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The Starfleet Museum - Olympus Mons Class and Reid Fleming Class
The Starfleet Museum - Olympus Mons Class and Reid Fleming Class
Olympus Mons
Class and Reid Fleming Class
Overview
Olympus
Mons class 5 views Olympus
class in UFP markings Different
liveries
Olympus Mons
deck plans, part Olympus Mons
deck plans, part
1 2
created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes) created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes)
Munitions
ship plans, part 1 Munitions
ship plans, part 2
created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes) created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes)
Troop
transport plans, part 1 Troop
transport plans, part 2
created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes) created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes)
Reid
Fleming side view Reid Fleming
deck plans, part 1 Reid Fleming
deck plans, part 2
created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes) created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes)
Mercy
hospital
ship Mercy deck plans, part 1 Mercy deck plans,
part 2
created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes) created by Allen
Rolfes (see notes)
Scenes
Supply
lines
created by Dávid
Metlesits
History
Even before the UE went on the offensive in 2158, a fast, reliable logistical trail was needed to
prosecute the war. With the successful introduction of M/AM reactors aboard the Krechet- and
Tannhäuser-class cruisers, faster transports were needed to move personnel and materiel from the
core worlds to the front lines. The Olympus Mons-class combat transports (APM-50) marked a
return to the original cargo-carrying configurations of the Bison hull.
The M/AM reactor presented a clear advantage in logistics: faster delivery, more cargo as a
percentage of weight, and lower deuterium requirements. Ships equipped with the SSWR-III-C
M/AM reactor had greatly reduced transit times compared with fusion-powered ships, enabling the
full capacity of Earth's industrial base to reach the front lines in a timely manner. Rather than a high
burst speed of the previous reactors, the SSWR-III-C was built to provide sustained, moderately
high speeds.
Like its Bison predecessors, the Olympus Mons was highly configurable. Hulls could be customized
to carry personnel, bulk cargo, replacement parts, munitions, and assault troops and landing craft.
Specialized variants of Olympus Mons—the Reid Fleming-class deuterium tankers (ADM-21) and the
Mercy-class hospital ships (AHM-5)— were also constructed. A single Olympus Mons transport
could carry enough cargo to resupply an entire task force, or a full battalion of ground soldiers with
their equipment and vehicles. A Reid Fleming tanker carried enough deuterium to refuel 2 Yorktown-
class carriers and their escorts.
After the war, when the UESN transformed into the more peaceful Federation Starfleet, a large
number of surplus ships were sold off to private interests. Marketed as the Baby Bison, these new,
fast transports started an economic boom as worlds previously out of reach were settled, and
existing colonies grew rapidly as more ships brought people and equipment from the core worlds.
Olympus Mons also continued to serve with the new Starfleet's Transport Command. They were
used to set up the new common infrastructure of the Federation—starbases, border monitors, fuel
stations, and spacelane marker buoys. However, as newer ships entered service (most notably the
Constellation class of 2180), Olympus Mons was gradually relegated to lower-priority roles. With
reactor and nacelle upgrades, Olympus Mons remained in service with Starfleet until the 2230s.
The Olympus Mons-class combat transport UES Ishtar Terra (APM-59) and the Reid Fleming-class
deuterium tanker UES DeMarco (ADM-35) are on display at the Starfleet Museum.
Commissioned Ships
Specifications
Overall 1°
Hull 2°
Hull Nacelles
Length
[m] 182.19 91.36 90.83 112.64
Beam
[m] 113.81 54.09 59.74 17.96
Draft
[m] 64.32 54.09 64.35 17.96