Star Trek Technical Manuals are a number of both official and fan-produced works detailing the technology of the fictional Star Trek universe; most pertain to starship design, though others target equipment used in the various Star Trek television series and films.
Franz Joseph Schnaubelt published the original Star Fleet Technical Manual in 1975; since then other manuals have been created by fans and professional artists alike to chronicle the increasing variety of both canon and noncanon vessels and gear. Trek fan Shane Johnson created the official Pocket Books works Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise and Worlds of the Federation after making his own self-produced blueprints.
Two manual creators moved from making blueprints to helping shape the look of the shows themselves. Rick Sternbach became an official illustrator for the franchise's first theatrical release, and later worked for the series Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager; he went on to contribute to the Next Generation and Deep Space Nine technical manuals from Pocket Books. Geoffery Mandel, who helped create Pocket Books's interstellar reference work Star Trek: Star Charts, worked as scenic artist on the Voyager and Enterprise series as well as the film .
For details on out-of-universe reference books see List of Star Trek reference books.The following list is incomplete.
Item | Creator | Date | Construction | Pages | Size |
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Star Trek The Motion Picture: 14 Official Blueprints | Andrew G. Probert | 1980 | (Loose Sheets) | 14 | 19" x 13" |
Star Trek: Starship Spotter | Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz & Robert Bonchune | 2001 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 7.4" x 9.1" |
Star Fleet Technical Supplements Booklet No. 1 | Andres Castineiras | 1977 | (Staple) | 5 | 8.5" x 11" |
Federation Reference Series Volume 1 | Aridas Sofia (Editor) | 1985 | (Loose Sheets) | 30 | 8.5" x 11" |
Federation Reference Series Volume 2 | Aridas Sofia (Editor) | 1985 | (Loose Sheets) | 32 | 8.5" x 11" |
Federation Reference Series Volume 3 | Aridas Sofia (Editor) | 1986 | (Loose Sheets) | 30 | 8.5" x 11" |
Federation Reference Series Volume 4 | Aridas Sofia (Editor) | 1986 | (Loose Sheets) | 28 | 8.5" x 11" |
Federation Reference Series Volume 5 | Aridas Sofia (Editor) | 1987 | (Loose Sheets) | 28 | 8.5" x 11" |
Federation Reference Series Volume 6 | Aridas Sofia (Editor) | 1987 | (Loose Sheets) | 32 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Ship Registry Program Instruction Manual | Bernard Guignard | (Loose Sheets-Mag Sleeve) | 15 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Reischl's Guide to Ships of the Fleet | Bernard Reischl | 1989 | (Staple) | 20 | 8.5" x 11" |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume Five: Star Fleet Facilities | Chris Wallace | 2005 | 60 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume Four: Star Fleet Operating Forces | Chris Wallace | 2005 | 47 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume One: Cruiser | Chris Wallace | 2005 | 116 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume Three: Scouts and Escorts | Chris Wallace | 2005 | 59 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume Two: Patrol Combatants | Chris Wallace | 2005 | 85 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Starship Datafile - Volume Two: 2323-2423 | Chris Wallace | 2003 | 20 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starship Recognition Guide - Volume One: 2223-2325 | Chris Wallace | 2001 | 25 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starship Recognition Guide - Volume Two: 2325-2423 | Chris Wallace | 2003 | 20 | 8.5" x 11" | |
The Best of Dockyard Review - Volume One: 2290-2350 | Chris Wallace | 2005 | 45 | 8.5" x 13" | |
The Best of Dockyard Review - Volume Two: 2350-2390 | Chris Wallace | 2003 | 47 | 8.5" x 13" | |
The NX Class Cruiser - An Introductory Guide | Chris Wallace | 2002 | 19 | 9" x 12" | |
The Ships of the Fifth Fleet | Chris Wallace | 2000 | 41 | 9" x 12" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 2 - Issue 1 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 2001 | 12 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 2 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 13 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 19 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 4 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 16 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 5 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 18 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 6 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 14 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 13 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 8 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 16 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 9 | Chris Wallace, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 12 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 10 | Gordon Murray, Belldandy Morisato, Alex Rosenzweig, J. Scott Spadaro, Miyuki Kobayakawa | 1999 | 10 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Harvey Postlewaite. Laguna Milano, Estoril Monza, Giles Silverstone | 1999 | 8 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 3 - Issue 2 | Harvey Postlewaite. Laguna Milano, Estoril Monza, Giles Silverstone | 1999 | 14 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Harvey Postlewaite. Laguna Milano, Estoril Monza, Giles Silverstone | 1999 | 12 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 2 - Issue 1 | John Barnard, Alan Jenkins, Adelaide Kylami, Interlagos Catalunya | 1999 | 13 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 2 - Issue 2 | John Barnard, Alan Jenkins, Adelaide Kylami, Interlagos Catalunya | 1999 | 15 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 2 - Issue 2 | John Barnard, Alan Jenkins, Adelaide Kylami, Interlagos Catalunya | 1999 | 15 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 2 - Issue 3 | John Barnard, Alan Jenkins, Adelaide Kylami, Interlagos Catalunya | 1999 | 15 | 8.5" x 11" | |
The 24th Century Technical Manual - Special Edition #1 | Christopher Simmons | 1989 | (Staple) | 64 | 8.5" x 11" |
The 24th Century Technical Manual - Special Edition #2 | Christopher Simmons | 1989 | (Staple) | 50 | 8.5" x 11" |
Weapons of Eugenics | Christopher Springer | 1989 | (Saddle Glue-Folder) | 24 | 8.5" x 11" |
Klingon - Covert Operations Manual | David Christiansen | 1989 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Trek - The Starfleet Survival Guide | David Mack | 2002 | (Perfect Bound) | 180 | 5.5" x 8.5" |
Starfleet Academy Training Command: Line Officer Requirements Supplement | David Schmidt | 1987 | (Perfect Bound) | 78 | 8.5" x 11" |
Starfleet Academy Training Command: Line Officer Requirements Volume I | David Schmidt | 1988 | (Perfect Bound) | 136 | 8.5" x 11" |
Starfleet Academy Training Command: Staff Officer Requirements Volume II | David Schmidt | 1987 | (Perfect Bound) | 136 | 8.5" x 11" |
Starfleet Dynamics (First Version) | David Schmidt | (Perfect Bound) | 192 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starfleet Dynamics (Second Version) | David Schmidt | (Perfect Bound) | 192 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starfleet Officer Requirements Vol.1 | David Schmidt | 1985 | (Saddle Stitch) | 38 | 8.5" x 11" |
Starfleet Officer Requirements Vol.2 | David Schmidt | 1987 | (Saddle Stitch) | 50 | 8.5" x 11" |
Starfleet Prototype: The Journal of Innovative Design and Ideas | David Schmidt | (Perfect Bound) | 92 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Warp Factor - Issue Four | Don Corson, Don Falloon | 1986 | (Staple) | 40 | 8.5" x 11" |
Warp Factor - Issue Two | Don Corson, Don Falloon | 1976 | (Saddle Staple) | 40 | 8.5" x 11" |
U.S.S. Cheyenne Operations Manual | Don W. Shanks | 1994 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual | Eileen Palestine (Editor) | 1977 | (Perfect Bound) | 160 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Officer's Manual | Fasa | 1988 | (Perfect Bound) | 144 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Fleet Technical Manual First Edition | Franz Joseph | 1975 | (Perfect Bound) | 192 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Fleet Technical Manual First Edition Second Printing | Franz Joseph | 1975 | (Perfect Bound) | 192 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Trek - Fansom Triumphs | Geoffrey Mandel | 1978 | (Fold/Staple) | 32 | 8.5" x 11" |
The Starfleet Handbook -Aliens of Star Trek | Geoffrey Mandel | 1977 | (Fold/Staple) | 6 | 8.5" x 11" |
The Starfleet Handbook -Volume 10 | Geoffrey Mandel | 1977 | (Staple) | 8 | 8.5" x 11" |
The Starfleet Handbook -Volume 11 | Geoffrey Mandel | 1977 | (Staple) | 8 | 8.5" x 11" |
The Starfleet Handbook -Volume 12 | Geoffrey Mandel | 1978 | (Fold/Staple) | 12 | 8.5" x 11" |
The Starfleet Handbook -Volume 13 | Geoffrey Mandel | 1978 | (Fold/Staple) | 13 | 8.5" x 11" |
U.S.S. Enterprise Officer's Manual | Geoffrey Mandel | 1980 | (Spiral Bound) | 124 | 8.5" x 11" |
U.S.S. Enterprise Officer's Manual - Revised Edition | Geoffrey Mandel | (Perfect Bound) | 124 | 8.5" x 11" | |
From the Files of Star Fleet Command | Heihachiro Nogura | 1980 | (Spiral Bound) | 37 | 8.5" x 11" |
Jackill's Guide to Light Attack Craft Volume I | Jackill (Eric Kristiansen) | 1991 | (Perfect Bound) | 106 | 8.5" x 11" |
Jackill's Star Fleet Reference Manual: Ships of the Fleet Volume I | Jackill (Eric Kristiansen) | 1992 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
Jackill's Star Fleet Reference Manual: Ships of the Fleet Volume I - A-ERA | Jackill (Eric Kristiansen) | 2006 | (Perfect Bound) | 160 | 8.5" x 11" |
Jackill's Star Fleet Reference Manual: Ships of the Fleet Volume II | Jackill (Eric Kristiansen) | 1993 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
Jackill's Star Fleet Reference Manual: Ships of the Fleet Volume III | Jackill (Eric Kristiansen) | 1995 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
24th Century - Ships of the Line - Volume Four (Romulan) | James T. Wappel | (Loose Sheets) | 44 | 8.5" x 11" | |
24th Century - Ships of the Line - Volume One (Federation) | James T. Wappel | (Loose Sheets) | 58 | 8.5" x 11" | |
24th Century - Ships of the Line - Volume Three (Klingon) | James T. Wappel | (Loose Sheets) | 44 | 8.5" x 11" | |
24th Century - Ships of the Line - Volume Two (Cardassian) | James T. Wappel | (Loose Sheets) | 44 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starfleet Academy Training Manual (2nd Edition) | John Wetsch | Unknown | (Staple) | 11 | 8.5" x 11" |
USS Khai Tam Technical Orientation Manual | Kevin McNulty with Colin Toenjes | 1994 | (Perfect Bound) | 92 | 8.5" x 11" |
Historical Spacecraft of the Federation | Kumari Miyazaki | 2002 | 60 | 9" x 12" | |
Federation Technological Survey - 2150 to 2370 | Lawrence Miller | (Perfect Bound) | 142 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Fleet - Ships of the Star Fleet Technical Manual | Neale Davidson | 2003 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Fleet - Starship Recognition Manual - Ships of the Baton Rouge Era | Neale Davidson | 2005 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Fleet - Starship Recognition Manual - Volume One - Ships of Support 2268 | Neale Davidson | 2005 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Fleet - Starship Recognition Manual - Volume One - Ships of the Line 2268 | Neale Davidson | 2005 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Fleet - Starship Weaponry Guide 2268 | Neale Davidson | 2005 | 16 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starfleet - Ships of the Constitution-Class Era - Volume One | Neale Davidson | 2005 | 40 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Trek - Crew Member's Exploration Pack | No Illustrator Listed | 1994 | (Saddle Staple) | 24 | 6" x 8" |
Starfleet - Training Command/Starfleet Academy - Ship Recognition | No Illustrator Listed | (Spiral Bound) | 43 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starfleet Hand Weapon Familiarization Handbook | No Illustrator Listed | (Spiral Bound) | 29 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Starfleet Technical Manual - Training Command/Starfleet Academy | No Illustrator Listed | (Spiral Bound) | 28 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Vulcan Harp Construction Plans - Vulcan Music Academy | Perry Wright | (Loose Sheets-Folder) | 12 | 24" x 48" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 1 | Richard E. Mandel | 2006 | 48 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 2 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 40 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 3 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 39 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 4 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 35 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 5 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 39 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 6 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 8.5" x 11" | ||
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 7 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 40 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 8 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 38 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - 9 | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 41 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Federation Spaceflight Chronology - A (The Klingon Empire) | Richard E. Mandel | 2007 | 50 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Intrepid Class Starship - Blueprints and Technical Guide | Rick Sternbach | (Loose Sheets-Mag Sleeve) | 20 | 8.5" x 11" | |
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 - Constitution Class Refit - Familiarization Manual | Rick Sternbach | 1978 | (Braid) | 11" x 17" | |
Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda | 1991 | (Perfect Bound) | 99 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Rick Sternbach, Herman Zimmerman, Doug Drexler | 1998 | (Perfect Bound) | 180 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Star Fleet Data File - Volume 1 | Robert J Dee | 1991 | (Staple) | 72 | 8.5" x 11" |
History of the Vessel Enterprise - From the 16th to the 24th Century | Ronald M. Roden, Jr. | 1992 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
Spacecraft of Earth - Volume One: 1957-2063 | Scott A. Akers | 2002 | 48 | 8.5" x 13" | |
Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise | Shane Johnson | 1987 | (Perfect Bound) | 128 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Fleet Uniform Recognition Manual | Shane Johnson | 1985 | (Saddle Staple) | 80 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Trek - The Worlds of the Federation | Shane Johnson | 1989 | (Perfect Bound) | 156 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Trek - The Next Generation - Technical Journal | Shane Johnson | 1987 | (Perfect Bound) | 82 | 8.5" x 11" |
Weapons and Field Equipment Technical Manual | Shane Johnson | 1984 | (Saddle Staple) | 80 | 8.5" x 11" |
Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology 1980-2188 | Stan and Fred Goldstein. Illustrated by Rick Sternbach | 1980 | (Perfect Bound) | 192 | 8.5" x 11" |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Akyazi - Class Perimeter Action Ships | Todd Guenther | 1992 | (Perfect Bound) | 92 | 9" x 12" |
Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume One | Todd Guenther | 1988 | (Perfect Bound) | 92 | 9" x 12" |
Ships of the Star Fleet: Akyazi-Class Perimeter Action Ships | Todd Guenther | 1992 | (Perfect Bound) | 92 | 9" x 12" |
Starship Design - Interstellar Forum for Naval Power | Todd Guenther, Michael Morrissette | 1984 | (Saddle Staple) | 21 | 8.5" x 11" |
Jaynz - Ships of Star Fleet - 01 | Neale Davidson | 2007 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Jaynz - Ships of Star Fleet - 02 | Neale Davidson | 2007 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Jaynz - Ships of Star Fleet - 03 | Neale Davidson | 2007 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Jaynz - Ships of Star Fleet - 04 | Neale Davidson | 2007 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Jaynz - Ships of Star Fleet - 05 | Neale Davidson | 2007 | 36 | 8.5" x 11" | |
Technical File: Star Trek Devices | John Peel | 1988 | |||