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Anton Escort Cruiser

Owner

United Federation of Planets
Class Heavy Combat Vessel
Availability Unlimited Deployment
In Service 2252
Out of Service 2276
Source FASA Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator
Author Paul Brown & Tyrel Lohr
Last Updated November 22, 2002
Anton Escort Cruiser
Description:

Anton Escort Cruiser was developed when Starfleet was expanding in response to the changing and expanding economic and political goals of the United Federation of Planets. To meet the demand of a larger navy, the Military Appropriations Committee authorized the development and testing of hundreds of vessel types, the Anton among them.

During this same period, the concepts of ship design were rapidly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, and the technology to build and operate starships was going through an industrial revolution. Advances in all facets of the technology required to construct, maintain, and operate a starship was changing so rapidly that some ships were obsolete before they were completed. The Anton design was changed no fewer than 12 times before the tooling and machining was begun. Even so, the ship required some alterations during its trials and was to see many more changes after its commissioning.

The Anton Escort Cruiser was originally meant for a research role in the fleet, but because of limitations and design changes, the most severe of which was a lack of range compared to other explorer vessels, ships of this type came to serve almost exclusively as escorts for other cruisers, most notably the Constitution Light Cruisers.

The Anton Escort Cruisers were almost all refitted to the new Miranda Light Cruiser standard from 2266-2274. These two designs are not considered variants, however, because like the Constitution, the Anton Escort Cruiser required a complete rebuild from stem to stern in order to upgrade them. By 2276 the last Anton Escort Cruiser was pulled out of service.


Ship Control Sheet(s):
Anton Early Escort Cruiser - SCS
 Common Variant
 
Anton Escort Cruiser - SCS
 Unlimited Deployment
 
This ship is included in the:
Ships of the Fleet: United Federation of Planets
Ship Archive
   
Related Entries:
Anton Early Escort Cruiser
Anton Early Escort Cruiser
Constitution Light Cruiser
Miranda Light Cruiser
 
Design Notes:


Weak shields and relatively straight forward in its armament, the Anton makes a good companion to the Constitution Light Cruiser, providing much
needed fire support for its stronger brethren.



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