The USS Achilles II (NCC-2011) was a Federation starship, an Excelsior-class battleship in Starfleet service in the 23rd and 24th century. (FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)
- The registry NCC-2011 was previously used in Stardate Magazine vol. 3, 1987, Issue 1: "Indomitable-class" for the USS Indefatigable with no explanation why the registry might be used for both ships. While it is also possible the two vessels do not exist in the same continuity, both sources are from the FASA RPG, with the same publisher making an alternate history an unlikely prospect.
Service history and disposition[]
Achilles II was commissioned and launched on reference stardate 2/2912 (mid-2290s decade) as a mark II class XIII transwarp battleship. The vessel remained in service in the year 2365. (FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)
- Although canon Star Trek never described the "transwarp drive" experiments of the late 23rd century as being successful upgrades, many ships in FASA RPG sources were described as transwarp vessels. This can be reconciled by assuming whatever upgrades took place became integrated in the warp drive capabilities seen in canon and as such, were not commonly mentioned, and perhaps were only marginally effective to the point they didn't bear mentioning. It is also possible that the advent of the "transwarp fleet" and the problematic designation as a "battleship" could be interpreted to represent a different continuity or alternate history.
By the 2370s decade, this vessel would be succeeded in name by an Oberth-class ship, the USS Achilles. (TNG - War and Madness comic: "The First Casualty")
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Federation Starfleet | USS Achilles (2250s Miranda-class) • USS Achilles (NCC-551, Saladin-class) • USS Achilles (Constitution-class) • USS Achilles (NCC-26277, Miranda-class) • USS Achilles II (NCC-2011, Excelsior-class) • USS Achilles (Oberth-class) • USS Achilles (prototype NCC-22376) • USS Achilles (NCC-77024, Mulciber-class) |