Malachowski class

Malachowski class
Configuration:
Ventral fore view
Owner:	United Federation of Planets
Operator:	Starfleet
Active:	2250s - 2260s
Armament:	Phasers Photon torpedoes
Defenses:	Deflector shields
Aft quarter view
Aft quarter view
Owner:	United Federation of Planets
Operator:	Starfleet
Active:	2250s - 2260s
Armament:	Phasers Photon torpedoes
Defenses:	Deflector shields

The Malachowski-class was a type of 23rd century Federation starship that was in service during the 2250s.

History

The Malachowski-class was in service by 2256, where it was involved in the Federation-Klingon War (2256-57). Two ships of this class, the USS Clarke and USS Sioux, were involved in the opening conflict of the war at the Battle of the Binary Stars. The Clarke did not survive the conflict. (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars")

The Malachowski-class continued to be utilized into the 2260's, where they saw a refit of the warp propulsion systems with the rest of the fleet. This included new contemporary cylindrical nacelles.

Several ships of the class were stationed at Starbase 1 for the Federation Centennial in 2261. (SNW: "Wedding Bell Blues")

Technical data

The configuration of this class resembled the contemporary Miranda-class, sans the latter's weapons rollbar.

Ships of the line were armed with multiple phaser turrets and photon torpedo launchers along the saucer hull. (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars")

Ships in class

Named

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
USS Clarke	NCC-1661		Destroyed	2256
USS Sioux			Active	2256

Uncertain

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
USS Cooper			Active	2256

Uncertain (Mirror)

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
ISS Cooper			Active	2256

Unnamed

• Unnamed Malachowski class starships

Appendices

Appearances

• DIS:
  • "Battle at the Binary Stars"
  • "Context Is for Kings" (display graphic)
  • "Choose Your Pain"
• SNW:
  • "Strange New Worlds"
  • "Wedding Bell Blues"

Background information

Eaves' concept art

The Malachowski-class was initially identified via the USS Clarke by designer John Eaves. [1] Eaves also named the class, which was later confirmed [2] after being revealed on StarTrek.com, and later in Star Trek: The Art of John Eaves (p. 194). [3]^(X)

According to the article "DISCOVERY's 'Battle of the Binary Stars' Armada Identified" by Ken Reilly at TrekCore, this class was "named after US Air Force pilot Nicole Malachowski, the first female member of the famed Thunderbirds acrobatic flying team." [4]

Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 9, states that the ISS Cooper was intended to be a Malachowski-class Terran ship; however, due to time constraints, the ship was never seen on screen.

Apocrypha

Star Trek Online identifies the class ship as the USS Malachowski (NCC-1619).

External link

• Malachowski class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works