Eisenberg class

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The Eisenberg class was a type of Federation starship operated by Starfleet during the 31st century and into the 33rd century. Its primary hull had a tapered upward-sloping shape, with two disconnected warp nacelles.

History[]

In 3069, this class saw the loss of many of its ships to the Burn. Ships with active warp cores were destroyed when their dilithium became inert, resulting in antimatter explosions. (DIS: "People of Earth")

In 3189, the fleet at Federation Headquarters included the USS Nog, a ship of this class. The collective energy of this fleet sustained a distortion field that concealed the headquarters' location. (DIS: "Die Trying")

Dismayed that Cleveland Booker and Ruon Tarka stole the Federation's only prototype of a second generation spore drive in 3190, Fleet Admiral Charles Vance issued orders to scramble all available ships to track them down, including Eisenberg-class ships and shuttles. (DIS: "All In")

In the 33rd century, dozens of starships of this class participated in a ceremonial honor-formation at Federation Headquarters for the launch of Zora and the USS Discovery's Red Directive mission. (DIS: "Life, Itself")

Ships commissioned[]

Named

• USS Nog (NCC-325070)

Uncertain

• USS Cuyahoga
• USS Hansando (NCC-325072)

Unnamed

• Unnamed Eisenberg-class starships

Appendices[]

Appearances[]

• DIS:
  • "People of Earth"
  • "Die Trying"
  • "Scavengers" (graphic)
  • "The Sanctuary"
  • "That Hope Is You, Part 2"
  • "All Is Possible"
  • "The Examples"
  • "All In"
  • "Rubicon"
  • "The Galactic Barrier"
  • "Coming Home"
  • "Red Directive" (Season 5)
  • "Under the Twin Moons"
  • "Jinaal"
  • "Lagrange Point"
  • "Life, Itself"

Background information[]

The Eisenberg class seen on "Die Trying" artwork

Concept art of the Eisenberg-class and two other contemporaries

The Eisenberg-class was designed by Ryan Dening, [1] with the assistance of Lee Fitzgerald, a staff member of his own North Front Studio design company. (Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection, issue 14, p. 11)

First mentioned in the episode "All In", the class was named in tribute to Aron Eisenberg, the actor who portrayed Nog – and after whom the class vessel USS Nog was named – on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. [2] The double tribute was at the express wish of showrunner Alex Kurtzman upon the death of the performer in September 2019. (Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection, issue 14, p. 14)

A better view of the design was first afforded in 2020 promotional artwork on social media, [3] before the class received its own much more detailed outing in the Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection in 2022, besides the accompanying display model.

Apocrypha[]

The second edition of Eaglemoss/Hero Collector's Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future (p. 309) listed both the USS Cuyahoga (NCC-325069) and the USS Grechko (β) (NCC-325071) as members of this class. The USS Hansando is in addition listed as well, albeit with the divergent NCC-325002 registry.

Issue 14 of the Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection stated the length of the Eisenberg-class as being 1,212 meters or 3,976'8.25" as calculated off the CGI model by VFX Art Director William Budge. (pp. 3, 14)

Further reading[]

• Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection, issue 14, February 2022

External link[]

• Eisenberg class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works