TOS Oberth

explorations made by the Constitutions, making diplomatic port calls to newly-contacted races, and providing general support to early phase-one colony planets in the outer regions of Federation space. Science ships are lightly armed and shielded and not designed for extended combat engagements. ARMAMENT 6 Standard Phasers (4 dorsal, 2 ventral) 2 Photon Torpedo Tubes (2 Forward)
TOS Oberth type science vessel USS Copernicus NCC-1602 Federation science vessel, named for astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The Copernicus' primary role is as a follow-up to initial