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BRAD'S COMMENTS: Long, long ago, in a childhood far, far away, I actually built this ship as a crude cardboard and typing paper model, in the same fashion as I built the USS Enterprise. Even more than the Aakenn, the Liberty is ripped from history as an analog to the Liberty Ship--that 20th century hero of the Second World War which braved the dangerous Atlantic during the German "wolf pack" days. Like I stated with the Aakenn, it's fun to set up small flotillas of Liberty freighters, or even mixed-bag groups of Liberty, Aakenn, Cochrane, Lotus Flower, and other cargo vessels, then surround them with an escort fleet that must fight off a 'pack' of aggressive Klingon or Romulan raiders. I also like the design of the Liberty, as its warp nacelles are in scale with the saucer, and the overly massive secondary hull looks vast and roomy, just as a freighter's hold should be.
From the FASA Star Trek FEDERATION SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL, circa 1985
Liberty Class VII Freighter
Notes: The Liberty Class freighters have been in the service of Star Fleet since Stardate 1/8806.
For 35 years, these ships have plied the spacelanes, carying untold quantities of goods and materials to all corners of the Federation.
More than any other ship, the Liberty Class ships symbolize the UFP's commercial advance into known space.
These freighters were used extensively during the Four Years War to carry supplies into forward areas.
For such missions, they were armed to help in protecting the convoys from Klingon ambush, but their light weapons were of little use against the sophisticated weapons of the Klingons.
On one occasion, a convoy made up of 20 Liberties was attacked by a small group of Klingon ships.
They managed to drive off the Klingons, destroying one with a loss of only two vessels.
Of the 1,260 Liberty Class freighters built, 161 Mk Is and 492 Mk Ills remain in active service, with 68 Mk Is and 10 Mk Ills in reserve fleets.
Four Mk Ills are used by Star Fleet Training Command; 188 Mk Is and 51 Mk Ills have been destroyed; 24 Mk Is have been captured by the Klingons; 33 Mk Is and 9 Mk Ills are listed as missing; 126 Mk Is and 18 Mk Ills have been scrapped; and 48 Mk Is and 28 Mk Ills have been sold.
Production of the Mk I was halted on Stardate 2/1203.
The Mk III is produced at the Tellar, Cait, Morena, and Sol ll facilities. The combined annual production rate is 32.
| Construction Data: Model Numbers- Ship Class- Date Entering Service- Number Constructed |
MK I VII 1/8806 648 |
MK III VII 2/0609 612 |
| Hull Data: Superstructure Points- Damage Chart- Size Length- Width- Height- Weight- Cargo Cargo Units- Cargo Capacity- Landing Capability- |
10 C 240 meters 160 meters 50 meters 98,585 tons 7,030 units 351,500 tons None |
11 C 240 meters 160 meters 50 meters 99,690 tons 10,000 units 500,000 tons None |
| Equipment Data: Control Computer Type- Transporters- Standard 6-person- Combat 20-person- Emergency 22-person- cargo small- cargo large- |
M-1 2 none none 6 4 |
M-2 2 none none 6 4 |
| Other Data: Crew- Passengers- Shuttlecraft- |
70 20 8 |
72 20 8 |
| Engines and Power Data: Total Power Units Available- Movement Point Ratio- Warp Engine Type- Number- Power Units Available- Stress Charts- Maximum Safe Cruising Speed- Emergency Speed- Impulse Engine Type- Power Units Available- |
22 3/1 unloaded 7/1 loaded FWE-1 2 8 G/K Warp 7 unloaded Warp 4 loaded Warp 9 unloaded Warp 5 loaded FIB-3 6 |
32 3/1 unloaded 7/1 loaded FWE-2 2 13 G/K Warp 7 unloaded Warp 4 loaded Warp 9 unloaded Warp 5 loaded FIC-3 6 |
| Weapons and Firing Data: Beam Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Maximum Power- Damage Modifiers +1 |
FL-2 2 1f/s, 1a/p F 2 |
FH-2 2 1f/s, 1a/p H 3 (1 - 10) |
| Shields Data: Deflector Shield Type- Shield Point Ratio- Maximum Shield Power- |
FSG 1/1 10 |
FSH 1/2 13 |
| Defense Factor- Weapon Damage Factor- |
38.6
unloaded 34.5 loaded 1.2 |
49.2
unloaded 52.3 loaded 2.6 |
