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== Appendices ==
 
== Appendices ==
=== Background ===
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=== Background information===
Neither the ''Fesarius'' nor any other vessel of the First Federation has been seen since "The Corbomite Maneuver".
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Neither the ''Fesarius'' nor any other vessel of the [[First Federation]] has been seen since "The Corbomite Maneuver".
   
According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 36), one possible source for the name of the starship was that it was named after Fesarius. Fesarius was the capital [[star system|system]] of the First Federation. The system was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This system was a single [[star]] system. Primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|Class K star]] with a [[magnitude]] of +3, which was ten times brighter than [[Sol]].
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According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (Chart B), the ''Fesarius'' was a patrol ship in the largely uninhabited frontier of the First Federation. The ship was an automated craft designed to respond and intercept at [[Warp factor#Multiwarp speeds|multi-warp speeds]] any hostile force encountered by the defense outpost buoy network.
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Based on ''Star Trek Maps'' (Chart D) and ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 36), one possible origin for the name of the ship was the [[planet]]ary [[star system|system]] Fesarius. The system had a primary and eleven planets, including the capital of the First Federation. Fesarius was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|K-class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of +3, which was ten times brighter than [[Sol]].
   
 
====Studio models====
 
====Studio models====
[[File:Fesarius, remastered.jpg|thumb|CGI version.]]
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[[File:Fesarius, remastered.jpg|thumb|CGI version]]
[[File:Fesarius.jpg|thumb|left|Original studio model.]]
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[[File:Fesarius.jpg|thumb|left|Original studio model]]
[[File:Fesarius Enterprise.jpg|thumb|The CGI-''Fesarius'' and ''Enterprise'' in close-up.]]
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[[File:Fesarius Enterprise.jpg|thumb|The CGI-''Fesarius'' and ''Enterprise'' in close-up]]
 
The special visual effects involved in depicting the ''Fesarius'' kept "The Corbomite Maneuver" from airing as the first episode of ''[[Star Trek]]''. [[Jerry Sohl]], the writer of "The Corbomite Maneuver", explained, "''They were having such a difficult time with the special effects for the starship ''Fesarius''... such an enormous ship... and this held them up for so long that it became the tenth episode to be shown.''" (''[[The Star Trek Interview Book]]'', p. 128)
 
The special visual effects involved in depicting the ''Fesarius'' kept "The Corbomite Maneuver" from airing as the first episode of ''[[Star Trek]]''. [[Jerry Sohl]], the writer of "The Corbomite Maneuver", explained, "''They were having such a difficult time with the special effects for the starship ''Fesarius''... such an enormous ship... and this held them up for so long that it became the tenth episode to be shown.''" (''[[The Star Trek Interview Book]]'', p. 128)
   
 
The ''Fesarius'' [[Studio model|miniature]] was designed by [[Matt Jefferies]]. (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' 2nd ed., p. 153) The construction of the model has been attributed to [[Wah Chang]] among others on the [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151853/filmoseries#tt0060028 IMDB site] and the [http://www.herocomm.com/BeginHere/CreatorsStory2.htm Hero Com website]. According to [http://www.startrekhistory.com/SFX.html Star Trek History] the model was a big ball endowed with "a pair of dimmers to make the model ship pulsate with power. The model was covered with sliced ping-pong balls."
 
The ''Fesarius'' [[Studio model|miniature]] was designed by [[Matt Jefferies]]. (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' 2nd ed., p. 153) The construction of the model has been attributed to [[Wah Chang]] among others on the [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151853/filmoseries#tt0060028 IMDB site] and the [http://www.herocomm.com/BeginHere/CreatorsStory2.htm Hero Com website]. According to [http://www.startrekhistory.com/SFX.html Star Trek History] the model was a big ball endowed with "a pair of dimmers to make the model ship pulsate with power. The model was covered with sliced ping-pong balls."
   
When it came time to render the ''Fesarius'' as a [[CGI]] model for [[Star Trek: The Original Series#Remastered|Remastered TOS]], the visual effects artists tried to stay as close to the original as they could while also adding a level of detail that VFX Line Producer [[Michael Okuda]] stated "probably should have been there at the beginning," thus showing, though not overtly, an internal infrastructure beneath each of the ship's many domes. (''Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century'', [[TOS Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
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When it came time to construct the ''Fesarius'' as a [[CGI]] model for the [[Star Trek: The Original Series#Remastered|Remastered TOS]], the visual effects artists tried to stay as close to the original as they could while also adding a level of detail that VFX Line Producer [[Michael Okuda]] stated "probably should have been there at the beginning," thus showing, though not overtly, an internal infrastructure beneath each of the ship's many domes. (''Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century'', [[TOS Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
 
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The Fesarius was a starship built and operated by the First Federation, encountered in the mid-23rd century. It was described as the flagship by its captain and only crewmember, Commander Balok.

The Fesarius initiated first contact between the Federation and the First Federation in 2266, when it was encountered by the Federation starship USS Enterprise. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")

Technical details and capabilities

File:Enterprise Fesarius Old.jpg

The Fesarius and the Enterprise at 5000 meters

The Fesarius was very large and spherical, with the surface made up of smaller, dome-like features, arranged in a distinct pattern based on triangles. The ship was able to dispatch at least one small craft, described as a "pilot vessel", and could be controlled by just one crewman using a very simple-looking interface.

The mass of the Fesarius was beyond the ability of 23rd century Starfleet instruments to register. Commander Spock estimated the vessel to be "a mile in diameter."

The vessel was able to scan the entirety of the USS Enterprise in a few seconds, in sufficient detail to then override and shut down some of its systems, a level of control that was described as "extremely sophisticated" and "brilliant." (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")

Appendices

Background information

Neither the Fesarius nor any other vessel of the First Federation has been seen since "The Corbomite Maneuver".

According to Star Trek Maps (Chart B), the Fesarius was a patrol ship in the largely uninhabited frontier of the First Federation. The ship was an automated craft designed to respond and intercept at multi-warp speeds any hostile force encountered by the defense outpost buoy network.

Based on Star Trek Maps (Chart D) and Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 36), one possible origin for the name of the ship was the planetary system Fesarius. The system had a primary and eleven planets, including the capital of the First Federation. Fesarius was a K-class star with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than Sol.

Studio models

Fesarius, remastered

CGI version

Fesarius

Original studio model

File:Fesarius Enterprise.jpg

The CGI-Fesarius and Enterprise in close-up

The special visual effects involved in depicting the Fesarius kept "The Corbomite Maneuver" from airing as the first episode of Star Trek. Jerry Sohl, the writer of "The Corbomite Maneuver", explained, "They were having such a difficult time with the special effects for the starship Fesarius... such an enormous ship... and this held them up for so long that it became the tenth episode to be shown." (The Star Trek Interview Book, p. 128)

The Fesarius miniature was designed by Matt Jefferies. (Star Trek Encyclopedia 2nd ed., p. 153) The construction of the model has been attributed to Wah Chang among others on the IMDB site and the Hero Com website. According to Star Trek History the model was a big ball endowed with "a pair of dimmers to make the model ship pulsate with power. The model was covered with sliced ping-pong balls."

When it came time to construct the Fesarius as a CGI model for the Remastered TOS, the visual effects artists tried to stay as close to the original as they could while also adding a level of detail that VFX Line Producer Michael Okuda stated "probably should have been there at the beginning," thus showing, though not overtly, an internal infrastructure beneath each of the ship's many domes. (Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century, TOS Season 1 Blu-ray special features)

Apocrypha

In the series of books by William Shatner, this is a class of ship which is destroyed to prevent them from being captured by the Kirk from the mirror universe.

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