Spacedocks, Starbases and Space Stations.

Obviously the death star had to be the first one on this list. Why? Because its the most famous. So where do I start to talk about this thing?

The Deathstar is MASSIVE, I don't need to tell you that. Its the size of a small moon and is lined with hundreds of anti-aircraft and ship to ship weapons. Despite sporting an impressive array of arms it all pales in comparison to the Deathstars main weapon, The Superlaser. The Super Laser is capable of blowing up a planet in one shot, but it can also attack ships, as demonstrated in the Battle of Endor where it took out multiple Rebel Capital Ships, which is like firing a nuke a Nuke at your house cause you found a spider on the wall. (though that is understandable)



The Deathstar also had dry dock facilities built into it for the maintenance and repair of The Empires Numerous Star Destroyers, and Hangers for its Tie Fighter squadrons and ground support vessels. Even though it was so massive the Deathstar could also move, it wasn't as fast as most other ships but it could still reach its locations in a reasonable amount of time.

Fortunately both of the Deathstars featured in the Star Wars movies were destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.  Despite being a devastating weapon and a "Technological Terror", the Deathstar is easily the Coolest Space Station on this list.

The Starfleet Starbase was very Large Mushroom shaped Space station first seen on screen in Star Trek 3 the Search for Spock. It was been in service since the 23rd century, and has housed ships like the Enterprise-A, Enterprise-D and the Excelsior.  One of these Spacedocks is where the Enterprise-A went to be decommissioned in 2293.  The Large dome on top the station is a massive indoor Dock, at anytime multiple ships could be docked.



Despite being seen in screen numerous times during the run of Star trek, not much is known about this station. Armaments, complement, or even a proper name are not known.

Spacedock or Spacedock 1 one Was first seen in Star Trek 2009. All the ships in the fleet sent to Vulcan were docked here. Because Star Trek 2009 took place in an alternate timeline this starbase was radically different from its Prime timeline counterpart. Instead of being a Massive Mushroom shaped station where the top was actually a massive indoor hanger, this starbase went for a different feel. It featured a large central doom with arms extending outwards that were attached to Docking rings.
 
Not much is known about this Station as it literally was on screen for about 5 seconds. We never even got to see the inside of it. Starbase One looked really cool, hopefully in the new movie we get to see more of it.
 

The Automated Repair Station was........well was an autonomous, fully self sustaining repair station constructed by an unknown alien race. In 2152 after being severely damaged by a cloaked  Romulan mine. The Enterprise was tipped off about it by a passing Tellerite freighter.

The Repair Station featured two drydocks that could adjust themselves to accommodate different vessels. The Station also featured replicators for both food and building material (walls, floors, etc). In addition to fixing the ship, it also had the ability to heal injured crew members.

Unfortunately the station housed a terrible secret; its ability to be self sustaining for so long came from the synaptic pathways of kidnapped hosts. The Station would lure away a crew member then beam them aboard to add to its core.

This is what happened to Travis Mayweather, fortunately the crew was able to get him back, and in the process destroyed the station. Unbeknowest to them, when they departed the station began to repair itself.

There seems to be some sort of confusion over what these are exactly, In Star Trek they Are called both Space Docks and Drydocks. But for this article I will refer to them as dry docks.



Drydocks are facilities used for the repair or Maintenance of Starships. They are like Earth Spacedock but are alot smaller and perform a specific task. The Enterprise (the first one) underwent its refit in a dock like this, the USS Voyager was also launched from a dry dock facility,  also the Enterprise-E underwent repairs in a Drydock orbiting Earth after the battle with the Scimitar.

A Large number of these facilities orbit Mars as a part of the Utopia Planitia Shipyards. Drydoks have been in service since the mid 22nd Century. The Columbia NX-02 was built in one orbiting Earth.

Jupiter Station was A Starfleet facility in orbit of the Planet Jupiter (hence the name). Its has been in service since the 22nd century. Unlike the Stations mentioned above Jupiter Station does not have a specific role as it is used in a kind of Jack of all trades role. Anything from R&D, to MACO training to ship repair and even cargo preparation was carried out there.



It was at Jupiter Station where Dr Zimmerman developed the EMH or Emergency Medical Hologram. Tuvok was also assigned there before his service on Voyager.

Originally a Cardassian Mining Station Deep Space 9 was eventually abandoned and claimed by the Bajorans. Because they didn't have the resources to maintain the Station The Bajorans applied for Federation Membership. Soon both the Bajorans and Starfleet had control over the station.

When the Dominion War broke out DS9 became the most important asset to the Federation as it was very near the Bajoran Wormhole. The Wormhole crossed 70,000 lightyears from the Alpha Quadrant to the Gamma Quadrant putting it in a strategic position to defend The Federation from Dominion Attack.

During the War it served mainly as a Repair, and Resupply station to Both Federation, Klingon and eventually Romulan Forces in their fight against the Dominion.

Prior to the War the Station served almost this same purpose, numerous well known ships Like the Enterprise-D and USS Voyager Docked with the Station to either offload crews or Supplies or to Pickup new recruits. After the War the Station was Involved in the Pathfinder Progect, trying to help establish communications with the USS Voyager, which was lost in the Delta Quadrant.

Utopia Planitia, and Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards are actually two different Starfleet construction facilities, The Fleet Yards are in a geosynchronous orbit over Mars while Utopia Planitia is located on the surface. These yards are Starfleets biggest and most extensive Starship Construction Facilities.

After the Battle of Wolf 359, Benjamin Sisko was stationed here, where he worked on the Prototype USS Defiant. These Yards are also known for building the Galaxay-Class, Defiant-Class and Akira-Class.

Many well known ships were constructed here, The Enterprise-D, USS Voyager, and as mentioned Above the USS Defiant.

Its not known if the Mars Defense perimeter is Apart of the Shipyards or not, but the yards do have some form of defense against attacks. We are not sure when the Fleet Yards were commissioned but Utopia Planitia (the facilities on the Planet) has been around since the late 21st century.

Ragnar Anchorage is a Colonial Munitions Depot, suspended in the upper atmosphere of a Gas Giant. (the gas Giant is also known as Ragnar.) I'm not sure when it was built, but I assume it was during the first cylon war. By the time of the Fall of the Colonies Ragnar was still active.

When Adama got word of the renewed Cylon Attacks against the Colonies, he jumped Galactica to the Station to Re-arm the Old Battlestar and get it into the fight. The Station has the ability to Dock with a Battlestar and allow for easy transport for the munitions aboard. The interior of the Station is Rusty dark and damp, there are a bunch of small corridors and old piping lines the walls and ceilings.

Once Rearmed Adama makes the decision to abandon the Colonies and use Galactica to Protect the civilian Fleet. Its here that the Battle of Ragnar Anchorage takes place.
 

Like Utopia Planitia, the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards Orbit the Colony of Scorpia. The Yards are capable to accommodating Various different types or Colonial Vessels including Battlestars. Numerous Cargo trains Run along the length of the station; massive Fuel tanks are located at various point along it, and lots of Anti-aircraft turrets dot the surface.

During the Fall of the Colonies the Cylons attacked the yards with multiple Nukes, and a large squadron of Raiders. Thanks to the raidioactive fallout from the nukes Dradis was blind for both sides allowing the Battlestar Pegasus to Blind Jump out before being destroyed.

Last time I played the game Starfleet Commander; the Zeus class was the Ultimate ship a player could possess. It was the most expensive unit and only the most experienced players could obtain it. This ship can bring down every other ship in the game in only one shot and its massive weapons and shield ratings make it difficult to destroy.

The Problem with the Zeus is that it moves insanely slow, so using it to attack other players will not work in your favor. Usually this ship is used to defend against other players, people will think twice about attacking a planet with one of these parked in orbit.

I remember when I would read battle reports on the Starfleet Commander forums, there were some players who owned up to five of these titans. Those guys were the gods of the game.