The Class J cargo ship was a small Federation cargo ship design used in the 2260s decade of the 23rd century.
Service history
In the year 2266, Harcourt Fenton Mudd possessed an unregistered ship of this type, which was destroyed in an asteroid belt while being pursued by the Federation Starfleet Constitution-class starship USS Enterprise. (TOS episode: "Mudd's Women")
In 2274, shortly after the Phaetonian crew of the USS Icarus went insane from traveling through the galactic barrier, Captain Kadan fired upon and destroyed a manned class J cargo ship. (TOS comic: "Eclipse of Reason").
Technical specifications
Ships of this class lacked the speed necessary to outrun a Federation Starfleet Constitution-class starship. (TOS episode: "Mudd's Women")
Known vessels
- Mudd's ship
- Volt
Appendices
Background
Two vessels similar in appearance to Mudd's cargo ship appeared in Original Series episodes. The cgi model of Mudd's ship was reused to represent a one-man ship of Denevan design in "Operation -- Annihilate!" The model was subsequently altered to include bigger warp engines and several large windows for an appearance as the Aurora (NC-17740) in "The Way to Eden." Neither ship was identified as Class J.
External link
- Class J cargo ship article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.