Chabot Refit

Description
The U.S.S. Chabot left space dock in 2375, just after the end of the Dominion War. A bold experiment, the Chabot was based on the design of the Excelsior, but built from the ground up with the latest in Federation technology. With the aging Excelsior-Class now being phased out of service, the Chabot-Class arrived just in time to begin filling the roles left behind by the retirement of its predecessor.

In service for several years, the Chabot-Class exceeded the hopes and expectations by all those in Starfleet who were involved in her development. Excelling in every single aspect of starship design, the Chabot-Class was easily a match for any enemy ship of comparable size, and could hold its own against larger sized ships as well.

After the events which took place in 2379 concerning the battle between Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise against Praetor Shinzon of Remus and the Scimitar, Starfleet Command feared that there was a small fleet of Reman starships which could strike at any time.

With this very real threat, Starfleet ordered an emergency refit of all starships currently in service to expand their combat capabilities as much as possible. For the Chabot-Class, this meant that refits barely coming off the drawing boards for the class were rushed into production, and the U.S.S. Chabot herself was called back into space dock for immediate refit.

After her shakedown cruise in 2380, there were no visible problems with the new systems installed, and all Chabot-Class starships were ordered to undergo the refit, and all ships currently under construction were built to the up rated design.

This refit of the Chabot-Class boasts more power for all systems, faster cruising speeds at both impulse and warp, improved maneuverability, the new 3rd generation Bio Neural Circuitry computer systems, enhanced shields, and advanced sensor systems, more accurate tactical systems, as well as enhanced crew facilities.

The Chabot Refit still exceeds the hopes and expectations of all engineers in Starfleet, and is expected to stay in service as long as the Excelsior-Class did, if not longer.