USS Constitution class starship (first model)

The first incarnation of the Constitution class starship (Captain April's era, circa 2245) for the Star Trek Classic Universe project. This ship--in the Star Trek: Classic Universe--was built just prior to the outbreak of the 4-years war and was intended to go head-to-head with the D-6 type of Klingon Starships that were common during that time. As a result, the Constitution class used both the tried and true phased-lasers and spatial torpedoes and the new--and somewhat experimental--Phasers in addition to the then ballistic-only photon torpedoes. The refit of this type of Constitution class (the Bonhomme Richard class) is what Pike commanded later. It should be noted that this version of the Constitution class represents the transition from the 22nd Century technologies to 23rd Century so spacial torpedoes are still standard when she was built. The 4-years war saw the last major actions where spacial torpedoes were used. After that, Photons are standard.