Even as most worlds in the Federation are able to produce enough of their own goods to be self sufficient, there are still occasions when goods need to be shipped from one system to another. Examples include emergency supplies to help worlds in an emergency situation, regular supply runs to colony worlds still in the process of gaining self sufficiency, or just luxury items that have a reputation of excellence from one specific manufacturer. With the phasing out of the Ptolemy Class, much of the workload for this has been handed off to civilian contractors. But the James Harvey Class was developed so that Starfleet could maintain a small fleet of dedicated cargo vessels, either for internal Starfleet use or to transport cargo to areas that may be too sensitive or dangerous for civilian craft.
Unlike the Ptolemy Class, which relied upon external cargo containers, the James Harvey Class features an elongated hull with most of the extra space filled with cargo bays. For general use, it was determined that cargo would remain more secure if stored internally. But, if necessary, James Harvey Class ships can also still tow external cargo containers, only by the use of tractor beams rather then attaching them via a hard docking port.
Unlike the Ptolemy Class, which relied upon external cargo containers, the James Harvey Class features an elongated hull with most of the extra space filled with cargo bays. For general use, it was determined that cargo would remain more secure if stored internally. But, if necessary, James Harvey Class ships can also still tow external cargo containers, only by the use of tractor beams rather then attaching them via a hard docking port.
List of Ships:
NCC-3250 U.S.S. James Harvey
NCC-3251 U.S.S. Reclamation NCC-3252 U.S.S. Otherworld NCC-3253 U.S.S. Firefly NCC-3254 U.S.S. Myschievia NCC-3255 U.S.S. Baker Beach NCC-3256 U.S.S. Flipside NCC-3257 U.S.S. Collidiscope NCC-3258 U.S.S. Resonance NCC-3259 U.S.S. Serendipity NCC-3260 U.S.S. Bequinox NCC-3261 U.S.S. Playa del Fuego NCC-3262 U.S.S. Holos |
NCC-3263 U.S.S. Ignition
NCC-3264 U.S.S. Saguaro NCC-3265 U.S.S. Rhapsody NCC-3266 U.S.S. Apogaea NCC-3267 U.S.S. Transformus NCC-3268 U.S.S. Borderland NCC-3269 U.S.S. Degantis Jonas NCC-3270 U.S.S. Euphoria NCC-3271 U.S.S. Mosaic NCC-3272 U.S.S. Gateway NCC-3273 U.S.S. Soulfire NCC-3274 U.S.S. Black Rock |