Hoover class

The Hoover class was a type of Federation starship operated by Starfleet in the mid-23rd century.

The primary hull bore a resemblance to the later Miranda-class and Nebula-class vessels, with the rounded fore section and the angled aft area.

Some of its interiors, including its transporter room and corridors, resembled those of the Crossfield-class. (ST: "The Escape Artist")

Two ships of this class, including the USS Edison, participated in Battle of the Binary Stars with the Klingons in 2256. (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars")

In 2401, the Edison-class bore a strong resemblance to the Hoover class, honoring the legacy of the Hoover-class vessel named Edison. (PIC: "Vox")

Ships of the class[]

Named

• USS Dana
• USS De Milo
• USS Edison (NCC-1683)

Unidentified

• Unnamed Hoover class starships

Uncertain

• USS Hoover

Appendices[]

Appearances[]

• DIS:
  • "Battle at the Binary Stars"
  • "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"
  • "Scavengers"
  • "The Sanctuary"
• ST: "The Escape Artist"

Background information[]

In the article "DISCOVERY's 'Battle of the Binary Stars' Armada Identified" by Ken Reilly at TrekCore, this class was "Named for US Air Force fighter pilot Bob Hoover, who escaped Nazi captivity in a stolen plane, tested supersonic jets, and has been considered by many to be one of the greatest aviators in history." [1]

Studio model[]

Eaves' Hoover-class concept art
Passaro's CGI models of the design on their own dedicated magazine covers in their 23rd (r), and 25th century (l) livery appearances

The Hoover class was identified via the Edison by designer John Eaves. [2] Eaves also named the class, which was later confirmed [3] after being revealed on StarTrek.com. [4]^(X)

Eaglemoss Collections released the USS Edison display model as part of their Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection model/magazine combo partwork publication on 30 May 2019, featuring input from designer John Eaves, and listing the ship as 356.3 meters in length. The article was republished as part of Star Trek: Discovery Designing Starships in September 2019.

The Hoover-class appears in the 25th century-set game Star Trek Online, as a cosmetic "skin" for the playable Edison-class (β) starship, and has as such likewise been released by Eaglemoss in their non-canon Star Trek Online Starships Collection sister partwork publication in August 2021.

In both instances it was Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions that provided the CGI model conversions from the original production software packages (Autodesk Maya in Discovery's case), into LightWave 3D, Eaglemoss' software package of choice, to make the models suitable for both print publications, as well as for turning them into the CAD files needed as templates for the display model manufacturing. [5] [6] [7]

In 2023, the up-until-then apocryphal Edison-class itself became the Edison-class in canon with its Star Trek: Picard third season appearances.

Apocrypha[]

Star Trek Online has given an in-universe explanation why the 23rd century Hoover-class and 25th century Edison-classes resembled each other so much. See: here

Further Reading[]

• Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 15, May 2019
• Star Trek Online Starships Collection, issue 17, August 2021

External link[]

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