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USS Achernar
- For other uses, see Achernar.
| STARSHIP | |
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| USS Achernar | |
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| Class: | Constitution-class |
| Registry: | NCC-1732 |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Launched: | 23rd century |
| Status: | active (2280s) |
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The USS Achernar (NCC-1732) was a Constitution-class Federation heavy cruiser starship, prototype of the Achernar-subclass, ordered for construction in the 23rd century, named for the star Achernar.
Construction of Achernar was authorized by the Starfleet appropriation of stardate 5930. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)
The Achernar had entered service by the 2280s, by which time she had been refitted to Enterprise-class specifications and had been redesignated as a galactic survey cruiser. (TOS video game: Starfleet Command Volume II: Empires at War)
- The stardate given would seem to suggest this ship was ordered during the TAS era, however this date is fairly uncertain since FASA RPG module: The Four Years War records Achernar-class vessels were in service during the 2250s war with the Klingons.