It's the end of the 23rd century, and with it comes a new era of cooperation between long time adversaries the Federation and Klingon Empire. Praxis the moon of Qo'Nos, homeworld of the Klingon people, explodes in an industrial accident. With it's loss Qo'Nos is massively affected and an estimated 50 years of life is estimated for the planet, the heart of the Klingon Empire is dying. Gorkon the then Chancellor and leader of the Klingon Empire, understands that to survive the Empire can no longer stay in a state of cold war with the Federation, and so extends peace offerings to the Federation. But not all are happy with the new found friendship and peace that was given birth at the Khitomer Conference. Both from outside and within, there is dissension, forces unhappy with the shift of power within the quadrant.
Conceived of in the mid 2260's the Okinawa was designed to serve two purposes, firstly to replace the old Davids class (which the Okinawa was based off) due to the Davids class being old and obsolete even by 2260 standards and more importantly she was intended to serve as a proof of concept, utilizing new technology currently in development. The USS Okinawa herself came off the assembly lines and participated in a 1 year shakedown cruise in 2267, after which the class was green-lit for mass production.
Well here she is, I don't know about everyone else but I have fond memories flying one of these in Starfleet Command 1. I took the opportunity to do some changes to this class, included is a shuttlebay (I know the ship is small but it still could use one), impulse engines and visible torpedo launchers. In Yesteryears she is the weakest of the combat units (scout not included) and is the only combat ship that doesn't require any research.
Model and textures by Majestic