The NCC-1279 type was a singular mock Federation starship class constructed from a collection of Federation tech and salvaged parts, all of which had been acquired through various means, by an extremist group called the "Broken Circle" following the end of Federation-Klingon War as part of a false flag operation. (SNW: "The Broken Circle")

History

A single prototype vessel of this type was constructed underground, in a dilithium mine, on the planet Cajitar IV. The vessel attempted to start another war between the Klingons and the Federation by attempting to attack a Klingon D7 battle cruiser commanded by Captain D'Chok, who was unaware of this plot. Both Doctor M'Benga and nurse Chapel had learned of the sinister plan and alerted the crew of the Constitution-class starship, the USS Enterprise by altering the ship's transponder signal to instruct the Enterprise crew to destroy the ship. The Enterprise pursued and after an intense skirmish, despite their shields being damaged, they had managed to successfully cripple and successfully managed to destroy the NCC-1279 with a spread of photon torpedoes during the Battle of Cajitar IV skirmish, before it could reach D'Chok's D7 battle cruiser. Both Doctor M'Benga and nurse Chapel had managed to escape the vessel before its destruction. (SNW: "The Broken Circle")

Technical data

The design had at least fourteen decks, with deck 13 being the location of a transponder. It also contained a bridge, main engineering, and sickbay. (SNW: "The Broken Circle")

The ship could be manned with a crew of thirty soldiers, and was armed with phasers and photon torpedoes that proved to be a serious threat for a Constitution-class starship. (SNW: "The Broken Circle")

Tentatively identified visually as a Crossfield-class Federation starship by USS Enterprise's navigator, Jenna Mitchell, the NCC-1279 possessed the same primary hull as the identified class. According to its transponder, it was identified as the "Federation ship NCC-1279" on the Enterprise's sensors. (SNW: "The Broken Circle")

Ships commissioned

Unsanctioned

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
	NCC-1279	False Federation ship	Destroyed	2259

Unnamed

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
Unnamed		Docked at Starbase 1	Active	2259

Background information

The NCC-1279 type was a CGI kitbash. It utilized the primary hull of the Crossfield class, the impulse engines of the NX-class, the nacelles and modified pylons of the Constitution-class, and a main navigation deflector section similar to that of the Pioneer-class in a Miranda-class style configuration.

A CGI wireframe model of the vessel was posted on Twitter by Timothy Peel. The CGI model ship was created by Star Trek: Strange New Worlds VFX Art Director William Cheng. [1]

In an apparent production error, another ship of this type appeared prior to the revelation that the fake and apparently unique ship was first realized. The ship was inserted in the shot upside-down, with the last four digits of the registry somewhat legible on the nearest nacelle, albeit in an upturned orientation.

This vessel is identified as a "False Federation Crossfield-class starship" on StarTrek.com. [2]

In 2026, Star Trek Online released the ship under the name "Damocles Miracle Worker Heavy Frigate". This ship not only has skins for both the Broken Circle and Federation variants, but is also compatible with the Crossfield-class parts as a nod towards its take as a fake Crossfield-class.