Adder class

or diplomatic missions, 1 science labs, small holopads, or any of the other comforts of home. It was a heavily armored vessel that was created as a first strike vehicle for use in war, and incorporated the latest in Starfleet weaponry and defensive technology. As befitted its role, the U.S.S. Adder was considerably bigger than most Federation warship. It had a normal operational crew, but could accommodate up to 1000 in emergencies. Work on the Adder project began in 2375 after Starfleet was alerted to the threat of a Borg invasion. The ship was developed by Starfleet\'s Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB) at the Antares Fleet Yards and at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars. It was still in the design stages when the Borg arrived in 2377. Even though the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D defeated the Borg, Starfleet was sufficiently concerned about the danger of a second invasion attempt to continue work on the project. [i]Author, the descriotion, need Not be a copy of the whole readme. In future submitt a Description, -tiq- [/i]
CONSTRUCTION HISTORY The U.S.S. Adder NX-240198 was the prototype vessel for Starfleet\'s Adder-class starships. It was Starfleet\'s first true warship and had limited provision for families