Little did anyone know that this rough, frontier outpost in a backwater system would assume great commercial, scientific and strategic importance shortly thereafter when the Bajorian wormhole, linking the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants, was discovered nearby.
The class was named for the 20th century rocket pioneer, Hermann Oberth.
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Changes from the 1921 seem to all be involved in simplifying and refining the design.