
Unlike previous Century bridge models, the VAR-3/B included a chair for the officer assigned to the station. A handrail curved around the rear half of the command area and conatined the tactical station. Each of the chairs included consoles for systems access.

It was flanked by two additional chairs, the one to starboard intended for the executive officer. Central to this was the chair for the commanding officer or officer of the watch. The third tier contained the command area. No consoles were located on the second tier, but instead hosted doorways to the commanding officer's ready room and a turbolift on the aft side and to the emergency turbolift and the head to starboard. The first tier contained consoles for the conn and operations stations, placed just aft of the large viewscreen that encompassed the front bulkhead. Similar in style to the VAR-2 model, the bridge had multiple tiers instead of the sloping flooring of the VAR-1s. The Monarch-class made use of the VAR-3/B bridge module developed for Galaxy refits after the Dominion War. View of the initial bridge layout of the class ( Tadeo D'Oria). Technical specifications Command systems Main bridge The USS Monarch was finally completed and commissioned in 2381. As the Monarch-class prototype neared completion, it was moved to the San Francisco Fleet Yards for finishing touches and final review. Some of the completed elements on the three hull frames had to be redone, which slowed construction by a few additional months.
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The Monarch incorporated many elements and systems from the Block I/T (formerly Mark II) Galaxy-class variant, while also adapting into its hull the ablative generator technology brought back by the USS Voyager. The design that greatly expanded upon the tactical capabilities of the Galaxy-class was applied to the USS Monarch, becoming lead ship of the Block II/T Monarch-class.

He had created three new designs that reworked the Galaxy-class to better incorporate the many new technologies developed since the class was first introduced, including those brought by the USS Voyager from its journey through the Delta Quadrant.Īfter spending a month reviewing the designs, Starfleet Command approved them and ordered the shift of the three Galaxy-class vessels under construction to the new designs, designated as Block II. Debluch Morrone, the lead designer at the San Francisco Fleet Yards, approached the admiralty with a proposal. Construction began on the three spaceframes at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in late 2377. Shortly after the Dominion War, Starfleet Command ordered the construction of three Galaxy-class vessels to replace those lost in recent years.
