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The Oberth Class scouts are first designed and commmissioned in the early 2100's under, by 2365, an unknown class name. The earliest known canon ship of this class is the SS Seattle NAR-18834, which is sent in 2120, on a mission to do ADR looping. (The SS Seattle NAR-18834 is renamed to SS Vico NAR-18834 between 2120 and 2368.) These ships are used extensively by civilians until the founding of Starfleet for scouting and freighting. Ships have no weapons, limited shielding, and small crews. After the founding of Starfleet, the fleet needed scouts to explore star systems and map regions of space within Federation space. The contractor of this class is hired to make ships to Starfleet's specifications. Under Starfleet, the class is given a new designation-Oberth Class, possibly after the first Starfleet ship of this class. This ship may have a lower registry than the known USS Oberth NCC-602. The new Starfleet ships may have been operating as early as 2164 (there is mention of a Federation scout in the Delos System in this year ["Symbiosis"]). The Oberth Class would serve Starfleet for at least two hundred years, having experience at least one major refit, and the last known commissionings were in the 2350's. The ships are missing from the canonical record as of 2372 when the Federation is in war against the Dominion.
*2120 Earliest known record of an Oberth Class ship, the SS Seattle NAR-18834. *2164 Possible earliest known reference of an Oberth Class ship. Between this date and 2286, there are references to scouts in "The Apple" and ST: The Motion Picture. *2286 USS Grissom NCC-638 is the first Oberth Class starship seen. *2350 USS Pegasus NCC-53847 is commissioned. She and the USS Tsiolkovsky were launched within months or years of each other. *2371 Last confirmed sighting of an Oberth Class starship-the USS Valiant NCC-20000.
Known ships SS Seattle (SS Vico) NAR-18834 USS Bonestell NCC-31600 USS Cochrane NCC-8000 USS Copernicus NCC-623 USS Grissom NCC-638 USS Oberth USS Pegasus NCC-53847 (Originally, this ship is to have been of another class [rf. Companion]) USS Raman NCC-29487 (Originally, this ship is to have been of another class [rf. Companion]) USS Tsiolkovsky NCC-53911 USS Valiant NCC-20000 USS Yosemite NCC-19002
Possible additions USS Columbia NCC-621 USS Oberth NCC-602 USS Revere NCC-595
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I believe the first Oberth built was USS Oberth NCC-602, around 2200. The SS Seattle is definatly not meant to be the same as SS Vico (I mean, a ship being able to survive from 2120 to 2360? I don't buy it). The NAR used here is a New UN designation, not a Federation designation, therefore, they are 2 different ships.
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I have to say that i find it hard to believe that the first oberth ship was the seattle in the early 22nd century. Surely, it has to be the oberth (we assume it is the prototype and class ship). Also hearing starfleet mentioning scout ships does not mean it has to be an oberth class ship.
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Just wondering why you mention that the Oberth-class has no weapons(I seem to remember seeing this mentioned in another topic as well). In ST III, Kirk wonders aloud if the Grissom will fire on the Enterprise when it reaches the Genesis planet....
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