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The Saladin-class destroyer was a design of starships operated by Starfleet for the United Federation of Planets during the 23rd century.

The Saladin consisted of a saucer section and nacelle, each similar in exterior design to that of a Constitution-class vessel of the 2260s. Its configuration was significantly different, however, as it employed only a single nacelle. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

Ships of the class

NCC-500

Appendices

Appearances

Star Trek films:
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Background information

The Saladin-class starship was a design originally created by Franz Joseph in his Star Fleet Technical Manual, which lists the USS Saladin as the prototype of the class. The production staff of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock used some of the ships in the Technical Manual as background display images looped on monitor screens on the bridge.

According to the Star Fleet Technical Manual, the only difference between the Hermes-class scout and her sister class, the Saladin-class destroyer, were her armaments and personnel. Where the Saladin-class housed three phaser banks and two photon torpedo launchers, the Hermes scout only housed one bank of two phasers, and the Saladin-class had a slightly bigger crew.

Intended to be merely background decoration, freeze frames and close examination have shown it likely (but not conclusively) that the images used were taken from the Joseph book with little or no modification. This was confirmed later by Rick Sternbach on a few occasions on TrekBBS.com's forums.

Apocrypha

In the novel The Final Nexus, the USS Cochise (NCC-530) was a Saladin-class destroyer.

In the novel Dreadnought!, the USS Pompeii (NCC-424) was a Saladin-class destroyer.

The Saladin-class is also present in the Star Fleet Universe series of games. It served Starfleet for decades until supplanted by the Ortega-class war destroyer in the General War. The old destroyer shipyards were turned over to the construction of the Kearsarge-class light cruiser.

A nearly identical design is seen in Star Trek: Legacy, named the Apollo-class. The Apollo-class lacks the deflector/sensor dish found on the Saladin, as well as the "flush vent" details on the dorsal connection.

External links

Saladin class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Forgotten Starships at TrekPlace - an article discussing the canon appearance of this class
Spotting the Ships from the Star Fleet Technical Manual at Ex Astris Scientia

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+The '''''Saladin''-class''' [[destroyer]] was a design of [[starship]]s operated by [[Starfleet]] for the {{Federation}} during the [[23rd century]].
+The ''Saladin'' consisted of a [[saucer section]] and [[nacelle]], each similar in exterior design to that of a {{Class|Constitution}} vessel of the [[2260s]]. Its configuration was significantly different, however, as it employed only a single [[nacelle]]. ({{film|2}}; {{film|3}})
-The '''''Saladin''-class''' was a class of [[Federation]] [[starship]] in operation during the [[23rd century]].
+===Ships of the class===
-The ''Saladin'' consisted of a [[saucer section]] and [[nacelle]], each similar in exterior design to that of a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] vessel of the [[2260s]]. Its configuration was significantly different, however, as it employed only a single [[nacelle]].
+* [[NCC-500]]
-== Appearances ==
+==Appendices==
+=== Appearances ===
-* [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]]:
-** ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''
+* {{Star Trek films}}:
+** {{film|2}}
-** ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''
+** {{film|3}}
-== Background ==
+=== Background information ===
-The ''Saladin''-class starship was a design originally created by [[Franz Joseph]] in his ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]''.  The production staff of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' and ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' used some of the ships in the ''Technical Manual'' as background display images on monitor screens on the bridge.  Intended to be merely background decoration, freeze frames and close examination have shown it likely (but not conclusively) that the images used were taken from the Joseph book with little or no modification.  Through the presence of small blurred lines of apparent text one can infer that one such image was of the ''Saladin'' (versus the ''Hermes'', another single-nacelle Joseph design).
+The ''Saladin''-class starship was a design originally created by [[Franz Joseph]] in his ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'', which lists the USS ''Saladin'' as the [[prototype]] of the class. The production staff of {{film|2}} and {{film|3}} used some of the ships in the ''Technical Manual'' as background display images looped on monitor screens on the bridge.
+According to the ''Star Fleet Technical Manual'', the only difference between the {{Class|Hermes}} [[scout]] and her sister class, the ''Saladin''-class destroyer, were her armaments and personnel. Where the ''Saladin''-class housed three [[phaser]] banks and two [[photon torpedo]] launchers, the ''Hermes'' scout only housed one bank of two [[phaser]]s, and the ''Saladin''-class had a slightly bigger crew.
-The concept of a single-nacelle starship has been derided by some as contrary to "established" design requirements for Starfleet ships, but there is nothing in [[canon]] that mandates a minimum number of nacelles for a ship.
+Intended to be merely background decoration, freeze frames and close examination have shown it likely (but not conclusively) that the images used were taken from the Joseph book with little or no modification. This was confirmed later by [[Rick Sternbach]] on a few occasions on [http://www.trekbbs.com TrekBBS.com]'s forums.
-According to the ''Star Fleet Technical Manual'', the ''Saladin'' was a more militarized version of her sister class, the [[Hermes class|''Hermes''-class]]. While the ''Hermes'' was a [[scout]], and therefore carried only 2 [[phaser]] banks, the ''Saladin'' was a destroyer and was armed with 3 phaser emplacements (with two emitters each) and 2 [[photon torpedo]] tubes.
+=== Apocrypha ===
-The class may have been named for [[Wikipedia:Saladin|Saladin]], a famous Kurdish Muslim [[general]] who fought against the [[Crusades|Crusaders]] in the 12th century and recaptured Jerusalem.
+In the novel ''[[The Final Nexus]]'', the USS ''Cochise'' (NCC-530) was a ''Saladin''-class destroyer.
+In the novel ''[[Dreadnought!]]'', the USS ''Pompeii'' (NCC-424) was a ''Saladin''-class destroyer.
-The information on the name of the class and its resemblance to ''Constitution'' components comes exclusively from the ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'', which, while not itself a Memory Alpha permitted [[Memory Alpha:Canon policy|resource]], appears to be the source for the artwork shown in the film.
+The ''Saladin''-class is also present in the ''[[Star Fleet Universe]]'' series of games. It served Starfleet for decades until supplanted by the ''Ortega''-class war destroyer in the General War. The old destroyer shipyards were turned over to the construction of the ''Kearsarge''-class light cruiser.
-=== Apocrypha ===
-In the novel ''[[The Final Nexus]]'', USS ''Cochise'' NCC-530 was a ''Saladin''-class destroyer.
+A nearly identical design is seen in ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', named the {{Class|Apollo}}. The ''Apollo''-class lacks the deflector/sensor dish found on the ''Saladin'', as well as the "flush vent" details on the dorsal connection.
-The ''Saladin''-class is also present in the [[Star Fleet Universe]] series of games, where it served Starfleet for decades until supplanted by the ''Ortega''-class War Destroyer in the General War - at which point the old Destroyer shipyards had been turned over to the construction of the new ''Kearsarge''-class light cruiser.
-=== External Links ===
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta|Saladin class|''Saladin'' class}}
 * [http://www.trekplace.com/article09.html Forgotten Starships] at [http://www.trekplace.com TrekPlace] - an article discussing the canon appearance of this class
-* {{exastris|page=/articles/sftm.htm|title=Spotting the Ships from the ''Star Fleet Technical Manual''}}
+* {{eas|articles/sftm.htm|Spotting the Ships from the ''Star Fleet Technical Manual''|external}}
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+[[ja:サラディン級]]