The U.S.S. Antares is a grade 3, Rare Federation Survey ship in Star Trek Fleet Command, and it is built for one job: pulling gas out of mining nodes faster. Its Gas Mining Laser raises your gas mining rate, and it unlocks at Shipyard level 30. If gas is your bottleneck in the mid game, the Antares is a solid dedicated gas hauler that keeps paying off as you tier it up.
How to get the U.S.S. Antares
Building the Antares takes 100 Antares blueprints and a Shipyard at level 30. Blueprints for this ship have come from the Föderationsfraktion store, and level 31 and higher Federation ships have also dropped them, so Federation-space grinding and store buys are the usual routes. Channels rotate over time, so treat those as the typical sources rather than a guarantee.
Once you have the blueprints and the shipyard level, the build cost is 4,900,000 Tritanium, 171,000 Dilithium, 2,500 3-star Common Refined Crystal, and 625 3-star Common Refined Gas. The build takes 21 days. The Antares can be scrapped once your Betrieb reach level 41, which makes it a candidate feeder ship later on.
U.S.S. Antares ability
The Antares ship ability is Gas Mining Laser, and it increases your gas mining rate. At ship level 1 the bonus is 70%, and it climbs to 250% at level 45. Ship abilities are always active, so the boost applies whenever the Antares is parked on a gas node. In practice, leveling the hull is what turns it from a modest upgrade over a starter miner into a serious gas producer, so keep it progressing if gas is a resource you burn through.
U.S.S. Antares active ability
The Antares also has a player-triggered ability called Automated Defenses. When you activate it, the ship gains combat effectiveness while it is attached to a mining node, which helps it survive when another player tries to run you off your gas. Like other activatable ship abilities, it runs on a cooldown, and the ability itself is unlocked through the ship’s refit rather than being available by default.
Stats and tiers
Base values below come from the current game Daten; research, buffs, and officers raise them in play. The Antares tiers from 1 to 9, and levels to 45.
| Ebene | Warp (speed / range) | Impulse | Cargo (protected) | Shield HP | Hull HP | Health (displayed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.1 / 30 | 75 | 262,500 (3,000) | 8,470 | 6,190 | 7,330 |
| 5 | 3.2 / 40 | 75 | 412,560 (3,520) | 24,190 | 6,190 | 15,190 |
| 9 | 4.5 / 70 | 75 | 750,000 (5,000) | 69,090 | 6,190 | 37,640 |
The Antares is a miner, so the number that matters most is cargo, which reaches 750,000 at tier 9 with 5,000 of it protected. Its shield HP grows a lot across the tiers while hull HP stays flat, which is normal for a survey ship that is not meant to trade blows.
Weapons and firing pattern
Warm-up is the round a weapon first fires, and cool-down is how many rounds pass between shots after that. The Antares carries a single energy weapon, so it is lightly armed by design.
| Waffe | Typ | Shots | Warm-up | Cool-down | Damage | Crit chance | Crit damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phaser-Geschütztürme | Energie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9,865–12,058 | 10% | 150% |
Crew slots and officer bonus
Officer slots open up as the ship gains levels, from a single slot early to a full bridge of seven at level 45.
| Ship level | Officer slots |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 30 | 4 |
| 35 | 5 |
| 40 | 6 |
| 45 | 7 |
The Antares also boosts your officers’ own stats as it tiers up. Its attack, defense, and health bonuses are identical at every step, so one ladder covers all three.
| Amount | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 200 | 30% |
| 400 | 60% |
| 650 | 90% |
| 900 | 120% |
| 1,200 | 150% |
| 1,600 | 180% |
| 2,200 | 210% |
| 3,000 | 240% |
| 4,000 | 270% |
| 6,000 | 300% |
U.S.S. Antares refits
The Antares has one refit that unlocks its active ability rather than tweaking a stat.
| Nachrüstung | What it does |
|---|---|
| Antares Auto Defense | Unlocks the Automated Defenses ability. When Automated Defenses is active, the survey ship gains greatly increased combat power against players while it is on a mining node. Costs 120 shards to unlock. |
Crew for the U.S.S. Antares
Because the Antares is a dedicated gas miner, crew it for mining and survivability rather than raw combat. Officers that raise mining speed or protected cargo get the most out of it day to day, and officers that add hull health or mitigation help it hold a node when someone tries to attack it during a mine. Pair that bridge with the Automated Defenses activation and the Antares becomes stubborn to push off contested gas. For current top picks, check the Officer Tier List, and keep in mind that the best crew shifts as the meta changes.
Best U.S.S. Antares crews
Crew zur Gasförderung
Kapitän: T'Pring
Offizier: K'Bisch
Offizier: Domitia
Unter Deck wird auf eine ausgewogene Besatzung geachtet.
Gasbergbau zur Maximierung der Speicherung
Kapitän: Zwei von elf
Offizier: Zehn von elf
Offizier: Stonn
Eine Gasbergbau-Crew, die sich auf die Erhöhung der maximalen Fracht konzentriert. Die Besatzung unter Deck sollte sich auf die Gesundheit konzentrieren.
Altgas-Bergbau-Crew
Kapitän: Zwei von zehn
Offizier: Einer von elf
Offizier: T'Pring
Two of ten will increase mining speed. One of ten and T’pring will increase protected cargo. Below deck focus on health.
The U.S.S. Antares in Star Trek
The Antares has real screen history. In the original series episode “Charlie X,” a Federation survey ship named Antares found the sole survivor of a crashed transport, the young Charlie Evans, and later delivered him to the Unternehmen. In the game, the design is framed as an updated take on the old Earth Cargo Service Y-class freighters that ran the early shipping lanes to and from Sol, which fits its role as a working survey and hauling vessel rather than a warship. That lineage is why it shows up as a gas miner instead of a frontline combatant.
U.S.S. Antares build cost by tier
Build and repair costs for every tier, carried over from the previous version of this page.
| Ebene | Build cost | Repair cost | Build time | Repair time | Fracht | Protected cargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stufe 1 | 4.900.000 Tritanium 171.000 Dilithium 2,500 3* Common Crystal 625 3* Allgemeines Gas |
35.665 Tritanium 7.133 Dilithium |
21d 0h 0m | 4h 52m | Basis: 262,500 Aufwertung: 26,500 Insgesamt: 289.000 |
Basis: 3,000 Aufwertung: 85 Insgesamt: 3.085 |
| Stufe 2 | 13.050.000 Tritanium 466.500 Dilithium 3.000 3* Gewöhnlicher Kristall 659 3* Allgemeines Gas 690 3* Vermessungsteile |
48.685 Tritanium 10.291 Dilithium |
3d 8h 0m | 5h 36m | Basis: 489,000 Aufwertung: 33.160 Insgesamt: 522.160 |
Basis: 6,085 Aufrüstung: 115 Insgesamt: 6.200 |
| Stufe 3 | 26.250.000 Tritanium 1.104.000 Dilithium 6.000 3* Gewöhnlicher Kristall 150 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 1.405 3* Allgemeines Gas 27 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 1.249 3* Vermessungsteile |
64.129 Tritanium 14.098 Dilithium |
6d 16h 0m | 6h 30m | Basis: 722,160 Aufwertung: 40.840 Insgesamt: 763.000 |
Basis: 9,200 Aufwertung: 135 Insgesamt: 9.335 |
| Stufe 4 | 43.700.000 Tritanium 2.329.000 Dilithium 9,600 3* Gewöhnlicher Kristall 900 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 2,825 3* Allgemeines Gas 149 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 2.063 3* Umfrageteile |
91.764 Tritanium 21.111 Dilithium |
11d 2h 40m | 7h 46m | Basis: 963,000 Aufwertung: 49.560 Insgesamt: 1.012.560 |
Basis: 12,335 Aufwertung: 185 Insgesamt: 12.520 |
| Stufe 5 | 81.900.000 Tritanium 4.670.000 Dilithium 12.000 3* Gewöhnlicher Kristall 2.200 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 2.700 3* Allgemeines Gas 480 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 3.430 3* Vermessungsteile |
129.759 Tritanium 31.259 Dilithium |
16d 16h 0m | 9h 22m | Basis: 1,212,560 Aufwertung: 59.220 Insgesamt: 1.271.780 |
Basis: 15,520 Aufwertung: 230 Insgesamt: 15.750 |
| Stufe 6 | 147.300.000 Tritanium 9.330.000 Dilithium 12.000 3* Gewöhnlicher Kristall 3.800 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 36 3* Seltener Kristall 1.800 3* Allgemeines Gas 975 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 6 3* Seltenes Gas 6.140 3* Vermessungsteile |
179.617 Tritanium 45.887 Dilithium |
22d 5h 20m | 10h 34m | Basis: 1,471,780 Aktualisierung: 69.640 Insgesamt: 1.541.420 |
Basis: 18,750 Aufrüstung: 320 Insgesamt: 19.070 |
| Stufe 7 | 365.000.000 Tritan 24.300.000 Dilithium 6.600 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 250 3* Seltener Kristall 4.200 3* Allgemeines Gas 1.675 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 40 3* Seltenes Gas 13.700 3* Vermessungsteile |
253.620 Tritanium 69.230 Dilithium |
27d 18h 40m | 11h 51m | Basis: 1,741,420 Aufwertung: 80.380 Insgesamt: 1.821.800 |
Basis: 22,070 Aktualisierung: 405 Insgesamt: 22.475 |
| Stufe 8 | 638.800.000 Tritan 43.700.000 Dilithium 9.600 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 705 3* Seltener Kristall 2.125 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 152 3* Seltenes Gas 24.150 3* Vermessungsteile |
350.880 Tritanium 103.675 Dilithium |
36d 2h 40m | 14h 5m | Basis: 2,021,800 Aufwertung: 128.200 Insgesamt: 2.150.000 |
Basis: 25,475 Aufwertung: 525 Insgesamt: 26.000 |
| Stufe 9 | 1.029.000.000 Tritanium 73.150.000 Dilithium 8.000 3* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall 1.415 3* Seltener Kristall 1.200 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas 330 3* Seltenes Gas 34.300 3* Vermessungsteile |
510.691 Tritanium 172.751 Dilithium |
44d 10h 40m | 15h 54m | Basis: 2,350,000 Insgesamt: 2.350.000 |
Basis: 29,000 Insgesamt: 29.000 |
U.S.S. Antares ship XP needed by level
Experience required to reach each level, with the health and shield bonuses that come with it.
Stufe 1
Stufe 2: 800
Stufe 3: 1,000
Stufe 4: 1,400
Stufe 5: 1,700
Stufe 2
Stufe 6: 2,400
Stufe 7: 2,900
Stufe 8: 3,900
Stufe 9: 4,600
Stufe 10: 6,000
Stufe 3
Stufe 11: 7,000
Stufe 12: 8,500
Stufe 13: 9,500
Stufe 14: 11,000
Stufe 15: 13,500
Stufe 4
Stufe 16: 15,000
Stufe 17: 17,500
Stufe 18: 19,500
Stufe 19: 23,000
Stufe 20: 25,000
Stufe 5
Stufe 21: 29,000
Stufe 22: 31,500
Stufe 23: 36,000
Stufe 24: 39,000
Stufe 25: 42,000
Stufe 6
Stufe 26: 47,000
Stufe 27: 51,000
Stufe 28: 57,000
Stufe 29: 61,000
Stufe 30: 69,000
Stufe 7
Stufe 31: 72,000
Stufe 32: 81,000
Stufe 33: 86,000
Stufe 34: 95,000
Stufe 35: 100,000
Stufe 8
Stufe 36: 105,000
Stufe 37: 116,000
Stufe 38: 122,000
Stufe 39: 134,000
Stufe 40: 140,000
Stufe 9
Stufe 41: 154,000
Stufe 42: 161,000
Stufe 43: 176,000
Stufe 44: 183,000
Stufe 45: 200,000
Resources to max out a U.S.S. Antares
- 2.349.900.000 Tritanium
- 159,220,500 Dilithium
- 45,100 3* Gemeinsame Kristall
- 31,250 3* Ungewöhnlich Kristall
- 2,406 3* Seltene Kristall
- 14.214 3* Gemeinsam Gas
- 6.631 3* Ungewöhnliches Gas
- 528 3* Seltenes Gas
- 85.722 3* Vermessungsteile
Erfahrung insgesamt: 2,561,700
Resources from recycling a max U.S.S. Antares
- 17.918.719 Dilithium
- 176.426.250 Tritanium
- 104.938 4* Gewöhnlicher Kristall
- 5.947 4* Ungewöhnlicher Kristall
- 933 4* Seltener Kristall
- 56,505 4* Allgemeines Gas
- 3.202 4* Ungewöhnliches Gas
- 503 4* Seltenes Gas
- 171.762 4* Gemeinsame Vermessungsteile
- 12.883 4* Ungewöhnliche Vermessungsteile
- 51.234 Schiff XP
Zeit zum Recyceln
Zeit: 23d 9h 36m
Sekunden: 2.021.760 **
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Is the U.S.S. Antares worth it?
For a grade 3 ship, the Antares is a worthwhile pickup if gas is slowing your progress, since its whole value is a large, always-on gas mining boost that grows with the hull. It will not fight for you, so do not expect it to double as a combat ship. Newer players who lean on gas for Raffinerie and building costs get the most from it, and the level 41 scrap option means it can feed later ships once you outgrow it.