For other uses, see California.

The California class, also informally referred to as Cali-class, a 24th century Federation starship class, a workhorse-type vessel^[4] specialised in different mission profiles^[7], including second contact, in Starfleet service in the 2360s decade. (TNG - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "The Expert")

History and specifications

Ships of this class were typically named for locations and other namesakes associated with the Human state of California on the planet Earth. (StarTrek.com website: Below Deck With Lower Decks: California Class Ships)

The hull of this class consisted of a round saucer section, with a pair of nacelle pylons suspended below. The warp nacelles were attached to the nacelle pylons but also held a compact engineering section with the forward-facing navigational deflector between them. The bridge was located on Deck 1 atop the vessel. The shuttlebay typically held Type-6A shuttlecraft. They were also equipped with Argo-type buggies for groundcar-based surface operations. (LD episode: "Second Contact")

In total, a California-class ship was 794 meters long. (Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future)

Personnel aboard these ships were dressed in the colorful Starfleet uniform of the early 2380s.

The USS Cerritos was specialised in second contact missions. Its livery included operations-department yellow piping. (LD episode: "Second Contact")

The USS Merced, which cooperated with the Cerritos on recovering an ancient generation ship, featured science-blue stripe on its hull. (LD episode: "Moist Vessel")

The USS Rubidoux and its replacement, the USS Solvang, were painted in command red. (LD episodes: "Much Ado About Boimler", "No Small Parts")

In 2380, three California-class starships were destroyed on individual missions, the Merced, Rubidoux and Solvang. The Cerritos suffered extreme structural damage and underwent a refit and repairs at Douglas Station. (LD episodes: "Moist Vessel", "Much Ado About Boimler", "No Small Parts")

Lieutenant Tom Paris visited the Cerritos in 2381 and affectionately referred to its type as the Cali-class. (LD episode: "We'll Always Have Tom Paris")

California-class ships have a larger and more powerful warp engine then even ships of the Galaxy-class because they are designed to tow much larger vessels at high warp. (TNG novel: Pliable Truths)

Known vessels

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• USS Alhambra^[4]
• USS Anaheim^[8]
• USS Bakersfield^[9]
• USS Burbank^[8]
• USS Carlsbad^[10]
• ISS Cerritos (NCC-75567)^[11]
• LSS Cerritos
• USS Cerritos (NCC-75567)^[5]
• USS Culver City^[8]
• USS Eschscholzia
• USS Eureka (NCC-74543)^[8]
• USS Fresno^[9]
• USS Inglewood^[9]
• USS Kennedy (NCC-75567)^[12]
• USS McKinley (NCC-75567)^[12]
• USS Merced (NCC-87075)^[7]
• USS Mojave
• USS Mount Shasta^[9]
• USS Northridge^[9]
• USS Oakland (NCC-75012)^[13]
• USS Oceanside^[14]
• USS Pacific Palisades^[9]
• USS Redding^[9]
• USS Riverside^[9]
• USS Rubidoux (NCC-12109)^[13]
• USS San Andreas
• USS San Clemente^[4]
• USS San Diego^[9]
• USS San Jose^[9]
• USS Santa Monica^[9]
• USS Saticoy^[15]
• USS Sherman Oaks^[9]
• USS Solvang (NCC-12101)^[16]
• USS Vacaville^[9]
• USS Vallejo^[9]
• USS West Covina^[9]
• unnamed

Appendices

Connections

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	Akira (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • Ambassador (Alaska • Narendra • Yamaguchi) • Apollo (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • Cardenas (Buran) • Chesapeake (Mongrel) • Cheyenne (Dakota • Stargazer) • Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) • Concorde (Geneva battlecruiser • Presidio) • Constellation (Challenger deep space explorer) • Constitution (Achernar • Bonhomme Richard • Tikopai • Enterprise • Exeter • Excalibur • Vesper • Kirk • Crossfield (Glenn • 32nd century refit) • Danube (Yellowstone) • Decatur (Dreadnought) • Defiant (Gallant • Incursion • Nachthexen • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • Dervish (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • Destiny (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • Engle (Earhart) • Excelsior (Bismarck • Curry • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • Galaxy (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Ross • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • Inquiry (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • Hoover (Edison) • Intrepid (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (25th century) • Janeway • Pathfinder • Trailblazer • Yeager) • Kumari (Charal • Khyzon) • Luna (Comet • Polaris • Sol • Titan) • Magee (Shran (escort)) • Malachowski (Helios (tug)) • Miranda (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • Merian (Merian (dreadnought)) • Nebula (Magellan) • New Orleans (Lafayette) • Nimitz (Europa) • Norway (Oslo) • Nova (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • Oberth (Clarke • Gagarin (23rd century) • Grissom • Sagan) • Odyssey (Verity • Yorktown (cruiser)) • Olympic (Hope • Horizon science vessel) • Prometheus (Cerberus • Hephaestus • Hestia • Phoenix) • Ptolemy (Dollond • Doppler • Keppler) • Remora (Charger) • Saladin (Cochise • Siva) • Santa Fe (Newport) • Saber (Gladius • Rapier • Ushaan) • Sentinel (Emissary • Nomad cruiser • Vanguard) • Shepard (Gagarin (25th century)) • Solanae (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • Sovereign (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • Steamrunner (Appalachia • Zephyr) • Vesta (Aventine • Rademaker) • Walker (Georgiou • Shenzhou ) • Wells (Eternal • Ouroboros • Verne)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Angelou • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ariel • Ark Royal • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Berena • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Cestus • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimer • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Clarke (25th century) • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Condor (raider) • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Courage • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • Deneva • Derf • D'Kyr • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • Eisenberg • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Friendship • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Gallant • Ganges • Gemini • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Gral • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (22nd century) • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Jupiter • Karekh • Keith • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London • Madison • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Mars • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Mercury (scout) • Merian • Merian (dreadnought) • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber • Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Obena • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Paladin (24th century) • Parliament • Perseus • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Pioneer • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Protostar • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Rubin • Sagittarius • Samson • Saturn • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Theophrastus • Theseus II • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Universe • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wilkerson • Wizard • Yamato • Yorkshire • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation battleship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation dreadnought • Federation freighter • Federation frigate • Federation galaxy ship • Federation holoship • Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) • Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser • Intrepid-variant light cruiser) • Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship • Starfleet tanker

Appearances and references

Appearances

• Star Trek: Lower Decks (USS Cerritos, every episode)
• LD episode: "Second Contact" (first appearance outside promo material)
• LD episode: "Moist Vessel" (USS Merced)
• LD episode: "Veritas" (USS Alhambra)
• LD episode: "Much Ado About Boimler" (USS Rubidoux)
• LD episode: "No Small Parts" (USS Solvang)
• StarTrek.com website: Below Deck With Lower Decks: California Class Ships
• Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future
• ST - Coda novel: The Ashes of Tomorrow (USS Saticoy, first appearance in a novel)
• STO website: Shadow's Advance: The California and More From Lower Decks!
• TNG novel: Pliable Truths

References

Background

• Lower Decks co-producer Brad Winters gave the California-class ship length as 535.2 meters, and height at 121.3 meters, in a Tweet. Producer Mike McMahan confirmed these figures in a reply tweet.

External links

• California class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• StarTrek.com website: blog: Below Deck With Lower Decks: California Class Ships