Overview

The Olympic class stems from a starfleet requirement issued in 2360 for a new class of medical vessel to replace the aging McCoy class. The new ship was to improve on the McCoy in every respect; it would incorporate a complete Starbase level mobile hospital capable of catering for up to 1,250 patients, compared to the McCoys 500. The warp and impulse drives, computer systems, etc. where also to be up to the latest standards.

Service

Starfleet chose the Olympic from several proposals in 2361, and construction began on the first of the class in the same year. The ship was launched in March of 2367, and completed its shakedown successfully in 2368. Series production began at once, and eighteen ships have now joined the fleet. The Olympic has proven very successful in service, and is highly popular with its crews. Their early careers where relatively uneventful, although the USS Olympic herself rescued several hundred survivors from the immediate aftermath of the battle against the Borg at Wolf 359. With the Dominion war the Olympics have seen a great deal of active service, and have been responsible for saving thousands of lives.