U.S.S. Kelvin NCC-0514
Avery Class Light Cruiser [TOS]
Profile, Cutaway, and Deck Plans

Illustrator: Jim Botaitis
Copyright: 2026

BACKGROUND HISTORY

This project is an extrapolation of the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE drawings developed in 2020.

Those drawings were governed by 3 criteria:

(1) The 11-foot-2.08-inch (3.4-meter) studio model,
(2) The Writer's Guide, and
(3) The 79 episodes plus the original pilot.

There are no such criteria to guide these drawings, but the basic design philosophy is to complete this ship in the same style that Franz Joseph (FJ) developed for his Technical Manual and in the same style as his Heavy Cruiser blueprints. The goal is to try and fit all the components inside the hull. But what are "all the components"? What are the roles of "Light Cruisers” in the STAR TREK universe?

A "Light Cruiser" was a type of ship on Earth in the early 20th Century. They were light in armor, not in displacement. They were still self-sufficient and able to act independently. Throughout history, they served in a variety of roles. According to Star Fleet, a "Light Cruiser" is a small-to-medium sized multi-purpose vessel, capable of sustained independent operation, but more lightly armed compared to other cruiser types, and not necessarily intended for front-line combat.

The U.S.S. KELVIN was first seen in the movie STAR TREK released in the year 2009. This design represents a jump from that alternate timeline back to the original timeline.

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