(88)The Federation Class Dreadnought
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2021
- In today's episode of Truth OR Myth Beta, we're taking a look at the Dreadnought Class, as first seen in the Franz Joseph Starfleet Technical Manual! I hope you enjoy!
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love your videos. You seem to present them as if you are within the Trek universe at some point in the future. At what point in the Trek timeline do you see your self when presenting this information?
Thank you so much!
To answer your question, I've never really pinned myself down to where in the timeline I'm making these videos. Rather, I always approach them from a standpoint of "Sometime way after" :) Great question BTW thank you :)
In this instance, it would be during Enterprise' fourth and fifth year out there, that we didn't get to see. The ship os a Frans Joseph design, published in the Star Fleet Technical Manual.
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics Shame the Dreadnought Class never made an appearance in TOS.
@Dustin Gibbons
Don't know about you. But, I'm somewhere between timelines.
Besides the Frans Joseph book, there are 2 novels that include the Dreadnought, both of excellent quality. The Dreadnought is also used in the game Star Fleet Battles. I have one in my collection.
“Dreadnaught class. Two times the size, three times the speed, advanced weaponry, modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most federation vessels it’s built solely for combat.”
Federation: Launches the Dreadnought
Klingons: Outrageous!
Romulans: Provocative!
Gorn: Outrageously Provocative!
Tholians: Meh, we just need a slightly bigger web.
Dominion: Pathetic!
Ferengi; how much for the ship
The Q. Ha,Ha.Ha.Ha.
The borg: Resistance is Futile. Assimilate!
The Vulcans: it is highly illogical to have a third nacelle, but in retrospect I find it fascinating
One of the few Federation designs that made the logical move and buried the bridge deep inside the primary hull, where it would be much less susceptible to battle damage!
Similar to modern Navy ships, that have the CIC - Combat Information Center - down inside, though the bridge is still up top. But modern ship's crews need the view, a starship doesn't.
Having the Dreadnought class is a necessary show of strength for the Federation! Though we don't want to start wars we at least show that the Federation is capable of defending itself. " The Federation is neither weak or foolish!" Cmdr. Toreth of the Romulan Warbird
You get it ;)
First ever warship. WHAT ABOUT THE ARES?
@@JeanLucCaptain The ARES ISNT CANON! It's just a fan design for a failed fan series! It has NO PLACE in Star Trek History, other then as a reminder of what one mans greed and ego can do to fandom!
When Starfleet adds a third nacelle on top of an existing design, you know shit's getting real.
Little known fact, not only did this class of ship have a larger bowling alley, but also a mini golf course.
If Star Trek II had gotten off the ground, we could have had an episode where Kirk takes command of a Dreadnought after the captain is killed in battle. With Spock in the Enterprise and Kirk in the Dreadnought, they fight off the threat to Star Fleet and save the day.
I remember see the Dreadnought in the Technical Manual back in 1975, I was in love.
_Waiting for Captain Foley of "Trekyards" to pop his head in._ 😉
I've had many conversations with Stuart! He lives about 45 mins away from me and is a great Trek Guy :)
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics You're kidding? Two great Trek ships creators living in the same area...talk about fate. You guys need to do a collaboration video if you haven't yet
I remember seeing the concept art for the Dreadnaught class Starships in books in the mid 80’s. Great video on this. I almost forgot about this Starship design.
Awesome video, thank you!
I saw William Shatner at BGSU (Ohio) at one of the first ever conventions, and a lady up front asked him about the new Enterprise being a Dreadnought, and Mr Shatner said " Dread not, my dear.."
Applause erupted.
Excellently done. I’ve always liked the Dreadnought class and you’ve done it justice here. I’ve always called it the _Federation_ class after the lead ship, though.
Outside of this video I too call it the Federation Class... BUT Beta Canon itself refers to it more as the Dreadnought Class and so that's what I stuck with :)
I have the Technical Manual i love the look of the Dreadnought Class i always thought it was a great evolution of the TOS Constitution Class ships. Awesome job as always thanks cant wait for your video on the USS Star Empire =)
Thank you Grim, Im glad you enjoy the video :)
I’m guessing that because of the Star Trek novel by pocketbooks which I have read and own is that correct.
The best representation of the Dreadnought and it's derivatives is probably Starfleet Battles. The basic DN and it's refits DIDN'T have Fighters as such, but typically carried 1-2 Multi Role Shuttles (a faster, more powerful shuttle but not a true fighter). In SFB however, the Federation did field CV's built on a modified Dreadnought hull. The CV variants did carry full Fighter Squadrons including designs purpose built for anti ship strikes.
FINALLY a design that doesn’t put the Command center of the ship on the very top with a big sign saying “Shoot Me Here!” and those idiots try to scrap it.
LOL You know how Governments can be ;) :P
Shame they didn’t keep updating them like the Excelsior class .
Yet we have seen weapons in the show can easily blast through the saucer like a hot knife to butter.
Once the shields are gone, it doesn’t matter where the bridge is. Phasers and torpedoes are disastrously terrible weapons.
Imagine if Starfleet had taken the effort to make a new super dreadnought ship that was more than a match for the Scimitar in Nemesis? Then that battle would have been so awesome! Watch Shinzon finally having to face a ship that can easily take on the Scimitar and win!
So didn't we see in the "All Good Things" series finale for ST:TNG a Dreadnought-inspired take on the Galaxy class of starship? 3rd warp engine, additional firepower...
I wish that the dreadnought/battleship designs from the Starfleet Command games have been in the films or TV shows, loved those behemoth warships' designs.
Star Fleet Battles board game, published by Amarillo Design Bureau & Task Force Games.
You always amaze me of how you combine Alfa and Beta Canon so flawlessly.
Thank you so much David, and I ALWAYS appreciate your comments, regardless of how we debate them ;) Believe it or not, discussions like we have, often times inspire story elements :) Though, you're always wrong of course ;) :P
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics that’s fair, can’t wait to see your next episode.
LOL I enjoy teasing you ;)
Yes I like the combining of ALPHA and BETA canon, help bring more to the lore!
"Emergency speed of warp 10"
Me: Oh boy everyone is gonna turn into weird lizard things
LOL This is TOS Warp Scale of course :P
I'm looking forward to the Star Empire video. This video is very cool! I remember reading a TOS book called Dreadnaught and the actions of a minor character in the show being the main character in the book. From what I understand, it wasn't the most popular of the Star Trek books but is one of my favorites as it really digs deep into a below deck's perspective and the day-to-day life of someone not part of the command crew.
For me, I love all Novels, and Beta Canon in general... I don't always agree with them, but I tend to find many elements with in them all that inspire me to write :) And of course as always, thank you for the support and kind words :)
Dreadnought, and it's sequel Battle Stations, are some of the more interesting Trek novels. I've always been a fan of seeing the world through the smaller characters. (One of my favorite B5 episodes is "A View From the Gallery", a day in the life of two basic mechanics on the station.)
The first TOS book I read was Dreadnought! Loved the detail they went into describing the ship. I remember it had 3 shields and a hull that could tank sustained disruptor fire. Even the corridors were hexagonal and stacked up like a honeycomb to give the ship as much structural strength as possible. Oh, and an image projector that instead of cloaking the ship, fed false sensor info to enemies. Just effin brilliant.
3:03 - Now, we know where the Galaxy Dreadnought got the idea of a 3rd Nacelle from. 😎😉
There was also a TOS book call Dreadnaught!. It had its own holographic cloaking device.
Finally waited for this moment. That's my most favorite TOS-era ship of all time. That should have been in Star Trek Online too. Hopefully not as a lockbox, Infinity, or Legendary ship lol.
Really love this vid, I very very vaguely recall seeing a Dreadnought class ship on the front cover of a TOS era book when I was a kid many moons ago. I love your take on this ship, having it be built in limited numbers and serving a deterrent/big stick. :)
Imagine an enemy saying "Don't built any more of that ship, they are too powerful for us!".
Heck, i'd triple the order for that class!
LOL
The Dreadnought Class made a come back in the move "Star Trek: Beyond". Too bad it was blown to bits in the movie.
There was no dreadnought in beyond.
As a kid some five decades ago, I built AMT's Enterprise kit, and having the "Starfleet Tech Manual", I built another kit into the single-nacelled Destroyer class. I always wished they had brought out the Dreadnought in a kit, but alas they didn't. Cool design.
I always wondered why Starfleet ships put their bridge on top of the saucer instead of being in it's center. Great to see at least one ship had this design. Great video. 👍
considering a starship could be run from auxilary controll in the secondary hull... lol
The spikes on the bussard collectors are a win for me, I have always loved the spikes on the constitution class, and is what I have on my own in STO.
I am very surprised that this isnt being introduced to STO in their temporal recruit in c store or lobi store, or even the horrid gambling boxes as of course a t6 dreadnought carrier I would guess.
The placing of the bridge makes much more sense doesnt it, better protection in case of hull breaches as long as the location of the bridge is classified, enemies when shields were down would probably "target the bridge, full disruptors" and not realise that the bridhe location had been moved.
In the place of the bridge it also looks like a sensor dome.
The nacelle on the saucer makes sense, all personnel to be evacuated to the saucer in a dire emergency then seperate and go to warp to the nearest Federation facility as I am going to guess that even that will have a sort of limited use - just a guess depending on the wrap engines fuel storage facilites in the saucer
When I first ever saw the design many many moons ago, i seriously did not get the dish at the aft of the secondary hhull till you explained your version of it and it makes sense.
Long before Galaxy wings to command fleet units and attack shuttles, you would have the dreadnought doing these various functions, though its weapons seem to be lacking for a dreadnought, but I suppose I am just being picky, you expect a dreadnought to be a powerhouse of weapons (basing it from war dreadnoughts we have had in our history here armed to the teeth but slow to turn), I expected more phasers banks, but I guess the design engineers thought that 5 dual banks would be enough.
I am going to take a wild assumption that the fighters would also be a aprt of the ship's arsenal.
The UFP is never prepared for their adversaries, even old ones to become as powerful, to the Battle of the Binary Stars should have been the wake up call and make them realise that having some dreadnoughts built but not put into service unless the time demanded it would have been a good idea instea of objectifying things with a blind arrogance - Sisko did that at the 2nd Battle of Chintoka and my god that snugness soon vanished, the loss of his ship, the fleet, it was thanks to the female changeling stopping Weyoun from destroying the escape pods and allowing the survivors to return to Federation territory that allowed them to escape, thats just an example, the Federation should never think they are superior in any way and that there will be bigger threats out there that they may yet encounter.
Never underestimate an adversary or enemy that goes quiet, let alone an ally or friend, they can be the ultimate downfall...
Back on topic, ha ha.
The internal systems of the dreadnought seem to be a sort of standard to the 24th century of ships, having backup systems to their emergency backups, this makes the dreadnought quite revolutionary and also much more safety focused for a warship - ironic isnt it?
I honestly would have laughed if a 50 year old Klingon vessel took out a dreadnought, that would have been such a repeat in history sort of in the 24th century with a 20 year old out of date Bird of Prey taking out the Federation flagship (yes I know they had the means to do so thanks to Geordi's visor).
The Dreadnought literally brought more peace between the three powers just by being constructed, with the vast resources the Federation had, it would be easy to construct these ships, and given the advancement of technologies and skills, the building times would also be shortened as well.
Fantastic work sir, Peace and Long Life
As always, thank you for your dissertation my friend :)
STO can't use the Franz Joseph designs for legal reasons that's why they created their own versions in that style. The Atlas is the STO Dreadnaught.
Well they COULD use them, if they bought the rights to use them!
"The more they over-take the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain..."
I wish they had this ship in Star Trek online
Me too :)
This is an interesting take on the dreadnought class. You never failed to amaze me
Thank you so much Gavin :)
Thank you for making exactly the video I've been looking for! I've been waiting for this ship since I bought the Star Fleet Technical Manual back in '76.
I have that technical manual and have wanted for YEARS to see that dreadnought on screen. Thanks for a most awesome video!
I love that you’ve repurposed the extra dishes, one of the features of this class that I’m least fond of. Great video, as always! I really enjoy these Truth or Myth Betas you’ve doing for starship classes. 💜🖖
You and me both! It just needed to make a bit more sense to me :)
Yeah the extra info on the dishes is great, I do put forward that the rear dish is used for the extra rare reverse warp. God that would be comical haha
LOL It would be funny, but in universe at least reverse warp doesnt exist ;)
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics nah it's there, but as the firm pointed out in the hit classic. Boldly going forward because we cant find reverse haha
LOL
You know, the Franz Joseph designs got me thinking. What if, after the losses Starfleet endured during Discovery, they needed a way to rebuild their fleet both quickly, and cost-efficently. So rather than designing and building every class of ship from the ground up, they instead opted to design a modular collection of shared parts and sections which are then just bolted together in whichever configuration Starfleet needed to fulfill various roles, significantly cutting down on construction time and allowing them to churn out more ships quickly.
I love this class. Years ago, I actually wrote a movie idea that I submitted (obviously the studio told me to take a hike) I did have a dreadnought in it.
I remember reading the Star Trek novel Dreadnought. I wish it appeared in the original series.
I will second this comment......
Very nice! Love the visuals of the ship and the story you've come up with!
"emergency speed of warp factor 10 for 6 hours".
That is, of course, old warp scale. The notion of making Warp 10 the demon that lived in the really thin air, that would wreck starships or turn their crews into salamanders if they tried to exceed it, didn't come along until NextGen.
The notion of holding emergency warp for a matter of hours instead of minutes, though, is truly impressive. Enterprise' emergency warp factor was 8 for years, which it could hold for roughly half an hour before fuel supplies were bone-dead empty. In later years, presumably with the benefit of a legendary chief engineer, she could push it to warp 9 for about 15 minutes. But to hold warp 10 for six hours?
"Aw, man, they took out the swimming pool."
"Yes. And the arboretum. And the bowling alley. They needed the space for the new fuel tank. But look on the bright side. They kept the gelato machine."
the constitution class has those kinds of crew luxuries that allow the ship to go on 5 year missions without support shows just how balanced it would need to be such as having science labs and crew luxuries for entertainment. if the constitution class was stripped bone dry only for combat i'm pretty sure you could stuff her with all kidns of extra power generators and tanks and stuff for more speed or endurance but ... the crew would go stark raving amd. i can imagine the federation class to be docked at a base majorit of the time as she would probably be too costly or too important to lose like those old Battleships in naval history. D
Thanks for this great video. For those of us old enough to remember, the ships and other information within the Star Fleet Technical Manual was once nearly the only source of further Star Trek information for fans starving for more (I still have mine). I hope you also review other ships in that book - the Saladin Class Destroyer, the Hermes Class Scout, and especially the Ptolemy Class Transport/Tug as it has always been one of my favorites.
The federation doesn't make pure battleships but when they do boy do they ever make them scary. The Vengeance proved that.
There was a Star Trek novel I read when I was younger called Dreadnought that had a similar-looking startship on its cover
Yes, that was the Refit version of this TOS design :)
I've been waiting to see more on the Dreadnought class since there were a few books written with one in them. I own the original book on starfleet vessels published around 50 years ago as well as the original enterprise blueprints which I both treasure. Thank you for this video that was done so well.
A long time Trek Fan
My mother unknowingly threw away my ST Tech Manual a couple of years after I left for college. Along with a substantial number of Marvel and DC comics (I'd bet there were some valuable ones in the bunch). I'd love to have that manual back again. Well, going over to ebay and Amazon to look now. Thank you for the great content. 🖖🏼
Well good luck! It's an excellent treasure to have! Ive had my copy for over 30 years now :) And as always you are VERY welcome :)
Amazon does carry it. I got one a few months back, to replace mine from my younger days decades ago.
That was excellent. Two things. As a kid, I had (have) Franz Joseph’s Technical Manual and drooled over it (also the blueprints but that’s another story). Of course, I imagined I was in Star Fleet [sic] and I was the Captain of a ship, and my first was the Saladin Class Destroyer USS Lysander NCC-540. As a promotion I was given command of one of the new Federation Class ships, USS Dominion NCC-2115 (Dominion as I am Canadian and the “Dominion of Canada”). Ya gotta dream, right?
I wrote my own Starfleet history and in my version, the addition of the third nacelle caused issues with the warp field (as mentioned in the “Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology”1980 regarding the ill-fated three-engined Tritium Class) and the ship was scrapped. I also like your version as well.
And, yes, next you must do the Saladin Class. I made two versions of this in model form - one an original configuration from Franz Joseph’s book, as well as a “refit” version (a la Constitution II) - both converted from Enterprise models. USS Lysander NCC-540.
TOS warp 10, 1000x light, was equivalent of TNG warp 5.7 so nobody had to worry about turning into lizards.
Actually salamanders
I can't wait for the rest of the series on the dreadnought classes especially how they're dealt with in different shows
I would love to see this in Star Trek Online. Great video.
You and me both! :) And Thank you :)
STO has a couple of dreadnought ships, Galaxy Dreadnought Cruiser, Atlas Prototype Dreadnought Cruiser, and Buran Command Dreadnought Cruiser.
@@jonathanstryker5808 I was just about to suggest the Atlas considering it’s a TOS era dreadnaught
@@The_Beard_of_Knowledge Ive already done a video about the Atlas Class ;) ua-cam.com/video/oqKQSufTtQY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TriAngulumAudioStudios
If were in beta/non-cannon the Aries class would predate the dreadnaught class. A ship built in the 1st federation-Klingon war. Now this ship is non-cannon/fan cannon.
Glad you made mention of the Star Empire. My fingers were a,ready typing up a comment!
I stuck that in there just for you :P
Woot love your videos, this is a home run.
Glad you enjoy it! And Thank you so much :)
The videos you produce just keep getting better and better. Keep up the fantastic work.
I like the Federation's beauty shots :)
11:06 and were I a member of that council…there’d be one simple statement that would be delivered in response
“If you don’t violate our territory or attack us, then you have nothing to fear”
Followed by
“Ironic that you complain about us making a ship that can defend ourselves from the best you have, and yet if you were to make a more powerful ship that’s a threat to us and we were to make a complaint to you, you’d laugh in our faces as well”
Check out the TOS book called "Dreadnought". A good read and it discusses this class of ship, pretty well.
The Dreadnought was one of my favorites when I was a kid, from the early designs, and my ex-bf thought I was crazy when I SCREAMED in the theater about the Vengeance OMF IT'S A DREADNOUGHT KIRK IS SCREWED
Man I remember seeing this in the original technical manual
4:00 one thing that’s always drawn me in with sci fi is the shapes and lines…being diagnosed on the spectrum, there is something innately attracting and satisfying seeing things shaped just right
As such, in this shot, the matching angle of the nacelle pylons so close in forward view to the angle of the bulge on the underside of the saucer, is a direct instant yes from me on the ship being aesthetically pleasing….
a ship so powerful your enemies complain about it. Gotta love it.
I like the look of the Proxima class from Star Trek Legacy, which appears to be partly based on the Dreadnought class.
Great video! I agree the Federation needed dedicated warships and always thought the existing Miranda Class could have been easily re-fitted as heavily armored dedicated gunships.
The Romulan and Klingon Empires tried to petition their enemy to not build powerful warships? Wow, just wow!
Exactly, as precedent set forth in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock!
To be a hypocrite is to be a true Klingon. : D
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics it’s just the “we’re the warriors here, back off mentality” I guess
Loved the video.
This is one of my favorite classes of Starship. Love the TOS time of star trek.
Id love to see a 3 episode run where this ship and crew were moved to another time to have some "fun".
I've been looking for this ship for like 10 years now! I read about it in a book when I was a kid and never remembered the name of the book. if I recall it also was capable of generating a photonic decoy, pretty sweet feature!
From day one I've always thought the main bridge should have been placed in the center of the saucer section on all star ships. Sitting on top it's like a bullseye to an enemy from above....
Have always loved this ship thanks for featuring it on your show. I wish eaglemoss would make a series of these old designs in their collection.
The Starfleet Dreadnought class was analogous to the B-52. Unfortunately the Federation didn't have a Strategic Air Command. This would have given to the Dreadnought class the impetus that it needed to survive beyond the demise of its mother agency.
Dreadnaught is the B-36 Peacemaker of the Federation.
The Dreadnought class is a really cool looking vessel I would love 2 C more videos like this
Excellent! Loved seeing the Joseph design included in beta cannon
Excellent job! yes more of the TOS ships.
I absolutely love all of your videos, i wish we could have seen this ship in the motion picture time frame though
This is a cool looking ship and I am really enjoying this series and your narration is awesome.
You're channel and you personally are my favourite UA-cam Subscription.
❤️👍
Thank you very much Martin! I Appreciate the support :)
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics you are very welcome
Keep doing a great job 👍
The Dreadnaught is now Canon thanks to Star Trek Picard. Also as in the TNG episode "All Good Things" the Galaxy class was upgraded to a Dreadnaught.
Wow, this looks awesome! Thank you very much for this informationVideo
You are SO welcome Dominik! Thank you for the continued support :)
@@TriAngulumStudiosAudioComics No Problem
As the old saying goes: Walk softly and carry a big stick.
I like the one in "Into Darkness"...
Enjoyed the narrative in this video
Thank you :)
🖖😎👍Very nicely well done and very well informatively executed and explained in every way and detail indeed, I myself have 3 different models of this ship 2 of the TOS design and one of the refit design that I haven't built yet, any ways I have always liked the design the only problem with the tos design is it just doesn't have enough Phasers or photon torpedoes to be actually considered as a Battle Ship or to really protect it in a major Battle 🤔
Excellent video and analysis. Really enjoy your channel. 🖖
Take a piece of paper with a pencil and go from there people! Designs are endless! Love it!
Your videos are always appreciated!
Glad you like them! Thank you!
It would seem the Federation took a lesson from Earth's history and then modernized it and used it to their advantage.
What I am talking about is what President Theodore Roosevelt once said " speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far".
The Dreadnaught class WAS the Federation's big stick. Peace through strength. Also, hard to believe that they do not have this ship in the fleet museum.
*They call it the Wanderer, yeah the Wanderer ....!!*
From here to Outer Space! :)
In Beta canon, one of the rpgs had a combat cruiser version of the Mirandas, I think. I always liked the idea that the Mirandas with the modular design, could during wartime, have those modules replaced with systems to improve the ships' offensive and defensive systems. I could easily see getting new Mirandas built and then making sure certain modules to make them real warships could be hidden in other cost appropriation requests.
They should create an entire series based on a dreadnought. Show the fire power of this thing imagine if kirk was in command
A friend who ran our FASA Star Trek RPG (1st Ed) game had this book and used it as a source for the campaign. I really like this one from the book. I wish that it made it into Star Trek Online.
Great video and great information really really enjoyed it thank you
I love that class, I remember using it is Star TrekLegacy all the time as well as it's TMP era refit
"First it should be faster...." Thank you for that. Few of us battleheads understand that to be the most important factor. Especially in a four dimensional area. The Dreadnought class is about twice as fast at warp as the Connie, as both are imagined. That alone lets it control roughly eight times the space as one. I've said that before, but most need it explained. I think you're the first to get that without me explaining it that I've ever heard. At least you said it. Again, thank you.
This class starship's designer had psychological warfare in mind when designing the starship class.
Surely, at some point, it must have seen battle. That must have been glorious....
Another brilliant masterpiece. Can't wait for the next Beta Canon video.
This is from the books in the early 70's, before the pros at Paramount redesigned the enterprise and updated everything. The nacelles her are straight out of 1967.
Absolutely awesome
I think one valuable bit that the Federation overlooked about the Dreadnought, was that in addition to its sheer intimidating presence, it's enormous power would have been ideal for colonization further out. It's design is certainly robust to carry colonists and their resources needed to colonize a planet. Providing stationary power, defense, mobility, and basically a starbase level starship. It would have been a secure way to colonize, defend, and add to the Federation's long reach.
Also, especially like the USS Vengeance Variant (3 nacelles as well). This beast was nearly a mile long and would give even the most confident Romulan or Klingon Commander pause. It's frightening enough with two nacelles, but add three? Now you got the equivalent of an Imperial Ubiqtorate Base with matching firepower. This would be the Super Dreadnought Class USS Ares (God of War) and her sister ships:
1. USS Shariel
2. USS Zeus
3. USS Yamato
4. USS Sitting Bull
5. USS Gettysburg
6. USS Hastings
7. USS Shiva
8. USS Erlang Shen
9. USS Odin
10. USS Neit
11. USS Santo
12. USS Buluc Chabtan
Named after famous battles on Earth and various Gods of War and death.
Edit: USS Shariel is named after Star Trek TOS writer D.C. Fontana and his naming of the Vulcan God of War.
Neat! Always wondered about this Class.