Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual

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Author(s):	Rick D. Stuart & John Terra
Artist(s):	Jim Nelson (cover), Steve Venters (deck plans), David R. Deitrick (cutaway illustrations), Dana Knutson (ship illustrations), Rob Caswell, A. C. Farley, Jim Nelson, Jeff Laubenstein, & Todd F. Marsh
Publisher:	FASA
Series:	Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game
Production no.:	2012
Published:	September 1988
Pages:	144
Timespan:	2360s
Reference(s):	1555600794

The Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual was a role-playing game supplement released by FASA in 1988. It was reportedly the focus of a licensing dispute which eventually resulted in FASA losing its license to release Star Trek material.

Contents

Rank insignia

The first section of the manual describes non-canon Starfleet rank insignia to include three admiral shoulder boards including a special rank known as "Branch Admiral". The manual also describes the "five pip" collar insignias for Commodore and Fleet Captain, as well as a starburst collar insignia for the rank of Midshipman and the hollow pip insignia for a rank called "Ensign Junior Grade".

Evolution of the transwarp fleet

Fleet of tomorrow

This introduction explains the expansion of a transwarp-based Starfleet based on the FASA ships and references to the Star Trek movies era.

Fleet ship designs

Excelsior-class XIII transwarp battleship

• NX-2000 USS Excelsior (made training vessel in 2351)
• NX-2001 USS Proxima (destroyed in 2331)
• NX-2002 USS Columbia (retired in 2360)
• NX-2003 USS Galacta (lost in 2316)
• NCC-2004 USS Excalibur (retired in 2360)
• NCC-2005 USS Potemkin (retired in 2361)
• NCC-2006 USS Hancock (retired in 2321)
• NCC-2007 USS Kitty Hawk (retired in 2361)
• NCC-2008 USS Chikuma (lost in 2351)
• NCC-2009 USS Kongo
• NCC-2010 USS Ajax
• NCC-2011 USS Achilles
• NCC-2012 USS Arizona (destroyed in 2292)
• NCC-2013 USS Royal Oak (made training vessel in 2338)
• NCC-2014 USS Agincourt (lost in 2309)
• NCC-2015 USS Yamashiro
• NCC-2016 USS Exeter
• NCC-2017 USS Hood
• NCC-2018 USS Valiant (destroyed in 2348)
• NCC-2019 USS Fuso (destroyed in 2328)
• NCC-2020 USS Intrepid
• NCC-2021 USS Farragut
• NCC-2022 USS Ryujo (destroyed in 2321)
• NCC-2023 USS Challenger
• NCC-2024 USS Sussex (destroyed in 2348)
• USS Enterprise (destroyed in 2343)
• NCC-2025 USS Constitution
• NCC-2026 USS Lexington
• NCC-2027 USS Bearn (lost in 2357)
• NCC-2028 USS Aquila
• NCC-2029 USS De Mayo (destroyed in 2337)
• NCC-2030 USS Brisbane
• NCC-2031 USS Eagle
• NCC-2032 USS Thunderer (lost in 2349)
• NCC-2033 USS Yorktown
• NCC-2034 USS Ticonderoga
• NCC-2035 USS Alamo
• NCC-2036 USS Fearless

Enterprise-class XII cruiser

Constellation-class XII heavy cruiser

Decker-class X transwarp destroyer

Royal Sovereign-class XV battle cruiser

M'Benga-class VII rescue/hospital ship

Sagan-class V science research vessel

Wellington-class XI transwarp light cruiser

Paine-class IX transwarp frigate

Moscow-class (β) IX transwarp scout

• NCC-60000 USS Moscow (β)
• NCC-60001 USS Argana (β)
• NCC-60002 USS Leningrad (β)
• NCC-60003 USS Balthamar (β)
• NCC-60004 USS Jursinia (β)
• NCC-60005 USS Kincara (β)
• NCC-60006 USS Kloris (β)
• NCC-60007 USS Mattermaine (β)
• NCC-60008 USS Oslo (β)
• NCC-60009 USS Chirpenitar (β)
• NCC-60010 USS Murigami (β)
• NCC-60011 USS Quiberon (β)
• NCC-60012 USS Loris (β)
• NCC-60013 USS Hadsenn (β)
• NCC-60014 USS Silimari (β)
• NCC-60015 USS Hadley (β)
• NCC-60016 USS Florence (β)
• NCC-60017 USS Milano (β)
• NCC-60018 USS Stockholm (β)
• NCC-60019 USS Ambergris (β)
• NCC-60020 USS Oudinard (β)
• NCC-60021 USS Petersburg (β)

"S-20" standard administrative shuttle

SC-22 "Sphinx"-class cargo shuttle

"Ambassador Hardin"-class transwarp heavy cruiser

SW-21 long-range warp shuttle

Galaxy-class exploration cruiser

Biographies

Noonian Soong

Simone Van Gelder

Koren Anastas

Jean-Luc Picard

Worf

Background information

Similar Books

• Star Fleet Technical Manual
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual

Credits

• Editor-in-Chief: L. Ross Babcock III
• Senior Editor: Donna Ippolito
• Editorial Assistance: C.R. Green
• Technical Advisor: Lee Zamora
• Production Manager: Jordan K. Weisman
• Production Coordinator: Tara Gallagher
• Art Director: Dana Knutson
• Typesetting: Patricia A. Jones & Tara Gallagher
• Layout: Tara Gallagher