timpson@comet2.DEC (IN THE HANDS OF THE FATHER) (02/06/86)
>>Heavy Cruisers are the largest. The dreadnought class never got of the ground. >>Starfleet nixed them before construction began. >> >>Steve > >I'm curious where your got your information that the Federation "nixed" >the dreadnoughts. I don't recall ever seeing/reading anything about that. > > -- Brad Brahms Many Years ago they (who's they?) came out with the Enterprise blue prints and various other objects (ie tricorder,phasor) seen in the television show. There was also included pictures or drawings of various other ships in the fleet (deepspace tugs, Destroyer class ect.) and one was of the Drednought class with 3 warp engines. Under the drawing was a statement that Starfleet hand no plans to build the Dreadnought class ships at this time. Making the Heavy Cruiser (Constitution Class) ships the Largest in the fleet. Steve