Hope class starship

Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
name = "Hope" class
caption = Hope Class (sometimes erroneously identified as 'Olympic Class') Medical Ship
first = ""
armaments = Phasers
defense = Deflector Shields
propulsion = Warp drive
Impulse drive
primeref =In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet's "Hope class" is a class of starship that makes its only featured appearance in an alternate future in ""'s final episode, "All Good Things...". "Hope" class starships function as hospital ships and are distinguished by a large, spherical primary hull attached to the curved engineering section. One large shuttlebay is located atop the engineering hull and opens toward the vessel's stern. The sphere is covered with portholes, lifeboats and a blue rectangular navigational deflector. The warp nacelles are attached to the secondary hull by backward-angled, upward-curving pylons. The general layout resembles the earlier, 22nd century "Daedalus" class.

In real life, the "Hope" class was designed by Bill George of Industrial Light and Magic.

Naming error

The official name for this class of starship is "Hope" class", based on the dedication plaque aboard the USS "Pasteur" ("TNG": "All Good Things..."). However, the ship is sometimes referred to as "Olympic" class". This is because modelmaker Bill George built the ship independently from the official Star Trek production. During the making of "All Good Things", a new model was needed, and George's was used. However, George used the "Olympic" class" name, and in some venues this name became associated with the design. However, Mike Okuda dubbed it "Hope" class" and demonstrated the completed dedication plaque with the same name during the production.

The non-canon Star Trek Fact Files also use the erroneous name of "Olympic" class" to describe the "Pasteur" in one of its issues.Fact|date=February 2007 "The Star Trek Encyclopedia", written by Okuda, also gives the ship designation as "Olympic", with only a side note reference to "Hope".

startrek.com has the "Hope" Class ships listed as Olympic Class

Known "Hope"-class starships

;USS "Nobel" (NCC-55012) : Named for Alfred Nobel, the starship "Nobel" is ordered by Admiral Marcus Holt of space station Deep Space Three to search for the missing USS "Hera" (NCC-62006) ("TNG": "Interface").; USS "Pasteur" (NCC-58925) : Named for scientist Louis Pasteur, the starship "Pasteur" is commanded by Captain Beverly Picard in 2395 in an alternate universe created by Q as part of a test of humanity. In that universe, the "Pasteur" carries Ambassador Jean-Luc Picard to the Devron system where the ship is attacked by two "Negh'Var" class battleships, causing a warp core breach. The crew and passengers are rescued by the USS "Enterprise"-D under Admiral William Riker's command.

External links

* [http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Olympic_class "Olympic class" at Memory Alpha]