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The SS Conestoga was a Terran colony ship that was in service with the Space Agency in the mid-21st century. Launched from Earth in 2069, only six years after Zefram Cochrane's warp flight, the transport's mission was the colonization of Terra Nova, a nearby class M planet. Conestoga was capable of carrying approximately two-hundred colonists, and was equipped for long-term travel. The Conestoga was commanded by Captain Mitchell.

The Conestoga took nine years, traveling just above warp 1, to reach Terra Nova. Once the Conestoga reached the planet, in 2078, its modules were dismantled to form the colony's initial structures. (ENT: "Terra Nova")

Personnel

Named

Unnamed

Unnamed SS Conestoga personnel

Appendices

Background information

The name Conestoga references the Conestoga wagon used by American settlers in the 1800s. Just like the modules of the SS Conestoga were used to build shelters, Conestoga wagons were occasionally disassembled and used for building materials once the cross-country journey was complete.

Studio model

The Conestoga was designed by John Eaves, who stated that the design of the bridge, "(...)was actually inspired by a cool 18 wheeler I saw that had giant wind deflectors all across the top of the cab...I wish I had taken a picture of it when I saw it on the road." [1] The CGI model of the design was built by Doug Drexler, "I fully built the Conestoga which was designed by John for "Terra Nova", although it was only seen as a still image."[2]

According to Doug Drexler the design of the Conestoga was influenced by the old DY-100 class ("The central conning tower and the rotund mid section"), the SS Valiant model designed by Greg Jein for the Star Trek Chronology and the Leif Ericson Galactic Cruiser. [3]^(X)

Apocrypha

In the video game Star Trek: Legacy, a very similar design appears named the Discovery-class. Though sharing many similarities with the Conestoga's design, there are some substantial differences, including the fact that the Discovery served as a small scout ship armed with basic forward firing pulse phase cannons.

Four ships were shown being of this class, including the Discovery (NCC-100), the Patton (NCC-101), the Nebraska (NCC-103), and the Niagara (NCC-110). They are portrayed as still being in service in 2159.

External links

SS Conestoga at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Discovery class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 {{Sidebar starship class|
 |Name=        	SS ''Conestoga''
-|Image=       	SS Conestoga 1.jpg
+| image=       	SS Conestoga 1.jpg
-|ImageCap=    	Dorsal view
+|imagecap=    	Dorsal view
-|Affiliation= 	[[Earth]]
+|owner= 	[[Earth]]
+|operator=      [[Space Agency]]
 |Type=		[[Colony ship]]
 |Active=	[[2069]]-[[2078]]
-|Image2=	SS Conestoga 2.jpg
+| image2=	SS Conestoga 2.jpg
-|ImageCap2=	Port profile
+|imagecap2=	Port profile
-|Image3=	SS Conestoga 3.jpg
+| image3=	SS Conestoga 3.jpg
-|ImageCap3=	Port quarter view
+|imagecap3=	Port quarter view
 }}
 __NOTOC__
-The '''SS ''Conestoga''''' was an [[Earth]] [[colony ship]] launched by the [[Space Agency]]. Launched in [[2069]], only six years after [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp]] flight, its mission was the colonization of [[Terra Nova]], a nearby [[class M]] [[planet]]. It was capable of carrying approximately two-hundred [[colonist]]s, and was equipped for long-term travel. The ''Conestoga'' was [[CO|commanded]] by [[Captain]] [[Mitchell (Captain)|Mitchell]].
+The '''SS ''Conestoga''''' was a [[Terran]] [[colony ship]] that was in service with the [[Space Agency]] in the mid-[[21st century]].  Launched from [[Earth]] in [[2069]], only six years after [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp]] flight, the [[transport]]'s mission was the colonization of [[Terra Nova]], a nearby [[class M]] [[planet]]. ''Conestoga'' was capable of carrying approximately two-hundred [[colonist]]s, and was equipped for long-term travel. The ''Conestoga'' was [[CO|commanded]] by [[Captain]] {{dis|Mitchell|Captain}}.
 The ''Conestoga'' took nine years, traveling just above [[warp factor|warp 1]], to reach Terra Nova. Once the ''Conestoga'' reached the [[planet]], in [[2078]], its modules were dismantled to form the [[colony]]'s initial structures.  ({{ENT|Terra Nova}})
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 ==Appendices==
-===Background===
+=== Background information ===
+The name ''Conestoga'' references the {{w|Conestoga wagon}} used by American settlers in the 1800s. Just like the modules of the SS ''Conestoga'' were used to build shelters, Conestoga wagons were occasionally disassembled and used for building materials once the cross-country journey was complete.
+====Studio model====
 [[File:SS Conestoga.jpg|thumb|[[CGI model]] of the ''Conestoga'']]
-The [[CGI model]] of the ''Conestoga'' was designed by [[John Eaves]] and built by [[Doug Drexler]]. [http://talk.trekweb.com/articles/2002/04/02/1017748966.html]
+The ''Conestoga'' was designed by [[John Eaves]], who stated that the design of the bridge, "''(...)was actually inspired by a cool 18 wheeler I saw that had giant wind deflectors all across the top of the cab...I wish I had taken a picture of it when I saw it on the road.''" {{Eavesdropping|2009/05/04/the-ss-conestoga/#comment-2226}} The [[CGI model]] of the design was built by [[Doug Drexler]], "''I fully built the Conestoga which was designed by John for {{e|Terra Nova}}, although it was only seen as a still image.''"[http://talk.trekweb.com/articles/2002/04/02/1017748966.html]
-According to Doug Drexler [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/s-s-conestoga/] the design of the Conestoga was influenced by the old {{ShipClass|DY-100}}, the {{SS|Valiant}} model designed by [[Greg Jein]] for the ''[[Star Trek Chronology]]'' and the ''Leif Ericson Galactic Cruiser''. [http://www.projectrho.com/SSC/index.html]
+According to Doug Drexler the design of the Conestoga was influenced by the old [[DY-100 class]] ("The central conning tower and the rotund mid section"), the {{SS|Valiant}} model designed by [[Greg Jein]] for the ''[[Star Trek Chronology]]'' and the [[Aluminum Model Toys#The Leif Ericson|''Leif Ericson Galactic Cruiser'']]. {{DrexFiles|2009/05/11/s-s-conestoga/}}
-The name ''Conestoga'' references the {{w|Conestoga wagon}} used by American settlers in the 1800s. Just like the modules of the SS ''Conestoga'' were used to build shelters, Conestoga wagons were occasionally disassembled and used for building materials once the cross-country journey was complete.
 === Apocrypha ===
 In the video game ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', a very similar design appears named the ''Discovery''-class. Though sharing many similarities with the ''Conestoga''{{'}}s design, there are some substantial differences, including the fact that the ''Discovery'' served as a small [[scout ship]] armed with basic forward firing pulse [[phase cannon]]s.
-Four ships were shown being of this class, including the ''Discovery'' (NCC-100), the ''Patton'' (NCC-101), the ''Nebraska'' (NCC-103) and the ''Niagara'' (NCC-110). They are portrayed as still being in service in [[2159]].
+Four ships were shown being of this class, including the ''Discovery'' (NCC-100), the ''Patton'' (NCC-101), the ''Nebraska'' (NCC-103), and the ''Niagara'' (NCC-110). They are portrayed as still being in service in [[2159]].
 ==External links==
-* {{NCwiki|SS Conestoga}}
+* {{mbeta|SS Conestoga|SS ''Conestoga''}}
-* {{NCwiki|Discovery class}}
+* {{mbeta|Discovery class|''Discovery'' class}}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:SS ''Conestoga''}}
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