ,-'-------`--------._                    .-"-.   `._ `---' _.'   .-"-.
   (_________________||_)                   \___/      `-----'      \___/
 
                   _.------._
                .-'          `-.
    __________,'                `.
   /   ______/      _.----._      \
   |__/     /     .'        `.     \
     / _.-----._ /            \     \
     |'         `.    ____     \     |
    /             \ ,'    `.   |     |
   |               | __,--. |  |     |
   |               |(__    )|  |     |
   |               |   `--' |  |     |
    \             / `.____,'   |     |
     |._       _.'             /     |
    _\  `-----'  \            /     /
   |  \_____\     `._      _.'     /
   \_________\       `----'       /
              `.                ,'
                `-._        _,-'
                    `------'
 

Excelsior Class
 
     ------------------------------     ________________/~~\_______________
    `------------------------------'   |__/________________________________\
                           |  |           /        /     ~~
                .----------'  `---------~--------/
                 ~----------___                 /
                               ~\             /
                                 `----------~     
                                        _                 _      _      _
.-----________________--_   ________.--'-`--._____      _(-)__.-'-`-.__(-)_
 \____==================_)  \_'===================`    '===================`
        _,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/  `---'               \===\=`-'=/===/
        `---------._          ~~~~~|                          |. _ .|
                    `-._ -  -  - ,'                           |_(o)_|
                        \_____,-'                              `._.'
                                     ______
.-----------------------.        _.-'.    .`-._
`--._(#################) )     .'.    ____    .`.
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~|~~~~     /    .-'    `-.    \
             ____|  |________|____/_______   \  . |
         ,--'_  _|  |_     |_|__   \_|_|_/`   |   |
        <  ()_ (_    _)     _|_@) )-___(_)-|  |   |
         `--.____|  |______|_|_____/_|_|_\'   | . |
                 |  |        |    \          /    |
    _____________|__|____     \  . `-.____.-' .  /
.--' (#################) )     `._   .    .   _.'
`-----------------------'         `-.______.-'
 

Miranda Class (USS Reliant NCC-1864)
          ___.---.___                          __---___
       _-'    >-<    `-_                 _-_   `___----`
     _o__.---'---`---.__o_    ______.---'---`--'-/|-----.
    |=====================|   `------._________./ |-----'
     /       `-_-'       \             `--_--' \  `--.__
     |                   |                   ___`-------`-__________
    (U)                 (U)                  \_=_\============)____/
                               ___---__
                              '----___'   _-_
                             .-----|\-`--'---`---.______
                             `-----| \._________.------'
                              __.--'  / `--_--'
                  __________-'-------'___
                  \____(============/_=_/
 
 _____________________                                 _____________________
/___             __   ).-----._               _.-----.(   __             ___\
    `----------.   >.'         `-.         .-'         `.<   ,----------'
             .--> /' \            `.     ,'            / `\ <--.
            /  / /    ---           \   /           ---    \ \  \
           /###| |##]  \.---.        | |        ,---,/  [##| |###\
          | .--| |-.____\--. \       | |       / ,--/____,-| |--, |
          (@|      |__|_  o )|       | |       |( o  _|__|      |@)
          | '--| |-'    /--' /       | |       \ `--\    `-| |--` |
           \###| |##]  /`---'        | |        `---'\  [##| |###/
            \  \ \    ---           /   \           ---    / /  /
             `--> \. /            .'     `.            \ ./ <--'
____.----------' __>`._       _.-'         `-._       _.'<__ `----------.____
 \_____________________)`-----'                `-----'(_____________________/

                                         _________
                                        |_=====,_/
                     _=_  _______________/    /_____
           ___/==+++/___=__/              \  /      |
 \=============================| _________/ <__-----'
            ""--===+_____+===--""      \      \__
                     `+'        _________\________\___
                     | ==\ \==========================++/
                     \_________________________________/


 
Miranda Class - Refit (USS Brittain NCC-21868)
 
              _-_                        _-_   ____
     _o__.---'---`---.__o_    ______.---'---`--'-/|-----.
    |=====================|   `------._________./ |-----'
     /       `-_-'       \             `--_--' \  `--.__
     |                   |                   ___`-------`-__________
    (U)                 (U)                  \_=_\============)____/
                               _____________________
                      _.-----.(   __             ___\
                   .-'         `.<   ,----------'
                 ,'            / `\_<--.
                /           ---         \
               |        ,---,/  [########\
               |       / ,--/________ ----
               |       |( o  _|______|  (@)
               |       \ `--\         ----|
               |        `---'\  [########/
                \           ---   ____  /
                 `.            \ ./ <--'
                   `-._       _.'<__ `----------.____
                       `-----'(_____________________/
 


Shuttlepod
 
         ________.--------.
       / _   _   .--------.~~-_             
      / | | |_   |  ____  |    ~-_          
     /  |_|  _|  | |    | |       ~-_       
    /            | `----' |          ~-_    
   /==NCC-1701-D=|========|======(>)    ~-_ 
   \~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~__-'
    \            |        |       __--~~      
     \           `--------' __--~~            
      |~||~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||~~---__             
      |_||______________||__---~~'


Runabout Class (Rio Grande NCC-72452)
 
     ____  _.--._                                        .------.
   _/_.--`'------`--------.__                       _.--"|------|"--._
 ,'   `.     ][   /----------`----.__             .'.--.-`======'-.--.`.
/      / -------- |   |  H  |     `-.`-.         /.'`-./ |  ||  | \.-'`.\
|---_.'      ][   |---|--H--|--------`--\       //____/  |__||__|  \____\\
|--'--------------"---.._H____________.-'    ,-""-,   \------------/   ,-""-,
|_____________________||_[)   `-----'        (____)     `--------'     (____)
 
-----------------------.
|  ,---------------, || ))
`---`-.      ][   |-----'
       | -------- |        _
-----/      ][   |-----._|_\__________
|`---|_______][___\ ____|_|_|__   _____`.
| |=[  |                 ]|    | |   | ||
| |    |    [/\]===/||   ||/ | | |---| ||
| |    |    [\/]===\||   ||\ | | |---| ||
| |=[ _|___________ _____]|____| |___|_||
|,---|       ][   /     |_|_|__________.'
`-----\      ][   |-----' |_/
       | -------- |
---.-'      ][   |-----.
|  '---------------` || ))
`-----------------------'
 
   ___.-.--._.--.__                          .-----.
  / __ ____ _______`--.__               __.-'|-----|`-.__
 /_ | \ _||/   ___ `-  ,-`-._          /,--./ _____ \.--,\
|//   /  ][\ __\  \___ `-----\        ||   | /_____\ |   ||
|_---'------`------..________/      ,-""-, |_________| ,-""-,
 |_________________||_)             (____)  `-------'  (____)


Personnel Shuttle Type 7
      _______________              _____________
   ,-' ,-' |_-_| |   `--.         / /         \ \
  /   |    [___] `-------`.      |  `---------'  |
 |  ___\___________________\     |___|_______|___|
 \__\_|_________________/         \__   ___   __/
  (______________<||_)            (__)-'---`-(__)
 
 
 
Personnel Shuttle Type 6
   ________                          ___    ___
  /       /----.__                  / .-`--'-. \
 /_______//||[ |_ `-._             / /`-|  |-'\ \
 \_______\`'|    `----\            \/   `--'   \/
 / _________|___------->           <------------>
|_/ |_____/==|| `-.---'           /"\___[__]___/"\
  \_|________||_.-'               \_/ `------' \_/
 
 
Cargo Shuttle Type 9
  _______________                      ___________
 / _______  _____`-.__               .'   _____   `.
/ /    ___|||    |  ,-`-._          /  .-'     `-.  \
| |___/    ||_--_|  `-----\         |  `---------'  |
|  ________|________------->        |---------------|
\_/_||_ _|| _||_ ||_`-.---'        /"\____[___]____/"\
  \_||___||__||__||_.-'            \_/ `---------' \_/
 

Shuttlepod Type 15
   __________                          _____
  // _|| _ | `.                       /     \
 //_/  |[_]|   `.                    /|     |\
/______|___|_____\                  /_|_____|_\
\______|___|___,-'                 _\_|_____|_/_
 [_][______][_>                   <_>`-\___/-'<_>
 
 
Soyuz Class (USS Bozeman NCC-1941)
               _                                          ___
              (8)                                      ==<___)
              _I_                        _-_        ______/_/.
     ____.---'---`---.____    ______.---'---`------'----     |
    _`-_________________-'_   `------.______ .--_  ----'--\-\'
   (8/       `-o-'       \8)           `-- ==>___)`--.__-=<__)
     |        `-'        |                   ___`-------`--_________
    (U)                 (U)                  \_=_\============)____/
                                              ___
                                           ==<___)_________________
                                     _.-----.(   __             ___\
                                  .-'         `.<   ,----------'
                                ,'            / `--<--.
                               /           ---         \
                              |        ,---,/       ____\____
                              |       / ,--/_______/        _|
                              |       |( o  _|_____ (@)  ==<__)
                              |       \ `--\       \_________|
                              |        `---'\           /
                               \           ---         /
                                `.            \ .--<--'
                                  `-._       _.'<__ `----------.____
                                      `-----'(_____________________/
                                           ==<___)


 

......................................
New class - ??? Belligerent ???
 
Below is the Federation's latest starship, to be used in an all-out assault
on the Klingon empire in the near future.
         _                                              _
        |_|                                            |_|
        | |                                            | |
       _| |_                                          _| |_
    .-| | | | _                                    _ | | | |-.
    | | | | |' |                                  | `| | | | |
    \  .      /                 ___                \         /
     `\     /'     _____.------'---`------._____    `\.    /'
       `|__|_.`---'  '' ' "" "  """  " "" ` ``  `--'-._|__|
      ======================NCC-1701FU=======================
        |  |    `---.___```------------ '''___.---'    |  |
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          `\`\               \``|_|''/               /'/'
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              `\`\        .'.'__|_|__`.`.        /'/'
                `\`======|_.-' .---. `-._|======'/'
                          `-._ `---' _.-'
                              `-----'
 
-----
Scout/Destroyer Class
 
              __--__
___________---______---___________
\________________________________/
             \______/  \__ .. :  \
               `-,'       \_   :  \
               \ |        _ \______\____________________=====____
              --)'       / ||     =<==== NCC-1602 ===----  == | /
               /         \_||_________________________________|/
                           ~~~
             _________
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            \_________________________________/
                         \_______/
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|                                 |/                   ~~~~~
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The following ascii pics are based on designs in the Star Trek, Star Fleet
Technical Manual.
 
This is one of my favorite designs, probabally because Star Fleet would
need cargo vessels, but the original series didn't really show any.
 
-----
 
TRANSPORT CONTAINERS
Class I Starships/Starliners - Use with Class I Tug
 
   MK-I Liquids
   MK-II Dry Bulk
   MK-III Reefers (Refrigerated Goods)
   MK-IV People
   MK-V Products
 
   Note: Transport container particulars omitted for clarity.
 
 
Ptolemy Class (no transport containers)
 
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Ptolemy Class (no transport containers)
 
              __--__
___________---______---___________
\________________________________/
             \______/  \_| |  :  \
               `-,'      | |   :  \
               \ |      _| |\______\__
              --)'       | |
               /    _  __|_|______________________=====____
                   / ||     =<==== NCC-1687 ===----  == | /
                   \_||_________________________________|/
                     ~~~
             _________
       ___---   ..    ---___
     _-             _  _____-_____________________=====___
   _/              / ||                                   \
  /                \_||___________________________     ___/
 /                       | |     \                =====
/                        | |      \
|              ____      |_|______|\__
|            ,-\ _ -.   |             |
|            |--)_) | <=|   O O       |
|            `-/___-'   |_____________|
|                        | |      |/
\                        | |      /
 \                  _  __|_|_____/________________=====___
  \_               / ||                                   \
    \_             \_||___________________________     ___/
      -___      ..       ___-                     =====
          ---_________---
 
                          __---__
            ___________---_______---___________
            \_________________________________/
                       _/\_______/\_
                     _//   `-v-'   \\_
                   _//     __|__     \\_
                 _//      '/ . \`      \\_
              o_//         \___/         \\_o
              /  \                       /  \
              \__/                       \__/
             _________
       ___---    o    ---___
     _-                     -_____________________=====___
   _/                         \_                          \
  /                             \_________________     ___/
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/                                 \
|              ______             |\__
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|                                 |/
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  \_                           _/                         \
    \_                       _/___________________     ___/
      -___               ___-                     =====
          ---____o____---
 
 
-----
The following ascii pics are based on designs in the Star Trek, Star Fleet
Technical Manual.
 
CLASS I TRANSPORT/TUG
Ptolemy Class Starships
 
Particulars:
   Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................126,500
   Standard Range...............................9 Years At L.Y.V.
   Maximum Safe Cruising Speed......................Warp Factor 6
   Emergency Speed..................................Warp Factor 8
   Main Phasers....................................2 Banks/2 Each
   Lengh Overall - Meters.....................................222
   Breadth Overall - Meters.................................127.1
   Height Overall - Meters.....................................66
   Primary Hull Diameter - Meters...........................127.1
   Propulsion Unit Length Overall - Meters..................153.6
   Propulsion Unit Diameter - Meters.........................17.3
   Officers (Command)..........................................22
   Crew (Ensign Grade)........................................198
 
 
TRANSPORT CONTAINERS
Class I Starships - Use with Class I Tug
 
   MK-I Liquids:
   Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................121,566
   Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916
   Net Volume - Cubic Meters..............................276,076
   Unit Loading..............................30 Tons/Square Meter
   Volumetric Loading...................364 Kilograms/Cubic Meter
   Transporters.................................................6
   Elevators....................................................2
   Length Overall - Meters....................................200
   Diameter - Meters...........................................40
 
   MK-II Dry Bulk:
   Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................121,566
   Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916
   Net Volume - Cubic Meters..............................276,076
   Unit Loading..............................30 Tons/Square Meter
   Volumetric Loading...................364 Kilograms/Cubic Meter
   Transporters.................................................6
   Elevators....................................................2
   Length Overall - Meters....................................200
   Diameter - Meters...........................................40
 
   MK-III Reefers (Refrigerated Goods):
   Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................100,000
   Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916
   Gross Floor Area - Square Meters........................76,280
   Unit Loading............................1.18 Tons/Square Meter
   Volumetric Loading...................182 Kilograms/Cubic Meter
   Transporters.................................................6
   Elevators....................................................4
   Load Height - Meters......................................2.44
   Length Overall - Meters....................................200
   Diameter - Meters...........................................40
 
   MK-V Products:
   Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................121,566
   Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916
   Gross Floor Area - Square Meters........................76,280
   Unit Loading............................1.59 Tons/Square Meter
   Volumetric Loading...................364 Kilograms/Cubic Meter
   Transporters.................................................6
   Elevators....................................................4
   Load Height - Meters......................................2.44
   Length Overall - Meters....................................200
   Diameter - Meters...........................................40
 
 
TRANSPORT CONTAINER
Class I Starliners - Use with Class I Tug
 
   MK-IV People:
   Deadweight Tonnage - Metric.............................80,000
   Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916
   Gross Floor Area - Square Meters........................77,570
   Unit Loading........................488 Kilograms/Square Meter
   Deck Spacing - Meters........................................3
   Transporters...............................................6/2
   Elevators....................................................5
   Length Overall - Meters....................................200
   Diameter - Meters...........................................40
   Officers (Command)..........................................15
   Crew (Ensign Grade)........................................150
   Passengers.................................................500
     Note: Container is a self-contained emergency lifeboat with
           sub-light velocity and 18 years endurance.
 
                          __---__
            ___________---_______---___________
            \_________________________________/
                       _/\_______/\_
                     _//   `-v-'   \\_
                   _//     __|__     \\_
                 _//    ,-'/ . \`-.    \\_
              o_//     /   \___/   \     \\_o
              /  \    |             |    /  \
              \__/    |             |    \__/
                       \           /
                        `-._____,-'
 
............................................
USS Lynx "Timeship Prototype", from "General Plans and Specifications of
the USS Lynx Timeship Prototype" by Starlog Magazine. Not Canon, of
course, but people ask for it on occasion. 
                               _________
                             -'___-----|
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............................................
A concept for the Nova class starship, from pg 178 of the Tech Manual:

    Still another advanced starship concept would call for
variable-geometry warp nacelle pylons, permitting optimization of field
stress during extended Warp 8+ flight, resulting in significantly improved
engine efficiencies. This design study features a saucer section composed
of wedge-shaped modular segments that could easily be replaced as mission
demands change and new technology becomes available. This concept calls
for an internal volume approximately 40% less than the present Galaxy
class starship, but is expected to perform similar mission profiles within
normal cruise ranges because of the relative ease of spacecraft segment
swapout. 

Nova Class - Prototype - Warp Optimization by Variable Geometry
                        _____       _____
            ____       /-----`-----'--.--`---...____
  _________/___/_______|_|==|===|=====|=====|===|===`
 (_________________LL<_)    `---`-..__|__..-'---'
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               `~~~~~~~'
                  _____
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  (___)   `---`-..__|__..-'---'   (___)
     `\\.        /\_I_/\        .//'
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                  ~~~~~
            ____
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 |_________________|||_/     _.-'__--.|.--__`-._
       //_//               .'./\\\___|||___///\.`.
      //_//               / /  / \    |    / \  \ \
     //_//             __/_'-/'   \   |   /   `\-`_\
    /    `-.__   __.--' |. `-._    \  |  /    _.-'_ |
   /       __.`-'___,// ____   `-._ .---. _.-'   | ||
   |  ,---'  __________/    `---._ / /~\.\       |_||
   | (  (| |>__________|======== _ | |O|.|----------|
   |  `---.__    _____ \____.---' _\ \_/ /_      |~||
   \        _`--.__ `\\ ,.    _.-'  `---'  `-._  |_||
    \ __ ,-'       `--._|__.-'     /  |  \     `-._ |
     \\_\\               \ .-\    /   |   \    /-. /
      \\_\\               \ \.`\ /___ | ___\ /'./ /
  _____\\_\\______   _     `._\///_  |||  _\\\/_.'
 | . .            ||| \       `-.__`-'|`-'__.-'
 \________________|||_/            `-----'
          \\_\\
           \___\
 

............................................
prototype
 

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                                         `---.______.-'       

       __                         __
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   '==================================`
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            `===|    _    |==='
                \   (_)   /
                 `-.___.-' 

                __.-----.__  
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         _.'  _.--'  |  `--._  `._     (|                                 _\
       .' _.-'     __|__     `-._ `.    `--------------------------------'
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    / /   `-._  ,-'  |  `-.  _.-'   \ \  ,--'    ,-----'
   | |    /   `-.  __|__________\____|_|_|      |__  
   | |   |   ,'  -' ___________________\| `-----'  `---.__ 
   | |   |   |  '  ' _ `           _    |//,,       --    `.
   |------------| ( (_) )========|(_)   |||||||:- -         )
   | |   |   |  `  `___'________________|\\``       --  __,'
   | |   |   `,  `-____________________/|_,-----.__,---'
   | |    \  _,-'    |       _  /    | | |      | 
    \ \  _,-'   `-,__|__,-'   `-._  / /  `--.___ `-----._____
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       `._ `-.       |       _,' _.'    ,--------------------------------.__
          `._ `-.__  |  __.-' _.'      (|                             ____,/
             `-.__ `-|-' __.-'          `----------------------------'  
                  `-----'



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