Constitution class (alternate reality)

The Constitution-class was launched by Starfleet in the latter half of the 23rd century in the alternate reality. The Constitution-class was in the Starship-class of starships.

History
The alternate Constitution-class dates back to at least 2255 with the construction of the USS Enterprise in Riverside, Iowa on Earth. The design of the starship markedly differed from its prime universe counterpart following the temporal incursion by Nero and the destruction of the USS Kelvin in 2233.

Following its launch in 2258, the USS Enterprise served the United Federation of Planets in a variety of tasks, including survey missions and military operations. The class wasn't placed long duration service until the Enterprise was assigned a five-year mission after 2259.

In that year, a space dock manifest display graphic in the office of Admiral Christopher Pike included two Constitution-class icons identified as AF and VH-5.

In 2263 a second Constitution-class starship, USS Enterprise-A was under construction at Starbase Yorktown. That same year, the Enterprise itself was destroyed by Krall and his Swarm at the Battle of Altamid. After Krall's defeat, the Enterprise-A was commissioned and given to the crew of the original Enterprise as their new starship.

Physical arrangement
The Constitution-class followed the traditional saucer section-engineering section-warp nacelle layout common to most Starfleet vessels, but dwarfed in size many starship classes in service along side it. Where the prime universe Constitution-class of the same period featured a similar, but geometrically simplified construction, the alternate Constitution-class displayed a more organic physical arrangement. The hull had iridescent plates and subtle Aztec pattern. Escape pods could be launched from the port side of the neck.

Ships commissioned

 * USS Enterprise                 
 * USS Enterprise-A
 * USS Voyager
 * USS Endeavour
 * USS Farragut
 * USS Hood