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The plans went ahead anyway. As the USS Avenger came out of the fleetyards as a cruiser, the USS Einstein GSC-9000 was launched as a Science Ship. Although not as fast or heavily armed as the Avenger, Einstein performed well as a Science Ship – her advanced sensors allowing her to complete a planetary Science much faster than the ships she had been built to replace. During the Romulan War, several Einstein-Class vessels were planned to be converted into Fearless-Class cruisers but fortunately this was not required and the Einstein continues to function as Star Fleet’s primary Scientific Research vessel.