NCC-1650
U.S.S. Ares
Prototype Ares-class battlecruiser and flagship of Captain Garth of Izar — hero vessel of Prelude to Axanar and the Axanar fan film project.
- Registry
- NCC-1650
- Class
- Ares-class battlecruiser
- Command
- Captain Kelvar Garth
Reference Media · Scene Markers
Timestamped screengrabs and recovered production stills tied to U.S.S. Ares — anchored to Axanar transcripts and archive assets.
Broadcast captures
10:11.2Ares-class — first pure warship
Ramirez's shipbuilding program produces the Ares-class — Starfleet's first vessel built solely for combat.
Documentary narrationPrelude to Axanar
11:22.7Operation Pegasus — Signis III
First combat test of the Ares-class against the D6 battlecruiser it was designed to defeat.
Documentary narrationPrelude to Axanar
00:15.4USS Ares bridge — production
Alec Peters on the fully decorated USS Ares bridge during post-production of the Axanar sequels.
Alec PetersAxanar December Update
Archive materials
USS Ares — concept art (front)
Recovered Axanar art department concept — front elevation of the prototype Ares-class battlecruiser.
USS Ares — concept art (profile)
Side profile from the recovered concept art archive — hull lines shared by Ajax and Hercules sister ships.
Garth on the Ares bridge
Alec Peters as Garth of Izar on the USS Ares bridge — production still from the Axanar archive.
History
The U.S.S. Ares is the namesake and prototype of the Ares-class — Starfleet's answer to the Klingon D6 during the Four Years War. Under Captain Garth of Izar, she became the symbol of Ramirez's rebuilt fleet and the vessel that proved Federation captains could win fleet engagements.
Prelude to Axanar documents Operation Pegasus at Signis III as the class's first combat test. Garth's audacious tactics there — aided by Captain Sonya Alexander's maneuver — established his reputation before the Battle of Axanar.
Production Record
The Ares bridge set at Ares Studios is among the most documented environments in fan film history. Alec Peters has filmed multiple production updates from the fully decorated USS Ares bridge during post-production of the Axanar sequels.
Registry Note
Production materials, Cygnus-X1 blueprints, and Star Trek Expanded Universe references use registry NCC-1650. Earlier archive entries may list NCC-1000 — both refer to the same hero vessel in the Axanar continuity.
Transcript & Broadcast Record
“It was Sonia's maneuver that gave me the opening… after the Battle of Signis III, our ship captains started giving the Federation its due as worthy adversary.”
Garth of Izar · Prelude to Axanar
See Also
References
Era: Four Years War