Changes: Challenger class

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Wreckage of the Challenger-class, USS Buran.

The Challenger class starships were Starfleet vessels in service in the later 24th century. They shared many design aspects with Template:ShipClass and Template:ShipClass starships.

Ships of the Class

Named

USS Buran (NCC-57580)

Uncertain

USS Armstrong (NCC-57537)
USS Kearsarge (NCC-57566)

Appendices

Appearances

TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"

Background

The Challenger-class was a "kitbashed" design study and filming model built by Ed Miarecki that was barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard" scene in TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". [1] It was made from spare pieces of AMT/Ertl USS Enterprise-D starship models, specifically the saucer section and warp nacelles.

Although the previous surmise of the Challenger being a mix of Constitution refit and Template:ShipClass pieces has been ultimately refuted, wrong depictions along these lines persist in fandom. The incorrect reference originated in comics, in a Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual story, "Thin Ice" published by DC, which portrayed such a vessel, the USS Marco Polo, and referred to it as Challenger-class.

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 ===Background===
-The ''Challenger''-class was a "[[kitbash]]ed" study model built by [[Ed Miarecki]], barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard" scene in the episode. It was made from spare pieces of [[AMT/Ertl]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} starship [[model]]s, specifically the [[saucer section]] and [[warp nacelle]]s.
+The ''Challenger''-class was a "[[kitbash]]ed" design study and filming model built by [[Ed Miarecki]] that was barely glimpsed among the wreckage of the "graveyard" scene in  {{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}. [http://www.edmiarecki.com/resume.html] It was made from spare pieces of [[AMT/Ertl]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} starship [[model]]s, specifically the [[saucer section]] and [[warp nacelle]]s.
-Although the previous surmise of the ''Challenger'' being a mix of [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' refit]] and {{ShipClass|Constellation}} pieces has been ultimately refuted, wrong depictions along these lines persist in fandom. The incorrect reference originated in [[comics]], in a [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual]] story, "[[Thin Ice]]" published by [[DC Comics|DC]], which portrayed such a vessel, the USS ''Marco Polo'', and referred to it as ''Challenger''-class.''
+Although the previous surmise of the ''Challenger'' being a mix of [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' refit]] and {{ShipClass|Constellation}} pieces has been ultimately refuted, wrong depictions along these lines persist in fandom. The incorrect reference originated in [[comics]], in a [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual]] story, "[[Thin Ice]]" published by [[DC Comics|DC]], which portrayed such a vessel, the USS ''Marco Polo'', and referred to it as ''Challenger''-class.
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