The Hestia class was a 25th century Federation starship class, an advanced escort and variant subclass of the 24th century Prometheus-class escort, in Starfleet service from the 2410s decade. (STO website: The Iconian War: Hestia Advanced Escort Stats)
Service history and specifications
The USS Prometheus was developed for deep-space tactical assignments during the Dominion War. At the time of production, the Prometheus was Starfleet's fastest ship, and included the revolutionary multi-vector assault mode starship separation system, allowing it to split itself into three independent sections. (VOY episode: "Message in a Bottle")
By the year 2409, the success of the Prometheus-class had given rise to several subclasses. The latest addition was the Hephaestus-class advanced escort. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
Construction was undertaken by the Advanced Starship Design Bureau at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in 2410, during the latter days of the Iconian War. Lieutenant Whetu and Ensign Elyos struggled initially to solve a manifold design issue that delayed the launch of the USS Hestia. The Hestia was a more streamlined version of the Prometheus-class family, and conceived to combat the Heralds of the Iconian Empire. (STO - The Iconian War short story: "Utopia Planitia Report 1")
The Hestia entered service in 2410, just before the end of the war with the Iconians. In addition to the MVAM, it was fitted with high-energy plasma expulsers and an experimental hyperexcited ion stream projector Mk. X. (STO website: The Iconian War: Hestia Advanced Escort Stats)
In 2411, soon after the shattering of the Klingon Empire, the Gagarin-class USS Phaeton was one of several ships listed on a docking chart at Earth Spacedock. (STO - House Shattered mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
Livery
In the 25th century, the design of the Hestia-class advanced escort allowed its commanding officer to choose from different designs of hull materials, which could be modified further at shipyards. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
Furthermore, the installation of deflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from the Reman Resistance, the Breen Confederacy and the Dominion. (STO missions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")
Known vessels
- USS Hestia
- USS Phaeton
Appendices
Connections
| Prometheus-class escort starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federation, Starfleet (primary universe) |
standard configuration | • • • • • • • unnamed |  
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| variant configurations | Cerberus-subclass: • • Hestia-subclass: Hestia • • Hephaestus-subclass: • • • Hydra-subclass: Hydra • Phoenix-subclass:
| ||
| Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe) |
standard configuration | • • |  
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| variant configurations | Cerberus-subclass: • Hydra-subclass: • Phoenix-subclass: | ||
References